Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Maine
Attorney General Bonta Joins Federal Partners in National Health Care Fraud Takedown 2026
SACRAMENTO, California, June 23 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Bonta Joins Federal Partners in National Health Care Fraud Takedown 2026
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OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the California Department of Justice's (California DOJ) participation in the 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown, a coordinated law enforcement operation that resulted in criminal charges against 455 defendants nationwide with o
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Attorney General Bonta Opposes Increased Oil and Gas Development on Alaska's Coastal Plain
SACRAMENTO, California, June 23 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Bonta Opposes Increased Oil and Gas Development on Alaska's Coastal Plain
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OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta joined a coalition of 13 other attorneys general in filing amicus briefs supporting three lawsuits challenging the Trump administration's decision to authorize an oil and gas program that would maximize development of the Coastal Plain of th
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Attorney General Bonta Secures Major Victory, Court Strikes Down Trump's March 2025 Elections Executive Order
SACRAMENTO, California, June 24 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Bonta Secures Major Victory, Court Strikes Down Trump's March 2025 Elections Executive Order
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OAKLAND -Co-leading a coalition of 19 attorneys general, California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued the following statement after the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts granted the coalition's motion for a permanent injunction and blocked key
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Attorney General Bonta Welcomes Shopify Ban on All E-Cigarette Sales, Following Call for Action
SACRAMENTO, California, June 23 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Bonta Welcomes Shopify Ban on All E-Cigarette Sales, Following Call for Action
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OAKLAND -Co-leading a bipartisan coalition of 25 attorneys general, California Attorney General Rob Bonta and the City of New York today welcomed Shopify's decision to ban the sale of all vaping products, including e-cigarettes, through its e-commerce platform. The decision is a dire
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Attorney General Clark Secures Major Victory, Court Strikes Down Trump's March 2025 Elections Executive Order
MONTPELIER, Vermont, June 24 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release:
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Attorney General Clark Secures Major Victory, Court Strikes Down Trump's March 2025 Elections Executive Order
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Attorney General Charity Clark and a coalition of 18 other attorneys general today announced a victory after the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts granted the coalition's motion for a permanent injunction and blocked key provisions of Executive Order N
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL URGES COURT REVIEW OF MANUFACTURED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT, CORRUPT USE OF LEGAL SYSTEM IN TRUMP v. IRS
CHICAGO, Illinois, June 23 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release:
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL URGES COURT REVIEW OF MANUFACTURED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT, CORRUPT USE OF LEGAL SYSTEM IN TRUMP v. IRS
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Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 23 attorneys general, today filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida to carefully scrutinize the parties' conduct and claimed settlement agreement
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Attorney General Tong Condemns Unprecedented Misuse of Legal System in Trump v. IRS
HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 23 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Tong Condemns Unprecedented Misuse of Legal System in Trump v. IRS
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(Hartford, CT) -Connecticut Attorney General William Tong today, as part of a multistate coalition, filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida to scrutinize the parties' conduct and purported "settlement" agreement in Trump v. IR
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Attorney General Tong Welcomes Shopify Ban on All E-Cigarette Sales Following Call for Action
HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 24 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Tong Welcomes Shopify Ban on All E-Cigarette Sales Following Call for Action
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(Hartford, CT) -As part of a bipartisan coalition of 25 attorneys general and the City of New York, Attorney General William Tong today welcomed Shopify's decision to ban the sale of all vaping products, such as e-cigarettes, through its e-commerce platform. The dec
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Avangrid to Build Battery Storage Project in Oregon, Invest in Local Childcare and Early Learning
ORANGE, Connecticut, June 25 -- Avangrid, an energy company, issued the following news release on June 24, 2026:
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Avangrid to Build Battery Storage Project in Oregon, Invest in Local Childcare and Early Learning
Shutler Energy Storage, a 41 MW/82 MWh battery storage project, will be located in Gilliam County, Oregon and support reliability across Avangrid's Pacific Northwest operations
Avangrid will make annual donations totaling $110,000 to two Gilliam County nonprofit organizations
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Best of the Best Navy Exchanges Announced
WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following news release:
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Best of the Best Navy Exchanges Announced
The Navy Exchange Service Command announced the winners of its 2025 Bingham Awards. Nine NEX locations from around the world were named the "Best of the Best" in performance in operations, customer service and community support.
