Angus King

The bill, introduced by Sen. Angus King and cosponsored by Sen. Susan Collins, would authorize the transfer of land from Acadia National Park to Bar Harbor for the purposes of developing affordable housing.

In a statement, King said that he met with Jackson on Thursday. He said he's pleased that Jackson, who was nominated by President Joe Biden, would be the first Black woman and first former public defender on the high court.

In this week's Pulse: Mills’ utility accountability bill divisions, Democratic or anti-vaxx ‘activists’?, ‘fact-finding’ trips to Europe, mutual admiration, and odds and ends in the Legislature.

Maine's senators travelled to Europe over the weekend to meet military officials and refugees amid Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine.

King says this is the most dangerous moment in world history since at least the Cuban missile crisis.

Angus King says that Vladimir Putin has grossly underestimated the resistance of the Ukrainian people, as well as a unified western alliance that has already deployed sanctions to cripple the Russian economy.

Members of Maine's delegation say they're supportive of President Joe Biden's decision to issue an initial round of sanctions against Russia for sending troops into parts of Ukraine.

Maine's four members of Congress were scattered throughout the capitol complex with different vantage points on the Jan. 6 attack. One year later, they have divergent perspectives about its lasting impact on the country.

King says that while he's not feeling great, he is "definitely feeling much better" than he would have without a vaccine.

Maine's U.S. Senators are celebrating the Senate's final passage Tuesday of a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill, a spending proposal that would direct roughly $1.9 billion to the state for roads, bridges and high-speed internet.