WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: President Joe Biden today established the Frances Perkins National Monument in Newcastle, Maine as the 433rd addition to the National Park System at a signing ceremony at the Department of Labor with Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su and leaders of the labor and women's rights communities. The new national monument reflects efforts under the President's Executive  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: The U.S. House of Representatives moved to intervene in a case currently pending in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine, Doe v. Austin. After the House filed a brief in federal court, Speaker Johnson released the following statement: "Tax dollars should not support procedures and treatments that could permanently harm and sterilize young people. This year's NDAA takes a cri  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Dec. 17 -- The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry posted the following news: WASHINGTON, Dec. 13, 2024 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has partnered with Maine to award nearly $1 million for five projects through the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program (RFSI) to build resilience across the middle of the supply chain and strengthen local and regional food systems. "Projects fu  more