"Our Navy Exchange locations around the world work extremely hard all year to support our Navy and our warfighters," said retired Rear Adm. Robert
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Bipartisan Housing Package, with King Provisions, Passes Congress and Heads to President's Desk
WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release:
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Bipartisan Housing Package, with King Provisions, Passes Congress and Heads to President's Desk
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) is celebrating Congressional passage of bipartisan housing legislation. The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act will increase the nation's housing supply, reduce barriers to development, and help more Americans achieve homeownership. The bill passed the U
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Democratic Governors Association Chair Beshear Issues Statement on Hannah Pingree Becoming Democratic Nominee in Maine
WASHINGTON, June 19 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following statement:
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DGA Chair Gov. Andy Beshear Statement on Hannah Pingree Becoming the Democratic Nominee in Maine
DGA Chair Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear released the following statement on Hannah Pingree securing the Democratic nomination for governor in Maine:
"Congratulations to Hannah Pingree on becoming the Democratic nominee for governor in Maine. A lifelong Mainer, Hannah is driven by her love for the state
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Democratic Governors Association Issues Statement on Maine GOP Primary Results
WASHINGTON, June 19 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following statement:
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DGA Statement on Maine GOP Primary Results
DGA Executive Director Meghan Meehan-Draper released the following statement in response to Bobby Charles becoming the Republican nominee for governor in Maine:
"Bobby Charles is too extreme, too anti-choice, and too out-of-touch to be Maine's next governor. Charles is running to end abortion rights, take away MaineCare, create economic chaos, and sell
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Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee: On 4th Anniversary of Dobbs Decision That Overturned Roe Vs. Wade, Republican Senate Candidates' Anti-Choice Records Come Back to Haunt Them
WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release on June 24, 2026:
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On Fourth Anniversary of Dobbs Decision that Overturned Roe v. Wade, Republican Senate Candidates' Anti-Choice Records Come Back to Haunt Them
Today, on the fourth anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade and stripped women of the right to make their own health care decisions, Republican Senate candidates who enabled the ruling are fac
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Fisher Phillips Issues Insight: Maine Will Soon Require Disclosure of AI-Generated Content in Campaign Advertising - Top Takeaways for Your Organization
ATLANTA, Georgia, June 25 -- Fisher Phillips, a law firm, issued the following insight on June 24, 2026:
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Maine Will Soon Require Disclosure of AI-Generated Content in Campaign Advertising: Top Takeaways for Your Organization
A new Maine law will soon target the use of political candidate deepfakes within public communications that require standard election disclosures. If your organization engages in public affairs, advocacy, issue campaigns, or political action committee (PAC) fundrais
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Forthcoming Study From UNE Researchers Evaluates Impact of SNAP Benefits During COVID-19 Pandemic
BIDDEFORD, Maine, June 25 -- The University of New England issued the following news:
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Forthcoming study from UNE researchers evaluates impact of SNAP benefits during COVID-19 pandemic
Deirdre Fleming Stires
When COVID-19 hit, grocery store shelves emptied and economic uncertainty spread -- and for the nearly 42 million Americans enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the federal government responded by temporarily boosting their benefits. Now, new research c
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Governor Mills Directs Flags Lowered Statewide on Wednesday in Honor of Fallen Firefighter Wayne Woodbury
AUGUSTA, Maine, June 23 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news:
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Governor Mills Directs Flags Lowered Statewide on Wednesday in Honor of Fallen Firefighter Wayne Woodbury
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Funeral services for Woodbury will be held on Wednesday afternoon in Belfast
Governor Janet Mills has directed that the United States and State of Maine flags be lowered statewide from sunrise to sunset on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, in honor of late Searsmont Assistant Fire Chief Wayne Woodbury, who
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HAWAII A.G. LOPEZ WELCOMES SHOPIFY BAN ON ALL E-CIGARETTE SALES, FOLLOWING CALL FOR ACTION
HONOLULU, Hawaii, June 25 -- Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez issued the following news release on June 24, 2026:
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ATTORNEY GENERAL ANNE LOPEZ WELCOMES SHOPIFY BAN ON ALL E-CIGARETTE SALES, FOLLOWING CALL FOR ACTION
As part of a bipartisan coalition of 25 attorneys general and the City of
New York, Attorney General Lopez today welcomed Shopify's decision to ban the sale of
all vaping products, including e-cigarettes, through its e-commerce platform. The
decision is a direct respo
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Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows Statement on Federal Court Striking Down Provisions of Anti-Voting Executive Order
AUGUSTA, Maine, June 25 -- The Maine Secretary of State issued the following statement:
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Secretary of State Shenna Bellows statement on federal court striking down provisions of anti-voting Executive Order
Secretary of State Shenna Bellows issued the following statement in response to Chief U.S. District Judge Denise Casper permanently enjoining provisions of a 2025 anti-voting Executive Order by President Trump.
