The Maine senator says she’s pursuing legislation directly addressing the issue of family separation, but a critic says faster action is necessary at a time of crisis.
Angus King
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Hungry Mainers need bipartisan Senate farm bill that supports SNAP
Meanwhile, the Republican House version would take food assistance from 2 million Americans.
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Posted inElection 2018, Local & State, News, Politics
Maine Democrats’ long-shot Senate candidate aspired to country music career
Zak Ringelstein, who is running against Angus King, used to perform under the stage name Zak Mountain. A video of one of his songs surfaced over the weekend on social media.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
Trump administration won’t defend key parts of Affordable Care Act
Sens. Collins and King of Maine criticize the decision regarding a lawsuit by conservative states that was supported by Gov. LePage.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
LePage endorses Brakey in Republican primary to take on Angus King
The governor had toyed with the idea of challenging the U.S. senator himself, but now says the candidate from Auburn has his full support.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Maine senators caution Trump about talk of self-pardon
Sen. Susan Collins says the president never should have tweeted about it, while Sen. Angus King calls even the idea ‘troubling.’
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Citing unfinished work, Angus King launches re-election bid for U.S. Senate
The Maine independent says while the Senate is making some progress addressing the partisan divide in Washington, he believes there is still work to be done.
Posted inElection 2018, Local & State, News, Politics
He’s disqualified as a U.S. Senate candidate, but Max Linn is still posting campaign signs
Linn has been ruled out of the June 12 Republican primary because he didn’t collect enough valid voter signatures, but roadside signs that hail him as ‘Trump strong’ are still going up.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Foreign worker visas may bring some relief to Maine tourism industry
The Trump administration will release 15,000 more H-2B visas.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
UNE launches institute for study of North Atlantic, Arctic
Graduate, undergraduate and professional certificate programs are planned at UNE North in Portland as the city plays an increasing role in northern areas because of shipping connections and shared fisheries.