WASHINGTON — Sen. Angus King wants money to fight the opioid epidemic to be included in a temporary measure to fund the federal government through Dec. 9. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he hopes to reach compromise with the White House and Senate Democrats over legislation temporarily financing the government to prevent an Oct. […]
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A-L airport awarded $900,000 federal grant
AUBURN — The Auburn-Lewiston Municipal Airport will start a 17,000-square-foot expansion and update, thanks to a federal grant from the Federal Aviation Administration’s Airport Improvement Program. U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King announced Tuesday that the airport will receive $899,480 to help fund the expansion and rehabilitation of the terminal aircraft apron. The project […]
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Sen. Angus King supports Hillary Rodham Clinton
U.S. Sen. Angus King, a Maine independent, told CNN on Thursday that he’d vote for Democratic presumptive presidential nominee Hillary Clinton in November, questioning Republican Donald Trump’s “judgment and temperament.” The former governor’s endorsement isn’t much of a surprise, since he caucuses with Democrats, generally supports their agenda and he has a preclusion to supporting politicians with deep governmental […]
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Fed grants Fryeburg airport $550,000 to redo runway
FRYEBURG — U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King announced Thursday that the Federal Aviation Administration has granted $550,000 for improvements to the Fryeburg airport tarmac. The Eastern Slope Regional Airport will receive $552,986 for reconstruction of its apron, the part of the airport where aircraft are parked, refueled and boarded. The airport is owned […]
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Why is Sen. King’s bill needed?
Sen. Angus King wants to charge a fee (tax) on prescription opioids to help pay for programs that would “alleviate” the country’s opioid epidemic. The fees (taxes) — an estimated $1.5 to $2 billion a year — would go toward substance abuse treatment, employment services and other programs. There would be exceptions to the fee/tax, […]
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Sen. Angus King says energy infrastructure vulnerable to cyber attacks
PORTLAND — Maine Sen. Angus King is calling for the Senate to protect the country’s critical energy infrastructure from the possibility of cyber attacks. King, an Independent, has introduced the Securing Energy Infrastructure Act of 2016, which he says would protect the electrical grid from these kinds of attacks. The legislation would explore methods of […]
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Sen. Angus King says Donald Trump is too ‘hot’ to lead
If you wonder whether Donald Trump’s lack of experience in the national security arena could hurt his candidacy, consider Senator Angus King, the only independent in Congress. After a recent trip on the “doomsday plane,” the one to be used by the president in the event of a nuclear attack, King has concluded that the […]
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Sen. Angus King won’t rule out support for national monument
A proposal for a national monument in northern Maine on donated property and an endowment totaling $40 million is “absolutely unprecedented” and could fill a niche in the nation’s park system, National Park Service Director Jonathan Jarvis said Monday. Jarvis returned to the state to listen to Mainers’ concerns about the concept, indicating the Obama […]
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Paul LePage accuses Angus King of siding with feds on national monument
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage reiterated his opposition to a proposed north woods national monument Thursday and seemed miffed that he wasn’t personally notified of meetings next week between the National Park Service’s leader and residents chaired by U.S. Sen. Angus King. The Office of the Governor, LePage said in a prepared statement, did not receive any […]
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Susan Collins, Angus King make list of most popular U.S. senators
A national survey ranks U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King as two of the nation’s most popular senators. Collins, a Republican, came in second to U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders — an independent from Vermont and candidate for the Democratic nominee for president — in Morning Consult’s ranking of the most and least popular U.S. […]