susan collins Archives - Centralmaine.com

Maine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion

Maine Voices: Hungry Mainers need bipartisan Senate farm bill that supports SNAP

by Special to the Press Herald June 18, 2018June 18, 2018

Meanwhile, the Republican House version would take food assistance from 2 million Americans.

Maine

Collins, King announce $100,000 for rural health care in Franklin County

by Rachel Ohm June 15, 2018June 15, 2018

A $100,000 grant to the Healthy Community Coalition of Greater Franklin County will go toward improving access to rural health care, the senators said in a joint release Friday.

Maine, News, Politics

Maine senators caution Trump about talk of self-pardon

by Associated Press June 5, 2018June 6, 2018

Sen. Susan Collins says the president never should have tweeted about it, while Sen. Angus King calls even the idea ‘troubling.’

Business, Maine, Politics

Sen. Collins, U.S. labor secretary tour Cianbro and talk workforce development

by Colin Ellis May 29, 2018May 30, 2018

The senator and Alex Acosta made the rounds of the Cianbro Institute, the welding facility and the simulation yard, where the company trains its employees.

Business, Maine, News

Foreign worker visas may bring some relief to Maine tourism industry

by Peter McGuire May 26, 2018May 27, 2018

The Trump administration will release 15,000 more H-2B visas.

Maine, News

Bangor doctor testifies at Senate hearing on opioid epidemic’s impact on the elderly

by Joe Lawlor May 23, 2018May 24, 2018

Many with chronic pain have been on prescription painkillers at relatively high doses, putting them at risk of health problems and making them vulnerable to exploitation, says Dr. Charles Pattavina of St. Joseph Hospital.