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The Maine Democratic Party relies heavily on union funding and contributions from national Democratic committees, according to its campaign finance…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz on Wednesday released a list of President Obama’s most egregious abuses of…
PORTLAND – New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie joined Maine Gov. Paul LePage Wednesday for a campaign stop at Becky’s Diner…
When a group of left-wing millionaires and billionaires held a secret meeting in Chicago last week, big time political players…
AUGUSTA – Republican leaders say funding for nursing homes across the state has been jeopardized by Democratic lawmakers refusal to…
The Maine Republican Party is calling on U.S. Rep. Michael Michaud to denounce the activities of the left-wing Maine People’s…
By David Trahan –Â Donât be fooled by the group calling itself, âMainers for Fair Bear Huntingâ when they tell you…
Senate President Justin Alfond (D-Portland) is taking his lead from U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) — both Democrats…
The Maine governorâs race is a dead heat between Republican Gov. Paul LePage and Democratic U.S. Rep. Michael Michaud, according…
The Marxists Internet Archive, a Website that hosts the works of socialist philosopher Karl Marx, has removed some of his…
Democrat Shenna Bellows has raised more than $750,000 for her Senate campaign — a fact her campaign has attributed to…
BOOTHBAY – The parents of one Boothbay Region High School student are outraged following a Social Studies teacherâs Tax Day…
Democracy Alliance: A secretive group of left-wing billionaires will meet this week in Chicago to plan strategies for advancing a…
By Walter J. Eno – It is difficult to imagine that the governor of a state of this nation could…
The Maine State Senate is one of the top 5 electoral battlegrounds in the country, according to a recent Wall…
AUGUSTA – Some Democratic officials are seeking to distance themselves from the controversial left-wing Maine People’s Alliance after the group…
AUGUSTA – The Maine Wire Editor Steve Robinson and Maine Gov. Paul LePage both joined Howie Carr from his Augusta…
Our nationâs founders painstakingly created one of the most lasting documents in human history â the United States Constitution. For…
The Maine People’s Alliance, a left-wing advocacy group based in Portland, has attacked Rep. Dale Crafts (R-Lisbon Falls) for voting…
AUGUSTA – The final chance to expand Maine’s Medicaid program pursuant to the Affordable Care Act fell short on Thursday…
Heading to âVeto Dayâ at the State House, a newspaper headline asks, âAre LePageâs 179 vetoes leadership or extremism?â Perhaps…
Young Americans are distrustful of Washington, D.C., and disillusioned with President Barack Obama, and the electoral consequences for Democrats nationwide…
A Rasmussen poll released Tuesday shows Republican Gov. Paul LePage and Democratic challenger U.S. Rep. Michael Michaud tied in the 2014…
AUBURN – Former presidential candidate and Texas Republican Rep. Ron Paul has endorsed Republican state senate candidate Eric Brakey of…
The Maine Wire got a look at the cross-tabs behind the latest Rasmussen poll. To the extent polls tell us…
One week after she received historic endorsements from labor unions at Bath Iron Works, a Rasmussen poll released Monday shows…
Bangorâs recent resurgence is an example of the great things that are happening in our state. We have this beautiful…
A federally funded report published Sunday in the peer-reviewed journal Nature Climate Change suggests that corn-based ethanol is worse for…
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Shenna Bellows holds some controversial views about Bath Iron Worksâ existence as a military contractor, according…
AUGUSTA – The Maine Republican Party announced Monday that North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory will speak at the 2014 convention…
AUGUSTA – The state of Maine will begin putting photo identification on the Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards used to…
PORTLAND – J. Scott Moody, CEO of The Maine Heritage Policy Center, announced his resignation on Thursday at the center’s…
AUGUSTA – The jobless rate in Maine fell again to 5.9 in March, from 6.1 percent in February and 6.8…
