Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter and Bowdoin College graduate, has been detained in Russia since March on spying charges that U.S. officials call bogus.
Sen. Susan Collins
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Fudging on assault weapons ban is what’s appalling
Of the four members of Maine’s congressional delegation, only Rep. Chellie Pingree supports a ban on guns capable of inflicting unthinkable damage on our communities. Her counterparts aren’t prepared to say much about why they don’t.
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Posted inLocal & State, News
Top federal official calls for more funding to study PFAS crisis
Maine’s congressional delegation is backing efforts to secure funding for more PFAS research at the federal level.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Former defense contractor executives plead guilty to illegal donations to Collins’ campaign
Clifford Chen and Lawrence Lum Kee, who worked for the engineering firm Navatek, violated federal laws prohibiting defense contractors from making contributions directly to candidates.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics, Uncategorized
Senate Republicans pen letter saying no to clean debt limit increase
Republican senators who didn’t sign the letter included a cluster of moderates – Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, and Mitt Romney of Utah.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Latest push to revive Equal Rights Amendment fails in Senate
The 51-47 vote included support from 2 Republicans including Sen. Collins.
Posted inLocal & State, Times Record
BIW destroyer production ramping up after delays, admiral says
U.S. Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Mike Gilday joined Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King on a tour of Bath Iron Works Monday.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Nation & World, News, Politics
Video: Sen. Collins, while touring Augusta theater, urges calm as Trump is charged with felonies
Susan Collins, speaking at the Colonial Theater in downtown Augusta on Tuesday, also reiterated that the former president is not her first choice for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.
Posted inLocal & State
Maine receives nearly $5 million in additional LIHEAP funding
In total, Maine has received nearly $54 million this winter season through LIHEAP to help eligible households facing significant increases in their utility bills this winter.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Sen. Collins asks Biden administration to slow the flow of asylum seekers to Maine
Collins is calling on the Department of Homeland Security to stop sending asylum seekers to Maine without first verifying a community’s capacity to help.