WASHINGTON, June 13 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has issued a notice entitled "Availability of Environmental Assessment." This notice is a public announcement regarding an environmental assessment prepared by commission staff. Woodland Pulp LLC located in Washington and Aroostook counties, Maine, applied to surrender its license for the Forest City Project. This project is situated on the East Branch of the St. Croix River. The company proposes to surrender its license wh  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, June 13 -- The Maine House Democrats issued the following news release on behalf of Maine State Rep. Parnell Terry, D-Gorham: * * * Fighting to keep housing affordable in Gorham By Rep. Parnell Terry This legislative session, making housing more affordable and ensuring that people in our community can better afford to pay their bills are key areas of focus for me. One of the most important ways we can maintain affordable housing is by protecting mobile home park residents fro  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, June 14 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on behalf of Maine State Sen. Cameron Reny, D-Bristol: * * * Governor signs Sen. Reny bill to support Maine marinas by requiring full manufacturer reimbursement for repairs under warranty Emergency legislation takes effect immediately to ensure boat dealers are paid in full * On June 12, Gov. Janet Mills signed into law a bill sponsored by Sen. Cameron Reny, D-Bristol, that will support Maine marinas and boat de  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, June 13 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on behalf of Maine State Sen. Craig Hickman, D-Winthrop: * * * Legislature unanimously advances Sen. Hickman bill to support the health of Gagetown veterans and reestablish the Gagetown Harmful Chemical Study Commission AUGUSTA -- On Wednesday, June 11, the Maine Senate voted unanimously to advance LD 1640, "An Act to Implement the Recommendations of the Gagetown Harmful Chemical Study Commission and to Reestablis  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Warnock, Blunt Rochester Lead Senate Push Slamming Secretary Kennedy for Decision to Gut Nation's Vaccine Advisory Committee and Replace Them With Vaccine Skeptics * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) led a group of 19 Senate colleagues in condemning U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) S  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, June 13 -- The Maine House Democrats issued the following news release: * * * Maine House advances Sachs bill to prohibit the doxing of a minor AUGUSTA - The Maine House voted largely along party lines Tuesday to advance a bill sponsored by Rep. Melanie Sachs, D-Freeport, that would prohibit the act of doxing a minor. The vote was 78-69. "Doxing can have disastrous consequences for young Mainers who are victims," said Sachs. "No child should have to suffer that experience, a  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, June 14 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on behalf of Maine State Sen. Cameron Reny, D-Bristol: * * * Maine Legislature unanimously advances Sen. Reny's bill to support small businesses and employee cooperatives On Thursday, June 12, the Maine Senate voted unanimously to advance LD 756, "An Act Creating and Sustaining Jobs Through the Development of Cooperatives and Employee-owned Businesses by Providing Tax Deductions for Certain Qualified Business Acti  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, June 14 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission issued the following news release on June 13, 2025: * * * Maine Public Utilities Commission Approves Rate Changes For Central Maine Power Company Hallowell, Maine - The Maine Public Utilities Commission (Commission) has approved changes to electric rates for customers of Central Maine Power Company (CMP) resulting from recent decisions in multiple cases, including the annual stranded cost revenue requirement (Docket No. 2025-000  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission has approved an amendment to a special rate contract between the Old Town Water District and the Penobscot Indian Nation. The order, issued on June 13, 2025, by the Director of Telephone and Water Utility Industries, pertains to the District's "Request for Approval of Amendment to Special Rate Contract with the Penobscot Indian Nation" (Docket No. 2025-00122). The amendment will increase the rate the District charges the Nation for wa  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission has approved a stipulation that will decrease the stranded cost revenue requirement for Central Maine Power Co., Augusta, customers. This order, issued June 13, 2025, pertains to Central Maine Power's "Request for Approval of Rate Change Regarding Annual Reconciliation of Stranded Cost Revenue" (Docket No. 2025-00019). The approved stipulation, agreed upon by CMP and the Office of the Public Advocate, sets the stranded cost revenue re  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, June 13 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on behalf of Maine State Sen. Cameron Reny, D-Bristol: * * * Maine Senate advances Sen. Reny bill to honor voters' will by expanding ranked-choice voting to gubernatorial