WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and Representative Chellie Pingree announced that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded the Penobscot Indian Nation $199,998 to increase the tribe's involvement and support of energy, climate change and ocean-related issues. Funded through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and dispersed via NOAA's Regional Ocean Partnerships Program, th more PR

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: To listen to the latest Inside Maine Podcast click here The Office of U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) today released the March episode of his "Inside Maine" podcast, in which he discussed the newly-formed Maine Defense Industry Alliance (MDIA) and the need for training programs that minimize workforce shortages. During the podcast, President of Maine Community College System, Dave Daigler, joined Senator more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: Senator Angus King has announced that The Northern Lighthouse has been awarded $510,000 through the bipartisan Fiscal year 2024 Congressionally-Directed Spending (CDS) appropriations package to bolster and support its efforts to serve homeless youth. The funding will allow The Northern Lighthouse -- which runs the only youth emergency shelter and transitional living program in Aroostook County -- to bring more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today led 35 bipartisan members of Congress in a letter to Agriculture Committee leaders of the House and Senate urging the establishment of a new Office of Seafood Policy and Program Integration at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA); support for seafood procurement from small and midsize seafood businesses across USDA nutrition programs; and the exten more PR