WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * $2.8 Million from Rural Health Fund Senator Collins Authored Will Keep Penobscot Community Health Care Open * Maine's rural health system received $190 million from the Rural Health Transformation Program this year BANGOR, ME - U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, welcomed the announcement that $2.8 million in federal funding drawn from the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP), which she authored, will e more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King Releases Statement on New 'Deal' to Ease Sanctions on Russia, Fund Putin's Aggression Against Ukraine * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) released the following statement amidst news that the White House has made an agreement to ease sanctions on Russian oil which will inevitably not ease the burden on Americans at the gas pump, yet help fund Vladimir Putin's war of aggression against Ukraine: "Americans nationwide a more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB10837) by legislative attorney Jimmy Balser: * * * Ranked-Choice Voting: Legal Challenges and Considerations for Congress Ranked-choice voting (RCV) is an alternative voting system that allows voters to rank multiple candidates on a ballot in order of preference. RCV has been adopted in nearly 50 jurisdictions across the United States, including for statewide and federal elections in Maine, Alaska, and Washington, D.C. M more PR