USPS draws fire for plan to shift some operations from Hampden to Scarborough

Sen. Susan Collins

Published
April 10, 2024

USPS draws fire for plan to shift some operations from Hampden to Scarborough

The move is criticized by union leaders and opposed by Sen. Susan Colllins and Rep. Jared Golden, who plans to introduce legislation freezing the consolidation mail processing centers nationwide.
Published
April 10, 2024

Maine delegation joins call to require brain screenings for military in wake of Lewiston mass shooting

The U.S. Army reservist who killed 18 people in Lewiston in October had been exposed to 'thousands of low-level blasts' during years of grenade training, and the damage has been linked to mental health and behavioral changes he exhibited before the shooting.
Published
March 28, 2024

Susan Collins won’t vote for Trump: ‘I don’t think it should surprise anyone’

Maine's senior senator said she doesn't know how she will vote in November, rejecting both President Biden and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as well as the Republican frontrunner.
Published
March 11, 2024

Politicians, including Sens. King and Collins, close in on votes to keep AM radio in every car

A large, bipartisan group of lawmakers believes saving the AM dial is critical to public safety, especially in rural America, and they want to ensure access to it via car radios.
Published
March 8, 2024

Congress passes first package of spending bills just hours before shutdown deadline for key agencies

Maine Sen. Susan Collins said, 'It would be irresponsible for us not to clear these bills and do the fundamental job that we have of funding government. What is more important?'

Published
March 5, 2024

Patricia Collins, mother of U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, dies at 96

The Aroostook County resident was mother to 6 children, including Maine's senior senator.
Published
February 12, 2024

Portland Jetport to receive more than $10 million from FAA for improvements

The funds are part of an $18 million federal funding package earmarked for airport terminal improvements in Maine.
Published
February 7, 2024

Susan Collins 1 of 4 Republicans to back failed border security bill

Maine's senior senator voted to advance the legislation, which needed 60 votes but got only 49. The proposal succumbed to opposition from Donald Trump, who said it would be a political gift to President Biden heading into the election.
Published
February 5, 2024

U.S. Senate border security bill includes faster work permits for asylum seekers

Maine's congressional delegation has been pushing to let asylum seekers work sooner, although the prospects appear dim for the bipartisan Senate bill that contains Sen. Susan Collins' provision on speeding up work permits.
Published
January 24, 2024

Sen. Collins says she won’t endorse Trump – but won’t endorse Haley, either

Collins did not endorse Donald Trump in 2016 and wouldn't say whether she supported him in 2020, but voted to convict him after his 2021 impeachment trial.

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