The Democrats got smarter and the Republicans got, well...stupider

by T Tue Apr 08, 2014 5:12 am

Senate Dems flip the script, pass bill banning welfare spending on tobacco, liquor, lottery

AUGUSTA — A surreal reversal in the Maine Senate on Monday saw majority Democrats advance a bill to ban the use of welfare dollars for alcohol, tobacco, lottery tickets, gambling and bail, while Republicans voted against the clampdown — despite having originally supported it.

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