On Tuesday, U.S. Magistrate Judge Karen Wolf permanently enjoined the State of Maine from enforcing the new limits on Super…
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The same people who decry the role of money in politics — ie. the media — are often the same…
When the legacy media in Maine latches onto an idea, many who have been around the block more than once…
As part of a $4.5 million slate of upgrades, a new security fence currently being erected around the Blaine House…
Maine’s Democrat governor is touting her drug-overdose accomplishments amid growing public scrutiny on China’s invasion of the Pine Tree State.…
The Maine Supreme Court ruled Friday to uphold Secretary of State Shenna Bellows’ wording of a citizens initiative requiring voters…
A super PAC supporting Zohran Mamdani’s campaign for New York City mayor accepted $1,000 from a Muslim cleric linked to…
A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday to overturn the 2023 conviction of Douglass Mackey, known online as Ricky Vaughn, for…
A meeting of the seemingly very local Westbrook City Council Facilities and Streets Committee took a surprising turn on Monday…
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The United States Supreme Court issued an order Tuesday allowing the Trump Administration’s “workforce optimization” initiatives to resume for the…
Paul LePage, former Maine Governor and current frontrunner for the hotly contested 2nd Congressional District (CD2) House seat occupied by…
New Maine Energy Law Promises Ratepayer Relief, but Instead Delivers Political Cover for Democrats in the 2026 Midterms. Maine’s ratepayers…
The Maine Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday morning in the lawsuit challenging Secretary of State Shenna Bellows’ wording of…
Auburn Republican Rep. Laurel Libby’s lawsuit against Maine Speaker of the House Ryan Fecteau (D-Biddeford) has become moot after her…
Nearly 50 Maine Republican lawmakers on Monday sent a letter to the presidents of the Maine Community College System (MCCS)…
Republican candidate for Governor of Maine Robert “Bobby” Charles issued an early statement on Monday about his fundraising results for…
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JoAnna St. Germain, the Waterville teacher who made international headlines in May for her Facebook posts calling for President Donald…
Louis Sigel, a Kennebec County Democrat has submitted paperwork with the Federal Elections Committee (FEC) to challenge incumbent Congressman Jared…
After Eastern Maine Community College (EMCC) professor Carol Lewandowski received significant backlash for providing unprofessional and discriminatory feedback to a…
Some House Democrats told Axios that their constituents have encouraged them to prepare for violence and “be willing to get…
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act — a national budget bill that includes many of the key policies of President…
Pretty unusual for a small Maine town to be educating the state’s governor – except if it’s the indigenous-deaf Janet…
A York Democrat’s bill to expand the administrative process behind Maine’s public school transfer program died between chambers after the…
A professor at Eastern Maine Community College (EMCC) attacked and discriminated against a Christian conservative student for writing an essay…
Maine House Speaker Ryan Fecteau (D-Biddeford) sputtered his way through a Tuesday end-of-session interview with Matt Gagnon on WGAN, in…
There is no polite way to say this: Democrat income tax increases, which the Maine’s legislature passed in the eleventh…
Gov. Janet Mills (D-Maine) will avoid making a decision on the controversial sanctuary state bill that passed through the legislature,…
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The Senate narrowly passed President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” reconciliation spending package on Tuesday with a tie breaking vote…
Like the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, ths majority of blue state Mainers told pollsters they do not want the…
Socialist Portland City Councilor Wes Pelletier on Sunday gave a speech at an event in Monument Square in which he…
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Thirty-seven year-old allegations of cocaine abuse have returned to haunt Maine Gov. Janet Mills thanks to a resurfaced U.S. Department…
A retired Special Forces surgeon who earned his medical degree in Maine is running for Texas governor – and vowing…
The Maine Legislature has yet to make a final decision on the proposal requiring the Maine Department of Health and…
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino vowed to crack down on government corruption and root out Chinese Communist Party (CCP) influence…
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Senate Appropriation Chair Susan Collins (R-ME) supported a motion Saturday night to advance President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” towards…
Probably the most likable candidate for governor of Maine last time won less than two percent of the vote. Sam…
Maine lawmakers have adjourned for the session without making a decision on a bill that would open the door for…
The former Bowdoin grad who’s on goal to become NYC’s next mayor should be well-equipped to handle the Big Apple’s…
State lawmakers have delayed deciding on a bill that ties the fate of Maine’s unique method of distributing its electoral…
Earlier this month, Maine lawmakers rejected along partisan lines a resolution that would have amended the state’s constitution to require…
New poll findings released on Thursday give former Maine Governor Paul LePage (R) a three-point lead over incumbent U.S. Representative…
Maine lawmakers have made a last-minute move putting the brakes on the controversial effort to expand the use of ranked…
A proposed tax hike on Maine’s millionaires designed to increase funding for public pre-K-12 education has been carried over into…
Maine’s House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to remove an effective gag order and restore the floor speaking privileges of…
When tragedy gives way to triumph, it can be a beautiful thing—not unlike a caterpillar transforming into a butterfly. That…