and legislative elections AUGUSTA -- On Tuesday, June 10, the Maine Senate voted to advance LD 1666, "An Act to Include in the Ranked-choice Election Method for General and Special Elections the Offices of Governor, State Senator and State Repres  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sens. Schiff and Padilla Join Sen. Durbin and Senate Democrats to Press Trump Administration to Resume Processing DACA Applications * The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently limited a nationwide injunction to only Texas, giving the Administration the greenlight to resume processing initial DACA applications for all other states Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) a  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Rounds Asks Agriculture Secretary to Promote Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) today sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins asking her to develop a framework for reinstating Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling (MCOOL) for beef. "Our American producers work hard every day to produce the highest quality beef in the world  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service issued the following article: * * * School Food Authorities Work With State and Federal Agencies To Implement the National School Lunch Program By Saied Toossi and Jessica E. Todd Highlights * Providing meals to children through the National School Lunch Program is a partnership between the Federal government, which sets rules and provides funding and other support; State agencies, which monitor program im  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Science, Space and Technology Committee Leaders Amo, Sykes Lead 64 Colleagues in Demanding Trump Keep Tracking Weather Disasters That Cause More Than $1 Billion in Damage * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Ranking Members Gabe Amo (D-RI) and Emilia Sykes (D-OH) led 64 Democratic colleagues in calling on the Acting National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Administrator Laura Grimm to reinstate   more

AUGUSTA, Maine, June 14 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on behalf of Maine State Sen. Tim Nangle, D-Windham: * * * Sen. Nangle bill to protect residents of mobile home communities heads to the desk of Gov. Mills On Wednesday, June 11, the Maine Senate voted to enact LD 1145, "An Act to Protect Residents Living in Mobile Home Parks," a bill from Sen. Tim Nangle, D-Windham, that would establish a Right of First Refusal for mobile home community residents -- a policy that  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Collins, Bipartisan Group Introduce Resolution Honoring Female Veterans * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins, Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Cory Booker (D-NJ), John Boozman (R-AR), and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) introduced a bipartisan resolution to designate June 12, 2025, as "Women Veterans Appreciation Day" to honor the women who have served in the Armed Forces both on and off th  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Collins, Shaheen Urge DHS to Release Emergency Funds for Coast Guard Facilities in Maine, New Hampshire * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) sent a bipartisan letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem urging the immediate release of emergency funds provided by Congress to repair Coast Guard facilities in Maine and New Hamps  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Hassan, Shaheen Urge Coast Guard to Delay Removal of Navigational Buoys * (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined a bipartisan cohort of the New England Senate Delegation led by Senator Angus King (I-ME) in urging the United States Coast Guard (USCG) to delay the removal of navigational buoys off the coast of New England so they can bett  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen, Hassan Urge Coast Guard to Delay Removal of Navigational Buoys * (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined a bipartisan cohort of the New England Senate Delegation led by Senator Angus King (I-ME) in urging the United States Coast Guard (USCG) to delay the removal of navigational buoys off the coast of New England so they can better engag  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, June 14 -- The Maine Secretary of State issued the following statement on June 13, 2025: * * * Statement by Secretary of State Shenna Bellows on today's Maine Superior Court decision Court affirms elections referendum question language * AUGUSTA, MAINE - Secretary of State Shenna Bellows today issued the following statement in response to the Maine Superior Court's decision to affirm the language of the referendum question. "I take seriously my constitutional responsibilit  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Tomorrow Is Officially "Vets Get Outside Day" After Senators King, Cassidy Resolution Passes Senate Unanimously * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bipartisan resolution introduced by U.S. Senators Angus King (I-ME) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA), both members of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee (SVAC), marking Saturday, June 14th as "Veterans Get Outside Day." The resolution  more