The televised debate in Maine’s closely watched U.S. Senate race was co-hosted and live streamed by the Portland Press Herald, the Bangor Daily News and News Center Maine.
Sen. Susan Collins
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Main Street Skowhegan shows Susan Collins what local business needs to keep going
Main Street America, a national network of community revitalization organizations, is pushing for Congress to include a $100 million competitive grant in the next economic stimulus package to keep its local affiliates in business.
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AFL-CIO: This Labor Day, let’s work to elect a pro-labor senator
Maine’s Sen. Susan Collins has supported policies that hurt Maine workers and their families.
Posted inTimes Record
Collins highlights ‘Maine success story’
STARC Systems typically manufactures “temporary modular wall containment systems” for hospital renovations, keeping construction dust, debris and pathogens sealed off from patients, but Collins said their products have the potential to be useful on a national scale in the event of an emergency.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Former Republican senator from Maine Bill Cohen endorses Biden
The 3-term senator and secretary of defense under Bill Clinton has been highly critical of President Trump.
Posted inElections, Health, Local & State, News, Politics
Gideon calls for Medicare ‘public option’ as part of health care platform
Health care has again emerged as a top priority in this election cycle, particularly since the coronavirus pandemic hit the U.S.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Ranked-choice voting gives Mainers another chance to make history
Voters don’t have to worry that the independent will be the ‘spoiler’ of the U.S. Senate race.
Posted inElections, Local & State, Nation & World, News, Politics
Ad attacking Gideon for paying taxes late misses context
The ad by the 1820 PAC omits important information related to 77 tax liens on Freeport property owned by a real estate development company that Gideon’s husband established just as the Great Recession was beginning.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Uncategorized
Postal service problems emerge as wedge in Maine’s U.S. Senate race
Susan Collins and her primary opponent, Sara Gideon, agree on the need for additional funding for the beleaguered federal agency, but Gideon has sought to highlight the politics involved while Collins has not.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, News
Maine senators say new report on Russian interference is call to action
Both Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King serve on the Senate Intelligence Committee, which issued a 1,300-page bipartisan report Tuesday.