Maine’s craft brewing industry is concerned that sales could go flat during the federal government shutdown because the agency that processes licenses and approves labels for out-of-state beer sales has been closed since the shutdown began three weeks ago. In York, an expansion of SoMe Brewing Co. — York Beach Beer Co. — has been […]
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Coast Guard crews in Maine to be paid Monday after all, despite shutdown
After a last-minute intervention by Sen. Susan Collins, employees of the Coast Guard, including hundreds in Maine, will receive their pre-shutdown pay Monday on schedule. Previously, the employees had been told they would not be getting their second paycheck of the month because of the partial shutdown of the federal government. A spokesman for Collins […]
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With shutdown looming, budget deal reached in Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional leaders have finalized a sweeping $1.3 trillion budget bill that substantially boosts military and domestic spending but leaves behind young immigrant “Dreamers,” deprives President Donald Trump some of his border wall money and takes only incremental steps to address gun violence. As negotiators stumbled toward an end-of-the-week deadline to fund the […]
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Donald Trump signs budget deal to end overnight government shutdown
Updated 8:40 a.m.: President Donald Trump has signed the budget deal. Trump tweets, “Just signed Bill. Our Military will now be stronger than ever before. We love and need our Military and gave them everything — and more. First time this has happened in a long time. Also means JOBS, JOBS, JOBS!” The House narrowly passed […]
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New budget barrier: Nancy Pelosi opposes pact if no 'Dreamer' help
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House’s top Democrat swung out against a bipartisan budget deal taking shape in the Senate on Wednesday, splashing cold water on a two-year plan packed with almost $400 billion worth of additional funding for the Pentagon, domestic programs and disaster aid. That raises anew the possibility of a government shutdown at […]
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House Republicans working to plan to avert another shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — The era of trillion-dollar budget deficits is about to make a comeback — and a brewing budget deal could mean their return comes just next year. In the meantime, House GOP leaders are grappling with the need to pass legislation to avert another government shutdown at midnight on Thursday. Talks on a […]
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Susan Collins and Angus King help broker Senate agreement for ending government shutdown
Maine’s two U.S. senators were once again at the center of negotiations to end a federal government shutdown. Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine and Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia led a group of moderates from both parties that began meeting Friday, hours before funding for most federal offices lapsed. Gathering in Collins’ […]
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Senate talks fall short, shutdown extends into workweek
WASHINGTON (AP) — The government shutdown is set to sow more disruption and political peril Monday after the Senate inched closer but ultimately fell short of an agreement that would have reopened federal agencies before the beginning of the workweek. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said negotiations kept going late […]
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Shutdown divides services into essential and non-essential
WASHINGTON (AP) — Symbols of American promise have turned into emblems of American dysfunction amid a dispute in Congress over spending and immigration that has forced scores of federal agencies and outposts to close their doors. The Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island have turned away visitors in New York, due to what the National […]
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Susan Collins leads group working on budget deal
????? WASHINGTON — Congressional leaders in both parties refused to budge publicly from their political corners Saturday on the first day of the government shutdown, avoiding direct negotiations and bitterly blaming each other for the impasse in speeches. President Trump joined the fray with a series of charged tweets. But private glimmers of a breakthrough […]