Early next month, the 168 members of the Republican National Committee will vote either to grant Ronna McDaniel another term…
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Overdose deaths from Fentanyl poisoning have created a lot of pain and suffering for Mainers, their families, and our entire…
Unlike the Scorpions, neither you nor I have to walk down to Gorky Park to listen to the winds of…
Maine Wire Editor-in-Chief Steve Robinson joined Newsmax host Eric Bolling Wednesday night to explain the ongoing federal crusade against the…
University of Chicago instructor Rebecca Journey has accused a student at the school of inciting white nationalist terrorism against her…
Maine Wire Editor-in-Chief Steve Robinson filled in on WGAN’s Morning News for an hour this morning. He covered the “Twitter…
The biennial clown show on the banks of the Kennebec opened last week at the Statehouse with scores of newcomers…
The second batch of the so-called “Twitter Files” released by Elon Musk to independent journalist Bari Weiss offers conclusive proof…
Liberals in Brunswick are going to war with one another over a $70,000 painting that’s going to end up on…
Whenever someone promises two for the price of one, the savvy consumer is naturally suspicious. Should the same suspicion not…
If you don’t know who Leslie Dach is, there’s no need to beat yourself up over it. I’m a recovering…
Secretary of State Shenna Bellows confirmed this week that the effort to establish a “consumer-owned” utility in Maine, led by…
Jeffrey, a manager at the Portland branch of Whole Foods, won’t tell me whether or not his store sells Maine…
No less than three men in crisp, black uniforms helped guide me to an available spot in the garage beneath…
For more than 30 years, Americans have been propagandized with a climate alarmist apocalyptic message: global warming (now climate change)…
One of the great things about being Jack Smith is the sheer number of well-meaning people who want to help…
On October 6, 2021, The Maine Wire learned that the Maine Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) had…
Maine’s Freedom of Access Act, a critical tool journalists and citizens can use to hold state and local governments accountable,…
During the midterm campaign period, then-House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy cast doubt on future spending in support of Ukraine’s defense.…
The New York Federal Reserve Bank has entered a partnership with major global banks to test the concept of a…
Now that we’ve had a week or so to reflect on the blue wave that crashed over Maine on Election…
Growing up as an 10th generation Mainer taught me many things. Foremost among them was the importance of family and…
The day after the Republican Party’s humiliating under-performance in Tuesday’s mid-term election, I received an email from Donald J. Trump.…
President Biden gave Americans “one final warning” that our democracy is at risk this week, his Chief-of-Staff Ron Klain explained…
The Portland Press Herald, Maine’s largest newspaper, filed an op-ed Sunday advocating the curious position that politicians have no control…
When a career politician takes multiple positions on the same issue, is it more confusing because of the head-spinning inconsistency…
Maine Governor Janet Mills’s administration recommends that elementary schools carry pornographic books such as Gender Queer, a graphic novel (what we…
Karina Lipsman, the Republican congressional challenger for Virginia’s 8th Congressional District, is calling on her opponent, entrenched Democrat Rep. Don…
It’s a genuine Aroostook County Mystery: What happened to Sue McCrum, the matriarch of the powerful Penobscot McCrum potato empire, that led…
With the 2022 midterm elections already underway in most parts of the country, thanks to early voting, President Joe Biden’s…
With midterm elections just days away, we’re finally hearing some talk on the campaign trail about the impact of illegal…
In all likelihood, William Marbury was really bummed when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 1803 that it lacked jurisdiction…
Maine Wire EIC Steve Robinson joined WVOM’s George Hale and Ric Tyler show Tuesday morning to talk about Maine Wire’s…
Up until a week ago, I wrote a weekly column on politics for three papers in the Mid-coast: The Republican…
With Indigenous Peoples Day replacing Columbus Day, Goodbye, Columbus seemed a natural, but I realized that most folks under 50…
Maine Wire EIC Steve Robinson joined WGAN Morning News host Matt Gagnon this morning to cover his reporting on a…
Maine lobstermen and women aren’t stupid, though it seems Gov. Janet Mills thinks they are. The governor was recently heckled by members…
Maine’s Second Congressional district is receiving national attention, which isn’t a great sign for incumbent Democratic Rep. Jared Golden (CD-2),…
New York Times reporter Stuart A. Thompson labeled the story a far-right “conspiracy theory” involving a Michigan company whose software…
Maine lobster was recently placed on the unsustainable “red list” by the environmental group Seafood Watch, a non-profit associated with…
President Biden may have admitted “the pandemic is over” with regard to COVID-19, but that doesn’t mean we won’t be…
On February 7, 1968, after American military forces rained rockets, napalm, and bombs on the village of Ben Tre in…
Inflation still isn’t letting up, and it’s a top concern for Americans right now. But we just learned of yet…
There are mounting concerns over profound learning loss due to prolonged school closures and remote learning. New data released last…
If the inevitable tradeoffs are ignored, most people would be in favor of getting a free lunch. Unfortunately, there ain’t no…
As I predicted, Biden’s latest policy announcement spelled the end of the student loan payment pause which began during Covid-19…
High energy costs are making Maine increasingly unaffordable for people of average means. Misguided state energy policies are contributing to…
A federal appeals court this week sided with several companies whose applications to sell nicotine vaping products in a variety…
Fact: Climate Change is a constant feature of the Earth, predating humans and modern human activity. Fear: Human caused increases…
There’s an apocryphal quote often misattributed to Ben Franklin that goes something like this: “When the people find that they…
