The Maine State Council of Machinists rejects a statement from a BIW employee that Collins “got us back to work,” instead arguing Collins did not respond to the union’s calls for help during the strike.
Sen. Susan Collins
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Puritan, Cianbro to build second COVID-19 swab factory in Pittsfield
About 200 jobs will be created as a result of $51.2 million in CARES Act funding that will enable Puritan Medical Products of Guilford to develop a second facility in Pittsfield, expanding production of medical-testing swabs.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our Endorsement: Time for change in U.S. Senate
The Editorial Board endorses Maine House Speaker Sara Gideon to be Maine’s next senator.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Sen. Collins says she’s still working on coronavirus relief package
Maine’s senior senator called it a ‘huge mistake’ for the president to end negotiations on a relief package, but her election opponent says Collins has been ineffective.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Collins says Trump set poor example by removing mask at White House
Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins says she was ‘shocked’ to see the president discharged from the hospital so soon.
Posted inElection 2020, Maine, News, Politics
Latest poll shows Gideon and Collins neck-and-neck in Senate race
In a poll conducted by the Bangor Daily News and the Portland firm Digital Research, 44% of voters picked the Democratic challenger to 43% for the Republican incumbent
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Collins says she tested negative for COVID-19
Three other Republican senators have recently tested positive for the disease.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Can Susan Collins survive Trump’s takeover of the Republican Party?
The four-term Republican senator was once among the most popular in the country. Now she’s the least and her latest bid for re-election has her in an unfamiliar role: underdog.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Politics
Five takeaways: Susan Collins talks Trump, Supreme Court nominee in Waterville
The U.S. Senator stopped by for a downtown tour, but answered questions on national issues as well.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Politics
U.S. Sens. Susan Collins, Tim Scott tour downtown Waterville to highlight economic recovery
The Maine senator brought her South Carolinian counterpart to Waterville to meet with local businesses and see the downtown area that will benefit from a $7.37 million federal grant.