WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-- U.S. Senator Angus King has introduced a bill to expand tax deductions for teachers that pay out-of-pocket for school supplies. The Educators Expense Deduction Modernization Act of 2023 would more than triple the amount educators can deduct from their taxes for out-of-pocket classroom expenses - from notebooks to pencils to paper products. The current deduction for teachers is $300 - f more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that The Jackson Laboratory is receiving $480,536 from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The grant will fund an innovative research project aimed at developing new treatments for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRDs).  "The work being done at The Jackson Laboratory is making tremendous strides in addressing the challenges pos more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that The Jackson Laboratory is receiving $480,536 from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The grant will fund an innovative research project aimed at developing new treatments for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRDs). "The work being done at The Jackson Laboratory is making tremendous strides in addressing more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), Chair and Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee respectively, spoke on the Senate floor, kicking off consideration of the first three appropriations bills on the Senate floor after the Senate voted 85-12 to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to the package. The legi more PR