After receiving unanimous, bipartisan support, Maine lawmakers have largely reversed course on a series of programs designed to bolster the…
Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) voted with a minority of House Democrats against tabling a resolution to impeach President Donald Trump…
The likely next mayor of New York City who has recently tried to deny his alleged anti-semitism left an explosive…
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Mark Rutte, the Secretary General of NATO, called him “daddy” as a way…
Gov. Janet Mills (D-Maine) expressed support on Tuesday for a Republican-led effort that would strengthen the state’s existing “Yellow Flag”…
Gubernatorial candidate and former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson, a Democrat, expressed his strong support on Monday for New York…
While the Maine chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) are busy lamenting the fact that their party’s national…
Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) reintroduced the “Organic Dairy Data Collection Act” on Tuesday with two Republican co-sponsors, aiming to help…
If you’re a ”New American” then Maine’s Democrat governor loves you. But if you’re Native American, don’t count on Janet,…
Maine Governor Janet Mills (D) nixed a bill from House Minority Leader Billy Bob Faulkingham (R-Winter Harbor) on Friday that…
By August of next year, all Maine school boards will be required to adopt a policy regarding the use of…
There’s an old Persian saying that goes “if either side walks away from a negotiation feeling good, it was a…
State Senator Rick Bennett (R-Oxford) announced on Tuesday that he will be running as an independent for Governor of Maine…
On Monday, June 20, Maine Governor Janet Mills, a Democrat, issued vetoes on three bills concerning tribal land rights, recovery…
Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) signed on as a co-sponsor of a Republican-led bill aimed at fighting Chinese Communist Party (CCP)…
Gov. Janet Mills (D) signed the $320 million supplemental budget into law Monday that contains a number of increased taxes…
Maine’s 132nd Legislature is winding down and set to conclude its special emergency session by Wednesday or Thursday, following two…
As the world waits to see the aftermath of President Donald Trump’s decision to bomb three of Iran’s nuclear facilities…
The Democratic Socialists of Maine criticized their national parent organization in an Instagram post on Sunday after the Democratic Socialists…
Maine Governor Janet Mills vetoed two bills Wednesday, June 18 targeting farmworker unionization and legal representation for indigent defendants, citing…
Mainers who subscribe streaming services like Netflix, Hulu, Disney Plus, and Spotify can likely expect to see a new tax…
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A Maine-based policy think tank has published an open letter urging Gov. Janet Mills (D) to veto a recently passed…
Gov. Janet Mills (D) has signed a bill into law prohibiting legislative staff from lobbying for at least a year…
Both the House and Senate have failed to adopt a measure that would have authorized cities and towns throughout Maine…
The controversy surrounding Rep. Laurel Libby’s (R-Auburn) censure continued on the House floor on Wednesday when House Speaker Ryan Fecteau…
What started out as a rebellion against their party, which they saw straying down the wrong path to ‘economic justice,’…
A contentious bill, essentially turning Maine into a sanctuary state for illegal immigrants by severely limiting local cooperation with Immigration…
Three protesters, including the Concord City Democrats chair, were arrested on Tuesday after they refused to leave a New Hampshire…
Maine will remain in the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, an agreement among the states that could bring about sweeping…
Lawmakers in Augusta are battling in Augusta this week over the second part of the state’s proposed biennial budget. But…
If the failed Canadian summit sponsored by Maine’s Democrat governor is any indication, she may want a reset on her…
Gov. Janet Mills (D) has signed a bill into law adding new penalties and enforcement measures to Maine’s new Paid…
Maine lawmakers appear to have put a pause on finalizing approval of a plan to restructure the state’s income tax…
Gov. Janet Mills (D) has signed a resolve into law directing the Maine Department of Labor (MDOL) to study the…
The Permanent Commission on the Status of Racial, Indigenous & Tribal Populations (PCRITP), Maine’s taxpayer-funded racial equity board, is looking…
High income Mainers may soon be paying a bit more in state taxes, thanks to revenue-hungry Democrats. After being held…
A powerful, pro-solar energy lobby group, the Coalition for Community Solar Access (CCSA), is using its national resources to urge…
Maine House Republicans teamed up with the Sportsmen’s Alliance of Maine (SAM) on Tuesday to propose a counter-measure to a…
House Speaker Ryan Fecteau (D-Biddeford) has slipped a tax change into the spending bill Democrats will pass before adjourning the…
Jordan Wood, a progressive Democratic candidate running to unseat Republican U.S. Senator Susan Collins, last week boasted that his campaign…
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The mark of a real politician is their ability to eat your lunch while still smiling as if you’re best…
Two leading members of the House Committee on Homeland Security began an investigation last week into 215 non-governmental organizations (NGOs)…
If you’re going to get caught breaking a law that you claim to support, make sure the news breaks going…
The Maine House voted narrowly on Friday evening to pass a bill that will ban transgender-identifying males from girls’ sports…
Mainers will not be seeing the full price tags on their ballots when they go to the polls to vote…
The Portland Police Department arrested two people on Saturday after they allegedly assaulted police officers at the city’s “No Kings”…
The 132nd Maine Legislature’s special session, absent a statutory adjournment date, is set to conclude this week. Democratic leaders want…