PORTLAND (WGME) – Senator Susan Collins has received the Army's highest public service honor. The Army says Collins was presented with the Distinguished Public Service Medal for her support of the Army during her time on the Senate Appropriations Committee.

Former Republican congressman John Ratcliffe was a controversial choice for Director of National Intelligence during Trump's first term, but his conformation hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee was uncontentious.

The tax and fee changes that Gov. Janet Mills put forward last week in her budget only add up to about $150 million in a two-year state spending plan that tops $11.6 billion. But new taxes and fees are always controversial,

A bill co-authored by Maine Senator Susan Collins to expand Social Security benefits for public workers has been signed into law.

Federal authorities say illegal growing of marijuana is happening all over rural parts of the country, including in Maine.

Maine, chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that 12 organizations and state agencies in Maine have been awarded a total of $22,658,059 to support housing assistance to homeless individuals and families,

With a decline in Maine's pulp and paper industry employment, other wood products are being developed to reduce the use of plastics and other fossil fuel-based materials.

President Joe Biden signed into law a bill that will increase Social Security benefits for millions of Americans, including thousands of Maine teachers, firefighters and police officers. Maine Sen. Susan Collins,

Sen. Susan Collins says Maine will benefit from more than $22 million set aside for homeless services. Sen. Collins announced Thursday that the money will be distributed amongst 12 organizations. That list includes Preble Street, the Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence, and the city of Bangor, among several others.

U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, and U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden, today are announcing the Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) decision to award $22 million in funding for Maine’s Forest Bioproducts Advanced Manufacturing Tech Hub,

Senator Susan Collins was awarded the Army Distinguished Public Service Medal, the highest public service recognition awarded by the U.S. Army.