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U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she secured $8,007,000 for the construction and continued advancement of eight community and municipal facilities throughout Maine in the Fiscal Year 2024 Agriculture and Rural Development appropriations bill.

Collins, King Attend North Windham Wastewater Project Groundbreaking Ceremony

On June 27, 2023, U.S. Senators Susan Collins, Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Angus King visited the town of Windham for the groundbreaking of a new wastewater treatment facility.

Senators Collins, Durbin Introduce Clean Cooking Bill to Improve Global Environment, Public Health

U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Dick Durbin (D-IL), introduced the Clean Cooking Support Act, a bill that would address the health, environmental, and economic problems caused by exposure to smoke from traditional cookstoves and open fires.

39 people in 45-64 age group in Maine are estimated to have died during week ending June 17

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 39 people in the 45-64 age group died during the week ending June 17.

Senators Murray and Collins Issue Statement After First Full Committee Markup in Two Years, Commit to Senate’s Voice Being Heard in Appropriations Process

Senate Appropriators voted unanimously on June 22, 2023 to advance the Fiscal Year 2024 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies bill and the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies bill. U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), Chair and Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee respectively, issued the following statement on the first Senate Appropriations full committee markup in two years:

Average VA IRRRL loan amount in Maine increases from Q1 to Q2

The average VA interest rate reduction refinance loan (IRRRL) amount in Maine during the second quarter of fiscal year 2023 was $197,966, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

VA provides 38.0% fewer home purchase loans in Maine in Q2 2023

There were 204 VA home purchases in Maine in the second quarter of the VA's fiscal year 2023, totaling $63.3 million in loans, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

Less than 10 people die with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause in Maine during week ending June 24

There were less than 10 deaths with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause reported in Maine in the week ending June 24, making up less than 3.2% of total deaths by all causes in Maine.

Q2 2023: Maine's combined tax revenues up 48.7% since Q1 2023

Maine collected $1.9 billion in total tax revenues during the second quarter of 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

VA provides 204 home purchase loans in Maine in Q2 2023

There were 204 VA home purchase loans issued in Maine in the second quarter of the fiscal year 2023 totaling $63.3 million, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

VA Purchase Loans in Maine average $310,100 for Q2

The average VA Purchase Loan amount for Maine in the second quarter of fiscal year 2023 was $310,100, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

61 people die from diseases of the heart in Maine during week ending June 24

There were 61 deaths from diseases of the heart reported in Maine in the week ending June 24, making up 19.5% of total deaths by all causes in Maine.

Tax revenue analysis: Maine collects $651 million million in sales and gross receipt in Q1

Maine collected $651 million in sales and gross receipt taxes during the first quarter of 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

Average VA Purchase Loan amount in Maine increases from Q1 to Q2

The average VA Purchase Loan amount for Maine in the second quarter of fiscal year 2023 was $310,100, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index

Campaign spending: Top Q1 political donation recipients in Maine