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PublishedFebruary 18, 2022
Maine leaders ask Biden to extend FEMA funding for Portland emergency housing
The funding, which is being used to reimburse the city for hotel costs, is scheduled to expire April 1.
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PublishedFebruary 17, 2022
Sen. Collins introduces bill to help asylum seekers get jobs sooner
The legislation, co-sponsored by Sen. Angus King, would make asylum seekers eligible to receive work authorization 30 days after applying for asylum.
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PublishedFebruary 16, 2022
Maine lawmakers urge Navy to name Bath-built ship after fallen Mainer
Maine lawmakers and Gov. Janet Mills have asked the Navy to name a destroyer after Master Sgt. Gary Gordon of Lincoln.
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PublishedFebruary 11, 2022
Rep. Pingree submits bill to shorten asylum seekers’ wait for work authorization
The legislation, which comes as Portland sees an influx of asylum seekers, would shorten the waiting period for work eligibility to 30 days.
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PublishedFebruary 10, 2022
Defense contractors charged with making illegal contributions to Sen. Collins’ 2020 campaign
The Collins for Senator Campaign says the indictment handed down Thursday in Washington, D.C., contains ‘no allegations of wrongdoing’ by the campaign.
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PublishedFebruary 9, 2022
Postal service bill unlikely to ease mail delays in Maine, workers say
A financial reform bill in Congress would put the U.S. Postal Service back in the black, but workers say it won't immediately resolve staffing shortages and late-arriving mail.
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2022
Capitol riot not ‘legitimate political discourse,’ Maine Republicans say
But congressional hopefuls Bruce Poliquin and Liz Caruso stop short of saying Joe Biden won the 2020 election.
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PublishedFebruary 1, 2022
Trump’s attacks spur Congress to bolster Electoral Count Act
Groups led by Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, and Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, consider clarifying that the vice president has 'no role' in counting votes, and shifting the ceremonial role of presiding over the tally to a senior senator.
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PublishedJanuary 31, 2022
Trump suggests Pence should have ‘overturned’ the election on Jan. 6
Trump also criticized Maine Sen. Susan Collins for her efforts to change the Electoral Count Act.
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PublishedJanuary 30, 2022
Collins knocks Biden for handling of Justice Breyer’s replacement
'I welcome the appointment of black females to the court and believe that diversity benefits the Supreme Court, but the way that the president has handled this nomination has been clumsy at best,' the senator from Maine said Sunday.
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