CBHS students are leaders in summer internship program Two Casco Bay High School students have been named 2019 Bank of America Student Leaders and are participating in paid eight-week internships this summer. Gabriel Gomez and Imti Hassan were honored by the Portland Board of Public Education and Superintendent Xavier Botana at the board’s […]
Susan Collins
Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics
New group presses Collins on key issues but says it won’t tell you how to vote
The 16 Counties Coalition, formed by Democratic insiders and activists, will try to pressure the Republican senator on tax cuts and other issues.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: Be a voice against anti-trans bigotry
Maine’s delegation should resist efforts to take away legal protections, and Mainers should speak up when we see workplace bias or hear hurtful jokes.
Posted inMaine, Nation & World, News, Politics
Sen. Collins recognized for excellence in public service
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, was recognized by the John Glenn College of Public Affairs at Ohio State University for Excellence in Public Service.
Posted inElections, Maine, Nation & World, News, Politics
Endorsements of Sara Gideon highlight issue of reproductive rights in 2020
NARAL Pro Choice America and Emily’s List both offer early endorsements of Maine House Speaker Sara Gideon in her bid to unseat Sen. Susan Collins in 2020.
Posted inMaine, Politics
House Speaker Sara Gideon announces challenge to Sen. Collins
The Democrat from Freeport will face at least 2 other members of her party in the primary next June who want to take on the long-serving Republican.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Maine congressional delegation says Iran situation fraught with danger
While the 4 members generally gave President Trump credit for halting a planned retaliatory airstrike, Sen. Angus King worries that the president could be boxed in by hawkish advisers.
Posted inAmerican Journal
City celebrates major affordable housing renovations
Nearly $7 million in public and private funding went to improve Larrabee Woods and Riverview Terrace and convert them to Section 8 housing.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Sen. Collins casts 7,000th consecutive Senate vote as re-election race looms
Republican Sen. Susan Collins has gone to great lengths over the years to keep her perfect voting streak intact.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Opinion
The View From Here: A cot is not a plan
When busloads of refugees showed up in Portland, the city responded. Now we all should be thinking about what happens next.