WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * After Trump's Cuts, Pingree Leads Bipartisan Effort to Restore Local Food Lifelines * Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), a longtime farmer and member of the House Agriculture Committee, led a bipartisan group of her colleagues in introducing the Local Farmers Feeding our Communities Act to boost the purchasing and distribution of local food. The bill, co-led by Representatives Rob Bres  more

MATTOON, Illinois, July 30 [Category: BizTelecommunications] -- Consolidated Communications, a broadband and business communications provider, posted the following news release: * * * Fiber-fast future arrives in Gorham as Fidium expands all-fiber access * Symmetrical multi-gig speed network from Fidium offers new opportunities for entertainment, economic development, remote learning, telehealth and more, with plans as low as $30 GORHAM, Maine -- July 30, 2025 -- Fidium, Maine's best inter  more

MATTOON, Illinois, July 30 [Category: BizTelecommunications] -- Consolidated Communications, a broadband and business communications provider, posted the following news release: * * * Fidium expanding all-fiber network in Penobscot County, bringing opportunity for communities * More than 3,600 homes and businesses in Clifton, Dedham and parts of Eddington will have multi-gig symmetrical speed access with Fidium's expansion, offering benefits and advantages that come with fiber connectivity   more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Democrats Prepare to Hit Republicans on Medicaid in Senate Battlegrounds [NOTUS] * On the 60th anniversary of Medicaid, DSCC released a new fact sheet holding Senate Republicans accountable for their attacks on Medicaid Today, on the 60th anniversary of Medicaid being signed into law, Democrats are holding Senate Republicans accountable for their toxic plan to strip roughly 1  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King Leads Senate Resolution Affirming Importance of Prevention Task Force that Guides Medical Best Practices * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Angus King (I-ME) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) are introducing a Senate Resolution affirming support for the forty-year-old federal task force charged with guiding medical best practices across the United States. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The Maine Department of Health and Human Services issued a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service expressing concerns about a proposed National Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Information Database. The state agency contends the plan has privacy violations and other issues. The Maine DHHS states the proposal fails to allow the department or its state partners to provide statutorily required noticing before sharing i  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The Independent Petroleum Association of America posted the following news release on July 30, 2025: * * * Oil and Natural Gas Trades Support Bipartisan SPEED Act for Permitting Reform A group of eight oil and natural gas trade associations today highlighted their strong support for the bipartisan "Standardized Permitting and Expediting Development Act" (SPEED Act). In a letter, the group wrote that the bill introduced by House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Bruce  more

DENVER, Colorado, July 31 -- Western Energy Alliance posted the following news release on July 30, 2025: * * * Oil and Natural Gas Trades Support Bipartisan SPEED Act for Permitting Reform WASHINGTON -- A group of eight oil and natural gas trade associations today highlighted their strong support for the bipartisan "Standardized Permitting and Expediting Development Act" (SPEED Act). In a letter, the group wrote that the bill introduced by House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Bruce West  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Pingree, Goodlander, Wasserman Schultz Tour Portsmouth Naval Shipyard to Discuss Delivering on Key Priorities in Congress * Yesterday, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, joined her colleagues Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (D-N.H.), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, and Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), Ranki  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins Advocates for Kay Hagan Tick Act as Bill Unanimously Advances out of Committee * Today, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee unanimously approved the reauthorization of the bipartisan Kay Hagan Tick Act. The bill now advances to the Senate floor for consideration by the full body. At the hearing, U.S. Senator Susan Collins spoke in support of adv  more