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__**5 interesting facts about your state**__

1. 90% of americas lobsters come from maine. 2. A citizen of maine is called a mainer. 3. Known as the pine tree state. 4. Algoquian-speaking couples live here. 5. The springs in the western part of maine are the main source used to produce bottled water.

__**5 important facts about your state that relate to the issues that you are interested in**__

1. 8% of maine is unemployed. 2. 58,000 people are unemployed in maine. 3. March marked the first time maines had 3 consecutive months of job gains since the middle of 2007. 4. unemployed in the state of maine can get up to $496 in benifits. 5. maines unemployment rates are decreasing.


 * __3 issues that are most interesting to you__**

1. Layoffs- I think that this is bad because the businesses laying off people 2 save money and then giving away bonuses 2 other employies.