Legislators weigh whether to require free tampons and pads in Maine schools

Poverty

Published
April 22, 2021

Legislators weigh whether to require free tampons and pads in Maine schools

Hoping to ease the burden on students, legislators may mandate free sanitary supplies in bathrooms.
Published
April 14, 2021

Maine Voices: An epidemic of suffering will outlast COVID

We could end hunger and poverty in this country. But up to now, we have chosen not to.
Published
March 23, 2021

Maine Voices: Let’s turn pandemic lifelines into ladders out of poverty

The Child Tax Credits are the best opportunity in decades to help families create financial stability – if we can multiply their impact by coordinating resources and aligning policies.
Published
March 9, 2021

Our View: Biden’s Rescue Plan sends aid where it’s needed

Millions of families, in Maine and across the country, can’t wait for a slow economic recovery to reach them.
Published
February 5, 2021

Tucked into Biden’s COVID-19 proposal: A push to cut child poverty in half

The idea has been debated in Congress for nearly two decades during which lawmakers have taken incremental steps to give more help to low-income families with children.
Published
January 9, 2021

Commentary: Families get long-term boost from support that focuses on both generations

Households that were struggling before COVID are gaining from access to counseling and education for parents and early learning for kids.
Published
January 4, 2021

Maine Voices: Haves, Have-Nots and Have-Lots – a tale of three economies

While we can work to lessen inequality, it is more important to lessen inequity.
Published
December 31, 2020

Our View: 2020 was a year of inequality

The coronavirus pandemic affected everyone, but some of us faced an outsized share of disruption.
Published
December 15, 2020

Commentary: Maine’s senators can help countless people with inclusive stimulus package

Global relief measures would enable poor countries to stave off famine, at no cost to Mainers or other U.S. taxpayers.
Published
December 8, 2020

Commentary: Americans are failing our children by keeping them out of the classroom

The countries that have kept their kids in school have made it a national priority, sending consistent messages and sacrificing other conveniences.