WASHINGTON — For just the first time in six years, Congress gave final approval to its annual budget resolution Tuesday — the latest in a slow but steady churn of progress that suggests maybe the new boss isn’t the same as the old boss. Later this week the Senate likely could pass a bipartisan bill […]
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U.S. Government 101: Skyping with King
AUBURN — Yes, U.S. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, plans to seek a second term in 2018. He’s most proud of establishing the laptop program, getting to his children’s sports games while governor, and being a positive governor and U.S. senator. And, King told Edward Little High School students Monday via Skype that solar energy has […]
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King staff to hold office hours
LEWISTON — U.S. Sen. Angus King’s staff will hold the following constituent outreach hours in Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties in March: Auburn: March 12, 2 to 3 p.m., Public Library, 49 Spring St. Farmington: March 11, 2 to 4 p.m., UMaine Farmington Student Center, 111 South St. Lewiston: March 12, 10 a.m. to noon, […]
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Bill would create tax credits for wood pellet boiler purchases
GREENWOOD — U.S. Sen. Angus King announced Monday that he will introduce legislation that would give a boost to the state’s emerging biomass industry by lowering the hurdle for consumers to purchase wood pellet boilers. The bill, titled the Biomass Thermal Utilization Act, would issue residential and commercial customers a tax credit of up to 30 […]
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Sen. King of Maine to talk about clean energy investments while touring Mount Abram
GREENWOOD (AP) — U.S. Sen. Angus King is getting a firsthand look at energy efficiency improvements at Mount Abram. Ski mountain owner Matt Hancock is giving the senator a tour Monday of 803 solar-electric panels, a wood-fired boiler and other energy efficiency improvements. The ski area says the improvements have positioned it as a leader […]
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R. Casimiro: Dems support unconstitutional action
The U.S. Senate continues to wrestle with vexing immigration problems, most recently over a bill to authorize spending for the Department of Homeland Security; the current spending bill expires on Feb. 27. Amendments to the bill would deny funding for President Obama’s unconstitutional amnesties, which would defer deportation for up to 5 million illegal aliens […]
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Millinocket leaders outline conditions needed to support national park plan
MILLINOCKET — Town leaders have drafted a letter to Maine’s congressional delegation detailing conditions they would require in order to support a North Woods national park in a move that could jump-start negotiations with park proponents. The council would back a proposed park and recreation area if it were no larger than 150,000 acres, included […]
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Auburn Manufacturing president to attend State of the Union speech
AUGUSTA — Independent Sen. Angus King has invited the head of an Auburn-based manufacturing company to next week’s State of the Union Address in Washington. Kathie Leonard, the president and co-founder of Auburn Manufacturing, Inc., will sit in the House gallery for President Barack Obama’s speech on Tuesday. King says that Leonard’s hard work, innovation […]
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LePage says he was kidding about running for U.S. Senate
Listen to the interview from HowieCar.com Your browser does not support the audio element. AUGUSTA — Republican Gov. Paul LePage says he was just joking when he talked about running for U.S. Senate. He was asked Monday night by conservative radio talk show host Howie Carr if he was going to run against independent Sen. Angus […]
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Collins, King push for more heating aid
PORTLAND — Senators from Maine and Rhode Island are leading a bipartisan group of lawmakers who want increased federal heating assistance for low-income families. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King of Maine and Jack Reed of Rhode Island say they and 40 other senators want President Barack Obama to provide at least $4.7 billion in […]