sentence1: The main funding source for Maryland's legal services to the poor has fallen on hard times, and advocates are preparing to seek unprecedented state financial help - even as they keep an eye on a legal challenge that threatens to cut off a main source of funding for such services nationwide and true is true and true is true and true is true and true is true and true is true .
sentence2: In this tough economy, primary funding for Maryland's legal aid has suffered and thus seeking special assistance from the state has become necessary.