The bill increases “quiet time” around military funeral services and also increases the distance at which protesters must stay from services.
Jonathan Riskind
Snowe: Regulate without harming
The senator pushes her bill to force rule reviews every 10 years to ease the burden on business.
Maine’s senators remain cautious; representatives say they want more
The state’s congressional delegation welcomes the plan to bring troops home, but expresses misgivings.
Pingree, Sussman wed
U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, married S. Donald Sussman, a Wall Street financier and philanthropist, Saturday in a private ceremony at the couple’s home in North Haven, according to her office. The Rev. Dave Macy, the island minister, performed the wedding ceremony. The topic of Pingree’s engagement to Sussman became public fodder during the 2010 […]
Pingree and Sussman get married
U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree married Donald Sussman, a Wall Street financier and philanthropist, in a private ceremony Saturday morning in North Haven.
Bill would transfer Longfellow uncle from Libyan grave
WASHINGTON – There is a monument to Lt. Henry Wadsworth in Portland’s historic Eastern Cemetery, but the remains of the uncle of the famous poet are thousands of miles away, in an unmarked grave in Tripoli. As the United States again finds itself in armed conflict in Libya, an effort is being made privately and […]
Michaud criticizes VA reporting of sex assaults at medical facilities
He responds to a report that shows 284 assault allegations at VA facilities from 2007 to 2010.
Michaud speaks at House hearing on sex assaults at VA hospitals
Today’s hearing highlighted a federal report, released last week, that shows nearly 300 sexual assaults occurred in the VA network from 2007 to 2010.
Mainer moves in White House inner circle
Emmett S. Beliveau stays behind the scenes, but is a key contact for Maine’s congressional delegation.
Funeral-protest limits backed by Maine student gain momentum at hearing
Zach Parker of Searsport is on hand as the bill draws support for a Senate vote.