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Rep. Pingree joins Democratic boycott of Donald Trump’s inauguration

by Kevin Miller January 16, 2017February 10, 2017

Maine’s three other members of Congress are expected to attend, but Pingree says she is standing in solidarity with Rep. John Lewis, the civil rights icon who clashed with the president-elect.

Food, Nation & World, Source

Switch to ‘best if used by’ labels will reduce food waste, USDA says

by PATRICK WHITTLE December 16, 2016December 16, 2016

Rep. Chellie Pingree of Maine introduced food date-labeling legislation this year.

Local & State, News, Politics

Pingree wins re-election to 1st Congressional District

by Kevin Miller November 8, 2016November 9, 2016

The incumbent Democrat was widely expected to beat Republican Mark Holbrook, a Brunswick counselor, to win a fifth term in Congress.

Local & State, News, Politics

Conservative outsider faces tough battle against Pingree in left-leaning 1st District

by Kevin Miller November 3, 2016January 29, 2018

Republican Mark Holbrook is campaigning on some of the same issues raised by Donald Trump, but will it win over southern Maine voters?

Politics

Pingree-Holbrook debate highlights stark differences on major issues

by Kevin Miller November 1, 2016January 29, 2018

One of the biggest clashes came in response to a question about whether Maine should embrace or ‘chase away’ skilled immigrants who want to come to Maine as refugees.