Representative Chellie Pingree News

The Greater York Region Chamber of Commerce and Warren's Lobster House kicked off the first celebration to welcome the new Memorial Bridge on June 12. In attendance were Kittery business owners who have been affected by the closure, state and local representatives, officials from both the Maine and New Hampshire departments of transportation, and ... (more)

A national push for laws that keep guns out of hands that would do evil with them came to Augusta on Monday.

The House of Representatives has passed an amendment to the National Defense Authorization bill sponsored by Rep. Mike Michaud that would require any footwear provided to members of the Armed Forces upon initial entry be made in America.

Maine's New Balance factories - among the few athletic footwear manufacturing facilities left in the U.S. - received good news on two separate fronts last week with the help of the state's congressional delegation.

U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud said Thursday he's taking the first steps toward running for governor next year, announcing that he's forming an exploratory committee and launching a website.

First District Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, stands with four members of the Oceanside High School class of 2013 June 9 in Rockland.

My wife went to her annual physical and was told "Methodist Hospital is no longer a preferred provider for TRICARE."

The 152 soon-to-be graduates of Oceanside High School were encouraged by U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, to get involved in politics, saying they should not believe they are too young, come from too small a community or are too inexperienced.

With the Pentagon embroiled in criticism over its handling of sexual assault cases, Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs Chairman Bernie Sanders said today that he will remain steadfast in his commitment to ensure that veterans who suffered military sexual trauma during service are provided the care and compensation to which they are entitled.

President Barack Obama is defending secret surveillance, pointing out that Congress has repeatedly authorized the government to collect data on phone records and Internet use.

We got some terrible news this week, a revelation made all the more disturbing by the fact Maine's mainstream press covered it as if it were wonderful news.

I just don't know what to make of our governor. First, he tries unsuccessfully to talk to the Democrats on a Sunday afternoon, and now they're ticked off because he won't allow his commissioners to talk to them.

Adam Cote resigned from the Sanford School Committee on Monday night and announced that he will be leaving later this summer to serve a tour in Afghanistan with his Maine Army National Guard Unit.

The House passed a bill Tuesday that could make it easier for veterans with mental health conditions related to a sexual assault that occurred during military service to get treatment and benefits from the Veterans Affairs Department.

The House passed legislation Tuesday designed to make it easier for veterans to obtain financial compensation for injuries or illness linked to sexual abuse while in the military.

In this July 18, 2012 file photo, Ruth Moore of Milbridge, Maine is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Maine's Senate majority leader is resigning his seat to oversee the U.S. Small Business Administration's New England region.

Maine and New Hampshire transportation officials Monday filed an application for a $25 million federal transportation grant to pay for a Portsmouth Naval Shipyard rail line incorporated in the Sarah Mildred Long Bridge replacement.

The U.S. Navy on Monday awarded Bath Iron Works a $2.8 billion contract to build four guided-missile destroyers at the shipyard over the next five years, providing some assurances to workers at one of Maine's largest employers.

Later this week, politically connected individuals will gather on the 12th floor of a modern building about five blocks from the U.S. Capitol to spend a few minutes with Republican U.S. Sen.