Sen. Anne Beebe-Center wants to limit celebrations and curtail Mainers’ fun with a bill to reduce the hours allowed for…
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Maine Attorney General (AG) Aaron Frey has joined a group of twenty attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against Secretary…
Border Patrol agents in Maine arrested nearly a dozen illegal aliens who were found in a vehicle during a traffic…
The Legislature’s Taxation Committee has unanimously rejected a bill exempting any money earned by Maine kids from state income tax.…
A bill that aims to abolish Maine’s income tax and require state agencies to regularly engage in “zero-based budgeting” may…
Once again, a Maine transgender-identifying male athlete seized victory over girls at a high school track meet on Friday, as…
The Maine Department of Corrections (DOC), through its Division of Juvenile Services, has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to…
There’s a new Angus in Maine’s political arena and he’s gunning for the seat his father held for two terms…
When the House gavels in on Tuesday, it is looking at a 60-page calendar with 20 divided reports, or bills…
A top Maine Democrat raised red flags in 2024 regarding the Mills Administration’s handling of non-competitive, no-bid contracts more than…
Members of the Legislature’s Education and Cultural Affairs Committee have unanimously voted against a Democrat-led proposal to make community college…
The Maine Legislature’s Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife voted on Wednesday in favor of a bipartisan proposed constitutional amendment…
Lawmakers on the state legislature’s Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee held public hearings Friday afternoon on several proposed voter ID…
Three juvenile suspects are facing felony charges after allegedly participating in an armed robbery at an apartment building in Auburn…
A Dominican national who in 2022 was one of a dozen people charged in a major drug trafficking bust in…
In two days, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will begin enforcing a long-expected deadline for airline travelers to producer Read…
A 34-year-old Oregon man was arrested in Bangor on Wednesday after allegedly assaulting a police officer during an altercation at…
Former two-term Republican Governor Paul LePage has filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission and is expected to announce his…
A progressive Maine law firm that represents several school districts throughout the state issued a memo alongside the Maine School…
A Rumford man being held at the Oxford County Jail following his arrest earlier this month on drug charges is…
It appears Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey has been taking counsel from the late troubadour Kenny Rogers, who famously sang:…
The number of homes available for sale in Maine has increased substantially since last year, and home prices have also…
The Portland Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a man who allegedly lunged out of his car…
The Portland City Council at their next meeting will consider launching a $40,000 indoor soccer program for the asylum-seeking migrants…
Over her term in office to date, Secretary of State Shenna Bellows has changed the way that Maine runs its…
A violent male criminal using the name Ashley Lynn Bushey, 54, is currently being housed in a women’s prison following…
The attorney who filed a recently dismissed professional misconduct complaint against Kennebec County District Attorney Maeghan Maloney (D) has landed…
Thursday saw an array of anti-gun bills debated in public hearings before the Maine State Legislature’s Judiciary Committee, but an…
Maine’s Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) formally notified the City of Portland of multiple violations in its General…
Rep. John Edar (R-Waterboro) is working to ensure that Maine schools never repeat the dangerous precedent set during the COVID-19…
The Maine Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee held a work session April 30 at which it considered slate of…
Catholic Charities Maine, one of three refugee resettlement agencies in the state, announced last week that it plans to close…
The Manchester, New Hampshire school district is working to conceal its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) related materials from the…
In recognition of the Maine Legislature’s passing a law to recognize the Seppala Sled Dog as the state’s official canine…
Twenty-five years ago famed conservative David Horowitz got invited to lecture at Bates College – and then got scolded by…
The Portland homeless man who became a media darling and was featured in well over a dozen articles in Maine…
A Portland woman has been charged with terrorizing after being accused of impersonating a cop and threatening to shoot an…
While Maine already has in place a Yellow Flag law that includes a due process element before authorities may strip…
Gov. Janet Mills (D) has signed a bipartisan bill into law prohibiting banks from charging customers a fee for opting…
An English teacher at Waterville Senior High School took a break on Tuesday from instructing students on grammar and syntax…
Is the generous application of bail in pre-trial criminal cases, or early release when it comes to convicted and incarcerated…
The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF) announced on Tuesday $3 million in grants for research supporting farmers…
Two 18-year-old suspects who were charged with multiple felony level counts after allegedly robbing two victims at gunpoint at Bug…
Two juvenile suspects were arrested and charged this week in connection to a robbery of a residence in South Portland…
More than a quarter of Mainers feel that the most important problem facing the state right now is the political…
A Maine “journalist” who says he “goes places – and tells stories – that other media won’t” also does something…
Maine’s Secretary of State will imminently release the ballot wording for a referendum question to go before voters this November…
Portland residents and business owners are speaking out and asking the City Council for help to address what they say…
The body found in the attic of a Grant Street apartment building more than two weeks ago has been identified…
Does your heart pound with dread every time the electric bill lands in your mailbox? If so, you’re not alone.…
