The state Emergency Crisis Intervention Program now caps assistance at $500 amid dwindling pandemic relief funds and administrative strain.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
LIHEAP cut proposed in Trump’s budget would hurt 45,000 Mainers
While President Trump has proposed eliminating the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, local officials are split on whether Congress will follow through.
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Posted inNation & World, News
Home energy aid reaches new high as Congress considers more funding
For now, funding is tied up in the appropriations process as Congress sorts out details after reaching an agreement to keep the government funded through March.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Nation & World
Many U.S. families to get a break on winter heating costs, but uncertainties persist
Natural gas prices are projected to decline, but the prospect of war in the Middle East could change things.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
$450 relief checks could begin arriving in late January
If passed by the full Legislature as expected on Jan. 4, the first checks would be mailed to qualified taxpayers in late January.
Posted inOpinion
Jim Fossel: Mills failed to prepare for Maine heating crisis
Her administration had plenty of time to plan for and avert the challenges we’re facing. Instead, it allowed them to burgeon.
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Lawmakers agree to public hearing on $450 emergency checks, boosting heating aid
Legislative leaders formed a committee to receive public testimony on a $473 million emergency heating and energy plan, whose centerpiece would be immediate payments to most Mainers.