Senate 2026 · Maine
Social Welfare coverage
The last Republican-held Senate seat in New England. Below: every kind of piece — news, opinion, press releases, letters, digests and blogs — from the Maine and national press that name a candidate in this race, coded to Social Welfare (CAP major topic 13), since collection began in May 2026. A name anywhere in the text counts, so a piece need not be about the race. Pages that are not articles are left out.
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Maine to get $38M in heat assistance early from federal government
13 Social Welfare
Feds release nearly $37M in heating aid for Maine
13 Social Welfare
Maine Gov Begs White House to Delay Work Rule for Welfare Recipients
13 Social Welfare
Rising prices may be here to stay, but poverty doesn’t have to be
13 Social Welfare
Maine’s affordability checks leave a sour taste | Letter
13 Social Welfare
REMINDER: Susan Collins Betrayed Maine’s Seniors
13 Social Welfare
Susan Collins gets things done for Mainers | Letter
13 Social Welfare
Cruel, harmful SNAP cuts must be reversed | Letter
13 Social Welfare
With prestige and power, Susan Collins deserves Maine’s support
13 Social Welfare
Letter: Protect home and community-based services
13 Social Welfare
Letter: Susan Collins helps individuals and communities
13 Social Welfare
This election year needs to be about care | Letter
13 Social Welfare
From Capitol Hill, a Maine caregiver’s message | Letter
13 Social Welfare
Lawmakers buck calls to defund low-income heating program
13 Social Welfare
Susan Collins Makes a Decision on the SAVE Act
13 Social Welfare
Group tags are dictionary matches over each headline and the opening of the article — the same term families as the social-group set. Articles naming no group carry none.