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2022: Penobscot County aging and government transfer dependency trends

Since 1970, Penobscot County’s population aged over 65 has increased by 10.4%, while income from age-related government transfers has risen by 12%.

By Maine Highlands News | Apr 19, 2025

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Piscataquis County: Residents received $55.8 million per capita from Medicaid transfers in 2022

In 2022, Medicaid transfers made up 6.4% of income in Piscataquis County, providing an average of $3,204 per capita to residents.

By Maine Highlands News | Apr 13, 2025

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Piscataquis County saw 20.9% increase in transfer dependency percentage since 1970 as of 2022

By Maine Highlands News | Apr 4, 2025

In 2022, government transfers made up 33.6% of income in Piscataquis County, a 20.9% surge from 12.7% in 1970, according to information from the Economic Innovation Group.

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Penobscot County: Medicaid dependency reached 5.8% in 2022

By Maine Highlands News | Apr 2, 2025

In 2022, Medicaid transfers made up 5.8% of income in Penobscot County, providing an average of $3,013 per capita to residents.

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Piscataquis County: Income Maintenance made up 4.1% of total income in 2022

By Maine Highlands News | Mar 22, 2025

In 2022, Income Maintenance transfers made up 4.1% of income in Piscataquis County, providing an average of $2,027 per capita to residents.

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Penobscot County residents received $13,855 per capita in government transfers in 2022, ranking 12th in Maine

By Maine Highlands News | Mar 17, 2025

In 2022, residents of Penobscot County received an average of $13,855 per capita in government transfer payments—ranking it fifth lowest in Maine.

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Piscataquis County ranks third highest in Maine for per capita government transfer income at $16,727 in 2022

By Maine Highlands News | Mar 10, 2025

In 2022, residents of Piscataquis County received an average of $16,727 per capita in government transfer payments—ranking it third highest in Maine.

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Piscataquis County ranks fourth in Maine for government transfer dependency at 33.6% in 2022

By Maine Highlands News | Mar 6, 2025

In 2022, government transfers made up 33.6% of income in Piscataquis County—ranking it fourth most dependent among Maine counties.

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Penobscot County: Income Maintenance transfers accounted for 3.5% of income in 2022

By Maine Highlands News | Mar 1, 2025

In 2022, Income Maintenance transfers made up 3.5% of income in Penobscot County, providing an average of $1,840 per capita to residents.

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EDA awards $70,000 in grants for economic development projects in Penobscot County in 2023

By Maine Highlands News | Jan 20, 2025

In 2023, the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a total of $70,000 in grants for economic development projects in Penobscot County, Maine.

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The state of taxpayer-funded farm subsidies in cities associated with Penobscot County in 2021

By Maine Highlands News | Feb 28, 2024

Farms throughout cities in Penobscot County received $1.1 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

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Did farm subsidies in cities associated with Piscataquis County rise or fall in 2021?

By Maine Highlands News | Feb 27, 2024

Farms throughout cities in Piscataquis County received $72,029 less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

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Taxpayer-funded subsidies offered to Piscataquis County farmers in 2021 reached $415,598

By Maine Highlands News | Feb 23, 2024

Farms in Piscataquis County received $415,598 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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How much did farmers in Penobscot County receive in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021?

By Maine Highlands News | Feb 22, 2024

Farms in Penobscot County received $740,400 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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Golden Meets with Downeast Aquaculture and Small Business Leaders

By Maine Highlands News Report | Jul 13, 2023

Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) was in Hancock County last Thursday to hear from small business and industry leaders on the state of Maine’s aquaculture sector

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Golden, Fitzpatrick Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Protect American Elections from Foreign Money

By Maine Highlands News Report | Jul 12, 2023

Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) on July 10 introduced the Keeping Foreign Money out of Ballot Measures Actto prohibit foreign nationals from making political contributions related to state ballot measures and initiatives

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Golden Announces More Than $50,000 for New Equipment for North Lakes Fire & Rescue

By Maine Highlands News Report | Jul 11, 2023

Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) announced the award of $52,971.42 to the North Lakes fire district in Caribou through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) program

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To Protect Maine Fisheries and Coastal Communities, Golden Introduces Bill to Prohibit Commercial Offshore Wind Energy Development in Key Fishing Grounds in the Gulf of Maine

By Maine Highlands News Report | Jun 24, 2023

Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) on June 22 announced the introduction of the Northeast Fisheries Heritage Protection Act

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Maine’s Congressional Delegation, Governor Mills Ask Federal Agency in Charge of Offshore Wind Leasing to Listen to the Voices of Maine Fishermen

By Maine Highlands News Report | Jun 18, 2023

U.S. Senator Susan Collins and Representative Jared Golden along with Senator Angus King, Representative Chellie Pingree, and Governor Janet Mills are calling on the Biden Administration to include the views of Maine fishing communities in proposals for leasing commercial offshore wind areas in the Gulf Of Maine. In a letter to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), the Maine leaders request that any wind development avoid key lobstering areas and urge the Bureau to “minimize all potential conflicts” between offshore wind and the fishing industry

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Davis Brook Stack Art Installation Ceremony

By Maine Highlands News Report | May 27, 2023

There’s a new sculpture on the Bangor Waterfront called “Living Water” by Mi’kmaq artist Steven Francis Hooke.