AKRON, Ohio, Oct. 21 (TNSPol) -- Community Legal Aid Services issued the following news: By James Ford & Terri Underwood, public benefits paralegals When the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced an increase in food stamp allotments starting Oct. 1st, public benefits advocates across the state gave a collective shout for joy. After all, this is the first time in over 45 years that the public safety net program has increased the baseline amount individuals and families receive. The last tim  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Oct. 23 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Following the U.S. District Court of Maine's order blocking the Lobster Management Area (LMA) 1 restricted area closure, which is a component of the National Marine Fisheries Service's (NMFS) flawed and unfair Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Rule, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden, and Governor Janet Mills sent a letter to Commerce Secretary Gin  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) released the following statement after District Judge Lance Walker issued a temporary restraining order blocking the closure of a large area off the coast of Maine to lobster fishing. "Judge Walker's sound decision to block the seasonal closure of valuable Maine lobstering waters is a positive signal that the voices of Maine lobstermen are being heard. For the first time i  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Following the U.S. District Court of Maine's order blocking the Lobster Management Area (LMA) 1 restricted area closure, which is a component of the National Marine Fisheries Service's (NMFS) flawed and unfair Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Rule, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden, and Governor Janet Mills sent a letter to Commerce Secretary Gina R  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Following the U.S. District Court of Maine's order blocking the Lobster Management Area (LMA) 1 restricted area closure, which is a component of the National Marine Fisheries Service's (NMFS) flawed and unfair Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Rule, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden, and Governor Janet Mills sent a letter to Commerce Secretary Gin  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on Oct. 19, 2021: U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, announced today that she secured $15,065,000 in the draft Fiscal Year 2022 Commerce, Justice, and Science (CJS) Appropriations bill to support Maine's lobster industry. The bill, which was officially released by the full Appropriations Committee yesterday afternoon, must still be voted upon by the   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2021: U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the Appropriations Committee, announced today that she successfully secured more than $264,959,000 for 106 Maine projects located across the state in the Fiscal Year 2022 Appropriations bills that have been released by the Senate Appropriations Committee. Of that amount, 37 of the projects totaling $99,246,000 were funded through the Transport  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: Following the U.S. District Court of Maine's order blocking the Lobster Management Area (LMA) 1 restricted area closure, which is a component of the National Marine Fisheries Service's (NMFS) flawed and unfair Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Rule, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden, and Governor Janet Mills sent a letter to Commerce Secretary G  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2021: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chair of the Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations Subcommittee, issued the following statement on legislation released today by the Appropriations Committee to fund the federal government for fiscal year (FY) 2022. Through her leadership on this subcommittee, Shaheen helps write legislation that invests in important   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement on newly released legislation by the Senate Appropriations Committee this week to fund much of the federal government for fiscal year (FY) 2022. Senator Shaheen worked to include and supported numerous measures that were added to the legislation that invest in important New Hamps  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 21 (TNSOps) -- The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission issued the following news release on Oct. 20, 2021: Member states of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (Commission) thanked Patrick C. Keliher of Maine for an effective two-year term as Chair and elected Commissioner Spud Woodward of Georgia to succeed him. "I'm honored to be chosen by my fellow Commissioners to lead our efforts for the next two years, during which I hope we'll once again be   more