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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Maine Newsletter for Thursday October 19, 2023 ( 4 items )  

Collins, King Announce More Than $160,000 for Rumford Police Department Mental Health and Wellness
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins, Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Angus King (I-ME) announced that Rumford Police Department has been awarded a total of $163,462 through the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Community Oriented Policing Services' (COPS) Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act (LEMHWA) grant program to provide greater mental health  more

Collins, King Announce More Than $160,000 for Rumford Police Department Mental Health and Wellness
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins, Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Angus King (I-ME) announced that Rumford Police Department has been awarded a total of $163,462 through the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Community Oriented Policing Services' (COPS) Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act (LEMHWA) grant program to provide greater mental health support to law enfo  more

Fischer, King Welcome Key Report on U.S. Strategic Posture
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Senators Highlight Need to Address Changing Global Threat Environment WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) and Angus King (I-Maine), the Ranking Member and Chair of the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, released the following statement after the Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States released its final unclassified report: "As the top members of the Strategi  more

King, Risch Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Bolster Rural Forestry Workforce
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Angus King and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), co-chairs of the Senate Working Forests Caucus, today introduced bipartisan legislation to improve forest industry employment and participation through a grant program aimed at rural and underserved communities. The Jobs in the Woods Act would support developmental programs designed to better equip and train the forest products workforce  more