The Republican representing Maine’s 2nd District reportedly approached Rep. Stephen Lynch, D-Massachusetts, on behalf of President Trump.
Colin Woodard
Colin Woodard is the Press Herald’s State and National Affairs Writer, and is often at work on large investigative projects. Born in Waterville and raised in western Maine, he was a foreign correspondent for two decades, reported from more than fifty countries on all seven continents, and witnessed the collapse of communism and its bloody aftermath in Eastern Europe and the Balkans. He’s written five books, including histories of Maine (The Lobster Coast), North America’s rival regional cultures (American Nations) and the Golden Age Pirates (Republic of Pirates), which was turned into a quickly forgotten NBC mini-series starring John Malkovich as Blackbeard. Since joining the Press Herald in 2012, he’s won a George Polk Award and was a finalist for the 2016 Pulitzer Prize in Explanatory Reporting. He used to be an avid sailor and SCUBA diver, but with small kids at home, his hobbies now include sleeping and picking up toys.
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Maine internet providers blast Senate vote to strip customers’ privacy protection
Sen. Susan Collins voted with fellow Republicans to repeal rules preventing broadband providers from selling consumers’ personal data.
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Federal regulators put an end to turbulent season in northern Gulf of Maine scallop fishery
The season was fraught with controversy between small-boat fishermen from Maine and full-time scallopers operating bigger boats, and the closure pleases many fishermen.
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Deep cuts in Trump’s proposed budget would have dramatic impact in Maine
The state stands to lose funding for a range of programs and services, but would benefit from a beefed-up military budget.
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Trump’s proposed EPA cuts would damage Maine’s environment and economy, critics fear
Sen. King calls the cuts ‘deeply troubling’ while Rep. Pingree says they’ll hurt Maine business.
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Trump’s proposed NOAA cuts imperil Wells Reserve in Maine
The president wants to end the funding that covers 70% of the operating costs for the wildlife sites used by the public, researchers and educators.
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Trump’s proposed cuts to NOAA alarm Maine’s marine community
Funds for federal services that fishermen, aquaculturists and others rely on would be slashed, and UMaine’s vital Sea Grant program would be gone.
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Navigating political crosswinds, Sen. Collins stays true to her goals
Scrutinizing the senator’s record in controversial votes, observers say she generally satisfies those most affected by the outcome.
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Sens. King, Collins pleased with Sessions’ recusal from any probe of presidential campaign
While Maine’s senators and Rep. Poliquin had called for his recusal early Thursday, Rep. Pingree said the attorney general should resign.
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Sen. King ‘deeply troubled’ by White House influence on Trump-Russia investigations
He worries that an inquiry by the committee he serves on will lose credibility because its Republican chairman has challenged media reports at the request of the White House.