WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) introduced bipartisan legislation to expand access to apprenticeships. The American Apprenticeship Act would provide states with tuition assistance funding to support apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs. Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) introduced companion legislation in the House of Representatives. "Small business owners have told  more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Jan. 31 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2023: Ahead of the first meeting of the House Small Business Committee for the 118th Congress, Representative Jared Golden (ME-02) joined Maine Chamber of Commerce President Dana Connors, local small business owners, and members of the Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce in Augusta for a roundtable discussion. Augusta was redistricted into Maine's Second Congressional District for the 118th Cong more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: The Office of U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) today released the January episode of the Senator's "Inside Maine" podcast. In this edition, the Senator and his guests discuss the opportunities and challenges of telehealth in Maine and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on telemedicine. Senator King, a long-time advocate for quality healthcare access, was joined by Dr. Michael Ross, the Medical Director more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2023: U.S. Senator Angus King is cosponsoring legislation to significantly expand home and community-based care for older and disabled Maine people while improving pay and benefits for the caregivers who provide the life-sustaining care. The Better Care Better Jobs Act would increase Medicaid funding for homecare, helping many of the over 1,700 people in Maine - and 650,000 people nationwide - more PR