Maine, Susan Collins and Sea Grant

Maine Sea Grant gets reprieve from Trump shutdown of program
NOAA said it would "renegotiate" $1.2 million in funding for the University of Maine research and education program after Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) met
Sen. Collins announces renegotiation of Maine Sea Grant
Sen. Susan Collins announced Wednesday that the Department of Commerce has agreed to renegotiate funding for Maine Sea Grant.
Challengers to Susan Collins' Senate seat announced
The first group of challengers to Susan Collins’ Senate seat in 2026 have been announced. The first is Natasha Alcala, a Democrat from Madawaska. According to the Sun Journal, Alcala is running to help Maine get more infrastructure funding from the government,
Maine Sea Grant regains funding after industry, congressional pushback
The Maine Sea Grant program, which saw its funding pulled by the U.S. federal government, has regained its funding after an outcry from the industry and the state’s congressional declaration.
Trump administration agrees to renegotiate Maine Sea Grant funding
The Trump administration has agreed to renegotiate funding for Maine Sea Grant, one of the state's key coastal resource programs, following conversations between U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnik and U.
Midcoast fishermen warn of ‘destructive’ end to Maine Sea Grant
Aquaculture farmers from Westport Island to Biddeford warn that the Trump administration's decision to cut federal funding will harm Maine’s working waterfront, though Sen. Susan Collins announced Wednesday that the terms were being negotiated.
Key Republican Concerned About Trump CDC Pick’s Vaccine Views
Maine Senator Susan Collins said she has “areas of disagreement” with President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Centers ...
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Angus King, Susan Collins break on bill to ban transgender athletes from competing in women's sports
The proposal would have direct implications in Maine, where a law has allowed some transgender athletes to compete in women's ...
Maine senators explain their votes on bill to ban trans athletes from girls’ and women’s sports teams
The U.S. Senate voted Monday on the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, a federal ban on transgender women from ...
Bill Belichick's girlfriend, Jordon Hudson, praises Trump in social media post
Jordon Hudson, Bill Belichick's girlfriend, took to social media to celebrate the "wonderful news" that the Maine Sea Grant was being reinstated, saying that "Trump Loves Fisherman." ...
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Challenger criticizes Susan Collins for lack of oversight of Elon Musk spending cuts
Phillip Rench, a former engineer for SpaceX, one of billionaire Elon Musk's companies, is mounting a long-shot bid to unseat ...
Susan Collins nailed it regarding Donald Trump: Letters
Maine U.S. Sen. Susan Collins nailed it in her assessment of President Donald Trump. Readers weigh in on many issues in today ...
Maine Sens. King and Collins call Trump and Zelenskyy meeting 'unfortunate'
King, a fierce ally of Ukraine, criticized President Donald Trump's tone and defended the Ukrainian president's "heartfelt ...
King, Pingree condemn firings of 7 Togus employees, including 5 veterans
Sen. Susan Collins said she has been in touch with the Trump administration about the firings at the Veterans Administration ...