A group of Maine lobstermen have asked the United States District Court for the District of Maine to temporarily block…
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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…
Portland Police issued a press release Thursday warning of a pair of incidents this week where it appeared someone was…
U.S. Senators from Maine Angus King and Susan Collins, alongside Democratic District 1 Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, sent a letter Wednesday…
“Taxation without representation is tyranny.” A common saying in New England leading up to the American Revolution, this was a…
A Maine man pleaded guilty Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Bangor to intentionally making false statements to a federal…
The Maine Public Utilities Commission (Maine PUC) is scheduled to hold two public witness hearings this month concerning Central Maine…
One of Maine’s largest healthcare providers threatened to terminate the employment of as many as 500 employees who had not…
The Maine Board of Environmental Protection (Maine BEP) is expected to discuss the proposed controversial, California-style vehicle emissions regulations at…
The Supreme Court will not be settling the Circuit Court dispute over the legal standing of self-proclaimed Americans with Disabilities…
In a Wednesday op-ed in the Portland Press Herald, Cumberland County District Attorney Jackie Sartoris expressed her concern over rampant…
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library has officially come to Maine. The Imagination Library — first founded by Parton in 1995 –…
A group of pro-Palestine groups will hold a rally Friday at Bath Iron Works (BIW) in Bath, Maine, to “protest…
A man was arrested and charged with murder in Portland in relation to the death of a 61-year-old man in…
A Maine man has been convicted by a federal jury in Boston in connection to his role in a methamphetamine…
Republican presidential candidates Chris Christie and Asa Hutchinson both failed to meet the signature requirement to appear on Maine’s 2024…
Republican U.S. Senator from Maine Susan Collins has sent a letter to the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine…
Maine State Rep. Austin Theriault, R-Fort Kent, is set to receive support from House Speaker Mike Johnson’s newly formed “Grow…
Portland Fire Chief Keith Gautreau joined Maine Public Broadcasting’s Jennifer Rooks on Monday’s Maine Calling program to discuss the city’s…
The Cape Elizabeth Town Council has voted to approve a slate of changes to bring their zoning ordinances into compliance…
Following a four-day trial, a federal jury in the District of Maine convicted a Massachusetts man Friday of sex trafficking…
Portland’s Encampment Crisis Response Team (ECRT) has started implementing a plan to move homeless individuals from the Harbor View Park…
The Maine State Chamber of Commerce recently held a closed-to-the-public meeting with the Mills Administration to receive an informational presentation…
A Benton man accused of killing a 62-year-old in Fairfield has been arrested after he intentionally drove his vehicle into…
A state lawmaker from Guilford unveiled a proposal on Friday to protect the rights of Mainers to bear arms in…
A South Portland juvenile has been detained after violating conditions of his release related to charges of Terrorizing, Criminal Solicitation…
The Permanent Commission on the Status of Racial, Indigenous, and Tribal Populations (PCRITP) on Wednesday appointed Bowdoin College Professor Theo…
The Portland Police Department announced Friday morning that they are investigating a death at the city’s largest homeless encampment underneath…
Following autopsies from the Maine Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, the deaths of two adults found in Searsmont Monday…
A Lewiston man was sentenced Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Bangor for his role in an illegal “straw purchasing”…
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…
The University of Maine System (UMS) announced Wednesday that they will be offering free tuition to those who were physically…
A Massachusetts magician who performed for young children across New England for over 20 years pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal…
Maine is set to receive millions of more dollars in federal funding to continue making eco-friendly changes to the Lincolnville…
State Sen. Eric Brakey (R-Androscoggin), a long-time libertarian crusader and a fixture at the State House, announced Wednesday that he…
Americans on average now need an additional $11,434 a year to afford the same standard of living they enjoyed in…
Officers from the Wilton Police Department and investigators from the Maine Office of Cannabis Policy (OCP) busted a massive illegal…
Law enforcement raided an illegal, industrial-scale marijuana grow operation Tuesday morning in Wilton, ME at 128 Weld Road, the former…
A man and woman were arrested in Westbrook last Friday after allegedly trespassing into a home and setting up a…
When the Legislature reconvenes early next, lawmakers are poised to consider several bills related to Mainers’ property taxes. According to…
The Maine State Police are investigating the deaths of two adults who were found Monday deceased at a home in…
A black public housing tenant and her family have filed a lawsuit against the Auburn Housing Authority (AHA) and two…
A Florida man was sentenced Monday in U.S. District Court in Bangor for trafficking methamphetamine from Florida into Maine with…
A report published last week by the left-wing dark money-funded think tank the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) advocates…
Two people are dead after two separate incidents of tent fires in Portland and Sanford over the weekend. A Portland…
A Buxton man was arrested in the early hours of Thursday morning after allegedly firing several rounds from a firearm…
Early Tuesday morning U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents of the Houlton Sector apprehended 20 Romanian nationals who had illegally…
The Mainer who won $1.35 billion Mega Millions jackpot earlier this year has now filed a lawsuit against his daughter’s…
The Maine American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) put out a press release Tuesday claiming that the rejected Portland City Council…
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…
Over a dozen students at Wiscasset Middle High School (WMHS) staged a walkout Monday morning in protest of school staff…