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News from May 2023

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Maine SOS Bellows speaking at DC elections conference held by "hard core leftist"

By Pine State News Report | May 9, 2023

Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows (D) is speaking at an elections conference this week run by a lawyer who has been described as a “hard-core leftist” who “hates conservatives."

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Week ending April 22 could be deadliest for people in 75-84 age group in Maine

By Pine State News | May 9, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 75 people in the 75-84 age group died during the week ending April 22.

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Governor Mills Elected Co-Chair of U.S. Climate Alliance, Bipartisan Coalition of Governors Leading on Climate Action

By Pine State News Report | May 9, 2023

The U.S. Climate Alliance, a bipartisan coalition of 25 governors committed to fighting climate change, has elected Governor Janet Mills to serve as its Co-Chair.

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Maine deaths did not exceed death expectancy during week ending April 22

By Pine State News | May 9, 2023

Maine's death count did not exceed death expectancy during the week ending April 22, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Senator King Discusses Urgency of Interconnection Fix and Transmission Expansion with FERC Chairman

By Pine State News Report | May 9, 2023

U.S. Senator Angus King on May 04, 2023 emphasized the importance of new technologies and regulatory reform to the clean energy future. In a hearing of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, King questioned Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Willie Phillips on his view of grid enhancing technologies (GETs) and interconnection reforms.

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Collins, King Announce $2 Million for Migratory Bird Conservation

By Pine State News Report | May 9, 2023

U.S. Senators Susan Collins, the Vice Chair of the Appropriations Committee, and Angus King, the Chair of the Senate National Parks Subcommittee, announced that the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Migratory Bird Conservation Commission (MBCC) has approved a $2 million award for the Maine Department of Agriculture.

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Maine: 64 people in 65-74 age group are estimated to have died during week ending April 22

By Pine State News | May 8, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 64 people in the 65-74 age group died during the week ending April 22.

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Governor Janet Mills Orders Flags Lowered in Honor of Victims of Allen, Texas Tragedy

By Pine State News Report | May 8, 2023

Consistent with a directive of the President, Governor Janet Mills has ordered that the United States and the State of Maine flags be lowered immediately to half-staff statewide through sunset on Thursday, May 11, 2023 in honor of the victims of acts of violence perpetrated yesterday in Allen, Texas.

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ICYMI – In FoxNews.com Op-Ed King, Murkowski Push for Supreme Court Code of Conduct

By Pine State News Report | May 8, 2023

ICYMI, U.S. Senators Angus King’s (I-Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) on May 04, 2023 published an op-ed on FoxNews.com pushing for their bipartisan bill that would require the Supreme Court to create its own code of conduct.

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On the Senate Floor, Collins Delivers Remarks Praising George Mitchell’s Leadership on Good Friday Agreement

By Pine State News Report | May 8, 2023

U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) delivered remarks on the Senate floor on May 04, 2023 to discuss the resolution which commemorates the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Good Friday Agreement on April 10th, 1998.

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How many 45-64-year-olds died in Maine during week ending April 22?

By Pine State News | May 7, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 57 people in the 45-64 age group died during the week ending April 22.

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Upper threshold of death expectancy exceeds death count in Maine during week April 22

By Pine State News | May 7, 2023

Maine's death count did not exceed the upper threshold of death expectancy during the week ending April 22, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Total OASDI widow and parent beneficiaries in Maine decreases in 2021

By Pine State News | May 7, 2023

There were 18,496 total OASDI widow and parent beneficiaries in Maine in 2021, a 1.9 percent decrease from 2020, according to the official Social Security Administration website.

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12 people in 25-44 age group in Maine are estimated to have died during week ending April 22

By Pine State News | May 6, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 12 people in the 25-44 age group died during the week ending April 22.

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Maine sees a 56.5% decrease in number of VA loans issued from Q1 2022 to Q1 2023

By Pine State News | May 5, 2023

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) issued 451 home loans totaling $130.3 million in Maine during the first quarter of the fiscal year 2023, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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Total OASDI beneficiaries in Maine increases in 2021

By Pine State News | May 5, 2023

There were 359,152 total OASDI beneficiaries in Maine in 2021.

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Maine among 26 states that allow concealed carry without a permit, new study finds

By Pine State News Report | May 4, 2023

Maine is among the 26 states that allow residents to carry concealed weapons without a permit, a new tally of weapons permit laws by the U.S. Concealed Carry Association (USCCA) concludes.

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May 2: Congressional Record publishes “CLOTURE MOTION” in the Senate section

By Pine State News | May 4, 2023

“CLOTURE MOTION” was published on page S1458 of the Congressional Record on May 2.

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May 2: Congressional Record publishes “Cloture Motion (Executive Session)” in the Senate section

By Pine State News | May 4, 2023

The Congressional Record published “Cloture Motion (Executive Session)” in the Senate section on May 2.

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Total OASDI retired beneficiaries in Maine increases in 2021

By Pine State News | May 3, 2023

There were 258,610 total OASDI retired beneficiaries in Maine in 2021.