SEATTLE, Washington (KING) - An experimental place where hardcore alcoholics can live and drink at taxpayer expense has been a lighting rod of controversy in Seattle, Washington since it opened, but new evidence from a university study may quiet some critics.
In a public meeting in Brewer, representatives from the US Postal Service explained their proposal to close the Hampden distribution center, which employs 200 people.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded nearly $3 million to the Maine Department of Transportation to repair or reconstruction of federal aid highways and roads on federal land damaged during Tropical Storm Irene.
With the caucus and primary season underway, we had a discussion in our newsroom about the differences between the two, and realized even some of our staff didn't realize some of the nuances.
WASHINGTON, DC (NEWS CENTER) -- President Obama says he's not taking "no" for an answer when it comes to getting his choice to lead a new consumer watchdog agency. He's looking for support from Senate Republicans, including Maine's Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins.
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- Maine's congressional delegation is supporting Gov. Paul LePage's request seeking a federal fisheries disaster declaration to provide aid to Maine's groundfishing fleet.
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (AP) -- The Maine Potato Board is giving thanks to Sen. Susan Collins for her work in blocking an Obama administration proposal to drastically reduce the amount of potatoes that can be served in school lunches across the country.