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Newsom Suffers Legal Loss in Fight Against Trump’s Deployment of the National Guard in LA

By Seamus OthotJune 11, 20250 News

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.) suffered a legal loss on Tuesday when a federal judge denied his request for an immediate…

News

Forced March in 11th Hour: Maine Tensions Flare in House Over Late-Nights and Weekend Sessions

By John AndrewsJune 11, 20250 News

Tensions are escalating in the Maine House of Representatives as minority Republicans push back against majority Democrats’ threats of extended…

News

Federal Judge Halts Deportation of Congolese Felon Held in ICE Custody at Maine Jail

By Edward TomicJune 11, 20250 News 1K Views

A federal judge on Monday postponed the habeas hearing for the Congolese man who has been held in U.S. Immigration…

News

Legislature Reverses Course on Legalizing Psychedelic Mushrooms in Failed Enactment Vote

By Seamus OthotJune 11, 20250 News

Both chambers of the Maine Legislature reversed course on a controversial bill this week, ending an effort from Rep. Grayson…

Maine and New England

Very Bad: Group Stoking Anti-ICE LA Riots Tied To Pro-Chinese Communist Millionaire

By DCNFJune 11, 20250 Maine and New England

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Augusta and Rockland Send Conflicting Signals When It Comes to Cooperating with ICE

By Seamus OthotJune 11, 20250 News 1K Views

While a key committee in Augusta moved legislation to the floor that would make it more difficult for police in…

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Gov. Mills Joins Other Democrat Governors Condemning Trump’s Use of National Guard to Restore Order in Los Angeles During Anti-ICE Riots

By Seamus OthotJune 11, 20250 News

As rioters overrun the streets of Los Angeles, California, waving foreign flags while burning cars and assaulting federal officers, Gov.…

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Three Arrested for Burglary of Dixfield Convenience Store

By Edward TomicJune 11, 20250 News

The Oxford County Sheriff’s Office announced on Tuesday that three suspects have been arrested in connection to a burglary at…

News

How The U.S. Supreme Court Unanimously Changed the Future of “Reverse Discrimination” Lawsuits

By Libby PalanzaJune 10, 20250 News

The United States Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that so-called “reverse discrimination” must be treated the same as any other…

News

Trump Administration Asks SCOTUS to Block MA Judge’s Order Requiring Department of Education to Rehire 1,400 Employees, Halt Reorganization

By Libby PalanzaJune 10, 20250 News

President Donald Trump (R) has asked the United States Supreme Court to halt enforcement of an order issued by a…

News

Penobscot Sheriff’s Office Identifies Suspect in Glenburn Shooting That Left 2 Injured

By Edward TomicJune 10, 20250 News 1K Views

The Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office is conducting an ongoing investigation into a Monday shooting in Glenburn that left two injured.…

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Somerset County Commissioners Object to Federal Purchase of 1,800 Acre Land Tract

By Sam PattenJune 10, 20250 News 1K Views

A bid by a land trust to broker a deal between a paper company and the federal government is on…

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Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump Administration from Enforcing Ban on Foreign Students at Harvard University

By Libby PalanzaJune 10, 20250 News

A federal judge has temporarily blocked enforcement of President Donald Trump’s (R) executive order barring foreign students from entering the…

News

Gardiner School Board to Hold Vote on Contentious School-Based Medical Clinic On the Last Day of School

By Seamus OthotJune 10, 20250 News

Maine School Administrative District (MSAD) 11 is poised to approve or deny an extremely controversial school-based medical clinic on Thursday,…

Maine and New England

Hannah Pingree Launches Bid for Governor

By Maine Wire StaffJune 10, 20250 Maine and New England 1K Views

Former director of the Governor’s Office of Policy Innovation and the Future (GOPIF) and daughter of First District Congresswoman Chellie…

News

EXCLUSIVE: Whistleblower Calls for Federal Investigation Into Massachusetts’ ‘Healey Hotel’ Illegal Immigrant Shelters

By Seamus OthotJune 9, 20250 News 2K Views

Jon Fetherston, the whistleblower who exposed the heinous crimes committed by illegal immigrants in Massachusetts’ “Healy Hotel” shelters, requested on…

