Gov. Janet Mills (D-Maine) issued a proclamation last week commemorating “Equal Pay Day,” while her female staff makes less than…
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The conservative group Courage is a Habit is continuing its fight against LD 227, the so-called “transgender trafficking” bill, which…
The Independent Commission tasked by Maine Gov. Janet Mills with investigating the facts and circumstances surrounding the Oct. 25, 2023…
The State of Maine may soon begin taxing subscriptions to streaming services such as Netflix, Hulu, and Spotify. The proposed…
Michael Friedland of the Lumbery — a small business located in the Cape Elizabeth town center on Route 77 that…
The Legislature is considering a bill that would give state lawmakers the final say on the Maine Board of Environmental…
U.S. Senators from Maine Susan Collins (R) and Angus King (I) are backing a bill that would require automakers to…
A massive $2 billion energy transmission line through New England has been scrapped after the company undertaking the project deemed…
Maine’s far left lawmakers are advocating for a series of gun control bills in response to the Oct. 25 mass…
USA Today published an article blaming Chaya Raichik, operator of the anti-woke X account Libs of TikTok, for the bomb…
Maine’s State House was evacuated Friday morning following a bomb threat emailed to one legislator, which was quickly determined to…
Lewiston mass shooter Robert Card, who killed 18 people and injured more than a dozen others in two Oct. 25,…
Gov. Janet Mills (D) has signed into law a bill allocating more than $15 million to reimburse municipalities for the…
Gov. Janet Mills (D) signed into law this past Thursday a bill that requires internet providers to prorate for customers…
Leaked internal documents from the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH), the leading global medical body behind developing “standards…
After the United States Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday that individual states do not have the authority to bar former…
$5.4 million worth of grants from the state government have been awarded to municipalities throughout Maine to “protect vulnerable infrastructure…
A bill concerning the purchase and sale of single-use plastic water bottles by state and municipal governments — as well…
A conservative group, Advocates for Truth in Our Schools (ATOS) was barred from hosting an event at the Kennebunk Free…
A bill aiming to limit donations to political action committees (PACs) was introduced in the State Legislature Wednesday following the…
The Portland City Council’s Housing and Economic Development Committee recently released a draft of their 2024 Work Plan, which includes…
Maine’s Judiciary Committee met on Monday to Discuss a bipartisan bill on tribal sovereignty, which has resurfaced in the State…
The Maine Senate has officially defeated a resolution calling for a national convention under Article V to consider proposing amendments…
A citizens initiative aimed at changing Maine’s campaign finance law is likely to come before voters at the ballot box…
A Warren lawmaker who works for the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA) refused GOP requests to recuse himself…
Maine’s Legislative Council voted down a proposed bill to increase election security before the upcoming state primary and the potentially…
Maine Democratic lawmakers on the Legislative Council voted Thursday to reject an after-deadline emergency bill proposal that would restrict the…
A group of 47 Maine House Democrats penned an emotional letter in an attempt to leverage the tragic Oct. 25…
Update: Several hours after the Maine Wire broke this story, the Penobscot Sheriff’s Department posted new information on their Facebook…
The leadership Political Action Committee (PAC) led by Maine House Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross (D-Portland) ended 2023 in a deficit…
Several recently acquired electric school buses have been pulled off the road as a result of potentially dangerous malfunctions and…
Gov. Janet Mills (D-Maine) announced Tuesday that she had designated the historic, and undeveloped Sears Island for a 100-acre development…
On March 5, voters in the Town of Cumberland are set to weigh in on a controversial proposal to construct…
The Portland Museum of Art announced Thursday that it will be laying off thirteen employees, citing the continued impacts of…
In a recent Pennsylvania special election, the race was called with less than half of the votes counted after it…
Maine Wire Reporter Seamus Othot contributed to this report. A Maine Republican is looking to crackdown on the foreign organized…
Maine’s Office of the Secretary of State (SoS) has not yet released its list of ballot drop-box locations, over a…
Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) announced a $71 million new spending proposal on Wednesday that would bring Maine’s total spending…
Maine lawmakers are considering a bill that would institute a statewide consumer products rule — dubbed the “right to repair”…
Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) issued an Executive Order on Friday calling for hearings over allegations of misconduct against Oxford…
The First Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling last Friday declaring that Maine’s laws governing the use and dissemination…
Maine lawmakers are considering a bill to prohibit “unauthorized paramilitary training,” leading to concerns about 2nd Amendment rights, and difficulties…
Lawmakers in Augusta are set to consider a bill that would provide additional funding to reimburse municipalities for the short-lived…
Former Maine State Rep. Sue Bernard (R-Caribou) will make another run for State Senate, according to a statement she released…
On Tuesday, reports emerged that Gov. Maura Healey turned a community center in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston into a makeshift residence…
Note: This story was updated to include data from Republican CD-2 candidate Mike Soboleski’s year-end FEC filing. State Rep. Austin…
Maine authorities have intensified their crackdown on illegal marijuana operations, conducting multiple raids across central Maine in January, including raids…
President Joe Biden approved Maine’s request for a federal disaster declaration on Tuesday, a move that follows the severe storms…
Maine Gov. Janet Mills delivered her 2024 State of the State address Tuesday evening, offering few policy proposals that resonated…
Maine Gov. Janet Mills’ proposed migrant resettlement plan received a public hearing Tuesday afternoon before the Legislature’s State and Local…
