To help defray some of the costs teachers often bear to get supplies for their classroom, Sen. Susan Collins authored a law 15 years ago that allowed them to take a tax deduction of $250 for their expenses. Last year, the Maine Republican succeeded in making the teacher tax deduction permanent so it wouldn’t have […]
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Susan Collins wants Roy Moore to withdraw from U.S. Senate race
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, took a tougher stand against Roy Moore on Monday, calling for him to step aside in his bid to be the next U.S. senator from Alabama because of alleged sexual contact with a 14-year-old girl decades ago, when he was in his early 30s. “I have now read Mr. Moore’s […]
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Sen. Collins deserves our thanks
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins once again showed great leadership and demonstrated her support of Maine’s credit unions and other local financial institutions by voting to repeal the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s arbitration rule. Recently, I was part of a group of local credit union officials who met with her and discussed that issue at length. […]
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Ivanka Trump joins Sen. Collins in Biddeford to pitch Republican tax reform effort
The two speak about potential benefits to the middle class and small businesses at an event in Biddeford that draws about 250 mostly Republican invited guests. BIDDEFORD – The eldest daughter of the president teamed up with Maine’s senior U.S. senator Friday in an effort to build support for the Republican tax reform effort at […]
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Susan Collins calls on GOP Senate candidate to quit if he abused underage girl
On the heels of a blockbuster Washington Post story Thursday detailing alleged sexual abuse of a 14-year-old by a candidate for the U.S. Senate in Alabama, Maine’s senior senator is calling on him to quit the race “if there is any truth at all to these horrific allegations.” U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, a Republican, said […]
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Ivanka Trump to visit Biddeford on Friday for tax reform forum
Ivanka Trump, the daughter and advisor to U.S. President Donald Trump, delivers a speech at World Assembly for Women: WAW! 2017 conference in Tokyo Friday, Nov. 3, 2017. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, Pool) BIDDEFORD — Ivanka Trump is scheduled to participate in a forum on tax reform in Biddeford on Friday, along with U.S. Sen. Susan […]
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Susan Collins seeks to block Russian meddling in U.S. elections
Concerned that Russian efforts to interfere with American elections “continue to this very day,” U.S. Sen. Susan Collins said Thursday that the nation must beef up security to fend off cyberattacks by foreign hackers. The Maine Republican said if an adversary succeeded in compromising a U.S. election, it would “undermine public confidence in free and […]
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Russian operatives featured Paul LePage in Facebook posts
A series of controversial and racially charged statements that Maine Gov. Paul LePage uttered in 2016 and 2017 became fodder for Russian operatives who posted on fake Facebook accounts in attempts to sow discord with U.S. voters. The posts on separate accounts appeared to both attack LePage and praise him for comments the Republican made […]
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Susan Collins to stay in the U.S. Senate, not run for governor
Susan Collins announced Friday that she will not run for governor, instead remaining in the U.S. Senate for the duration of her term. ROCKPORT — Sen. Susan Collins ended more than two years of speculation Friday and announced she would not run for governor in 2018, a decision that opens up the race for the […]
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Susan Collins to announce Friday if she'll run for governor
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine U.S. Sen. Susan Collins will make her much-anticipated announcement about whether she’ll run for governor on Friday, according to her spokeswoman. The time and location of Collins’ announcement was not disclosed, but the Republican senator is in Maine this week while the Senate is in recess. The only public event she […]