WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration issued the following news release: * * * FAA Proposes $65,000 Penalty Against Maine Instrument Flight WASHINGTON - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $65,000 civil penalty against Maine Instrument Flight of Augusta, Maine, for allegedly violating the drug and alcohol testing regulations. The company used four pilots on a total of 10 revenue flights but failed to ensure they were su  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, March 21 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news: * * * Governor Mills Signs Budget Bill Into Law Governor Janet Mills today signed into law a $11.3 billion budget that will ensure the continued operations of State government for the next biennium, as well as provide one-time funding to pay health care providers for MaineCare services and protect Maine forests from spruce budworm. The Governor also signed a proclamation calling the Legislature back into session  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King Blasts Trump Executive Order to Dismantle the Department of Education WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) released the following statement after President Trump signed an Executive Order directing the dismantling of the Department of Education: "The onslaught of actions from this administration in eight weeks have harmed veterans, farmers, consumers, disease expert  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Joins Push to Save Task Force Combating Threats to Election Officials Senators to Attorney General: "In this challenging environment for election officials, it is essential to our democracy that they can continue to rely on [DOJ] to uphold the law" Santa Fe, N.M. -- U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rule  more

HALLOWELL, Maine, March 22 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has approved an interconnection agreement (ICA) between Tidewater Telecom, Inc. and Level 3 Communications, LLC. The decision, issued on March 21, 2025, under Docket No. 2025-00087, facilitates telecommunications services between the two companies. Tidewater Telecom filed the request for approval of the ICA on March 13, 2025, pursuant to the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (TelAct). The PUC then solicited comments from int  more

HALLOWELL, Maine, March 22 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has granted certification to BNRG Renewables LTD's 20-megawatt (MW) solar facility in Milo, Maine, designating it as a Class I and Class IA renewable resource. The decision, issued on March 21, 2025, under Docket No. 2025-00027, allows the facility to contribute towards Maine's Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS). BNRG Renewables LTD had requested the certification for its BD Solar 1, LLC Facility on January 23, 2025, seek  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Blumenthal, 23 Colleagues Reintroduce Legislation To Fight Trump's Backdoor Abortion Ban WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined 23 of their Senate colleagues in reintroducing the Stop Comstock Act (SCA), landmark legislation to repeal an arcane 1873 law, the Comstock Act, that anti-choice extremists have repeatedly invoked as a bac  more