Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire said overseas military threats require the defense workforce to grow, not shrink.
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Portsmouth Naval Shipyard is in Maine. NH lawmakers want to change that.
The tax status of shipyard employees is driving the resolution urging Congress to change the boundary, a move the US Supreme Court rejected in 2001.
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Defense bill authorizes $5.4 billion in discretionary funding for BIW
The Bipartisan National Defense Authorization Act has passed both chambers of Congress and is on its way to President Joe Biden’s desk to be signed into law.
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Bill would allow Maine’s federal workers to take out interest-free loans during shutdowns
The legislation would provide a safety net for federal employees, who miss out on paychecks during government shutdowns. And it comes at a time when employees at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery are again under threat.
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Maine colleges, universities partner with defense industry to recruit and train thousands of workers
As overseas military threats multiply, the U.S. defense industry is looking to vastly scale up hiring and worker training, including in Maine.
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Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery no longer listed as contaminated Superfund site
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has deleted the site from its priorities list after a 30-year effort to remove contaminated soil, sediment and other hazardous materials.
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Kittery shipyard’s impact last year soared to $1.3 billion
Southern Maine towns and cities benefited from large number of workers and their salaries.
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Two Coast Guard cutters moved from Kittery base to Rhode Island
The cutters Tahoma and Campbell each have a crew of about 100.
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Navy still mum about extent of vandalism on submarine at Kittery shipyard
An earlier statement said only that ‘government equipment’ on the USS Texas was damaged around March 29.
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Letter: Maine-built destroyers serve our country well
I commend BIW (Bath Iron Works) and PNS (Portsmouth Naval Shipyard) for their dedication in strengthening and modernizing America’s fleet. The Zumwalt-class destroyers are particularly sleek and beautiful and will add stealth capabilities to the American Navy at a key time in our nation’s collective history. But I’ve always had a visual preference for the […]