Maine, Sea Grant and Susan Collins

Sen. Susan Collins is working to restore Maine Sea Grant
Sen. Collins says she does not believe it is legal for the Trump Administration to withhold funding in areas that have nothing to do with Title IX.
Maine Sea Grant gets reprieve from Trump shutdown of program
NOAA said it would "renegotiate" $1.2 million in funding for the University of Maine research and education program after Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) met
Sen. Collins announces renegotiation of Maine Sea Grant
Sen. Susan Collins announced Wednesday that the Department of Commerce has agreed to renegotiate funding for Maine Sea Grant.
Challengers to Susan Collins' Senate seat announced
The first group of challengers to Susan Collins’ Senate seat in 2026 have been announced. The first is Natasha Alcala, a Democrat from Madawaska. According to the Sun Journal, Alcala is running to help Maine get more infrastructure funding from the government,
Sen. Susan Collins vows to fight medical research cuts
Sen. Susan Collins vowed on Thursday to fight cutbacks to National Institutes of Health research grants, saying she will personally lobby the Trump administration and is helping to form a broad coalition in an attempt to reverse the funding caps.
Midcoast fishermen warn of ‘destructive’ end to Maine Sea Grant
Aquaculture farmers from Westport Island to Biddeford warn that the Trump administration's decision to cut federal funding will harm Maine’s working waterfront, though Sen. Susan Collins announced Wednesday that the terms were being negotiated.
Sen. Collins: ‘Act of Congress’ required to dismantle U.S. Dept. of Education
We spoke about the topic with Collins who says while the department has had some problems, she believes it should continue.
Sen. Collins criticizes Trump's approach to slashing federal workforce
Republican Senator Susan Collins isn't holding back her opinions on President Trump's decision to slash federal employees.
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Angus King, Susan Collins break on bill to ban transgender athletes from competing in women's sports
The proposal would have direct implications in Maine, where a law has allowed some transgender athletes to compete in women's ...
Maine senators explain their votes on bill to ban trans athletes from girls’ and women’s sports teams
The U.S. Senate voted Monday on the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, a federal ban on transgender women from ...
Sen. Collins: Title IX should bar trans athletes from girls sports
The Trump administration has accused Maine of violating Title IX, the federal law designed to ensure equal access to education and sports regardless of sex.
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Challenger criticizes Susan Collins for lack of oversight of Elon Musk spending cuts
Phillip Rench, a former engineer for SpaceX, one of billionaire Elon Musk's companies, is mounting a long-shot bid to unseat ...
Key Republican Disagrees With Trump CDC Pick’s Vaccine Views
Maine Senator Susan Collins said she has “areas of disagreement” with President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Centers ...
Sen. Collins says she thinks US needs Department of Education
Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) spoke Thursday about President Donald Trump's push to dismantle the Department of Education.