Domestic violence is the number one cause of injury to women in the United States. In this country, a woman is battered every 15 seconds. It is estimated that one in five women...
Despite having one of the highest high school graduation rates of any state in the country, Maine has one of the country''s lowest rates of participation in post-secondary...
As we celebrate Women''s History Month this March, we honor the countless contributions that American women have made throughout our nation's history. These contributions have...
In spite of tight school budgets and their own modest salaries, many of our nation's teachers open their wallets to purchase school supplies to give their students the best...
Reading is the gateway to academic success and a passion for millions of Americans who love good books. Recently, I successfully introduced a resolution along with my friend and...
Baseball great and colon cancer survivor Eric Davis joined me recently at a Capitol Hill news conference to mark the introduction of legislation that would promote early screening...
When Randy Conant of Damariscotta graduated from St. Dominic Regional High School in Lewiston last spring, he seemed to be on the fast track to his goal of becoming a Naval...
Recently I joined forces with several of my fellow women Senators to testify before the Senate's Special Committee on Aging about the disproportionate burden that providing care...
The spectacular collapse of the Houston energy commodities trading firm, Enron, has dominated the news headlines lately, and with good reason. The magnitude of Enron's bankruptcy...
Maine's most recent Census uncovered a disturbing trend: young people are moving out of Maine at a steady clip. The exodus of young adults from Maine reached 22 percent over the...
"Don''t expect to get much sleep on this trip," our Navy escort warned as our nine-member bipartisan Senate delegation, led by Senators John McCain and Joe Lieberman, departed...