The hidden cost of federal regulation is taking its toll on Americans’ wallets, and the Obama administration has done more…
After raising more than $121,000 in the first three months of 2014, former state Treasurer Bruce Poliquin has released his…
The United States had just 86 million full-time private-sector workers in 2012, compared with 148 million recipient of welfare benefits,…
A poll out Wednesday morning shows Republican Gov. Paul LePage with a slight lead over both opponents in his reelection…
The Republican Governors Association slammed Democrat U.S. Rep Michael Michaud on Tuesday – Tax Day – for voting more than…
Former state Senate President Kevin Raye announced on Tuesday that his congressional campaign raised more than $82,000 in the first…
President Barack Obama has tried to raise taxes 442 times since taking office, according to a new report from American’s…
Democratic gubernatorial candidate U.S. Rep. Michael Michaud published a YouTube video in which the candidate makes false claims about the…
Two new reports about the impact of the Affordable Care Act are casting a shadow over the much-ballyhooed Obamacare milestone…
The following is a speech prepared by Rep. Sharri MacDonald (R-Old Orchard Beach) to be given on the floor of…
BANGOR – A Democratic state senators medical practice pulled in $1.8 million in Medicare reimbursements in 2012, according to provider…
AUGUSTA – Republican Gov. Paul LePage on Wednesday vetoed a controversial Democrat-backed proposal to expand Maine’s medical welfare program, Medicaid,…
Sen. Troy Jackson, a Democratic candidate for Congress, tried to get special legislation passed to help one of his constituents…
From Republican House Communications Director David Sorensen: AUGUSTA â The Democratic majority in the Maine House of Representatives late Tuesday prevented a…
As Maine’s liberals take to social media to accuse Republicans of waging a “war on women” this National Equal Pay…
Liberals across the country joined President Barack Obama to celebrate National Equal Pay Day on Tuesday — an occasion for…
Health insurance premiums under the Democratic health care law are skyrocketing, according to a survey of insurance brokers conducted by…
A poll released by the Democratic polling firm Public Policy Polling of Raleigh, N.C. shows Democrat U.S. Rep. Michael Michaud…
AUGUSTA – A host of Republican lawmakers have endorsed Isaac Misiuk in his bid to oust incumbent Democrat Rep. Chellie…
By Gov. Paul LePage –Â Spring is late this year throughout much of the country, and in northern states plenty of…
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, a Kentucky Republican and 2016 presidential hopeful, will speak at the 2014 Maine Republican Party convention.…
AUGUSTA â Republican efforts to reform Maineâs welfare system have likely failed this year following the Democrat-controlled House of Representativesâ…
A Maine native and resident of Lyman will soon return from testing the capabilities of the U.S. Navyâs latest line…
A true David and Goliath story is unfolding in Maineâs First Congressional District. This fall, a relatively unknown young Republican…
From Senate Republican Communications Director Jim Cyr: AUGUSTA â Maine Senate Democrats voted today to reject a bill that would…
From House Communications Director David Sorensen AUGUSTA â House Republican Leader Ken Fredette (R-Newport) and Assistant Leader Alex Willette (R-Mapelton)…
BANGOR – U.S. Sen. Susan Collins’ reelection campaign announced Thursday that the Republican has raised more than $877,000 in the…
By Chris O’Neil –Â A few years ago First Wind had a brilliant scheme: form a joint venture with Nova Scotia…
AUGUSTA â The top Republican senator on the Legislatureâs Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development Committee says Democratsâ complaints about…
AUGUSTA – The Maine Ethics Commission met Tuesday to discuss a complaint filed against a Maine state legislator alleging a…
In 2013, minimum-wage increases were associated with increases in unemployment and decreases in job growth, with teenagers hit especially hard,…
It Begins: Is Obamacare going to be used to recruit voters into the Democratic Party? In La Mesa, Calif., a…
From House Communications Director David Sorensen:Â AUGUSTA â The Maine House of Representatives late Monday afternoon voted 77-57 in favor…
The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife wants Maine fisherman to know about an important policy change. Here’s their from…
