Lots of red tape stands between new Mainers and the labor force. Fortunately, a common-sense solution is on the table.
Sen. Susan Collins
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Maine becomes top recipient of Senate earmark funding after Collins gains seniority
According to an analysis by CQ/Roll Call, Maine is set to receive the most Senate funding for earmarks of any state in Fiscal Year 2024 – $602 million – even though the state’s population ranks 41st.
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Congressional delegation, Maine Republican leaders react cautiously to newest Trump indictment
Only Rep. Chellie Pingree, a Democrat, offered a pointed response to the former president’s latest legal troubles.
Posted inTimes Record
Bath Iron Works to christen latest destroyer
The USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr. is named after a Medal of Honor recipient.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Madison ceremony marks return of manufacturing, and jobs, to former paper mill
Gov. Janet Mills, U.S. Sen. Susan Collins and U.S. Rep. Jared Golden were among a crowd of a few hundred Friday celebrating the work of TimberHP to restart manufacturing operations at the plant.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, Nation & World, News
Yarmouth 10-year-old advocates for diabetes research funding at U.S. Senate hearing
Of the 160 children from around the U.S. and 5 countries who attended a hearing about funding for diabetes research, Maria Muayad was the only one who spoke to the committee.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Ben Bragdon: Maine voters deserve more from Susan Collins than a defense of Donald Trump
Collins, a longtime member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, should recognize the severity of the former president’s actions.
Posted inNation & World
‘We will not stop’: King, Collins sign letter demanding Bowdoin College graduate’s release
Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter and Bowdoin College graduate, has been detained in Russia since March on spying charges that U.S. officials call bogus.
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Our View: Fudging on assault weapons ban is what’s appalling
Of the four members of Maine’s congressional delegation, only Rep. Chellie Pingree supports a ban on guns capable of inflicting unthinkable damage on our communities. Her counterparts aren’t prepared to say much about why they don’t.
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Top federal official calls for more funding to study PFAS crisis
Maine’s congressional delegation is backing efforts to secure funding for more PFAS research at the federal level.