"Donald Trump continues to stack up loss after loss in court, and as we a
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Maine Service Fellows, Supported by Maine State Rep. Rielly, Expands to Hancock and Aroostook Counties
AUGUSTA, Maine, June 25 -- The Maine House Democrats issued the following news release:
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Maine Service Fellows, Supported by Rep. Rielly, Expands to Hancock and Aroostook Counties
The Maine Service Fellows (MSF), a program that was created through legislation sponsored by Rep. Morgan Rielly, D-Westbrook, is expanding its impact in rural Maine through one new placement in Hancock County and one in Aroostook County. The additional fellowships were made possible through funding authorized i
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Maine State Sen. Baldacci Scores 100% on Reproductive Rights Voting Record in 132nd Legislature
AUGUSTA, Maine, June 25 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on behalf of Maine State Sen. Joe Baldacci, D-Bangor:
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Sen. Baldacci scores 100% on reproductive rights voting record in 132nd Legislature
Sen. Joe Baldacci, D-Bangor, earned a perfect score from Planned Parenthood Maine Action Fund for votes to protect reproductive rights and improve access to fundamental healthcare. Sen. Baldacci is one of 20 state senators to earn a perfect score for their voting record in
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Maine State Sen. Carney Scores 100% on Reproductive Rights Voting Record in 132nd Legislature
AUGUSTA, Maine, June 25 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on behalf of Maine State Sen. Anne Carney, D-Cape Elizabeth:
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Sen. Carney scores 100% on reproductive rights voting record in 132nd Legislature
Sen. Anne Carney, D-Cape Elizabeth, earned a perfect score from Planned Parenthood Maine Action Fund for votes to protect reproductive rights and improve access to fundamental healthcare. Sen. Carney is one of 20 state senators to earn a perfect score for their voting
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Maine State Sen. Duson Scores 100% on Reproductive Rights Voting Record in 132nd Legislature
AUGUSTA, Maine, June 25 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on behalf of Maine State Sen. Jill C. Duson, D-Portland:
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Sen. Duson scores 100% on reproductive rights voting record in 132nd Legislature
Sen. Jill C. Duson, D-Portland, earned a perfect score from Planned Parenthood Maine Action Fund for votes to protect reproductive rights and improve access to fundamental healthcare. Sen. Duson is one of 20 state senators to earn a perfect score for their voting record in
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Maine State Sen. Lawrence Scores 100% on Reproductive Rights Voting Record in 132nd Legislature
AUGUSTA, Maine, June 25 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on behalf of Maine State Sen. Mark Lawrence, D-Eliot:
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Sen. Lawrence scores 100% on reproductive rights voting record in 132nd Legislature
Sen. Mark Lawrence, D-Eliot, earned a perfect score from Planned Parenthood Maine Action Fund for votes to protect reproductive rights and improve access to fundamental healthcare. Sen. Lawrence is one of 20 state senators to earn a perfect score for their voting record in
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Maine State Sen. Rafferty Scores 100% on Reproductive Rights Voting Record in 132nd Legislature
AUGUSTA, Maine, June 25 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on behalf of Maine State Sen. Joe Rafferty, D-Kennebunk:
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Sen. Rafferty scores 100% on reproductive rights voting record in 132nd Legislature
Sen. Joe Rafferty, D-Kennebunk, earned a perfect score from Planned Parenthood Maine Action Fund for votes to protect reproductive rights and improve access to fundamental healthcare. Sen. Rafferty is one of 20 state senators to earn a perfect score for their voting rec
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Maine State Sen. Reny Scores 100% on Reproductive Rights Voting Record in 132nd Legislature
AUGUSTA, Maine, June 25 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on behalf of Maine State Sen. Cameron Reny, D-Bristol:
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Sen. Reny scores 100% on reproductive rights voting record in 132nd Legislature
Sen. Cameron Reny, D-Bristol, earned a perfect score from Planned Parenthood Maine Action Fund for votes to protect reproductive rights and improve access to fundamental healthcare. Sen. Reny is one of 20 state senators to earn a perfect score for their voting record in the 1
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MIT Researcher Uses Statistical Physics to Uncover How Earth 'Damps' Global Climate Disturbances
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, June 25 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news:
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Characterizing Earth's damping mechanisms
Fourth-year PhD candidate Perrin Davidson studies the carbon cycle to understand how the planet responds to global disturbances.
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Perrin Davidson is a scientist, a bluegrass banjo player, and -at his core -a builder.
