Jon Treacy, an Oxford County Democrat, is a 34-year veteran of the Marines and Air National Guard who becomes the fourth declared candidate in the party’s Senate primary.
Susan Collins
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: More policymakers should support Maine’s leaders in addressing bone health
Stepped-up screening and treatment will ease the toll of osteoporosis, both personally and economically.
advertisement
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, News, Politics
How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
Among other legislation, the House passed the Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act, extending various VA programs through next September.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: Collins took right tack to oppose Trump on wall
She rightly supports a new vote to undo the president’s emergency declaration, and rightly opposed a Democratic plan to block funds for it and other projects.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: This is the Kavanaugh debacle that we predicted and feared
A sham investigation, accepted by a compliant Sen. Susan Collins, meant that a cloud would follow the Supreme Court justice.
Posted inElections, Local & State, News, Politics
Outside group spends big on media blitz to support Sen. Collins’ campaign
The campaign by 1820 PAC is the latest effort by independent groups – many funded by secretive ‘dark money’ – to flood Maine with ads in the 2020 U.S. Senate race.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
New questions about Kavanaugh’s conduct reignite issue in Collins’ re-election bid
Maine House Speaker Sara Gideon, the senator’s most prominent opponent for 2020, posted a photo of Collins and the Supreme Court justice on Twitter with a link to Gideon’s fundraising page.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: When Congress failed, Maine stepped in on drug prices
Sen. Susan Collins and other politicians in Washington talk a lot about taking on Big Pharma – lawmakers in Augusta actually do it.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Fight Lyme disease by boosting tick-borne illness response funding
Introduced by Sen. Susan Collins, the TICK Act will help provide new diagnostic tools and better treatment options.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, News, Politics
How Maine’s members of Congress voted
The Senate votes to confirm the nomination of Kelly Craft to serve as ambassador to the United Nations.