A bipartisan bill co-sponsored by Sen. Susan Collins will streamline clean-energy permitting and make it more accessible to Maine residents and businesses.
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The Maine Millennial: Outsider brings new approach to campaign finance
Tiffany Bond is using the prominence of her Senate campaign to direct contributions to worthy causes.
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Jon Treacy: As U.S. senator, I can help make government work for all Mainers
Like Susan Collins, too many in politics are siding with power and wealth. It’s time to restore freedom, fairness and opportunity for all.
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Maine Voices: Collins’ vote to confirm Kavanaugh represented best hope to preserve Roe
With the GOP poised to increase its Senate majority around the time of the vote, Kavanaugh’s rejection would have paved the way for a nominee more hostile to the right to choose.
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McConnell: Senate would have ‘no choice’ but to take up impeachment after House
The Kentucky Republican told CNBC on Monday that the Senate rules require him to do so.
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Senate passes measure to block Trump on military base project cuts
The House is likely to pass the measure too, but Trump will likely veto it.
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Retired Air Force general joins race for U.S. Senate in Maine
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.
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Maine Voices: Let’s leverage the tools the Founders gave us to fight climate change
HR 763 – which would put a fee on carbon and return the proceeds to American households – is an idea whose time has come.
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Collins’ vote on border wall measure becomes fodder for Democrats
The Maine Democratic Party faults her for voting against an amendment on Trump’s border wall, but she says it was the wrong legislation to address presidential overreach.
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In ‘Late Show’ appearance, Stephen King says it’s time for Sen. Collins to go
The Bangor-based novelist tells the show’s host, Stephen Colbert, that he wants a senator with a more ‘liberal bent.’