A ‘meat ax’ approach to service and research programs isn’t likely to pass even Republican muster.
Angus King
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Sen. King must act to end U.S. complicity in destruction of Yemen
American support for the Saudis is on auto-pilot, with no effective civilian or military oversight.
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Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-eds, Opinion
Greg Kesich: It’s his story, and Gov. LePage will always tell it how he likes it
The governor prefers short morality plays with clear villains and heroes, which is part of why he struggles.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Senators Collins, King stood up for rural Maine
Their votes against the Senate’s Affordable Care Act repeal bill protected hospitals that are already under financial duress.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
LePage takes on George Mitchell in repeated critique of health care votes
The former Senate majority leader drew the governor’s ire by defending votes that U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King cast against Obamacare repeal.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Former Sen. Mitchell says LePage wrong to criticize Collins, King over ACA
He says the senators were representing the interests of Mainers by opposing the repeal, which he says would harm rural residents, the elderly and the poor.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Angus King way ahead in fundraising for 2018 Senate race
The latest federal campaign finance reports show Maine’s independent U.S. senator raised about $650,000 during the spring and nearly $1.6 million in total so far this year.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
Along with roll call votes last week, the House also passed the Federal Employee Antidiscrimination Act (H.R. 702), to strengthen federal antidiscrimination laws enforced by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and expand accountability within the federal government; passed the FDA Reauthorization Act (H.R. 2430), to revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs, medical […]
Posted inLocal & State, News
Sen. King, 15 colleagues urge DEA to lower cap on opioid production
The legal painkillers, which have a high potential for abuse because of their addictive properties, have been blamed for deadly drug epidemics in Maine and other states.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another view: Sen. Angus King does not represent ordinary Americans
He can’t, as Alan Caron suggests, look out for the little guy when he is a multimillionaire himself.