In 2015, independent Sen. Angus King reached across the aisle to work alongside Sen. Deb Fischer, a Nebraska Republican, to introduce the Strong Families Act. This bill aims at making paid leave a normal workplace practice by providing tax incentives to employers who offer it. This bill helps new mothers and fathers spend essential bonding […]

Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King are opposing the Trump administration’s proposal to weaken automobile efficiency regulations, a positive step for all of Maine. Now, we need them to keep Maine’s needs at heart and vote against the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, a decision that will shape the court and our […]

At the Trump-Putin summit in Helsinki, the world watched in bewilderment as our president accepted Russian denials of election interference over the unanimous verdict of American intelligence agencies. Afterwards, I contacted Sens. Angus King and Susan Collins to express my alarm at our president’s disturbing behavior. Sen. King offered a clear-eyed response, declaring foreign interference […]

This summer I spent my time canvassing with Environment Maine. One evening in Cape Elizabeth, I ran into many concerned residents because a car-sized piece of plastic had washed up on their neighborhood beach. Polystyrene is one of the most toxic plastics we produce and it never fully degrades, it just breaks down into micro-plastics, […]