The Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank headquartered in Washington, D.C., released its 2014 Fiscal Policy Report Card on America’s…
Author’s note: A previous version of this column appeared in the Portland Press Herald We’ve heard the term “embarrassing” used…
This November we have an enormously important issue coming via Citizens Referendum regarding our ability to keep our black bear…
PORTLAND – Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Shenna Bellows sought to tie incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins to Texas Republican…
A top union boss spoke out in favor of Democratic U.S. Rep. Michael Michaud’s gubernatorial campaign on Wednesday as media…
Mark Twain said, “Don’t let school get in the way of my education.” This is profound. Consider the two issues:…
Nate Silver, polling aficionado for ESPN’s FiveThirtyEight.com, published a comprehensive ranking of American polling houses last week. According to Silver’s…
The Foundation for Government Accountability, a Naples, Florida-based think tank focused on developing state and national health care policy, on…
Senate President Justin Alfond (D-Portland) has taken more than $23,000 from taxpayers under Maine’s Clean Election Act — despite being…
AUGUSTA – Gov. Paul R. LePage on Monday called upon the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to intervene in New England…
Contradiction: In a CBS “60 Minutes” interview, President Barack Obama admitted that his foreign policy plans in Syria were…
It was with reserved optimism that I accepted a post on the Standards Review Panel. I was informed that this…
A new public opinion poll shows Republican Bruce Polquin leading Democrat state Sen. Emily Cain (D-Orono) by 10 points in…
BANGOR – Maine Democrats on Friday drew attention to Republican state Senate candidate Cary Weston’s lawful campaign finance activities. The…
AUGUSTA – Maine Republicans expressed outrage Friday over campaign literature sponsored by the Maine Democratic Party that attacks Sen. Brian Langley…
AUGUSTA – The Democratic candidate running against Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins told reporters at a Thursday press conference she…
AUGUSTA – On the same day opponents of Republican Gov. Paul R. LePage gathered at the State House to attack him…
In a surprising move, Eric Holder Jr. will step down as Attorney General, the White House announced Thursday. From NPR: Two…
For a few years now, I’ve been closely following and commenting on state and local level circumstances relating to the…
AUGUSTA – The administration of Gov. Paul LePage on Wednesday released information regarding new welfare reforms and enforcement procedures. “In…
With all the talk of debates this year, we thought readers might be interested in watching a collection of previous…
The National Rifle Association has endorsed Republican Gov. Paul LePage in his reelection bid, the group announced on Tuesday. “Based…
Sen. Ann Haskell (D-Portland), assistant majority leader in the state senate, went on the George Hale and Ric Tyler radio…
When the Bangor Daily News published a story about Gov. Paul LePage’s vacation policy for political appointees, Democratic operatives thought…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following new developments in the Veterans Affairs health care corruption scandal, U.S. Rep. Michael Michaud, the ranking…
In case you missed it, thousands of climate change activists gathered in New York City over the weekend to protest…
In a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, Republican Gov. Paul R. LePage called on the embattled head of America’s…
The Maine Democratic Party is issuing mailers on behalf of a Democratic state senator from Androscoggin County. The mailers tout…
The Washington Free Beacon has unearthed never-before-seen correspondence between the late left-wing radical Saul Alinsky and former First Lady Hillary…
The campaign for U.S. Rep. Michael Michaud,a Democrat, is in hot water after a supporter published a video that includes a…
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, President Obama’s former chief of staff, has abandoned plans to name a new high school after…
The Washington, D.C.-based watchdog group Judicial Watch has uncovered documents showing that senior officials with the federal Centers for Medicare…
As we mark the 50th anniversary of Lyndon B. Johnson’s War on Poverty, the U.S. Census Bureau is set to…
The Maine GOP has released video of Sen. Eloise Vitelli (D-Bath) saying she supports providing tax-payer funded welfare benefits to…
By Ken Quinn — On September 17th our nation celebrates Constitution Day which is the date in 1787 that the delegates…
Advertisements from the Republican Governors Association are significantly affecting the race for Maine governor, causing a panic on the left…
In a secret recording released by the Maine GOP Tuesday morning, a Democratic state senator questions Democratic governor candidate Michael…
An ad released by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins on Saturday criticized Democratic Senate candidate Shenna Bellows for “flip-flopping” on a…
The biggest question this year on the national political landscape is whether Republicans can capture the U.S. Senate and further…
Ray Richardson, conservative radio show host for the LOB statewide Lobster Radio Network, has published this week a new book,…
Michael McKee reported in a Bloomberg TV segment that Maine internet speeds are drastically slower than in other parts of…
An “overwhelming” majority of Americans believe the U.S. is on the wrong track, according to a poll from George Washington…
The Daily Caller News Foundation obtained a 2007 email revealing that Lois Lerner, a former IRS official at the heart…
The Republican Governors Association has released a new ad criticizing Democratic candidate for governor U.S. Rep. Michael Michaud for his position on allowing illegal…
In his weekly address, Governor Paul R. LePage criticized Governor Deval Patrick on Thursday for backing out of a plan…
Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins blasted President Barack Obama’s administration on Wednesday for stymieing public watchdogs throughout the federal government. “It…
Emails from the federal bureaucrat at the heart of the IRS corruption scandal do exist, according to government lawyers and the…
The Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine (SAM) announced Thursday its unanimous decision not to endorse any candidates for Maine governor, U.S.…
Advocates for a big increase in the minimum wage say Maine’s poor will benefit, but some Maine small business owners…
