For a time, congressional hopeful Jared Golden hoped to become a high school history teacher. Then came the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks that leveled the World Trade Center, charred the Pentagon and seared a nation. Golden, a student at the University of Maine then, grappled with a growing desire to join the military like […]
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Lewiston's Jared Golden takes aim at congressional seat
In a move urged by Democratic Party leaders, state Rep. Jared Golden of Lewiston aims to unseat two-term U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin, a Republican. Golden, a combat veteran, said he’ll concentrate on “the table issues that really matter to people,” such as fixing bad trade deals, creating jobs and improving the state’s crumbling infrastructure. “I’m not […]
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Jared Golden's new law aims to improve mental health care for veterans
AUGUSTA — Though Gov. Paul LePage vetoed 25 bills this week, he let a measure to help veterans with mental health issues become law. Sponsor Rep. Jared Golden, D-Lewiston, said there are more than 10,000 veterans in Maine who don’t use Veterans Administration services who may need mental health help. During the debate on the […]
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Susan Collins joins 44 Democrats in opposing transgender ban in military
Maine Republican Susan Collins joined 44 other senators Friday in a letter opposing President Donald Trump’s policy proposal to bar transgender Americans from serving in the military. “Forcing these brave Americans out of our military would be cruel and discriminatory” while hurting the armed forces’ readiness, the letter to Secretary of Defense James Mattis said. […]
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Paul LePage signs Jared Golden bill to help first responders with PTSD
AUGUSTA — In 1984, an Auburn man put a 4-year-old girl in a hot oven and baked her to death because he thought she was evil. Retired firefighter Richard Wurfel of Windham told legislators that of the 12 first responders, 11 had left their jobs at fire, police and emergency medical service within a year. […]
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Paul LePage's bills on career programs, veterans now law
AUGUSTA (AP) — A few bills from Maine’s GOP governor are now law following action from Republicans and Democrats. Gov. Paul LePage worked with lawmakers like Democratic Rep. Jared Golden of Lewiston and Republican Sen. Brian Langley on successful bills this year. Now, career and technical education programs can serve sixth to eighth graders. The […]
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Jared Golden’s bill to help returning veterans signed into law
AUGUSTA — A measure to help veterans use their military training to snag civilian jobs that require licenses sailed through the Legislature and was signed into law recently by Gov. Paul LePage. Rep. Jared Golden, D-Lewiston, proposed allowing the director of the Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation “to modify licensing requirements of professional licensing […]
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Legislators eye path for skilled veterans to get better jobs
AUGUSTA — Many of the people who serve in the military wind up learning skills that could easily translate into jobs later, except for professional requirements that typically eye a more traditional educational pathway for those seeking a license. For Rep. Jared Golden, D-Lewiston, it’s a bureaucratic obstacle that could be overcome to give veterans […]
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Lewiston bottler drops support for recycling bill after LePage threat
AUGUSTA — Following a threat by Gov. Paul LePage to end the sales of tiny bottles of liquor in Maine rather than allow lawmakers to require a nickel deposit on them, a bottler that employs 130 people in Lewiston withdrew its support for the compromise measure. Mark Brown, the chief executive officer of Sazerac Co., […]
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Bill to create New Mainers Office would target Lewiston
AUGUSTA — A proposal to create an Office of New Mainers aims to attract and educate immigrants who might make Maine home. Coping with the state’s shrinking workforce and aging population, supporters said, will take a concerted effort to convince immigrants that Maine offers them a good chance for success. “We want people with the […]