Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows (D) is going head-to-head with No Labels, the political third party that has pledged…
Month: June 2023
Last night, the Maine House of Representatives was up late debating whether to approve a bill that would add more…
Students at the Marshall Simonds Middle School in Burlington, Mass., tore down rainbow decorations and chanted “U.S.A are my pronouns”…
Maine’s House of Representatives approved a bill (83-56) that will increase security arrangements at the State House complex just moments…
The Maine House on Wednesday rejected a bill (76-71) that would have prohibited cities and towns in the state from…
The Maine Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) on Tuesday voted to approve electricity rate increases associated with a program that hikes…
Maine Republicans and conservative candidates posted victories last night in a State House special election and a handful local elections.…
State lawmakers are considering a proposal to let cities and towns create areas where narcotic users can consume the illegal…
Former President Donald Trump has entered a not guilty plea to all 37 counts of federal charges brought against him…
As offshore wind power continues its inexorable advance in the Gulf of Maine, Gov. Janet Mills and Maine’s Congressional Delegation…
As of Tuesday, House Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross (D-Portland) has not responded to three requests for comment on why she…
The Maine House of Representatives has passed a bill that will force hospitals to comply with federal price transparency requirements.…
The South Portland City Council is set to hold a workshop on Thursday to discuss implementing a citywide “Pay As…
On Monday evening the Portland City Council voted to approve a contract to build a new 180-bed shelter targeted towards…
The scandal surrounding the Biden family’s foreign business deals took a turn Monday when U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said…
North Korea has joined the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Executive Board, a leadership position that will give a leading state…
Two academics at Canada’s University of Toronto have published a paper analyzing the use of medically assisted suicide in cases…
In an effort to reduce the stigma associated with committing crimes and going to jail, Maine House of Representatives approved…
Democratic lawmakers on Monday rejected a proposal from Rep. John Andrews (R-Paris) that would have allowed the boards of government-run…
Watch a fiery back-and-forth between Laurie Osher and Billy Bob Faulkingham An Orono Democrat on Monday compared members of the…
Amid a debate over whether Maine’s schools should adopt a rating system for sexually explicit books, Rep. Charles Skold (D-Portland)…
Portland High School was temporarily locked down last week after a brawl between students that some say included a knife,…
A Maine Transgender Network, Inc. steering committee member resigned from a voluntary position with the organization in May after writing…
Over the past few years, corporate leaders have worked to acclimate to a culture wherein there seemed to be an…
Maine had the third highest percentage of out-of-state campaign contributions during the 2022 election cycle at 67.82 percent, according to…
State lawmakers are considering a bill that would increase the cost of vehicle inspection fees and create a new surveillance…
Unity residents who signed a petition opposing the town’s embrace of “Pride Month” in May have found themselves targeted by…
In the latest round of legal filings related to Newcastle mom Amber Lavigne’s lawsuit against the Great Salt Bay Community…
On Monday afternoon the Portland City Council will hold a meeting to take public comment and then vote on a…
On Monday JPMorgan Chase announced that they have agreed “in principle” to a settlement in a class action lawsuit alleging…
Democratic lawmakers attempted to pass off a definition of “racial profiling” from the left-wing ACLU of Maine as though it…
The Maine Board of Licensure in Social Work held a disciplinary hearing Friday for a conditionally licensed public school social worker who…
The Maine State Legislature voted this week to kill LD 1636, “An Act to Ensure the Right to Work Without…
Former President Donald Trump revealed Thursday on social media that he has been indicted by a federal grand jury on…
After the Judiciary Committee gave Gov. Jant Mills’ late-term abortion bill the stamp of approval Friday, Maine Wire Editor-in-Chief Steve…
Carroll Conley, Executive Director of the Christian Civic League of Maine, joins Maine Wire Editor-in-Chief for a podcast session on…
Maine Wire Editor-in-Chief Steve Robinson sat down for a podcast with Christian Civic League of Maine Executive Director Carroll Conley…
Able-bodied adults without children will not be required to work or seek employment for a few more years following a…
On Thursday Democratic lawmakers in Maine’s House of Representatives defeated a series of Republican-proposed parental rights bills. [RELATED: Lawmakers Nix…
Officials within the Biden Administration are preparing for the possibility that the Supreme Court will strike down its large-scale student…
The Maine State Legislature is expected to soon put its seal of approval on LD 1101, “An Act to Support…
A Syrian asylum seeker has been arrested Thursday morning after a horrific knife attack at a French Alpine town playground…