A new advertisement from the Republican Governors Association (RGA) contrasts Gov. Paul LePage with “blow-dried” politicians. “Some people like their…
“Youth comes but once in a lifetime,” said Maine’s own poet and educator Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. As a two term…
Following the controversial policing tactics employed in Ferguson, Mo., and heightened concern over the militarization of American police departments, the…
Gov. Paul LePage joins Maine Wire Editor Steve Robinson for the latest episode of The Robinson Report, a joint venture…
This week, a Portland task force will hear final discussions on Mayor Michael Brennan’s proposal to increase the city’s minimum…
AUGUSTA – Maine’s unemployment rate remained at 5.5 percent for the month of July – the lowest since August of…
Given the traditional tripartite choice—animal, vegetable or mineral–there’s a solid consensus about Mike Michaud’s identify. Apart from a few violent…
Did you know that workers in Maine who want nothing to do with a union have the right to refrain…
In the Midwestern United States, one charter school’s approach to blended learning was ambitious right from the start. The first…
By No Common Core Maine — The chair of Maine’s State Board of Education, Peter Geiger, wrote recently (see here)…
In an Arizona desert town near the Mexico and California borders, an innovative charter school is changing the way American…
Greetings from Amherst to all readers of the Maine Wire: With fewer than 90 days to Election Day, it’s time…
In southeast Denver, Colorado, one young public charter school is using blended learning to serve at-risk elementary school children –…
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins’s reelection is nearly as certain as death and taxes, according to the Washington Post’s Election Lab predictions…
POLAND – Two Democratic lawmakers are wrapped in a scandal surrounding the town of Poland’s Tax Increment Finance (TIF) districts,…
The Washington Post’s Election Lab is predicting that Republicans will grow their majority in the U.S. House of Representatives by…
Jay Nordlinger, well-known columnist for National Review, has written a series about the Pine Tree State, “The State of Maine:…
AUGUSTA – The Department of Health and Human Services will begin drug testing convicted felons who receive cash welfare benefits…
The Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine (SAM) on Tuesday called on its former director to stop interfering with its business and to…
Maine’s liberals are at it again, cherry picking data in an attempt to portray Gov. Paul LePage’s economic policies as…
Debt held by the American government has surged under President Barack Obama. CNSNews.com reports: “The total federal debt of the U.S.…
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, fresh off a trip to Texas she organized to expect the U.S.-Mexico border, said on Saturday that…
A leaked intelligence analysis from the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) — obtained by Breitbart News — shows that individuals…
AUGUSTA – The Maine Republican Party has issued the first edition of what it says will be a series of memos…
Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Shenna Bellows has been caught misrepresenting her support from AFL-CIO labor unions. “I received the…
To most Americans, the words “Export-Import Bank” don’t mean very much. The DC insiders, cozy with international corporate interests putting…
“A nation that cannot control its borders is not a nation.” — Ronald Reagan America faces two serious problems on…
It has become cliché to note that the Portland Press Herald newspaper is owned by a very wealthy Democratic donor. In…
According to a report at SeacoastOnline.com, U.S. Rep. Michael Michaud was not the Maine Democratic Party’s first choice for the…
As problems with President Barack Obama’s health care law continue to unfold across the country, a new sting operation launched…
AUGUSTA – The Maine Department of Health and Human Services said Wednesday it will require nearly 12,000 able-bodied Food Stamp recipients…
At a campaign event in Saco on Monday, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Michael Michaud joined York County Democrats in giving a…
As the 2014 gubernatorial campaign heats up, political parties, politicians, political action committees and even anonymous Twitter accounts are making…
By Debra Plowman — Mainers expect bold leadership from their representatives in Washington, D.C. Whether Democratic or Republican, the people…
Did you miss Maine Wire Editor Steve Robinson when he filled in for John McDonald on Saturday? Be sure to…
Shenna Bellows, Democratic candidate for Senate, is taking flak for her campaigns use of an out-of-state actor in a commercial.…
A Maine family is enduring a nightmare as the result of systemic data problems with the government-run health insurance exchanges…
Maine Wire Editor Steve Robinson filled in for WGAN Morning News host Mike Violette this week. In case you missed…
Candidates for Maine’s Second Congressional District reported fund raising totals this week. Republican Bruce Poliquin has an edge over Democrat…
POLAND – State Sen. John Cleveland (D-Androscoggin) is taking fire from Poland’s board of selectman after he billed the town…
The Article V Convention movement has really gained traction since the release of Mark Levin’s book last summer titled The…
By John Frary — Last year presidential consigliore John Podesta snarled that Republicans “are facing a second term against a…
The LePage administration’s decision to crackdown on municipalities that give General Assistance (GA) to undocumented immigrants has created a firestorm…
Despite a “corrosive culture” and “chronic systemic failures,” the U.S. Veterans Affairs health care system provides excellent health care –…
Inconsistencies in application data submitted to online health care insurance exchanges may jeopardize coverage for millions of Americans and cause…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Supreme Court delivered two major decisions on Monday that proponents of the Affordable Care Act and…
Gov. Paul LePage’s re-election campaign unveiled key staff members on Tuesday, including some well-known figures from Maine political circles. Scot…
Republican Paula Sutton is a candidate for Maine State Senate District 12. She recently sat down with The Maine Wire…
Black bears are becoming a national menace as well as a serious threat to public safety and private property, and…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) ripped into IRS Commissioner John Koskinen Monday evening over the tax agency’s…
Just 5 percent of Americans are newly insured under the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, according to a…