The Permanent Commission on the Status of Racial, Indigenous, and Tribal Populations (PCRITP) on Wednesday appointed Bowdoin College Professor Theo…
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Republican U.S. Senator Marco Rubio of Florida and four of his colleagues sent a letter Friday to President Joe Biden…
In a Wednesday morning segment on WGAN Morning News with host and CEO of the Maine Policy Institute Matt Gagnon,…
Last week, Sen. Angus King (I) announced that he intends to push Congressional leaders to include a provision in the…
Democratic Governor of California Gavin Newsom will face off against Florida Governor and Republican presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis in a…
Chair of the House Judiciary Committee Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) released subpoenaed internal communications Thursday revealing how the Biden White…
The Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office has said it is investigating the illegal Marijuana grow facilities that have proliferated throughout northern…
Just over a month since a mass shooting in Lewiston claimed the lives of 18 people, independent U.S. Sen. Angus…
State Sen. Eric Brakey (R-Androscoggin), a long-time libertarian crusader and a fixture at the State House, announced Wednesday that he…
Lawyers for Hunter Biden have told the Republican-led House Oversight Committee that the president’s son is willing to testify before…
On the 60th anniversary of his uncle John F. Kennedy’s assassination, independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s campaign launched…
By Jennie Taer of the Daily Caller News Foundation PORTLAND, Maine — Illegal marijuana grows run by Chinese nationals have sprung…
Go. Janet Mills (D) and Maine State Attorney General Aaron Frey announced Monday that they will work with the Independent…
The Portland City Council voted against an order to legalize homeless camps in public parks through the winter months after…
Maine’s Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry (DACF) was, until November 10th, offering free state park passes based exclusively on…
Democrats on Maine’s legislative council recently approved a proposal which would repeal Maine’s current law limiting town municipal spending. The…
Rep. Michael Soboleski’s (R-Phillips) attempt to appeal his failed proposal to ensure enforcement of Maine’s cannabis laws once again failed…
Today, the Legislative Council considered appeal requests from a handful of Democrat lawmakers who had proposed bills concerning the homelessness…
Housing availability and affordability was a common theme at today’s Legislative Council appeals hearing. Last week, the Council voted down…
Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) announced today that she has introduced a bill alongside Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) titled the “Supporting…
Republican U.S. Senator from Maine Susan Collins was briefed Thursday by Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Administrator Anne Milgram on efforts…
Rep. Joshua Morris (R-Turner) appealed the Legislative Council’s decision to reject his proposed bill requiring legislative oversight of electric vehicle…
The Cape Elizabeth Town Council voted unanimously to dismiss without prejudice the lawsuit filed more than a year ago against…
Maine’s Republican National Committee members are keeping quiet about RNC Chairwomen Ronna McDaniel’s future as the leader of the top…
The cost to U.S. taxpayers of providing housing, education, health care, and other benefits to migrants who entered the country…
Republican U.S. Senator from Maine Susan Collins has introduced a bipartisan bill, the “Working Waterfront Preservation Act,” alongside Sen. Jack…
Robert Cross, businessman and former U.S. Department of Agriculture employee, suspended his campaign Monday for the 2024 Republican primary race…
Asian transnational criminal organizations operate more than 270 illegal marijuana cultivation sites in Maine, according to a leaked U.S. Department…
Rep. Ann Fredericks (R-Sanford), Rep. Lucas Lanigan (R-Sanford), and Sen. Matt Harrington (R-York), submitted a formal letter Saturday objecting to…
The Supreme Court has — for the first time — officially adopted a Code of Conduct in light of recent…
The Portland City Council is set to consider Monday a proposed order that would amend city ordinances to allow homeless…
Kevin Kelley, spokesman of Maine Gov. Janet Mills’ Independent Commission to investigate the facts surrounding the Lewiston shooting, has clarified…
The Maine State Legislative Council voted Thursday to reject a bill proposed by Rep. Joshua Morris (R-Turner) that would have…
This week for the first time in U.S. history, the cost of interest on the national debt passed $1 trillion…
In a Nov. 6 letter to Portland’s State Senators and Representatives, Mayor Kate Snyder requested the lawmakers’ assistance in identifying…
Independent 2024 presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confronted by a pro-Palestine heckler calling for a ceasefire between Israel…
The Sanford City Council is considering eliminating two polling locations in future elections, a move Republicans say will disproportionately inconvenience…
The Maine Republican Party announced Thursday that they will nullify the ranked-choice voting process for the upcoming 2024 GOP Presidential…
U.S. Senators from Maine Susan Collins and Angus King announced Wednesday that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the…
U.S. Congressman from Maine’s 2nd District Jared Golden was one of 22 House Democrats to vote Tuesday in favor of…
Mainers resoundingly voted to approve a citizens’ initiative instituting an automotive “right to repair” in the state in Tuesday’s elections.…
Maine’s electrical utilities will not be seized by the state and placed under the control of a quasi-governmental body following…
The City of Portland has elected City Councilor Mark Dion to be their new mayor. After no candidate crossed the…
The number of Chinese nationals entering the U.S. illegally across the southern border has exploded this year, according to data…
Illegal Chinese marijuana grows have taken over much of rural Maine. The government is either incapable — or unwilling –…
Polls have closed, and the results are in. Maine voters have officially rejected the establishment of Pine Tree Power. The…
The federal government worked extensively with Stanford University and other entities to censor American’s speech in the lead-up to the…
The U.S. dollar has lost more than one-fifth of its purchasing power since 2019, according to an email sent Monday…
Mainers will go to the polls Tuesday to make their voices heard on a series of eight ballot questions –…
Draft copies of proposed changes to City of Portland ordinances obtained by the organization “Enough is Enough” show city officials…