Almost 30 percent of Americans ages 18-29 support the government putting “1984-style” surveillance cameras in every household, according to a…
Rep. Mike Soboleski (R-Phillips) joins the Maine Wire podcast to talk about how a policy 2021 policy aimed at advancing…
The Democratic co-chairs of the Judiciary Committee have scheduled a work session on LD 1619, Gov. Janet Mills late-term abortion…
The Maine Legislature’s Judiciary Committee held a work session Wednesday afternoon on a proposed bill LD 1735, “An Act to…
Democrats in the State Senate and House of Representatives have officially voted to kill bill that would have required public…
As funding runs out for General Assistance vouchers, asylum seekers occupying about 30 rooms of the Sanford Inn will soon…
U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) tweeted Tuesday night an image of her setting fire to a Republican energy bill that…
Price increases in New England energy markets are far outpacing demand for electricity, according to a report released Wednesday by…
Officials at Gardiner Area High School have implemented a temporary policy banning the display of all flags on school grounds…
Portland leaders delayed a vote on the city’s proposed budget Monday night, in order to wait and see if the…
Portland residents will have the opportunity to vote Tuesday on a referendum, Question A, that would amend the city’s current…
Democrats are poised to kill a resolution from Rep. Katrina J. Smith (R-Palermo) that would have instructed the Maine Department…
In the latest video for Maine Wire TV, Editor-in-Chief Steve Robinson sat down with Rep. Heidi Sampson (R-Alfred) and Rep.…
I love living in Portland, but I’m concerned with how much influence self-avowed socialists have over its future. The rent…
Democratic lawmakers have yet to move forward with Gov. Janet Mills’ signature second-term bill to eliminate all restrictions on late-term…
In a 77-63 vote that fell mostly along party lines, the House of Representatives moved Tuesday to kill a bill…
Portland Police stopped 38-year-old Portland resident Martin Benjamin Monday afternoon on suspicion that he was participating in illegal drug activity…
Democratic New York City Mayor Eric Adams said in a press conference Monday that city residents may soon have to…
The Daily Caller News Foundation – Micaela Burrow on June 5, 2023 Former FBI agent Robert Hanssen, regarded by historians and…
On Saturday at the League of Women Voters of Maine (LWV) Biennial Convention entitled “Democracy Forum,” Maine’s Secretary of State…
UPDATE: Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) tweeted late Monday that the FBI fears the whistleblower in this story will be…
Twitter co-founder and former CEO Jack Dorsey announced Sunday that he is endorsing Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. for president. Dorsey’s…
As conservatives across the country question why large multinational corporations and brands appear to be lurching left, it’s worth recalling…
The Foundation for Government Accountability (FGA) has released a mini-documentary alleging that the Biden Administration is blocking their investigation into…
Maine has the 10th lowest performing state economy in the U.S., standing in 42nd place out of the 50 states…
The Daily Caller News Foundation – John Hugh DeMastri on June 2, 2023 The Biden administration on Friday ordered a 20-year…
The Daily Caller News Foundation – Jennie Taer on June 4, 2023 The crisis at the southern border is overwhelming school…
The Daily Caller News Foundation Laurel Duggan on June 5, 2023 “Conversion therapy,” a term widely understood to mean bans on…
The Daily Caller News Foundation – Laurel Duggan on June 1, 2023 MDA National, a major medical indemnity insurance provider in…
Sen. Joe Baldacci (D-Penobscot) offered searing criticism of Gov. Janet Mills during May 23 committee hearings, alleging that the governor…
An independent report released Friday afternoon regarding Maine Attorney General (AG) Aaron Frey’s relationship with a subordinate employee found no…
The Portland School Board announced on Friday that they will vote on Tuesday to confirm Dr. Ryan Scallon as the…
Democratic State Rep. Sally Cluchey (D-Bowdoinham) advocated for an amendment that would compel Maine’s hunters to give coyotes a “respectful…
Republican lawmakers who support transparency in public schools are “intellectually stifling right wing book banners and anti-LGBT zealot bigots,” according…
Central Maine Power, Hannaford, and LL Bean are just three of the well-known Maine brands that are supporting late-term abortion…
On Monday, June 5, the Goodall Library in Sanford will host a “Drag Story Time” as part of the taxpayer-funded…
Senate Minority Leader Trey Stewart joins Maine Wire Editor-in-Chief Steve Robinson for a conversation about Maine’s net energy billing scheme,…
A video posted to TikTok Thursday by Christian preacher Perez Ndi appears to show a self-described Satanist berating a group…
With the legislature set to adjourn by the end of the month, one of the last remaining pieces of business…
On Wednesday Democratic U.S. Rep. Jared Golden shared his thoughts regarding President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s debt ceiling…
State Rep. Laurel Libby (R-Auburn) has filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a recent change in Maine law that…