The Maine State Legislature’s Judiciary Committee held a public hearing Monday on an emergency bill that would grant subpoena power…
A group of Maine lobstermen have asked the United States District Court for the District of Maine to temporarily block…
U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-ME) is supporting the effort to approve a $7 billion extension of the federal Affordable Connectivity…
Senate President Troy Jackson (D-Aroostook) has told Democratic activists that he will support gun control legislation he has previously voted…
At the Androscoggin County Republicans’ 2024 caucus over the weekend, State Rep. Mike Soboleski (R-Phillips) won the caucus’ CD2 primary…
On January 17, the Judiciary Committee held a work session for LD1696. This bill proposes holding “firearm industry members” civilly…
On Tuesday Rep. John Andrews (R-Paris) testified in front of the Committee on State and Local Government regarding LD 2150,…
Maine’s Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (DIFW) released a statement yesterday encouraging people to sign up for its “Traps+Trails…
Gov. Janet Mills (D) will not be reappointing Justice Joseph M. Jabar, a longtime Maine jurist who has served in…
Maine sportsmen had better fall in line with the Democratic Party’s upcoming push for gun control if they want to…
A bill aimed at decriminalizing drugs and related paraphernalia, as well as expanding support for and access to addiction treatment…
The Maine Judiciary Committee faced intense scrutiny today as it postponed a Work Session on a controversial bill that would…
On Thursday, the Maine Senate voted 33-1 in favor of appointing retired Army Brigadier General Diane Dunn as the new…
The three citizen initiatives approved by voters in November of 2023 officially went into effect last Friday, all of which…
At Tuesday’s meeting of Maine’s Legislative Council, committee member Trey Stewart (R-Aroostook) proposed a bill to protect the integrity of…
Former President Donald Trump has asked the Maine Superior Court to consider evidence that Secretary of State Shenna Bellows allegedly…
On Tuesday, an application that allows illegal immigrants residing in the state to access financial aid and in-state tuition rates…
It’s a familiar phrase to any Mainer who followed the New England Patriots’ dynasty years under Tom Brady and Bill…
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey will have to make cuts to her $56 billion budget for fiscal year 2024, according to…
Town clerks in Maine have raised concerns about the practices employed by No Labels in their effort to register voters…
No Labels has officially gained access to Maine’s ballot after surpassing the state’s registration threshold for certification. The group has…
The Maine State House was evacuated on the first day of its 2024 legislative session due to a bomb threat…
Protestors gathered today outside the General Dynamics production facility in Saco Maine, complaining that the company is supplying Israel’s “genocide”…
The Maine Gun Safety Coalition (MGSC) is hosting a protest Wednesday morning at the Maine State House to pressure lawmakers…
On Tuesday, Harvard President Claudine Gay announced her resignation. She will return to her position as a faculty member. The…
The United States Navy has appropriated $34 million for six new workforce initiatives at Bath Iron Works (BIW) as part…
The Republican candidates vying for a chance to run against U.S. Rep. Jared Golden in Maine’s conservative 2nd Congressional District…
The Daily Mail, one of the biggest newspapers in western civilization, roasted Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) on Thursday for…
The State of Maine has posted a hiring ad for a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) coordinator for the procurement…
The League of Women Voters of Maine (LWV), a progressive nonprofit that is aligned with the Maine Democratic Party, targeted…
Gov. Janet Mills (D-Maine), who in 2018 received an A+ rating from the National Rifle Association, is now open to…
Over half of Maine households lost power in the recent storm, and hundreds of thousands are still awaiting a restoration…
The Maine Wire sat down Wednesday with the City of Portland’s newly elected and inaugurated Mayor Mark Dion for an…
Maine has received more than $17 million from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to improve data on the…
Following a period of public confusion, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) officially announced on Friday that the “winter energy relief…
Rep. Austin Theriault (R-Fort Kent) has challenged Rep. Mike Soboleski (R-Phillips) to participate in three debates in the GOP primary…
Eight people were arrested in Lewiston Tuesday following the execution of a search warrant at a single-family home as part…
On Thursday, Sen. Eric Brakey (R-Androscoggin) made a post on his X account which cautioned against accepting provisions in an…
Maine Gov. Janet Mills announced Monday that her administration is investing $3.5 million into substance use disorder (SUD) treatment services…
Walk a Mile in Their Shoes (WAMITS) — a non-profit founded by former Democratic state senator Bill Diamond — released…
Harvard University President Claudine Gay — already under scrutiny over her contentious Dec. 5 testimony to Congress concerning campus anti-semitism…
The Independent Commission directed by Gov. Janet Mills to investigate the facts surrounding the Oct. 25 mass shooting in Lewiston…
A New Hampshire man has been arrested and charged in connection with threats made against Republican 2024 presidential candidate Vivek…
Both members of Maine’s delegation to the House of Representatives have signed onto a partisan letter requesting a $1.6 billion…
Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey has signed onto an amicus brief in favor of upholding California’s long-controversial ban on large-capacity…
Last night, the United States House of Representatives passed a bill aimed at limiting the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) authority…
The New Rule Will Not Reduce the Dirty Air We Inherit from Other States The goal as stated in the…
A group of pro-Palestine protestors gathered outside Bath Iron Works (BIW) Friday in Bath, Maine, demanding that the shipyard “stop…
South Portland Police announced Friday that following a police chase, they have arrested a suspect in relation to a home…
A Buxton man was found guilty by a federal jury Thursday of transmitting a threatening communication due to a threat…