Today Governor Paul
R. LePage announced he has started blocking welfare EBT cards from being used
in ATM’s in prohibited locations. This comes after a LePage Administration
effort to gather data on usage. Welfare EBT cards are now blocked in 44 ATMs
around the state and more than 200 locations will be blocked by August. Blocked
locations include: PT’s Showclub, Portland; Diamond’s Gentlemen’s Club, Bangor;
Styxx, Portland; Bayside Liquors, Bar Harbor; Foreplay Sports Pub, Portland;
Joka’s Discount Beverage, Waterville. The Governor said today: "This is
not about politics – it’s about making sure that each public dollar spent on
welfare is used appropriately. These tax dollars are designated for daily
necessities like diapers and healthy meals that vulnerable families and
children need to survive. To think these dollars may have been spent on liquor
and adult entertainment is incomprehensible, and this administration will not
tolerate it.”
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