Tag: Maine

Massachusetts wants to permanently switch to Atlantic Time, which is one hour ahead of Eastern Time. It would not roll back one hour on the first Sunday of November, when daylight saving time ends, nor move the clock ahead one hour in March when it begins.

Energy and Environment

New England looks to end daylight saving time

John Siciliano · November 5, 2017 4:01 am

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, who has opposed other Obamacare repeal and replacement efforts from her GOP colleagues this year, is considered a critical vote for the tax reform legislation.(AP/Robert F. Bukaty)

Susan Collins doesn’t back eliminating estate tax, lowering individual tax rate for wealthy

Diana Stancy Correll · October 31, 2017 12:24 am

"Like everyone else in Washington, I'll be watching tomorrow to see what comes out of the Mueller investigation, but I think it's important to emphasize that this, whatever it is, is really just the beginning," King said. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

National Security

Angus King: First charges under Robert Mueller Russia probe ‘really just the beginning’

Naomi Lim · October 29, 2017 3:23 pm

Amanda Staples, a former Republican state Senate candidate in Maine, published an Instagram post that accused Bush of fondling her in 2006. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)

Fourth woman accuses George H.W. Bush of sexual assault

Kara Zupkus · October 27, 2017 9:45 pm

Seattle's democracy voucher program gives registered voters four $25 vouchers they can donate to candidates. The program was supposed to "turn the table on the traditional power map of Seattle." (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Beltway Confidential

‘Democracy vouchers’ are a sham

alex-cordell · October 19, 2017 6:19 pm

Former President George H.W. Bush is escorted onto the field before the NFL Super Bowl 51 football game between the New England Patriots and the Atlanta Falcons Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017, in Houston. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

George H.W. Bush donates Super Bowl socks for Roman Catholic Diocese auction

Diana Stancy Correll · October 19, 2017 2:10 am

"What the president is doing is affecting the ability of vulnerable people to receive healthcare right now," Collins said. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Susan Collins: Trump’s decision to end Obamacare subsidies will harm Americans

Josh Siegel · October 15, 2017 3:25 pm

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, announced she will remain in the U.S. Senate and not run for governor. (AP Photo/David Sharp)

Mitch McConnell praises Susan Collins’ decision to stay in the Senate despite her ‘no’ votes on healthcare reform

Al Weaver · October 13, 2017 4:43 pm

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, announced Friday that she will not run for governor in her home state. "I have concluded that the best way that I can contribute to these priorities is to remain a member of the United States Senate," she said. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

Susan Collins won’t run for Maine governor’s seat

Al Weaver · October 13, 2017 12:37 pm

Her decision will come on Friday. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

Susan Collins will announce Friday if she’s running for governor

Al Weaver · October 10, 2017 6:00 pm

Seen as a powerful moderate voice in a polarized Senate, Collins has played a key role in many legislative debates, most recently as one of the Republicans who chose not to support the Graham-Cassidy bill, intended to restructure Obamacare. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Susan Collins mulls run for Maine governor’s seat

Kara Zupkus · October 4, 2017 6:51 pm

It is the latest defection from the insurer, which has been worried about the uncertainty in the exchanges for 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

Anthem will leave Maine’s Obamacare market in 2018

Robert King · September 27, 2017 3:40 pm