Maine Democrats, including U.S. Rep. and gubernatorial candidate Michael Michaud, have mischaracterized a liberal think tankâs report to attack Republican…
AUGUSTA – The Maine Republican Party will conduct a 2016 presidential election straw poll during the party convention in April, a party…
Abortion advocates with NARAL Pro-Choice America on Wednesday announced its endorsement of U.S. Rep. Michael Michaud’s gubernatorial campaign. Michaud, a…
Maine Wire Editor Steve Robinson joined Howie Carr on Wednesday to talk about Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s welfare reform bills. Robinson…
Last November, South Portland voters defeated the âWaterfront Protection Ordinance,â which aimed to stop the reversal of a pipeline that…
Jesus wants Maineâs House of Representatives to expand Mainecare coverage. We know this because. Diane Russell (D-Portland) mounted her pulpit…
The following op-ed originally appeared in the the Downeast Coastal Press, a weekly newspaper based in Cutler, Maine. By Rep.…
AUGUSTA – Democrats on the Health and Human Services Committee gutted two of Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s welfare reform proposals…
A poll released Wednesday by opponents of Medicaid expansion found support for the proposal decreases significantly when voters are made…
From House GOP Communications Director David Sorensen: AUGUSTA â Maine House Republicans spoke out strongly against LD 1710, a Democrat-sponsored bill…
On Tuesday the usual cast of welfare industry characters came out to attack the bipartisan effort to fix Maine’s Temporary…
AUGUSTA â The talk was all about welfare Tuesday as the Legislatureâs Health and Human Services Committee debated four bills…
The U.S. Supreme Court heard cases regarding the Affordable Care Act’s infringement on the religious conscience of American business owners…
From House GOP Communications Director David Sorensen: AUGUSTA â The Maine Legislatureâs Labor, Commerce, Research, and Economic Development (LCRED) Committee on…
State payroll data for 2013 is now available to the public at www.MaineOpenGov.org. Here are the top ten recipients of…
AUGUSTA â After heavy resistance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) last year, the Maine Department of Health and…
AUGUSTA – Republican leaders gathered at the State House on Monday to call on Democrats to support an effort to…
Former Maine Gov. John Baldacci, a Democrat, condemned the Maine Democrats’ Medicaid expansion mudslinging campaign during a Thursday morning segment…
AUGUSTA – Public hearings have been scheduled for a full slate of welfare reform proposals introduced by House Republican Leader…
The Maine State Controllerâs office has released state payroll data for 2013. Hereâs a list of the top ten highest…
From David Sorensen, House GOP Communications Director: Popular bill to let teens work in bowling alleys, theaters shot down by…
From David Sorensen, House Republican Communications Director AUGUSTA â The Maine Legislatureâs Appropriations and Financial Affairs (AFA) Committee agreed early Wednesday…
Gov. Paul LePage was featured in the Republican Governors Association’s “American Comeback” video series.
The Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP), a Democratic think tank, is spreading misinformation about the Medicaid expansion proposal currently…
AUGUSTA – A proposal to expand Medicaid pursuant to the Affordable Care Act passed the House of Representatives on Tuesday,…
AUGUSTA – Republican Gov. Paul LePage and Energy Office Director Patrick Woodcock outlined an energy policy at the State House…
AUGUSTA â For the first time since 2006, the Maine Republican Party will contest every state Senate and House of…
PORTLAND, Maine – Entrepreneurs from northern New England gathered at at the Portland Sports Complex this weekend for a chance…
AUGUSTA – Maine’s unemployment rate stood at 6.2 percent for the first month of  2014, according to labor statistics released…
Writing for Forbes.com, Chris Conover thoroughly debunks the studies Maine Democrats have used to call Gov. Paul LePage and GOP…
By. Prof. John Frary –Â Last week Rep. Deborah Sanderson (R-Chelsea) surprised herself and her friends by becoming a sudden national…
Kerry Gives Putin Monday Deadline: Secretary of State John Kerry has given Russian President until Monday to alter course in…