LePage: More Mainers receiving welfare than paying taxes

PORTLAND, Maine — There are more Mainers receiving welfare benefits than there are income tax filers paying taxes, Republican Gov. Paul LePage said Saturday. But Democrats said LePage’s numbers are deceptive and not entirely truthful. In reiterating his call for the need to cut human services programs to save money, the governor said in his … Continue reading LePage: More Mainers receiving welfare than paying taxes