PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 12, 2025, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Northeast region - February 2025": * * * Regional prices were up 0.6 percent in February, up 3.9 percent over the year * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Northeast region increased 0.6 percent in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor S  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, March 12 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news: * * * Governor Mills Statement on Supplemental Budget Governor Janet Mills has issued the following statement after the Legislature failed to enact her supplemental budget proposal as an emergency measure: "The failure of the supplemental budget to earn two-thirds support in the Senate is a grave disappointment. Senate Republicans turned away from bipartisan agreement -- unlike their House counterparts -- and   more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine, Klobuchar & Warner Formally File Legislation to Undo President Trump's Senseless Taxes on Canadian Goods WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Tim Kaine, Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, (D-VA), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and Mark R. Warner (D-VA) formally filed legislation to undo President Donald Trump's wildly unpopular tariffs on Canadian goods, w  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King In Veterans Affairs Hearing: "An Insult to This Committee" that VA Won't Share Information on Cancelled Contracts WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In a hearing before the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee (SVAC), U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) pressed Mark Engelbaum, the Assistant Secretary of the Office of Human Resources and Administration / Operations, Security and Preparedness at the Department of Ve  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King, Colleagues Raise Concerns Over Calls to Terminate 83,000 Veterans Affairs Employees WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine), alongside members of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee (SVAC) and the House Veterans Affairs Committee (HVAC), sent a letter to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug Collins raising concerns about a leaked report that highlights plans ca  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King, Cornyn Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Support Meal Delivery Programs for Maine Seniors WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Angus King (I-ME) and John Cornyn (R-TX) are introducing bipartisan legislation to support volunteer programs that deliver food to older, more vulnerable Americans. The Delivering Elderly Lunches and Increasing Volunteer Engagement and Reimbursements (DELIVER) Act would hel  more

PORTLAND, Maine, March 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine issued the following news release: * * * Lewiston Man Sentenced for Fraudulently Obtaining $20,833 PPP Loan During Pandemic Shahied Golden falsified records to obtain funds, used proceeds for personal benefit BANGOR, Maine: A Lewiston man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Bangor for filing a fraudulent application for a loan from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). U.S. District Judge John   more

HALLOWELL, Maine, March 12 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has approved the Bangor Public Library's request to install a Public Interest Payphone (PIP) on its first floor. The decision, documented in Docket No. 2025-00012, aims to provide essential communication access to vulnerable community members. The approval follows the stipulations of 35-A M.R.S. Sec. 7508, a state law enacted in 2005 to ensure public access to payphones for health, safety, and welfare purposes. The PIP pr  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Pingree Statement on Trump Admin. Plan to Eliminate EPA's Environmental Justice Office After it was reported that the Trump Administration plans to eliminate the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Interior and Environment Subcommittee, re  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins: Our Adversaries are Watching Closely our Response in Ukraine Click HERE to watch and HERE to download video of her full remarks. Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Susan Collins and a bipartisan group of Senators delivered remarks on the Senate floor to call for continued support for Ukraine in its fight to repel the unjustified invasion of Vladimir Putin and Russia. Below  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Katie Britt Celebrates Women-Owned and Operated Businesses Reaffirms support for Alabama's over 180,000 women-owned businesses WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), and seven of their Senate colleagues introduced a bipartisan resolution celebrating the extraordinary accomplishments and vital role of women business owners in the United States. The  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- A report titled "US Solar Market Insight: 2024 Year in Review," released in March 2025, by Wood Mackenzie and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), highlights the unprecedented growth of the U.S. solar industry in 2024. Authored by a team led by Sylvia Leyva Martinez and Zoe Gaston of Wood Mackenzie's U.S. Research Team, provides a comprehensive analysis of solar trends. The report, spanning all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico, draws on granular dat  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: Pingree Says Republicans' Full Year Continuing Resolution is Not a Responsible Way to Govern Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), the top Democrat on the House Appropriations Interior and Environment Subcommittee, called on her colleagues to oppose Republicans' stopgap funding bill. In remarks on the House Floor, Pingree argued that full-year continuing resolutions are not a respo  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch on Ukraine: "We must reaffirm our continued dedication to the work of those that came before us to build the alliances that have preserved the peace in Europe." WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) took to the Senate floor this week with a bipartisan coalition including Senators Shaheen (D-N.H.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Mitch McCo  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * With bipartisan group of colleagues, Senator Coons calls for 'just and lasting peace' in Ukraine during speech on Senate floor WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) joined a bipartisan group of Senators to speak on the Senate floor in support of Ukraine and call for the United States to fully stand behind and support Ukraine as it pursues a just and lasting peace. The speech came shor  more