Five members of the Maine Chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America were arrested Friday for criminal trespassing after they…
Chipotle and McDonald’s locations in California will be raising their menu prices next year to offset a minimum wage increase…
The Maine Democratic Party was the recipient of $100,000 in donations stemming from notorious fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried’s corrupt FTX cryptocurrency…
Democratic Congressman Jared Golden of Maine’s 2nd District slammed House Republicans Thursday after his proposed amendment to prohibit commercial offshore…
A Connecticut Superior Court judge has overturned the results of the City of Bridgeport’s Democratic mayoral primary election over the…
Mainers’ data privacy is once again set to be a focal point for lawmakers in Augusta. Next Wednesday, members of…
Democratic U.S. Congressman from Maine’s 2nd District Jared Golden joined 31 of his fellow House Democrats Wednesday in voting against…
Republican Maine State Rep. Laurel Libby of Auburn announced Monday that she has submitted a bill proposal for the second…
A Jewish lawyer who has been practicing law in southern Maine since 1979 had his Portland office targeted this weekend…
In a letter to his constituents published Sunday to his “Dear Mainer” Substack, Democratic Congressman from Maine’s 2nd District Jared…
The invisible shield that has always protected the people of Maine from the insanity of modern American life has been…
The day after a mass shooting in Lewiston claimed the lives of 18 people, Democratic U.S. Rep. Jared Golden of…
A city councilor from Maine’s largest city has blamed the single largest shooting of white people in Maine’s modern history…
Wednesday night Lewiston saw the worst mass shooting in Maine’s history. As of Thursday afternoon, the suspect in the murders…
Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) was elected as the new Speaker of the House with unanimous support from the Republican caucus.…
Earlier this year, the State Legislature passed one of the least restrictive abortion laws in the nation — as of…
The Maine Ethics Commission voted unanimously Wednesday to take no further action in an investigation into whether Senate President Troy…
House Republicans have nominated Rep. Mike Johnson for the Speakership, making him the caucus’ fourth nominee for the position in…
Republican U.S. Senator from Maine Susan Collins, alongside a bipartisan delegation of Senators, gave remarks at a press conference Sunday…
A Norway man accused of having filed multiple fraudulent loan applications to gain over $240,000 from a pandemic-era loan program…
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released operational statistics Saturday for fiscal year 2023 showing just over two million total…
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced a draft Wind Energy Area (WEA) on Thursday identifying over 3.5 million…
Municipalities throughout Maine have been struggling to accommodate the state’s rapidly growing refugee and asylum seeker populations — and things…
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) is officially no longer in the running for Speakership after failing to prevail in three chamber-wide…
A Brunswick pastor preaching outside Portland’s Planned Parenthood abortion clinic Tuesday was told by police that he was violating the…
UPDATE: This story has been updated to include comments from Harold Pachios. The City of Portland’s Committee on Sustainability and…
Gov. Janet Mills declared at a Tuesday afternoon ceremony held at the Blaine House that October is now Domestic Violence…
York County now has plans to spend $45 million in an effort to address Maine’s opioid epidemic through the construction…
Maine State Rep. Ann Fredericks (R-Sanford) has submitted a request for a resolution in the second legislative session that would…
The Maine State Legislature’s Judiciary Committee is scheduled to meet tomorrow to discuss two pieces of data privacy legislation up…
All four members of Maine’s Congressional delegation have issued public statements in recent days concerning Hamas’ attacks on Israel, strongly…
The House GOP caucus has officially nominated Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) for the Speakership over Rep. Austin Scott (R-GA). An…
Maine lawmakers are poised to once again consider increasing the state minimum wage during their next legislative session. This past…
School board meetings have become a source of heated and highly contentious debate in recent years with parents and community…
Charter schools may once again be a topic of discussion in Augusta next year. A bill lifting the enrollment cap…
As the death toll in the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict continues to rise, the Maine Democratic Socialists of America (Maine DSA)…
Maine State Rep. Katrina Smith (R-Palermo) has requested to introduce a bill in the second legislative session restricting the sale…
Republicans in Washington nominated Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) to be the Speaker of the House in a secret ballot vote…
Aidan Kearney, the blogger behind “Turtleboy Daily News,” was arrested Wednesday morning on several counts of witness intimidation and one…
Washington D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb has issued subpoenas to the liberal dark money giant Arabella Advisors and its multibillion-dollar…
A Moscow court on Tuesday rejected an appeal of the detention of Wall Street Journal reporter and Bowdoin graduate Evan…
Maine’s three refugee resettlement agencies have been approved to resettle double the amount of refugees in fiscal year 2024 (FY24)…
Parents of Hermon High School students were asked earlier this year to decide whether their student should be allowed access…
Hunter Biden pleaded not guilty to three felony firearm possession charges during his arraignment in a Delaware federal court on…
Most Americans are inclined to trust Republicans over Democrats to effectively deal with the myriad of problems facing the country…
U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) — the longest-serving woman in the United States Senate — has died at the age…
Maine Sen. Angus King and Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W. Va.) earlier this week introduced a bipartisan resolution to designate…
The United States Senate has unanimously reversed course today by officially codifying a business casual dress code days after moving…
Portland business owners and retail workers joined the organization “Enough is Enough” to release a video Thursday drawing attention to…
Job approval ratings for Congress and President Joe Biden remain low ahead of an impending government shutdown, according to polling…