AUGUSTA, Maine, Jan. 31 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news: * * * Governor Mills' Statement on Trump Administration's Tariffs Announcement Governor Janet Mills issued the following statement in response to the Trump Administration's announcement today that it will implement tariffs on imports from Canada, China, and Mexico beginning tomorrow, February 1, 2025: "I am deeply concerned that President Trump's tariffs - especially those on Canada - will increase prices for M  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Cassidy, Grassley Introduce Bipartisan Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act Bipartisan legislation would permanently place fentanyl-related substances into Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, helping law enforcement combat fentanyl trafficking, while advancing scientific and medical research WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Bill Cassidy (R  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King Joins Bipartisan Bill to Lower Child Care Costs and Address Shortage of Affordable Child Care WASHINGTON, D.C.--U.S. SenatorAngus King (I-ME) is joining bipartisan legislation to lower child care costs and address the nationwide shortage of affordable child care. The Child Care Workforce and Facilities Act would provide competitive grants for states to train child care workers and build or re  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Feb. 1 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has denied DG West River Solar, LLC's petition for a good cause exemption regarding its 4.99 MW solar project in Augusta. The decision, issued January 31, 2025, means the project will not be eligible for Net Energy Billing (NEB) in Maine unless it achieves commercial operation by December 31, 2024, a deadline the project is now unlikely to meet. Maine law (35-A M.R.S. Sec. 3209-A) requires distributed generation facilities be  more

PORTLAND, Maine, Feb. 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2025: * * * Chandler Breen possessed a firearm augmented with a machinegun conversion device, equipped with a 50-round magazine * * * A Thomaston man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Portland today to unlawful possessing a machinegun and possessing controlled substances with intent to distribute. According to court records, in April 2024, the Thomaston P  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * Union membership rates highest in Hawaii and New York, lowest in North Carolina in 2024 January 31, 2025 The union membership rate in the United States (the percentage of wage and salary workers who were members of unions) was 9.9 percent in 2024, little changed from the prior year. The number of wage and salary workers belonging to unions, at 14.  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young, Colleagues Reintroduce Bill to Keep AM Radio in New Vehicles WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) joined with a group of colleagues in reintroducing the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act. The legislation would direct the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to require automakers to maintain AM broadcast radio in their new vehicles at no additional charge. "AM radio play  more