WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Collins, King Sponsor Bipartisan Bill to Ban Offshore Drilling off Coast of Maine WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME) are cosponsoring bipartisan legislation to prohibit offshore drilling along the Maine coast, extending throughout the entirety of New England. The New England Coastal Protection Act would ban oil and gas leasing off the coast of Maine and in  more

HALLOWELL, Maine, April 25 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has certified that the transfer of a construction and maintenance easement from the Waterboro Water District to the Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) does not require Commission authorization. The certification, issued on April 24, 2025, was made by the Director of Telephone and Water Utility Industries, acting under delegated authority from the Commission. The Waterboro Water District had notified the Commission   more

AUGUSTA, Maine, April 25 -- The Maine Secretary of State issued the following news release on April 24, 2025: * * * Maine Secretary of State's statement on court order to pause portion of election administration executive order March 25 executive risks disenfranchising many Maine voters AUGUSTA, Maine -- A federal judge in Washington, D.C. paused a key section of a March 25 executive order "Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections" which threatened to disenfranchise many  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Coons leads bicameral letter in support of AmeriCorps as members and staff are let go in DOGE cuts WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), Co-Chair of the bipartisan National Service Caucus, led 148 of his congressional colleagues in sending a letter to President Donald Trump defending AmeriCorps and NCCC AmeriCorps members and calling on him to reverse cuts to the program made  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Introduce Bipartisan New England Offshore Drilling Ban Bill would protect ocean and coastal resources responsible for over $17.5 billion annually in the region Washington, DC - On Earth Day, U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) is leading a bipartisan group of New England Senators in announcing the introduction of legislation to bar offshore drilling along the New England coa  more