Angus King Archives - The Portland Press Herald

Federal agency removing pain management survey questions to address opioid crisis

by Joe Lawlor November 2, 2016November 30, 2016

Sen. Susan Collins of Maine was among the senators who initiated the effort to ask the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to change the questionnaire hospitals give to discharged patients.

Maine, News, Politics

Current, former Maine senators lament political polarization in U.S.

by Kevin Miller October 28, 2016October 28, 2016

But at a forum in Bangor, they express guarded optimism that the nation will eventually move back toward compromise and cooperation.

Op-eds, Opinion

M.D. Harmon: Those who rise to elective office tend to remain there

by M.D. Harmon September 30, 2016September 30, 2016

But with Trump and Clinton neck and neck in Maine, who knows whether Chellie Pingree will be able to hang on to her seat in Congress?

Op-eds, Opinion

Commentary: For Maine’s seniors, housing-health care link may be lifesaver

by George J. Mitchell Special to the Press Herald September 22, 2016September 21, 2016

At stake is the quality of life for an expanding demographic – and the need to control costs.

Politics

Collins, King push for VA outpatient clinics

by staff report September 21, 2016November 30, 2016

The pair joined with other senators to introduce a bill that would authorize leases on 24 Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities, including a proposed expanded outpatient clinic in Portland.

Business, Maine, News

BIW’s lost bid for $10.5 billion Coast Guard contract puts up to 1,000 jobs at risk

by Kevin Miller September 15, 2016November 30, 2016

Company officials and Maine’s senators will scrutinize the decision to award patrol cutter work to a Florida shipyard, as the community and state brace for the impact.

Op-eds, Opinion

Commentary: Uninspiring presidential candidates give short shrift to Syria

September 10, 2016September 9, 2016

For those seeking an alternative to Clinton and Trump – including a Mainer who’s been to the Mideast – Johnson’s answer on Aleppo closed a door.

Maine, News, Politics

Angus King urges Senate colleagues to fund law designed to stem drug epidemic

by Dennis Hoey September 8, 2016December 6, 2016

Saying 78 people die each day from the ‘scourge,’ Maine’s independent senator wants the $181 million authorized in the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act included in a measure to fund the government through Dec. 9.