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Thelander blames uptick in violent crime on Pingree, progressives in D.C.
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 15—Republican congressional candidate Ed Thelander campaigned in Portland on Thursday, expressing his support for law enforcement and accusing U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree of being anti-police ...
Maine's congressional delegation divided on Biden's student loan debt relief
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAug. 24—Maine's congressional delegation was sharply divided on Wednesday over President Biden's announcement that he was canceling student loan debts for millions of Americans. And some of ...
$6.5 million for tri-county health care providers included in federal spending bill
Sun Journal, Lewiston, Maine via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDec. 28—Maine's congressional delegation earmarked over $6.5 million for tri-county health care providers to upgrade facilities, purchase equipment and expand services in the massive omnibus ...
Lewiston families press Maine delegation for probe into Army's handling of warning signs
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 6 months agoDec. 7—WASHINGTON — Kristy Strout has worn her husband's wedding ring on a silver chain around her neck since the week after he was killed. She sometimes rubs her thumb along the smooth metal ...
'Extreme' delays plague mail delivery during busiest week of year, union says
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDec. 16—U.S. Postal Service customers in Greater Portland are experiencing major delivery delays because of worker shortages and the prioritizing of packages over first-class mail, according ...
Maine's delegation calls for feds to shut down illegal Chinese-run pot operations
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 10 months agoAug. 24—Maine's congressional delegation is asking the U.S. Department of Justice to shut down illegal Chinese-run marijuana growing operations in the state, citing a report last week that there ...
CORRECTION: Gov. Mills doesn't support suspending state gas tax
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJun. 23—Gov. Janet Mills doesn't support suspending the state gas tax in the wake of President Biden's call for Congress to temporarily do so for the federal gas tax, saying that taking that ...
Federal asylum rule change could affect flow of new immigrants into Maine
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMay 16—Immigrant advocates say they are worried that a new federal rule will broadly block access to asylum at the southern border. The new rule allows border agents to turn away asylum seekers ...
Lobster legislation a 'Christmas miracle' for Maine's industry -- if it passes
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDec. 21—Maine's congressional delegation has perhaps never been so united as it was in adding a provision to the massive government spending bill that they believe could save the lobster industry ...
Federal spending bill would pause new regulation of Maine's lobstering industry
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDec. 20—Maine's congressional delegation has added a provision to the government's massive spending bill to try to protect Maine lobstermen from federal regulations that they say could sink ...