News

Rockland Woman Charged with OUI After Failing to Stop, Crashing into Parked Car

By Edward TomicJune 9, 20250 News 1K Views

A Rockland woman has been charged with her second Operating Under the Influence (OUI) offense after leading police on a…

News

Maine Lawmakers Unanimously Vote to Block Medical Debt from Being Factored into Mainers’ Credit Scores

By Libby PalanzaJune 9, 20250 News

Lawmakers have unanimously agreed to prevent medical debt from being factored into Mainers’ credit scores. Although State Law currently has…

News

Satanic Temple Opens Telehealth Abortion Clinic for Maine to Secure “Satanic Abortion Ritual”

By Seamus OthotJune 9, 20250 News 6K Views

The Satanic Temple’s abortion branch, TST Health, announced the creation of a new telehealth abortion provider serving Maine, deliberately set…

News

‘MISS • PRNT’ On Your (Maine) ‘PL8’ ? Thank ‘DEM • CRP’

By Ted CohenJune 9, 20250 News 1K Views

The political fallout stemming from the weekend revelation that the office of Secretary of State Shenna Bellows (D-Hallowell) has recalled…

Maine and New England

Scarborough Schools Issue Alert on Potential Online Threats from ‘Nihilistic Violent Extremist’ Groups

By Edward TomicJune 9, 20250 Maine and New England

Scarborough public school officials sent out a letter to the community this week warning of potential threats from Nihilistic Violent…

News

Bangor Boys Go Bonkers in the Big-Time: Suspended ABC Correspondent Who Went Rogue On MAGA Started Career In Maine

By Ted CohenJune 9, 20250 News 1K Views

As the saying goes “you can take the boy out of the country but you can’t take the country out…

News

Lawyers, Guns and Money – Gun Control Groups Gave Over Six Figures to Maine Dems in 2024 Election Cycle

By John AndrewsJune 9, 20250 News

He who pays the piper calls the tune, the old saying goes. Looking closely at the most recent dust-up under…

Commentary

While Dems Were Focusing on Shampoo, Here are Some of the Things They Didn’t Do

By Reagan PaulJune 9, 20250 Commentary 2K Views

In Augusta these days, keeping up with the latest legislative head-scratchers can be a full-time job. But one proposal stands…

National

DAILY CALLER EXCLUSIVE: Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers Still Awaiting Justice 3 Years After Firebombing, Vandalism Spree

By DCNFJune 9, 20250 National

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Immigration

DAILY CALLER EXCLUSIVE: Unearthed Police Reports Shine Light On Abrego Garcia’s Alleged Involvement In Human Smuggling

By DCNFJune 9, 20250 Immigration

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South Portland’s $73 Million School Budget Requiring $3.25 Million More in Taxes is on the June 10 Ballot

By Libby PalanzaJune 8, 20250 News 2K Views

South Portland residents are set to vote on a proposed $73 million school budget next Tuesday amidst concerns over public…

News

Squeezed Maine Paper Abolishes Top Editor’s Job As Bosses Go On The Radio To Spin Their Success

By Ted CohenJune 8, 20250 News 2K Views

Maine’s largest paper buried the lead in announcing the retirement of a top veteran editor whose exit comes in the…

News

Legislature Still Divided on Bill Aiming to Reduce Friction Within the Maine’s Public School Choice Program

By Libby PalanzaJune 8, 20250 News

Maine’s House and Senate have been going back and forth for the past couple of weeks over whether or not…

News

Maine Legislature Rejects Voter ID Bill on Partisan Lines Following Lengthy and Impassioned Debate

By Libby PalanzaJune 8, 20250 News

House lawmakers engaged in a lengthy and impassioned debate Thursday morning over a bill requiring a photo ID to cast…

National

DAILY CALLER EXCLUSIVE: IRS Official Tied To Obama-Era Tea Party Scandal Now Running Tax-Exempt Division

By DCNFJune 6, 20250 National 1K Views

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Long Creek Juvenile Correctional Facility to Spend $30k on Audio Equipment for Poetry, Rap Music Classes

By Edward TomicJune 6, 20250 News

Long Creek Youth Development Center in South Portland, Maine’s only juvenile correctional facility, will be spending nearly $30,000 to purchase…

