Sen. Susan Collins says the president never should have tweeted about it, while Sen. Angus King calls even the idea ‘troubling.’
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Citing unfinished work, Angus King launches re-election bid for U.S. Senate
The Maine independent says while the Senate is making some progress addressing the partisan divide in Washington, he believes there is still work to be done.
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He’s disqualified as a U.S. Senate candidate, but Max Linn is still posting campaign signs
Linn has been ruled out of the June 12 Republican primary because he didn’t collect enough valid voter signatures, but roadside signs that hail him as ‘Trump strong’ are still going up.
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Foreign worker visas may bring some relief to Maine tourism industry
The Trump administration will release 15,000 more H-2B visas.
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UNE launches institute for study of North Atlantic, Arctic
Graduate, undergraduate and professional certificate programs are planned at UNE North in Portland as the city plays an increasing role in northern areas because of shipping connections and shared fisheries.
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Collins, King among senators calling for rural broadband
They join with 61 colleagues in sending a letter to the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission.
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Gina Haspel is confirmed as CIA director, despite scrutiny of role in interrogation program
Maine’s senators were divided in their support of her nomination.
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Bill to fix problems at Acadia, allow clamming advances in U.S. Senate
A Senate panel endorses the legislation, which awaits approval by the full Senate.
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Maine’s senators submit bill to delay tariff on newsprint
Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King want to delay a proposed import tax on Canadian newsprint so the Commerce Department can study the effects on U.S. newsprint manufacturers and the newspaper industry.
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State’s highest court agrees: Max Linn is ineligible for Republican Senate primary
Justices uphold a lower court ruling that the state had acted properly when it barred his candidacy over a shortfall of valid petition signatures caused when many were deemed fraudulent.