Although I am not qualified to offer legal advice, I offer an observation to help folks here in Maine who are receiving TANF funds through their EBT cards. If you are caught abusing your benefits by using your card for anything but its intended purpose and now have to face a judge — good news: […]
Al Pelletier
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A. Pelletier: Dysfunctional state government
What has happened to “the will of the people”? Time and time again our elected officials have voted almost unanimously to approve well thought out, studied and funded bills, only to be vetoed by the governor for a variety of lame reasons. The governor, together with the Legislature, is supposed to be using our tax […]
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A. Pelletier: Committed to constituents
The Sun Journal printed a story Jan. 2, “Gay rights group endorses Michaud in governor’s race,” in which Eliot Cutler’s people made a big deal about Michaud’s 19 consecutive votes in the Maine Legislature against equal rights for the LGBT community. After reading the article, I took pause and reflected on Michaud’s, and my own, […]
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A. Pelletier: Waste of tax dollars
Two stories appeared in the online version of the Sun Journal Nov 20: “LePage threatens to sue Legislature over state budget,” written by the Bangor Daily News, and “Lawmakers challenge LePage on contract for Medicare critic,” written by the Sun Journal’s Scott Thistle. How can the state Appropriations Committee come up with a balanced budget […]