Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today joined her Democratic colleagues in voting to vacate Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House, releaseing the following statement this afternoon: “Unlike the Senate, our founders structured the House of Representatives to decide matters by … Continue reading
Preservationists Opposed to “PMA” Request for Declassification of Former Children’s Museum of Maine on Wednesday at City Hall
Greater Portland Landmarks (GPL) announced this morning its opposition to the Portland Museum of Art’s (PMA) request to change the status of the former Children’s Museum of Maine, next to the Portland Museum of Art. The request to change the … Continue reading
Pingree: House Democrats Demand that Justice Clarence Thomas Recuse HImself From Case Following Revelations of Relationship with the Koch Network
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and 49 of her Congressional colleagues last Wednesday, September 27, 2023, sent a letter to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas demanding he recuse himself from the upcoming Loper Bright v. Raimondo case, and any other case … Continue reading
Pingree: House Dems Step in to Avert Government Shutdown with Passage of Continuing Resolution
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, late this afternoon released the folllowing statement after the House passed a 45-day Continuing Resolution to avoid a government shutdown: “For months there has been a bipartisan path … Continue reading
Pingree: House Republicans Extreme Continuing Resolution is ‘Political Theater’ at the Expense of Americans
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, today voiced her strong opposition to the latest attempt by House Republicans to slash critical resources from the American people with an extreme Continuing Resolution. The stopgap measure, … Continue reading
Second Annual Fall Festival at East End Community School Garden Has Large Turnout
The Second Annual Fall Festival was held this afternoon at the East End Community School Garden directly across from the School on North Street on Munjoy Hill. All students between the grades Pre K through Grade 5 were invited to … Continue reading
Maine Delegation Calls on Postmaster DeJoy to Urgently Address “Unacceptable” Maine Postal Deficiencies
The Maine US delegation is calling on Postmasster DeJoy to urgently address troubling deficiencies found among US Postal Service (USPS) operations in Maine. The letter follows the release of a recent USPS Office of Inspection General (OIG) report request by … Continue reading
“Party from Hell” Fails to Justify Impeachment Inquiry Against President Biden
The Party from Hell held its first impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden for roughly 6 hours today in Washington, D.C. The stated justification was to try to find a financial connection between Hunter Biden and Joseph Biden before the … Continue reading
Grand Opening of USM’s McGoldrick Career Center in Portland Today
A ribbon cutting celebration at the new McGoldrick Center for Career & Student Success was held at noon today Wednesday, September 27 on the Portland campus.. The McGoldrick Center is a signature initiative of USM’s just completed fundraising campaign. Originally … Continue reading
City Catches Hell for Lack of Effort on Portland’s Homeless Crisis & Brutal, Inhumane Sweeps
Speaker after speaker, about 25 of them in the 90 minutes permitted for public comment today, chastized some Portland city officials for not keeping campaign promises to solve the homeless crisis as they pledged to do – that despite the … Continue reading