The sister of nationally renowned actor and Maine native Patrick Dempsey is expected to testify Wednesday at a U.S. Senate committee hearing on cancer research. Mary Dempsey, assistant director and co-founder of The Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope & Healing in Lewiston, in partnership with Central Maine Medical Center, was invited to speak by […]
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Collins says she wants compromise on minimum wage bill
WASHINGTON — Moderate Republican Sen. Susan Collins says she expects to oppose the Democratic effort to raise the federal minimum wage, all but dooming the election-year proposal. That election-year bill, on which the Senate is expected to vote Wednesday, would raise the current $7.25 hourly minimum to $10.10 over 30 months. It will need GOP […]
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Maine’s delegation spans the globe for official business
Independent U.S. Sen. Angus King took a selfie at the Arctic Circle last month while up there watching the U.S. Navy put a new nuclear-powered submarine through its paces. U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, flew overseas to talk Turkey. U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud, D-Maine, went on a veterans’ sweep — health care, services and cemeteries […]
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Rangeley fire chief to testify in D.C. on Lac-Megantic tragedy
The chaos and fire were unlike anything Tim Pellerin had seen in his 34-year career. After making the two-hour drive in July 2013 to help devastated Lac-Megantic, Quebec, following a major crude-oil train derailment there, the Rangeley Fire Department and other Western Maine crews found almost no one else on scene who spoke English. Their […]
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Magazine names Sen. Susan Collins to its 10 most powerful women list
Elle Magazine editors announced Wednesday morning that Susan Collins, the Republican U.S. senator from Maine, has been named to its 2014 list of the “ 10 Most Powerful Women in Washington.” “Republican Sen. Susan Collins from Maine … is just such an interesting person but also really fundamental in helping break up the gridlock in Washington, […]
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Collins files petitions to qualify for re-election bid
PORTLAND — Republican Sen. Susan Collins, who’s seeking a fourth term, has filed her nominating petitions with Maine elections officials. Major party candidates for U.S. Senate are required to file 2,000 certified signatures by March 17. By submitting hers on Thursday, Collins beat Democrat Shenna Bellows to qualify for the ballot. In 2008, Collins outpolled […]
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Collins to speak at Chamber annual banquet
SOUTH PARIS — The Oxford Hills Chamber of Commerce announced its 37th Annual Banquet and Awards Ceremony will be held Friday, March 7, at the Four Seasons Function, 187 Main Street, South Paris. The evening will begin with a social hour at 5:30 p.m. and feature legendary guitarist Denny Breau and a performance by Debi Irons of […]
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Senate women score legislative wins as influence grows
WASHINGTON — After decades of trying to amass power, several woman have vaulted to the top of influential congressional committees, putting them in charge of some of the most consequential legislation being considered on Capitol Hill. The $1.1 trillion spending plan Congress approved this week was the handiwork of Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Barbara Mikulski, […]
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Collins argues for accountability in Senate report on Benghazi attack
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan Senate report on the attacks on the diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, paints a picture of systemic failure of security for U.S. diplomats overseas that led to the deaths of the ambassador to Libya and three other Americans. The intelligence community didn’t send enough warnings, the State Department didn’t take the […]
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Collins doesn’t see extension of unemployment benefits coming
WASHINGTON — The Senate failed Tuesday to move forward a Democratic plan to restore emergency jobless benefits that expired Dec. 28 for 1.3 million Americans. A dispute over how to cover the cost of the benefits and how long they should continue — for three months or almost a year — stalled the measure since […]