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Ranked-Choice Voting Expansion Unanimously Declared Unconstitutional by Maine Supreme Court

Libby PalanzaLibby PalanzaApril 6, 2026
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Cumberland DA Pushes “Restorative Justice” Program to Resolve Charges with “Community Dialogue”

By Seamus OthotApril 7, 20263 News
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Scarborough Man Faces Potential 20-Year Prison Sentence for Possessing Thousands of Child Abuse Images

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Former Lewiston Councilor Ryn Soule Stuck by Discarded Needle Monday, Later Treated at Hospital as Outrage Builds Over City’s Harm Reduction Policies

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“Graham Platner Defended ‘Urinating’On Dead Taliban,’ Called War ‘The Most Enjoyable Experience;’” New York Post

By Ted CohenApril 7, 20261 Commentary
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Platner: ‘It’s Over, Mills Finished’ In Maine Senate Primary; Mills: ‘I’m Not Quitting’

By Ted CohenApril 6, 20262 News
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Massachusetts Governor “Munchkin Mocks” Energy Crisis Using Donut Holes

By Maine Wire StaffApril 6, 20268 News
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Woman Victimized by Trans-Identifying Male Inmate Sues MDOC Commissioner, Claims Prison Retaliated After Maine Wire Report

By Seamus OthotApril 6, 20267 News 2K Views
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Maine Joins Lawsuit Against Trump Administration Over Pres. Trump’s Election Integrity Executive Order

By Libby PalanzaApril 6, 20265 News
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Newspapers ‘Big Fail,’ AP Transitioning To Artificial Intelligence

By Ted CohenApril 6, 20260 News
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Maine Leaders Celebrate Appeals Court Block on Trump Admin’s New Rules for HUD Grant Program

By Libby PalanzaApril 6, 20264 News

Cumberland DA Pushes “Restorative Justice” Program to Resolve Charges with “Community Dialogue”

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NH Man Shoots Police Officer Before Fleeing and Killing Himself Following Domestic Violence Incident

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Scarborough Man Faces Potential 20-Year Prison Sentence for Possessing Thousands of Child Abuse Images

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Veteran Southern Maine Paramedic, Biddeford Teacher, Mourned At Age 54

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Maine Mom Of Dead Toddler Defends Herself, Denies Abandoning Children By Moving Away

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Former Lewiston Councilor Ryn Soule Stuck by Discarded Needle Monday, Later Treated at Hospital as Outrage Builds Over City’s Harm Reduction Policies

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“Graham Platner Defended ‘Urinating’On Dead Taliban,’ Called War ‘The Most Enjoyable Experience;’” New York Post

By Ted CohenApril 7, 20261 Commentary
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Platner: ‘It’s Over, Mills Finished’ In Maine Senate Primary; Mills: ‘I’m Not Quitting’

By Ted CohenApril 6, 20262 News
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Opinion: Why Bobby Charles Is the Kind of Leader Maine Needs Now

By Maine Wire StaffApril 3, 202616 Commentary 3K Views
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Maine’s Fraud Machine Keeps Running…But Now Even Augusta Is Hitting the Brakes

By Jon FetherstonApril 3, 202610 Commentary 2K Views

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U.S. Attorney Warns Protesters: Violence or Obstruction Will Bring Federal Charges

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EPSTEIN FILES: Maine Gov Janet Mills Accused of Child Abuse Cover-up, Cocaine Trafficking in Newly Released SDNY Documents

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Five Town School District Superintendent Distressed After Public ICE Walkout Protest Hits Social Media

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Maine Gas Station Cited By Famous Food Website As Having ‘Best Pizza In America’

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Maine Joins Lawsuit Against Trump Administration Over Pres. Trump’s Election Integrity Executive Order

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Costco Ain’t Got No Couth, Uses Canadian Maple Syrup Over Maine’s Finest

By Ted CohenMarch 18, 2026
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Conservative Augusta School Board Member Vows Not to Support Any Budget Until District follows Title IX and Bars Males from Girls’ Spaces

By Seamus OthotMarch 18, 2026

Maine Joins Lawsuit Against Trump Administration Over Pres. Trump’s Election Integrity Executive Order

By Libby PalanzaApril 6, 2026

Collins Raises Concerns Over Defense, Energy Aid, and Education Cuts in President’s FY2027 Budget Request

By Jon FetherstonApril 6, 2026

Governor Silent as Chinese Cannabis Cartels Swallow Rural Maine — Some With Her Brother’s Help

By Steve RobinsonApril 6, 20269K Views

Censure, Controversy, and Collapse: Lewiston Lawmaker Harriman Faces Mounting Scrutiny After Harassment Case Falls Apart

By Jon FetherstonApril 6, 20261K Views

Trump Announces Successful Rescue of U.S. Colonel Behind Enemy Lines in Iran

By Jon FetherstonApril 5, 2026

Maine Gets Flocked With New Camera Rollout Despite No Citizen Input

By Maine Wire StaffApril 3, 20265K Views

Adam Healthcare Services: Medicaid Biller Tied to Gateway Community Services and Money Transfers Ordered to Repay Over $600k Following Audit

By Seamus OthotApril 3, 20262K Views

Trump Calls Out Maine in Friday Truth Social Post Naming VP JD Vance as Nation’s ‘Fraud Czar’

By Jon FetherstonApril 3, 2026

After Attacking Trump and Oz, Maine’s Mills Quietly Cracks Down on Medicaid Fraud Free-for-All

By Steve RobinsonApril 2, 20263K Views

Mills Ignores Feminist Group’s Questions About Trans Inmates in Women’s Prison

By Seamus OthotApril 2, 2026

Maine Democrats Push Late-Night ‘Millionaire’s Tax’ in Budget Move, Drawing Sharp GOP Backlash

By Jon FetherstonApril 1, 20262K Views

Trump to Deliver National Address on Iran War as Military Operations, Regional Tensions Continue

By Jon FetherstonApril 1, 2026

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Maine Gas Station Cited By Famous Food Website As Having ‘Best Pizza In America’

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Governor Silent as Chinese Cannabis Cartels Swallow Rural Maine — Some With Her Brother’s Help

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Exclusive: Janet Mills’ Attempt to Delay Trump’s Medicaid Fraud Investigation Rejected

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By Seamus OthotMarch 18, 20266K Views

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