In August 2021 Science Magazine, a peer-reviewed academic journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, highlighted groundbreaking…
According to NBC News, there are 4 million fewer students enrolled in college than there were 10 years ago, and there…
My dad remembers when his family got their first television. It was black and white, and there were only three…
During his campaign for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, Joe Biden repeatedly insisted that his primary goal as president would…
When voters were asked by Pew Research, prior to the 2020 election, what issues were most important to them, education…
Up For Growth (UFG), a nonprofit membership organization which was “founded to elevate and amplify the need for solutions” to…
Support for school choice is becoming increasingly strong and widespread, actually transcending the often-impervious boundaries of political party identification. Over…
The time has come to say goodbye, sooner than expected, but I have accepted a job as state representative and…
Americans love their fast-food supersized. But supersizing the Internal Revenue Service? Probably not so popular. That’s evidently of little concern…
Maine’s Supreme Court is set to rule any day now on an appeal of the referendum that passed last year…
Last October, public interest journalism outfit The Maine Monitor broke the story of a newly-discovered large—and extremely valuable—lithium ore deposit…
This November, Portland residents will vote on five citizens’ initiatives, four of which were sponsored by the Maine chapter of the…
Earlier this month, the Treasury Department approved a plan to invest $110 million “to strengthen or expand broadband infrastructure across the state.”…
The chorus calling for Attorney General Merrick Garland and the Department of Justice to prosecute Donald Trump for his actions…
Meta’s third-party fact-checkers have flagged as “false information” posts on Instagram and Facebook accusing the Biden administration of changing the…
The new academic year hasn’t even begun and public school enrollment is already not looking good in some parts of…
Starting this August, senior citizens in Maine will be able to freeze their property tax rate, preventing their bill from…
When the government tries to micromanage the everyday habits of millions of people, it doesn’t always go well, to put…
In April of 2020, the Press Herald republished a Washington Post article which covered President Trump’s distribution of $1,200 relief checks to…
I completed another plumbing project this past weekend. The toilet in our master bathroom had been leaking for a while.…
A massive federal bailout of state and local governments during the pandemic had a negligible effect on overall employment levels…
News reports say the Biden administration is currently weighing a plan that would allow all adults to receive a second…
I don’t read much fiction these days. I have a limited amount of time and think it’s better to read…
On June 21, 2022, the United States Supreme Court released its decision in the case of Carson v. Makin, declaring unconstitutional…
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has finally determined what’s to blame for America’s recent shortage of baby formula. The…
A growing body of scientific evidence suggests that mask mandates did little to nothing to curb the spread of Covid-19.…
Contrary to the New York Times, I don’t believe that the Supreme Court “spurred” our nation’s current divisiveness. That divisiveness…
As the popularity of harvesting and eating seaweed grows in America, a new Maine Public Radio investigation, along with other recent…
“Our goal is to have a system in which every family in the U.S. will be able to choose for…
It took COVID-19 for many Americans to start paying closer attention to public education in America, and a growing number…
The desire and need for school choice nationwide is now clearer than ever. Since the onset of the pandemic, already…
Last Thursday, my wife and I were scheduled to fly to D.C. for a friend’s daughter’s wedding. Wednesday around midnight,…
Where I grew up in northern Minnesota, it’s easy to see the impact that economic hard times leave on disadvantaged…
Several factors contribute to soaring gasoline prices, but the greed of oil barons is an unlikely explanation no matter what President Joe…
In the aftermath of widespread pandemic-era learning disruptions, many parents and community members are seeking more information on what is…
According to the American Legislative Exchange Council Center for State Fiscal Reform, Maine is currently ranked 44th in the nation in…
On June 17, I attended the COVID-delayed swearing-in ceremony for my successor as United States Attorney for the District of…
In recent weeks, our hearts have been broken and our consciences racked by the awful massacre of elementary school children…
Since President Joe Biden took office office early last year, America’s long-term budget deficit has grown by $2.4 trillion. But that…
In what appears to have been little more than a political litmus test of party purity, Democrats in Cumberland County…
The rise in consumer prices has rightly received a great deal of attention, as inflation hovers around 40-year highs. Everyone…
Last week, the Maine Democratic Socialists of America rushed to file paperwork with the City of Portland that set in…
Is it possible that despite the mounting evidence against them, some lockdown enthusiasts are still unwilling to let go of…
It is illegal and unacceptable for law enforcement officers to use excessive force. It’s relatively easy to state that general…
For John Lewis, his local school district’s decision to enact hybrid learning during the COVID-19 pandemic made finding a work-life…
President Joe Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure bill apportioned $1.2 trillion for such projects as roads, bridges, and airports. But it also designated $65 billion “to…
Throughout the pandemic, few things incited more discord than the mandated use of facemasks as a preventative measure to reduce…
The recent mass shootings at the Tops Friendly Market in Buffalo, New York and the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas were…
Last month, the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it is developing “product standards to prohibit menthol as a…
Government policies fail and create problems in the real world every day. But most Americans are so busy in their…