Sen. Susan Collins criticizes congressional Democrats for blocking the extension of unemployment benefits, while Sen. Angus King says the president has moved the country closer to an ‘elected monarchy.’
Sen. Susan Collins
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: Teetering on the unemployment cliff
What’s keeping workers at home? It’s not a $600 weekly payment – it’s the coronavirus.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Nation & World, Politics
How Sen. Collins was lobbied to write the PPP exception that benefited hotel chains
The lobbyist who pushed for the change is a former longtime aide to the Maine senator.
Posted inElections, Local & State, News, Politics
New poll shows Gideon with slight lead in U.S. Senate race
Quinnipiac University’s survey of 807 registered Maine voters finds Republican Sen. Susan Collins trailing the Democratic House speaker by 4 points.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Mike Thibodeau: Independent-minded and bipartisan, Sen. Collins is nobody’s ‘stooge’
Mainers deserve an honest and fair campaign without the falsehoods being pushed on us from people from away.
Posted inLocal & State, Times Record
BIW could benefit from coronavirus relief bill
$250 million of the $1 trillion HEALS Act is designated for the “surface combatant supplier base program,” which could benefit BIW and its suppliers.
Posted inLocal & State, Times Record
Council that represents Bath Iron Works unions endorses Gideon
Maine State Council of Machinists, who represents the shipyard’s largest unions, Local S7 and Local S6, which has been on strike for six weeks, puts their weight behind the Democrtic candidate.
Posted inNation & World
Trump, GOP suggest temporary fix for $600 jobless benefit
But Democrats have so far rejected a piecemeal approach, saying the next relief bill needs to move as a complete package.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
League of Women Voters leader: Maine senators must press for investment in election security
Thanks to mail-in voting, our state’s primary went smoothly, but Maine – and the nation – are running out of time to ensure every voter can cast a ballot safely.
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Republican-funded PAC spends $1 million on ads attacking Collins for not opposing Trump
The Lincoln Project, a national super PAC, was established by a group of Republicans who oppose President Trump and are working to unseat Republican senators they view as his supporters.