PORTLAND, Maine, Oct. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine posted the following news release on Sept. 30, 2025: * * * Former HUD Property Manager Receives Five-Year Sentence for Embezzlement Kelly Ballinger wrote her name on rent payments, altered renters' incomes to steal funds * A Glenburn woman was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Portland for embezzling from an organization receiving federal funds and conspiring to alter money orders. U.S. District Ju  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Golden statement on government shutdown * WASHINGTON -- Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) released the following statement regarding the government shutdown, which began at 12:01 a.m. today because of Congress' failure to enact legislation funding continued government operations: "This government shutdown is the result of hardball politics driven by the demands far-left groups are making for Democrati  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Marshals Service issued the following news release: * * * Justice Breaches the Door: Fugitive's Run Ends in Lewiston with U.S. Marshals * Portland, ME - The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) in Maine announces the arrest of Dominque Bailey in Lewiston, Maine. Bailey was wanted on multiple warrants one being out of the State of Massachusetts, for three counts of Assault and Battery on a Family or Household Member and Strangulation or Suffocation  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King Votes to Block Trump Administration Attempt to Gut the Federal Government and Essential Services * WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Today, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) voted to keep the government open because a shutdown will give President Trump the ability to do far greater damage - plans he shared in public comments earlier today. A full statement can be found below: "I just came from the Senate f  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- The Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows has expressed strong opposition to a petition from the America First Legal Foundation urging the U.S. Election Assistance Commission to adopt a rule requiring documentary proof of citizenship for voter registration. The letter emphasizes that Maine's current voter registration process adequately ensures that only citizens can vote in federal elections. The proposed documentary proof requirement raises concerns about accessibility  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * OMB Releases $5 Million for PRAC Following Push by Grassley, Collins * WASHINGTON - Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Susan Collins (R-Maine), Chairs of the Senate Judiciary and Appropriations Committees, respectively, welcomed the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) decision to apportion $5 million for the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC), ensuring it can continue operations  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * OMB Releases $5 Million for PRAC Following Push by Grassley, Collins Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Susan Collins (R-Maine), Chairs of the Senate Judiciary and Appropriations Committees, respectively, welcomed the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) decision to apportion $5 million for the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC), ensurin  more