WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Golden pushes for extension of moratorium on right whale, lobster regulations until 2035 * WASHINGTON -- Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) is urging the House Natural Resources Committee (HNRC) to protect Maine's lobstermen from new regulations related to the protection of the North Atlantic right whale until 2035. Golden worked with the Maine delegation and Governor Janet Mills to enact a moratorium  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, July 24 [Category: Animals] -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * Maine Lobster Festival Sued by PETA for Steaming Lobsters Alive * Rockland, Maine - Today, PETA filed a lawsuit against the Maine Lobster Festival and the City of Rockland in Knox County Superior Court over the city-endorsed event's egregiously cruel method of steaming thousands of lobsters alive in what PETA contends is a violation of Maine law prohibiting t  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * More Than $52 Million for UMaine System Advanced by Senator Collins in Funding Bills * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she advanced $52,350,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending for the University of Maine (UMaine) System in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Commerce, Justice, and Science (CJS) and Agriculture, Rural Developmen  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Sullivan Recognizes "Riverboat Discovery" Co-Founder Mary Binkley as "Alaskan of the Week" * WASHINGTON --U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) recognized longtime Fairbanks resident and tourism pioneer Mary Binkley on the Senate floor last week. For 75 years, Mary has been a central figure in Alaska's visitor industry, co-founding the iconic Riverboat Discovery and helping to showcase the culture, hi  more