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Here are the 10 most bipartisan senators, according to new report
The Hill· 1 hour agoA new report by the Lugar Center and Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy ranked...
Jared Golden supports tariffs pushed by Donald Trump and Joe Biden
Bangor Daily News· 4 hours agoRather than viewing it as a divisive issue, the Democrat from Maine’s swing 2nd District — which...
Maine lawmakers fail to override Janet Mills’ bump stock ban veto
Bangor Daily News· 4 days agoLawmakers failed Friday to override Gov. Janet Mills’ veto of a proposal introduced after Maine’s...
Biden isn’t the only 80-something trying to hold on to power in Washington
Politico via Yahoo News· 1 day agoOctogenarians Bernie Sanders and Angus King aren't facing the same sort of criticisms as the...
Senators wary of VA plans to trim employee numbers
Military Times via Yahoo News· 6 days agoVA has seen significant additions in staffing in recent years, adding more than 82,000 workers to the payroll since 2019. But lawmakers said they need...
Maine lawmakers fail to overturn any of Janet Mills’ vetoes
Bangor Daily News· 4 days agoMaine lawmakers failed Friday to overturn any of the eight vetoes Gov. Janet Mills issued this year,...
Maine health and human services commissioner is stepping down
Portland Press Herald· 7 days agoJeanne Lambrew, who led Maine’s Health and Human Services department through the COVID-19 pandemic,...
Some influential Maine lawmakers are about to give up their seats. What's next for them?
Portland Press Herald· 2 days agoMore than two dozen state lawmakers won’t be returning to Augusta next year when a new Legislature...
State Rep. Walker appointed to vacant Illinois Senate seat
Daily Herald· 2 days agoFormer state Rep. Mark Walker will replace Ann Gillespie as the state senator for the Northwest...
‘Mom’ legislators see their numbers, influence grow but barriers to elected office remain
Maine Morning Star via Yahoo News· 2 days agoAnd again, she publicly pledged to continue full participation in her duties. As the nation’s...