NEW YORK, May 24 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Northeast Regional Information Office issued a report on May 23, 2025, entitled "Maine Job Openings and Labor Turnover - March 2025": * * * Maine had 28,000 job openings in March 2025, compared to 33,000 openings in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Acting Regional Commissioner Mark J. Maggi noted that the job openings rate in Maine was 4.1 percent in March and 4  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Joins Resolution Reaffirming U.S.-Canada Partnership Washington, D.C.-- The United States and Canada share three oceans and the world's longest border. About 400,000 people and more than $2.5 billion worth of goods and services move across the U.S.-Canada border each day. The relationship between the two countries fosters one of the most significant bilateral trading relationships in the world. U.  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * During National Nurses Month, Merkley, Collins, Baldwin, Blackburn Champion Bipartisan Bill to Support America's Nursing Workforce Joyce, Bonamici, Underwood, Kiggans lead House version of the bill Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Maine's U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Wisconsin's U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, and Tennessee's U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn--along with U.S. Representat  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Introduce Legislation to Expand Medicare Drug Price Negotiation and Lower Costs for New Mexicans WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) introduced the Strengthening Medicare and Reducing Taxpayer (SMART) Prices Act, legislation that will expand Medicare negotiation of drug prices to lower drug costs for consumers, reduce federal spending,   more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Cut Red Tape in the Livestock Feed Sector WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) is introducing bipartisan legislation to increase the efficiency and efficacy of livestock feed -- leading to higher produce yields and harvests. Under current law, farmers and ranchers do not have access to the most up-to-date additives to help improve the qual  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, May 23 -- The Maine House Democrats issued the following news release: * * * Lawmakers unanimously approve Lee bill to help reduce unnecessary delays in court hearings AUGUSTA -- The Legislature gave final approval on Wednesday to a measure sponsored by Rep. Adam Lee, D-Auburn, that as amended, would streamline Maine's court system by allowing pretrial nontestimonial proceedings to be conducted remotely by default, unless a judge or justice specifically requires in-person atte  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, May 23 -- The Maine House Democrats issued the following news release: * * * Maine Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics names Graham Legislator of the Year AUGUSTA - The Maine Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics has named Rep. Anne Graham, D-North Yarmouth, their 2024 Legislator of the Year. The organization highlighted Graham's ongoing legislative work to streamline access to behavioral health care, preventive care and medically necessary services for chi  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, May 23 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on behalf of Maine State Sen. Mike Tipping, D-Orono: * * * Maine Senate gives initial support to Sen. Mike Tipping bill to address decades of underfunding the University of Maine System, invest in Maine students AUGUSTA -- On Thursday, May 22, the Maine Senate unanimously endorsed a bill from Sen. Mike Tipping, D-Orono, LD 1219, "An Act to Increase State Funding for the Campuses of the University of Maine System an  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Blumenthal, Colleagues Introduce Bill To Direct Restoration And Protection Efforts Of The 5-state Connecticut River Watershed Region WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined six of their Senate colleagues in reintroducing the Connecticut River Watershed Partnership Act (CRWPA), which would formalize a partnership between federal, state  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- President Trump issued the following executive order on May 23, 2025: * * * Restoring Gold Standard Science By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 7301 of title 5, United States Code, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Policy and Purpose. Over the last 5 years, confidence that scientists act in the best interests of the public has fallen significantly. A majority of researchers in scie  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Collins, Shaheen Urge Education Secretary to Immediately Release TRIO Upward Bound Grants to Current Recipients Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, wrote to U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon yesterday urging the Department of Education to immed  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Cortez Masto, Baldwin, Collins Fight to Ensure More Americans Can Access Lifesaving Cancer Screenings Legislation reauthorizes program that has helped detect 80,000 invasive breast cancers since 1991 Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) introduced the bipartisan Screening for Communities to Receive Earl  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on May 23, 2025: * * * President Donald J. Trump is Restoring Gold Standard Science in America RESTORING GOLD STANDARD SCIENCE IN AMERICA: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to restore Gold Standard Science as the cornerstone of Federal scientific research and rebuild public trust in science. * Gold Standard Science is: - Reproducible, transparent, and falsifiable; - Subject to unbiased peer revie  more