WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * $6.3 Million for the 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 $6,300,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending for the University of Maine (UMaine) System in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations bill. The bill  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * As Trump's EPA Administrator Peddles False Solutions for New England Energy Prices, Markey Leads Region's Senators to Call Out Trump Admin Policies as the Real Cause of Rising Energy Costs Boston (August 7, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, along with Ranking Member Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.), J  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (TNSLrpt) -- A white paper from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities underscores the critical need for increased state-funded rental assistance to combat the escalating housing affordability crisis across the United States. The report highlights that despite the widespread impact of high housing costs, states on average dedicate less than one percent of their direct spending to housing and community development programs. This minimal investment leaves millions of low-inc  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12635) on Aug. 6, 2025, by natural resources policy specialists Nicole T. Carter and Anna E. Normand. Here are excerpts: * * * The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) can study and construct certain water resource projects of limited size, cost, scope, and complexity without project-specific congressional authorization. USACE performs this work under its programmatic authoritie  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Administrator Zeldin Completes Region One Swing, Visiting All Six New England States * WASHINGTON - On Monday, August 4, 2025, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin completed his travel to EPA's Region One where he visited Rhode Island, Connecticut, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine on the heels of his first stops in Massachusetts, to meet with regional staff a  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission, Augusta, has denied a request of Versant Power, Bangor, Maine, to waive a rule concerning small generator interconnections. The order (Docket No. 2025-00112), issued on August 6, 2025, rejects the utility's attempt to apply an additional screening standard to projects seeking to connect to its system. The decision is part of a larger ongoing discussion about grid reliability and the growth of distributed energy resources, particularly   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Collins, Daines, Cortez-Masto Send Letter to DOL Urging Support for Rural Veterans * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Susan Collins, Steve Daines (R-MT), and Catherine Cortez-Masto (D-NV) sent a letter to Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer expressing their opposition to a recent change to the Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Program (HVRP) application. HVRP is a grant   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Request Report Detailing Looming Health Insurance Impacts Following Unprecedented Republican-Led Cuts to Medicaid, Premium Tax Credits U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said today he is leading Senate colleagues, including Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., in requesting a detailed analysis of how Republican-led cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act will affect Americans' health insu  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Request Report Detailing Looming Health Insurance Impacts Following Unprecedented Republican-Led Cuts to Medicaid, Premium Tax Credits * Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said today he is leading Senate colleagues, including Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., in requesting a detailed analysis of how Republican-led cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act will affect Am  more