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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Can Susan Collins help crack gun-rights’ grip on Congress?
WASHINGTON — How has the Orlando shooting slaughter affected the politics of gun control in Congress? A bipartisan House measure barring firearms sales to some suspected terrorists nicely captures the mix of new and familiar forces in play. The mere introduction Friday of a proposal backed by five Republicans and four Democrats highlights the post-Orlando, […]
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Susan Collins says voting for Hillary Rodham Clinton is unlikely
.@RyanLizza Just to be clear, as Senator Collins said, it is “unlikely” that she would vote for Hillary Clinton. https://t.co/XGJdABQvQl — Sen. Susan Collins (@SenatorCollins) June 9, 2016 AUGUSTA (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins says she’s open to voting for presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton over Republican frontrunner Donald Trump — but […]
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Sen. Susan Collins wants Donald trump to stop insulting people
Maine Sen. Susan Collins said she’s still not ready to endorse Donald Trump for president. “I would love to be able to endorse Donald Trump, but he really has to change the approach that he’s taken,” she said Wednesday on CNN. “If I were giving him advice, I would tell him he should own up […]
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Sen. Susan Collins calls Donald Trump’s comments unacceptable
Maine Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins on Monday denounced Donald Trump’s comments about a Latino judge presiding over a lawsuit against Trump University. “Donald Trump’s comments on the ethnic heritage and religion of judges are absolutely unacceptable,” Collins wrote in a news statement. “His statement that Judge (Gonzalo) Curiel could not rule fairly because of his […]
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Sen. Susan Collins could support Donald Trump
On Wednesday morning, she was heard on a WGAN radio show saying she could back Trump if he stopped the “gratuitous personal insults” and “bizarre” behavior. Collins also said she wants to hear more specifics on what a Trump presidency would look like. Collins, who didn’t endorsed a candidate after Bush dropped out of the […]
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Trump running mate? Not so fast, says Sen. Susan Collins
PORTLAND — Sen. Susan Collins said she’s amused to find herself thrust into the discussion of potential running mates for Donald Trump. The Maine Republican was a supporter of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush for president, and she’s never even met the New York real estate developer and Republican presidential front-runner. But her name came […]
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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. […]
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Cooler heads must prevail
I give kudos to Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King for doing their jobs by considering the president’s nominee, Merrick Garland, to fill the U.S. Supreme Court vacancy. The Constitution is very clear that the president “shall have the Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate… (to) appoint Judges of the […]
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IRS scams target Franklin County, court scammers hit Maine
Franklin County is being hit hard by scammers claiming to be from the IRS, the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office warned Wednesday. Residents have been inundated with phone calls from scammers posing as IRS employees, making statements that residents owe money and if they do not pay, they will be arrested, the Franklin County Sheriff’s office […]