Thursday, February 17, 2011

Mainers Chilled by Obama's Proposed LIHEAP Cuts

President Obama's budget proposes deep cuts to the federal heating assistance program known as LIHEAP. Nearly half of Maine's $56 million grant could disappear. Meantime, the number of state residents who depend on LIHEAP to stay warm stands at 64,000 and continues to grow. Jay Field visited to a social service agency that helps people apply for assistance and met a woman named Pam.

Read here: http://www.mpbn.net/News/MPBNNews/tabid/1159/ctl/ViewItem/mid/3762/ItemId/15202/Default.aspx

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