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How is it being used? 04/01/2026 11:47am • A tax generated by property sales helps power Maine���s various affordable housing initiatives, including a program that assists first-time home buyers and another to prevent foreclosures. Lawmakers are considering adding a new initiative to the list: funding homeless shelters. But deciding how to a Sports Betting Line 04/01/2026 11:41am • NBA Wednesday FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG Atlanta Movie Review: Jittery, edgy and magnetic, Riz Ahmed takes 'Hamlet' for a spin 04/01/2026 11:40am • ���To be, or not to be,��� Hamlet says in his best-known speech ��� questioning the value of life itself and, more immediately, his own. 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