The funding that’s flooding the state doesn’t make us better informed – it just makes us mad.
Sen. Susan Collins
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: McConnell tries to push through another bad Trump pick. This time, he fails
Opposed by Susan Collins and two other Republican senators, Federal Reserve nominee Judy Shelton wants to eliminate deposit insurance and return to the gold standard.
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Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Local & State, News, Politics
Sens. King, Collins criticize Trump’s efforts to override election results – in starkly different tones
Both of Maine’s senators say the president is wrong to pressure state officials to override the will of voters.
Posted inTimes Record
WWII-era BIW women workers among those honored with Congressional Gold Medal Act
The Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Act honors women who worked for the war effort during World War II, including nearly 2,000 women who built warships at Bath Iron Works.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Colby Polling Initiative: How we missed Maine’s independent spirit
We undercounted the number of voters uniquely poised to choose a senator and a president of opposing parties.
Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Local & State, News, Politics
Collins congratulates Biden but says Trump should have a chance to challenge results
Maine’s Republican senator urged patience, but also said the former vice president ‘should be given every opportunity’ to govern come January.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: Money fails to win Gideon a Senate seat in Maine
Tuesday shows, once again, that voters favor moderates with strong ties to the state and an identity outside of their party affiliation.
Posted inElection 2020, Local & State
Collins-Gideon contest second most expensive Senate race in U.S.
Their campaigns spent record sums trying to win over Maine voters and were matched along the way by out-of-state groups that dumped another $100 million into the race.
Posted inBill Nemitz, Local & State, News, Op-eds, Opinion, Uncategorized
Bill Nemitz: The ‘County girl’ versus the woman ‘from away’
To our detriment, birthplace played a powerful role in Maine’s U.S. Senate race.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: Re-election numbers have lessons for Susan Collins
She should take to heart the fact that 49% of the votes cast Tuesday were for someone else and become a true moderate.