Saturday - September 13, 2025
*Maine Editor Tipoffs Newsletter for Friday August 29, 2025 ( 5 items )  

Congressman Ivey Joins Maryland Delegation Members to Urge USDA to Keep Beltsville Agricultural Research Center Open
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Rep. Glenn Ivey, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Ivey Joins Maryland Delegation Members to Urge USDA to Keep Beltsville Agricultural Research Center Open * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks and U.S. Representatives Glenn Ivey, Steny Hoyer, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, Sarah Elfreth, April McClain Delaney, and Johnny Olszewski (all D-Md.) warned U.S. Department of Agriculture leadership that closing the Bel  more

Heinrich, Lujan Announce Introduction of Legislation to Restore Abortion Access Nationwide
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Announce Introduction of Legislation to Restore Abortion Access Nationwide * Introduction of the Women's Health Protection Act comes as Trump and Congressional Republicans move to restrict a woman's right to choose and toward a national abortion ban WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined the entire Senate Democratic caucus in int  more

Hoyer, Maryland Delegation Members Urge USDA to Keep Beltsville Agricultural Research Center Open, Detailing Harms to American Farmers if Shuttered
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer, Maryland Delegation Members Urge USDA to Keep Beltsville Agricultural Research Center Open, Detailing Harms to American Farmers if Shuttered * WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (both D-MD), and U.S. Representatives Glenn Ivey (MD-04), Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), April McClain Dela  more

Maine PUC: Utilities Directed to Update Stranded Cost Rates
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 (TNSdok) -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission, Augusta, has issued an order (Docket No. 2024-00137) directing the state's investor-owned transmission and distribution utilities to adjust their rates for stranded costs. The decision, issued on August 28, 2025, in a proceeding titled "Follow-On Proceeding to Further Investigate Stranded Cost Rate Design", implements legislation that changes how certain utility costs are recovered. The order, signed by Chair Bartlett and Co  more

Maryland Delegation Members Urge USDA to Keep Beltsville Agricultural Research Center Open, Detailing Harms to American Farmers if Shuttered
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Maryland Delegation Members Urge USDA to Keep Beltsville Agricultural Research Center Open, Detailing Harms to American Farmers if Shuttered * U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks and U.S. Representatives Glenn Ivey, Steny Hoyer, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, Sarah Elfreth, April McClain Delaney, and Johnny Olszewski (all D-Md.) warned U.S. Department of Agriculture leadership tha  more