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Kavanaugh nomination moving forward
Maine Sen. Susan Collins said she would vote to confirm the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday, resisting months of pressure from sexual assault survivors and reproductive rights advocates Her support cemented the likelihood Kavanaugh will be confirmed, but it may erode Collins’ reputation as a moderate Republican, especially with […]
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Collins, King urge USDA to fund broadband in ‘geographically challenged’ areas
U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King have joined a bipartisan group urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture to direct funding for broadband internet expansion to high-need rural areas. Collins, a Republican, and King, an independent, urged the USDA on Tuesday in a jointly written letter to set aside part of a $600 million rural broadband […]
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Farwell student awarded scholarship
Barbara Bush Scholarship winner and Farwell Elementary School fifth-grader Ella Penley is welcomed by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins’ to her office in Washington, D.C. Collins announced the four inaugural scholarship winners in a video played to students, faculty and family at Farwell recently. President George H.W. Bush and first lady Barbara Bush visited Farwell Elementary […]
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Collins says no to any Supreme Court nominee who shows 'hostility to Roe v. Wade'
WASHINGTON — Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, a key swing vote on President Donald Trump’s next Supreme Court pick, said Sunday that she would not vote for any judge who wanted to end access to abortion in the United States by overturning Roe v. Wade. “I would not support a nominee who demonstrated hostility to Roe […]
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Funeral notices for Sunday, March 4
BARTER — Patricia, 82, died Monday, Feb. 26. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 11 a.m. Saturday, March 10, at Saint Gregory’s Church. Visiting hours are 5 to 7 p.m. Friday March 9, at Wilson Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to either The Pat Barter Scholarship Fund, […]
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Senate OKs tax bill as Trump, GOP near big legislative win
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans pushed a nearly $1.5 trillion tax bill through the Senate early Saturday after a burst of eleventh-hour horse trading, as a party starved all year for a major legislative triumph took a giant step toward giving President Donald Trump one of his top priorities by Christmas. “Big bills are rarely popular. […]
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Angus King, Susan Collins split on repeal of Obamacare
Despite her push to delay efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act, U.S. Sen. Susan Collins joined her Republican colleagues early Thursday to adopt a budget plan that would end the program and remove the threat of a filibuster by opponents of the move. Maine’s junior senator, independent Angus King, said the Senate “made a […]
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Sen. Susan Collins seeks to delay Obamacare’s repeal
Maine’s senior senator joined four Republican colleagues late Monday to hit the brakes on a bid to quickly repeal the Affordable Care Act. In her amendment to the budget reconciliation measure that includes a provision to repeal Obamacare, U.S. Sen. Susan Collins seeks to extend the bill’s timeline to allow GOP leaders to develop an […]
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New Balance is a big winner in new defense bill
Maine-made New Balance shoes are likely to see additional sales to the military thanks to the inclusion of an American-made requirement in a $619 billion defense bill approved by the U.S. Senate on Thursday. “The long-awaited and hard-fought passage of this measure is a landmark victory for American shoe manufacturers, like New Balance, who will […]