U.S. Senator Susan Collins says $59 million in funding has been requested for drinking water and wastewater infrastructure projects throughout Maine.
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Trump administration will release more than $20M in withheld education funds to Maine
The administration announced last week that it was releasing a portion of the education funding. Sen. Susan Collins, who pushed for their release, is also calling for the release of medical research grants.
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Angus King voted to confirm an anti-abortion judge. Now, he regrets it.
Maine’s junior senator told the Huffington Post that his vote was ‘a mistake.’ His office said King was not available for an interview Friday.
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Maine’s congressional delegation introduces bill to help loggers affected by natural disasters
Members of Maine’s logging industry applauded the proposal, with one calling it ‘a step in the right direction’ toward equitable treatment.
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Susan Collins opposes Democratic effort to rein in Trump’s budget rescission power
A spokesperson said Maine’s senior senator voted against the proposal because it would have been challenged on jurisdictional grounds and delay needed funding for military infrastructure and veterans services.
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Collins, other Republicans ask White House to unfreeze federal education grants
‘Withholding these funds will harm students, families and local economies,’ the letter from Collins and 9 Senate colleagues states.
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Attorney in Portland nominated to federal appeals court in Boston
Donald Trump has nominated Joshua Dunlap, a Scarborough resident who grew up in Vassalboro, to serve on the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston.
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Sen. Collins explains her ‘no’ vote on Trump’s mega bill
The bill passed by one vote in the Senate and is now before the House.
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Trump’s tax, spending law will slash food assistance for thousands of Mainers
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act will force Maine to cover tens of millions in costs for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — costs that Gov. Janet Mills says the state ‘simply cannot absorb.’
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Maine’s political leaders pan Senate passage of Trump’s tax and spending cuts
The entire congressional delegation and Gov. Janet Mills oppose the bill, which polling found to be deeply unpopular in Maine.