WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Bill to Strengthen National Defense with Provisions Championed by Senator Collins to be Signed into Law * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced that the Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which authorizes $900.6 billion, has passed both chambers of Congress, with votes of 77 to 20 and 312 to 112 in the Senate and House of Representatives, respectiv more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo, King Introduce Bill to Streamline State Veterans Home Inspections * Washington, D.C. U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Angus King (I-Maine) today introduced the State Veterans Home Inspection Simplification Act, which would streamline redundant inspection requirements for State Veterans Homes (SVHs) nationwide. Under current law, all SVHs must undergo an annual inspection survey by the U.S more PR

PORTLAND, Maine, Dec. 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine posted the following news release on Dec. 15, 2025: * * * Former Postal Employee Convicted of Mail Theft Distribution clerk at the Auburn Post Office stole cash and gift cards from mail * A Farmingdale woman pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Portland to theft of mail by a postal employee. According to court records, Shannon Littlefield, 29, stole cash and gift cards from greeting cards entrus more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King Lashes Out at "Dishonest" VA Staffing Cuts * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME), a member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee (SVAC) released the below statement following exclusive new reporting in the Washington Post claiming that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will be eliminating as many as 35,000 mostly unfilled healthcare positions, including some in more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King-Backed Legislation Strengthening National Security and Maine Economy Signed into Law * WASHINGTON, D.C. The bipartisan Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA ) passed the Senate in a 77-20 vote and now heads to the White House to be signed into law. U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), Senate Select Intelligence Committee  more PR

ORONO, Maine, Dec. 17 -- The University of Maine posted the following news release: * * * New UMaine Machias project will make Maine coastal fisheries data publicly accessible * For years, coastal communities in Maine have collected valuable data on soft-shell clam recruitment and the spread of invasive green crabs, but much of that information has remained fragmented, difficult to access or unavailable to the public. The lack of a centralized, user-friendly system has made it challenging  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Marshall & King Introduce Bipartisan Legislation Codifying the Future of the Joint Employer Standard * Washington - On Wednesday, U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) and Angus King (I-Maine), introduced the American Franchise Act - a bipartisan bill that clarifies the joint employer standard and reshapes the franchising industry. For a decade, joint employer rules have shifted  more PR

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Dec. 18 (TNSjou) -- The University of Massachusetts issued the following news: * * * Climate Safe Havens Could Be One of Eath's Best Defenses Against Global Warming--But How Well Do They Work? UMass Amherst leads major international effort to increase species' chances of survival * From Maine's Acadia National Park to the wilds of Australia--and in thousands of places in-between--geological conditions exist that slow the effects of climate change on the local ecology more PR