US agency staff told not to speak with Congress, lawmaker says
Staff at the U.S. farm, environment and interior agencies have been instructed by the Trump administration not to speak with ...
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Silencing Voices: Congressional Communication Disrupted
The Trump administration has reportedly instructed staff at key U.S. agencies not to communicate with Congress, disrupting ...
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Agency staff told not to speak with Congress, lawmaker says
Staff at the farm, environment and interior agencies have been instructed by the Trump administration not to speak with Congress, Rep. Chellie Pingree said in a letter sent to the ...
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Maine farmers face high costs from USDA grant freeze
Those who have signed agreements with the U.S. Department of Agriculture are nervously awaiting word on whether they will get ...
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Proposed bill looks to start forest products workforce training at age 16
The proposed legislation would allow 16-year-olds to work in their families’ logging businesses under parental supervision — something already possible on farms but illegal in the logging ...
Maine farmers left in limbo by federal funding freeze
Despite having signed government contracts, farmers who have spent money on projects to conserve soil, water and power have ...
Maine's congressional delegation wants more teenagers logging
A new federal bill would allow 16- and 17-year-olds to work for their parents' logging businesses in a bid to generate ...
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Maine’s congressional delegation wants more teenagers logging
Chellie Pingree, D-1st District ... allowed to operate agricultural machinery while working on their parents’ farms since the law was first passed in 1938. “We want to be on a level playing ...