ORONO, Maine, Jan. 11 -- The University of Maine System issued the following news release on Jan. 10, 2025: AUGUSTA, Maine -- Leaders of the University of Maine System (UMS), the Maine Community College System (MCCS) and Maine Maritime Academy (MMA) are praising the commitment to public higher education in the biennial budget proposal released by Gov. Janet Mills today (https://www.maine.gov/governor/mills/news/governor-mills-unveils-balanced-biennial-budget-proposal-2025-01-10). Together, UM  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) applauds President Biden on signing into law the Native American Child Protection Act and Jenna Quin's Law, two historic pieces of legislation that will help protect children in New Mexico and across the nation. The Native American Child Protection Act, introduced by Senators Lujan and Susan Collins (R-Maine), reauthorizes and reforms three critica  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Jan. 11 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following radio address on Jan. 10, 2025: * * * Well, following those horrible storms last year that devastated communities across the State of Maine, my administration and the legislature made the largest investment in storm relief in the state's history. That funding was significant, but it was only a down payment, really, on the critical work Maine has to do to prepare for the storms we know are coming -- more intense and more  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Jan. 11 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news on Jan. 10, 2025: * * * Governor proposes balanced approach of investments, spending reductions, and targeted revenue enhancements to balance budget while maintaining core voter-approved programs * * * Governor Janet Mills today unveiled her Administration's budget proposal for the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 biennium. The proposal is balanced and makes needed investments to maintain the Governor's core commitments to  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Jan. 10 -- The Maine Secretary of State issued the following news release on Jan. 8, 2025: Secretary of State Shenna Bellows was sworn into office for her third term today, Wednesday, January 8, 2025. Governor Janet Mills conducted the formal swearing-in of all the constitutional officers, which includes Secretary Bellows, State Treasurer Joseph Perry, Attorney General Aaron Frey; as well as the statutory office of State Auditor, Matthew Dunlap. In her remarks following the s  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Latest Investments Will Lower Costs and Support Jobs in 30 States WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 2025 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced more than $6 billion in clean energy investments through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Empowering Rural America (New ERA) and Powering Affordable Clean Energy (PACE) programs. Rural electric cooperatives and communities will use the funding to su  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Part of Today's Announcement is Funded by President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is funding 586 projects to expand access to clean energy systems and increase the availability of domestic biofuels. Today, USDA is providing nearly $180 million through the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) and the Higher Blends  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), alongside Representatives Diana Harshbarger (R-Tenn.) and Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass.), wrote to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) urging them to vote "yes" on releasing a second interim report on prescription drug middlemen, or pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), at the FTC's Open Commission Hearing on Tuesday, January 14, 2025. "PBMs were  more