In 15 years, we could turn all this horror around. But we have to step off our complacent path, stop burning fossil fuels and start making moderate sacrifices.
Rep. Jared Golden
Posted inLocal & State
U.S. legislators invite prominent Mainers to State of the Union address
Chief Kirk Francis of the Penobscot Nation and Dr. Nirav D. Shah, Director of the Maine Center for Disease Control will be guests of Rep. Jared Golden and Chellie Pingree.
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Posted inLocal & State, Politics, Uncategorized
Federal budget deal includes millions for Maine projects
Maine’s congressional delegation added millions of dollars worth of local and regional projects to the massive budget bill.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, Politics
Electoral protections advance but tribal sovereignty provision left out of massive federal bill
The omnibus spending bill must pass the Senate and House to become law before the new Congress convenes on Jan. 4.
Posted inTimes Record
Report: Out-of-state recruiting helps BIW drive Maine economy
An analysis from University of Southern Maine’s Center for Business and Economic Research found Bath Iron Works supported more than $1.8 billion in economic output in 2021, thanks in part to the shipyard’s push to draw out-of-state workers, a strategy labor experts say could help solve the problem of Maine’s shrinking workforce.
Posted inElection 2022, Local & State, Politics
As Maine’s influence in Congress wanes, Sen. Collins holds on to clout
Rep. Chellie Pingree will lose ground next year in a Republican-controlled House, but the Republican senator’s seniority makes her the vice chair of Appropriations, where Democrats will rely on her endorsements.
Posted inElection 2022, Local & State
Bruce Poliquin accepts defeat, urges Mainers to ‘relax, decompress’
After losing his congressional race, the ex-lawmaker advised Democrats to ‘work with Republicans’ to lower heating costs.
Posted inElection 2022, Local & State
Bruce Poliquin stops short of a concession in congressional race
Republican contender urges Democrats to “not inflict any further pain” on Mainers.
Posted inElection 2022, Local & State, Politics
Midterms reveal Republican decline across large swaths of Maine
Democrats gained strength across the lower third of the state, holding onto the Blaine House, the Legislature and both U.S. House seats. Republicans confront a party in crisis.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Maine still treating Indigenous tribes like second-class citizens
The state’s tribes are still waiting for access to rights and benefits enjoyed by hundreds of tribes across the nation.