WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced Tribal higher education opportunities and investments to train the next generation of agricultural professionals. During his remarks, Secretary Vilsack announced $5 million in grants to support Tribal students at land-grant colleges and universities through the New Beginning for Tribal Students (NBTS) Program. These programs ref  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined the committee's Ranking Member, Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Republican colleagues in introducing the Stand with Israel Act, legislation to cut off U.S. funding to United Nations (UN) agencies that expel, downgrade, suspend, or otherwise restrict the participation of the State of Israel. "The United Nations and its a  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Click HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE for individual photos Vassalboro, ME Today, U.S. Senator Susan Collins delivered the keynote address at the Maine State Police 83rd Recruit Training Troop graduation ceremony in Vassalboro. Senator Collins congratulated the academy graduates and thanked them for their commitment to protect and serve the people of Maine. More than 300 people, including dozens of active cade  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate HELP Committee, are seeking answers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on its continued failures to produce accurate national jobs data, which has serious impacts on the American economy. "BLS's inability to produce initially reliable data--especially when that data  more

ORONO, Maine, Nov. 16 -- The University of Maine System issued the following news release: * * * Waldo Community Action Partners plans to maintain critical internet connectivity infrastructure and pay $3.06 million for the property, which is above both the appraised value and the offers from the two other respondents * * * A Waldo County nonprofit received the highest score among three proposals to purchase the Hutchinson Center in Belfast, allowing it to move forward to negotiate a sale agr  more