If the Portland Press Herald could credibly blame the vice president of the United States for banning adults from a…
The Maine Legislature’s Health and Human Services Committee held a public hearing Monday on a bill that proposes to increase…
“Material weaknesses” and “significant deficiencies” are the worst possible items an auditor can find in any financial organization. Yet when…
A bipartisan group of Maine representatives joined together on Thursday to kill a “Defend the Guard” bill from Rep. Benjamin…
Republican lawmakers have introduced a bill that would exempt Maine seniors from paying property taxes. LD 1541 was sponsored by…
The New Hampshire Free State Project (FSP) hosted its annual NH Liberty Forum this past weekend, featuring presentations from a…
Maine Rep. Laurel Libby’s (R-Auburn) has filed an emergency petition to the United States Supreme Court, asking for their intervention…
A Maine man accused of carrying out a violent carjacking in Massachusetts over the weekend has been apprehended in New…
Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) approved 40 financial orders on April 24 to adjust state budgets for the fiscal year…
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Don’t you wish there were cameras set up on Maine highways to catch you speeding, so you can get tickets…
A 67-year-old Wesley man and former school bus driver for the Machias Bay Area School System (AOS 96) has been…
A proposed constitutional amendment requiring at least two-thirds support to increase Mainers’ taxes is up for a public hearing early…
A bipartisan group of lawmakers have introduced a bill that aims to provide property tax relief to Maine homeowners, as…
A 15-year-old has been arrested in connection to a Tuesday shooting on Bartlett Street in Lewiston. Lewiston Police announced on…
The Maine state GOP lawmaker who got officially silenced by Democrats for defending girls’ high-school sports is now fighting her…
The owner of a plant store in Lewiston is facing aggravated drug trafficking charges after a search of the property…
Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) on Thursday signed a proclamation recognizing the Armenian genocide just months after appointed a now-resigned…
Thomas College, a private post-secondary institution in Waterville, Maine, is under scrutiny from the U.S. Department of Justice following a…
Cumberland County Sheriff’s detectives faced an unexpected, hours-long standoff with a career criminal after arriving at a Baldwin home to…
A Democrat-led bill aimed at softening the criminal possession thresholds for crack cocaine was advanced by the Maine Legislature’s Criminal…
Bangor Publishing Company — the company that owns both the Bangor Daily News (BDN) and a lesser-known marketing agency —…
Maine’s new Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) Program was the center of sustained attention Wednesday afternoon in Augusta as…
The Maine native who made a cottage industry out of poking fun at downeasters is about to have the last…
Noting an uptick of crime in Maine committed by individuals out on bail for a previous offense, Sen. David Haggan…
Rep. Kristen Cloutier (D-Lewiston) withdrew a bill earlier this month that would have put taxpayer-funded tampons in public school boys’…
The Maine Legislature’s Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs (ECA) held public hearings for four Democrat-led bills on Tuesday aimed…
The Maine legislature will meet Thursday for the third session day in a row. Thursday’s calendar is light in both…
Lewiston Police are investigating a pair of shooting incidents that occurred on the same street over two separate days this…
Rep. Mike Soboleski (R-Phillips) penned a letter to U.S. Attorney General (AG) Pam Bondi, signed by nearly every Republican in…
U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) is undeterred by the “No Kings” signs that have become prominent at recurring ‘Hands Off’…
President Donald Trump’s administration issued stop-work orders earlier this month on three University of Maine (UMaine) offshore wind development projects,…
Maine Rep. Laurel Libby (R-Auburn) has filed an emergency appeal of an April 19 ruling on her lawsuit against Maine…
The head of U.S. Border Patrol Houlton (USBP) Houlton Sector, Chief Patrol Agent (CPA) Juan Bernal, retired during a ceremony…
A homeless man is facing a dozen counts of aggravated reckless conduct with a firearm for allegedly firing a handgun…
A reclusive Swiss liberal billionaire whose cash helped buy Maine’s largest paper is now being targeted by several states over…
The Montreal Canadiens are in a playoff series and Wednesday is Franco-American Day in the legislature. It’s a good week…
An Ecuadorian national now faces federal charges for allegedly attempting to transport a group of illegal aliens through Vermont. On…
The attempt by an out-of-state dreamer to start a new version of Maine’s once-popular liberal weekly has apparently gone up…
The Maine Board of Overseers of the Bar has dismissed a professional misconduct complaint against Kennebec and Somerset County District…
There’s an old saying in Washington that goes “where you stand is where you sit,” which is to say too…
The federal jurist assigned to the federal lawsuit against Maine for refusing to bar transgender-identifying men from women’s sports, U.S.…
Duke superstar freshman and Newport native Cooper Flagg has confirmed that he is officially entering the NBA draft. Flagg, the…
The “non-profit” group running Maine’s largest newspaper is refusing to disclose the salary of the new CEO, amid executive-compensation issues…
A group of renegades from Maine’s upper reaches tired of liberal Gov. Janet Mills (D) are forming their own faction…
The Winthrop and Monmouth Police Departments both rescinded their applications for an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) partnership program on…
Why would a nationally-recognized Democrat pollster pen an article about her political research in the state of Maine? It could…
Portland Police have made an arrest following a Sunday shooting that left a 36-year-old woman with non-life threatening injuries. Police…
A 39-year-old Portland man was arrested early Sunday after a nearly two-hour standoff with police, during which he threatened officers…
A bipartisan group of Maine lawmakers have introduced a bill aiming to increase the value of the state’s Property Tax…