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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Maine Newsletter for Thursday July 11, 2024 ( 2 items )  

Collins, King Applaud NTIA Approval of Remaining $266 Million in Broadband Funding for the State of Maine
WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: Senators Susan Collins, Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Angus King, Co-Chair of the Senate Broadband Caucus, today applauded news that the remainder of the previously announced $271,977,723 in funding for the Maine Connectivity Authority (MCA) has been approved through the National Telecommunications and Information Administration's (NTIA) Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BE  more

Pingree Welcomes $7.4 Million Investment to Help Fight Child Hunger and Grow Local Food Access in Maine
WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced $7.4 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to combat child hunger in Maine. Distributed through the nonprofit Full Plates Full Potential, seven organizations in Maine were awarded School Food System Innovation Grants to help schools overcome the barriers to purchasing Maine-based foods for their school meal programs and establish long-  more