Maine colleges, students to get more than $105 million in federal pandemic relief

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Published
May 11, 2021

Maine colleges, students to get more than $105 million in federal pandemic relief

At least half of the American Rescue Plan funding will be distributed to students as emergency financial aid.
Published
April 2, 2021

Capitol police officer killed in attack; assailant fatally shot

A car rammed a barricade outside the U.S. Capitol on Friday afternoon, hitting two Capitol Police officers and leading to the driver being shot.
Published
March 10, 2021

Rep. Golden only Democrat in Congress to vote against national rescue package

Maine's 2nd District congressman opposed the Biden administration's $1.9 trillion relief package, saying the aid is excessive and not adequately targeted.
Published
January 24, 2021

Susan Collins questions size of Biden’s proposed COVID relief package

Both she and Sen. Angus King agree that the distribution of vaccines needs to be accelerated.
Published
January 22, 2021

Video: Lawmakers outraged after National Guard ejected

Senate leaders voice outrage after reports that hundreds of Guard troops were forced out of areas of the Capitol they had been using for rest breaks and were relocated to a nearby garage.
Published
January 13, 2021

Maine National Guard sending troops to Washington

Gov. Janet Mills has authorized the deployment of as many as 200 men and women to the nation's capital as the military prepares for potential violence in the days leading up to President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration.
Published
January 13, 2021

About 20,000 National Guardsmen planned for Washington, D.C., in swelling inauguration security effort

About 20,000 National Guardsmen planned for Washington, D.C., in swelling inauguration security effort
Published
January 10, 2021

In ’60 Minutes’ interview, Angus King blames Trump for rioters’ assault on Capitol

The Maine senator also offers advice to his colleagues on the left on how they might deal effectively with the more than 70 million Americans who voted for the Republican president.
Published
January 7, 2021

U.S. Attorney’s Office in Maine stands ready to prosecute rioters

It doesn't appear that U.S. Capitol Police have charged anyone from Maine in connection with Wednesday's assault on the U.S. Capitol.
Published
January 6, 2021

‘This is not who we are as Americans and it certainly is not who we are as Mainers’

Some found understanding in the desperation behind the violence that erupted at the U.S. Capitol. Others decried the actions and called it 'unsettling.'