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Maine Governor Mills Issues Full SNAP Benefits Amid Controversy

11/10/2025

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Mills Expands SNAP

Maine Governor Janet Mills announced that full SNAP benefits will begin on Monday.
She directed the Maine Department of Health and Human Services to issue full November benefits.
Mills criticized the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump as "callous and cruel."
The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily paused a lower court ruling requiring full benefit distribution.
The Department of Agriculture threatened states with penalties for non-compliance.

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Trump Reverses SNAP

U.S. President Donald Trump directed states to reverse actions that provided full SNAP benefits during the government shutdown.
The directive followed a Supreme Court decision pausing a lower court ruling that would have funded SNAP in full.
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek and Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers condemned the move, saying their states acted lawfully to distribute benefits.

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Mills Expands SNAP

Maine Governor Janet Mills announced that full SNAP benefits will begin on Monday.
She directed the Maine Department of Health and Human Services to issue full November benefits.
Mills criticized the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump as "callous and cruel."
The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily paused a lower court ruling requiring full benefit distribution.
The Department of Agriculture threatened states with penalties for non-compliance.

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