WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.), and Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) led 54 Members of Congress in pressing U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack to quickly implement an Organic Livestock and Poultry Standards (OLPS) rule, including the compliance timeframe for outdoor access and density. The long-awaited and widely supported rule will enhance  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Following reports that increased pay and benefits were withheld from actively unionizing Starbucks employees nationwide, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and 30 of her Congressional colleagues are urging the multi-billion-dollar international coffee corporation to work with their unionizing employees. "As workers renegotiate the compact between employee and employer across workplaces nationwide, we e more PR

MARS HILL, Maine, Oct. 5 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Susan Collins visited BigRock Mountain to speak with the Board of Directors, employees, and Northern Maine Development Commission (NMDC) staff about a $2.5 million grant to make improvements to the ski area. The funding, which was awarded through the Economic Development Administration (EDA), will help replace the 50-year-old ski lift and increase snow making capacity to boost the local t more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Susan Collins visited the Caribou Police Station to tour the current building, which was originally constructed in 1937 as a fire station. According to the City's design consultant, the facility fails to meet current federal and international building standards and is unsuited for renovation. City Manager Penny Thompson, Police Chief Mike Gahagan, City Councilors Joan Theriault and John Morril more PR