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PublishedMay 26, 2018
Foreign worker visas may bring some relief to Maine tourism industry
The Trump administration will release 15,000 more H-2B visas.
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PublishedMay 23, 2018
Bangor doctor testifies at Senate hearing on opioid epidemic’s impact on the elderly
Many with chronic pain have been on prescription painkillers at relatively high doses, putting them at risk of health problems and making them vulnerable to exploitation, says Dr. Charles Pattavina of St. Joseph Hospital.
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PublishedMay 22, 2018
Congress enacts bill to protect senior citizens from scam artists
The measure, written in part by Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, now goes to President Trump's desk for a signature.
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PublishedMay 17, 2018
Collins, King among senators calling for rural broadband
They join with 61 colleagues in sending a letter to the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission.
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PublishedMay 17, 2018
Gina Haspel is confirmed as CIA director, despite scrutiny of role in interrogation program
Maine's senators were divided in their support of her nomination.
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PublishedMay 17, 2018
Bill to fix problems at Acadia, allow clamming advances in U.S. Senate
A Senate panel endorses the legislation, which awaits approval by the full Senate.
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PublishedMay 14, 2018
Maine’s senators submit bill to delay tariff on newsprint
Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King want to delay a proposed import tax on Canadian newsprint so the Commerce Department can study the effects on U.S. newsprint manufacturers and the newspaper industry.
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PublishedMay 12, 2018
College graduation season goes into full swing across Maine
A Bowdoin alum and Black Lives Matter leader addresses University of Southern Maine graduates in Portland, while Sen. Susan Collins speaks at the University of Maine in Orono and Sen. Angus King at the University of Maine at Presque Isle.
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PublishedMay 11, 2018
There are few teeth in Trump’s plan to reduce prescription drug prices
His initiatives do not include his campaign pledge to use the massive buying power of the government's Medicare program to directly negotiate lower prices for seniors.
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PublishedMay 8, 2018
Collins, King under pressure to oppose controversial CIA director nominee
Human rights groups urge the Maine senators, who serve on the Intelligence Committee, to oppose the nomination of Gina Haspel, who has been accused of complicity in the use of waterboarding on terrorism suspects.
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