He spent his youth roaming around his family's farm just outside of Freeport, Maine, a small coastal community near Port
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Option Care to Pay $50,000 in EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit
WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release:
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Option Care to Pay $50,000 in EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit
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Settles federal suit charging that provider of infusion therapy services failed to accommodate pregnant nurse
NEW YORK -Option Care Enterprises, Inc., a Bannockburn, Illinois-based chain of infusion therapy services providers across the nation, will pay $50,000 and furnish other relief to settle a pregnancy discrim
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Padilla and Ossoff Introduce Federal Right to Vote Act
WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Padilla and Ossoff Introduce Federal Right to Vote Act
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Bill would affirm all Americans' right to vote, protect voting access nationwide
WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, joined U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) and nine of their colleagues in reintroducing legislation to create the first-ever affirm
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Padilla, Peters, Schumer Lead Senate Democrats in Demanding USPS Abandon Plan to Carry Out Trump's Illegal Executive Order Restricting Vote by Mail
WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Padilla, Peters, Schumer Lead Senate Democrats in Demanding USPS Abandon Plan to Carry Out Trump's Illegal Executive Order Restricting Vote by Mail
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Under draft rule USPS would not deliver mail ballots in states that resist Trump Administration's unlawful demands for voter lists
WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Rules and Administration Commi
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Pingree Blasts Republicans, Trump for Being "All Talk" on Supporting US Shipbuilding
WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release:
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Pingree Blasts Republicans, Trump for Being "All Talk" on Supporting US Shipbuilding
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Today during the House Appropriations full committee markup of the FY2027 Defense funding bill, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) spoke out against Republicans' outrageous $1 trillion bill that, despite it's enormous price tag, fails to support American shipbuilding. In her opening remarks, Pingree contrast
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Schiff Joins Padilla, Peters, Schumer in Demanding USPS Abandon Proposed Rule to Carry Out President Trump's Illegal Executive Order Restricting Vote by Mail
WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Schiff Joins Padilla, Peters, Schumer in Demanding USPS Abandon Proposed Rule to Carry Out President Trump's Illegal Executive Order Restricting Vote by Mail
U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) joined Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.), and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) in demanding the United States Postal Service (USPS) abandon its proposed rule to implement
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND DELIVER $14.3 MILLION IN FEDERAL SUPPORT FOR CLEAN-UP AT BROWNFIELD SITES ACROSS NEW YORK STATE
WASHINGTON, June 24 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND DELIVER $14.3 MILLION IN FEDERAL SUPPORT FOR CLEAN-UP AT BROWNFIELD SITES ACROSS NEW YORK STATE
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Senators Say Funding Will Be Used to Provide Technical Assistance And Resources To Help Communities Clean Up And Reuse Polluted and Contaminated Sites
Fed Support Includes Millions From Bipartisan Infrastructure & Jobs Law Schumer Led To Passage In S
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Senator Collins Calls for Leaders to Stand Against Rising Antisemitism in Remarks to Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations
WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release:
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Senator Collins Calls for Leaders to Stand Against Rising Antisemitism in Remarks to Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations
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Click HERE to watch and HERE to download b-roll from the event.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins delivered remarks to the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America at their national leadership luncheon. During
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Trump Buys Back Four More Offshore Wind Leases
WASHINGTON, June 24 [Category: Energy] -- The Institute for Energy Research posted the following commentary:
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Trump Buys Back Four More Offshore Wind Leases
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Key Takeaways
1 The Trump administration is completing its third deal on offshore wind leases sold during the Biden administration, when lucrative subsidies were available to developers.
2 The administration will return $765 million to energy developer Invenergy, somewhat less than the cost of its four wind leases, to terminate
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UNE Faculty Member's 'Orphaned' Novel Gets Chapter on Storied Literary Holiday
BIDDEFORD, Maine, June 25 -- The University of New England issued the following news:
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UNE faculty member's 'orphaned' novel gets new chapter on storied literary holiday
Alan Bennett
A UNE faculty member's "orphaned" debut novel has found new life through both a new publisher and a symbolic home within literary circles around the world over.
"Unwrap Your Candy," by Jesse Miller, M.F.A., associate teaching professor in the University of New England School of Arts and Humanities, was r
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UNE Student Earns Literary Award for Poem Inspired by Study Abroad Experience
BIDDEFORD, Maine, June 25 -- The University of New England issued the following news:
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UNE student earns literary award for poem inspired by study abroad experience
Alan Bennett
University of New England student Cally Gudroe (Communications and Media Arts, '28) has been awarded the Mille Fontaines Best Literary Prize for her poem, "House of Green," published in Mille Fontaines (p. 46), the literary magazine of The American College of the Mediterranean in Aix-en-Provence, France.
Gudroe
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