AUGUSTA, Maine, Jan. 8 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news on Jan. 7, 2025: * * * Governor also congratulates five Maine employers for earning national recognition for their efforts to recruit, employ, and retain veterans * * * Governor Janet Mills announced today that her Administration's 2024 Maine Hire-A-Vet Campaign resulted in the hiring of 191 veterans and military family members by Maine employers, exceeding -- and nearly doubling -- the campaign's goal of 100 hire  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Jan. 8 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news on Jan. 7, 2025: * * * Governor's bipartisan legislation, sponsored by House and Senate Democratic and Republican leadership, is the first bill of the new legislative session * * * Governor Janet Mills and Senate and House Democratic and Republican leadership today introduced major legislation to strengthen the ability of Maine communities, homeowners, businesses, and emergency response personnel to prepare for an  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Senator Susan Collins, now Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, did not miss a single vote during the 118th Congress, extending her perfect voting streak which began in 1997. Senator Collins' streak now stands at 9,194 consecutive roll-call votes. "No one works harder than the people of Maine, and I have always sought to reflect that dedication by showing up to ensure our state is represented in t  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release on Jan. 7, 2025: Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is awarding $3 million to support three projects in California under the National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program. Coastal wetlands are vitally important in protecting us from floods, filtering our water, supporting recreation and local economies, and providing habitat for fish and wildlife. Despite their imp  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release on Jan. 7, 2025: Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is awarding $25.7 million to support 28 projects in 11 coastal states to protect, restore or enhance over 10,000 acres of coastal wetlands and adjacent upland habitats and more than eight miles of streams and shoreline under the National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program. Coastal wetlands are vitally important   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today announced the introduction of her first bill of the 119th Congress, the Laken Riley Act. Joining Senator Britt in reintroducing this companion bill in the Senate are Senators Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.Dak.), John Fetterman (D-Pa.), and the entire Senate Republican Conference. This legislation was originally  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today announced the introduction of her first bill of the 119 th Congress, the Laken Riley Act. Joining Senator Britt in reintroducing this companion bill in the Senate are Senators Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.Dak.), John Fetterman (D-Pa.), and the entire Senate Republican Conference. This l  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- The White House issued the following news release on Jan. 6, 2025: Today, President Biden took action to protect the entire U.S. East coast, the eastern Gulf of Mexico, the Pacific off the coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California, and additional portions of the Northern Bering Sea in Alaska from future oil and natural gas leasing. In protecting more than 625 million acres of the U.S. ocean from offshore drilling, President Biden has determined that the environmental an  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Jan. 7, 2025: * * * President Biden Establishes Chuckwalla and Sattitla Highlands National Monuments in California President Biden has now conserved more lands and waters than any President in history and has created the largest corridor of protected lands in the lower 48 states, the Moab to Mojave Conservation Corridor Surrounded by canyon walls in the Eastern Coachella Valley, today President Biden will sign  more