News

Maine CDC Celebrates Record High Vaccination Rates Among School-Age Children

By Edward TomicJune 6, 20250 News 1K Views

The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) on Friday issued a press release celebrating a record high…

News

Unanimous Bill to Increase Number of Kids Unlicensed Childcare Providers Look After Signed by Janet Mills

By Libby PalanzaJune 6, 20250 News 1K Views

The Maine State Legislature has unanimously approved a bill increasing the number of children for whom childcare providers may be…

News

Guatemalan National Sentenced for Illegal Reentry After Being Pulled Over for Having Snow on Car Roof

By Edward TomicJune 6, 20250 News

A Guatemalan national was sentenced in a Maine federal court on Wednesday for illegal reentry into the U.S. after a…

News

Recent Deaths of Two Out-of-State Hikers on Mount Katahdin May Offer Vital Lessons to Others

By Ted CohenJune 6, 20250 News 7K Views

The internet has blown up with speculators discussing how two Mount Katahdin hikers died amid obvious warning signs to abandon…

Featured

Trump and Musk Trade Barbs in Escalating Feud Over ‘Big Beautiful Bill’

By Steve RobinsonJune 5, 20250 Featured 1K Views

President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, once allies, clashed publicly Thursday in a bitter dispute over the “One Big Beautiful…

News

Breaking Down President Trump’s Latest Move to Ban Foreign Students from Attending Harvard University

By Libby PalanzaJune 5, 20250 News

President Donald Trump (R) invoked federal law to block foreign students from entering the country to study at Harvard University…

News

Kennebunk and Arundel Democrats Seek to Form ‘Rapid Response Team’ to Obstruct ICE Raids

By Edward TomicJune 5, 20250 News 2K Views

The Democrats of the Kennebunks and Arundel (DKA) is looking to form a “Rapid Response Team” in case of U.S.…

News

Egyptian National With Alleged Ties to Terrorist Organization Arrested in Pittsfield

By Edward TomicJune 5, 20250 News 2K Views

An Egyptian national with alleged ties to a terrorist organization was arrested by U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) agents in Pittsfield…

News

Will Gun Grabbing Dems Back Down and Allow a Hearing, Or Will the Ground Below Augusta Begin to Shake?

By Maine Wire StaffJune 5, 20250 News

Advocates of gun control measures often speak of a “cooling off period” — usually in reference to a delay on…

News

Maine House Passes Net Neutrality Bill

By John AndrewsJune 5, 20250 News 1K Views

The Maine House passed a net neutrality bill Wednesday with bipartisan support, as three Republican lawmakers crossed party lines to…

News

Judiciary Committee Divided on Interaction with Immigration Agencies – Moves on Three Bills to Vote, Delay, and Table

By John AndrewsJune 5, 20250 News

The Maine State Legislature’s Judiciary Committee came to three different recommendations on Wednesday to three bills prescribing how state and…

News

DHS Publishes Then Deletes List of Sanctuary Jurisdictions Obstructing Immigration Enforcement– Including Three in Maine

By Seamus OthotJune 5, 20250 News

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a list of jurisdictions with “sanctuary” policies that obstruct immigration enforcement late…

News

Which School Boards Could Be the Springboards of Change in Maine Come June 10?

By Seamus OthotJune 5, 20250 News 1K Views

Long-time U.S. House Speaker Tip O’Neill famously said “all politics is local,” and he could just have easily been talking…

News

Extra 4% Tax on Income Over $1 Million on Track for Adoption After Committee Dems Recommend Hike

By Libby PalanzaJune 5, 20250 News

A Harpswell Democrat’s bill to levy an additional four percent tax on income earned over $1 million in order to…

News

Maine State Police Police Identify Woman Found Dead in Lewiston

By Edward TomicJune 5, 20250 News 1K Views

The Maine State Police on Wednesday released the identity of a woman found dead at a home in Lewiston earlier…

News

Vermont’s Becca Balint Has a Curious Sense of Privilege With Her Need for Illegal Immigration

By DCNFJune 5, 20250 News

‘I’m Going to Be Really Crude’: Dem Rep Bluntly Says America Needs Migrants To Wipe Asses (Screenshot/YouTube/Representative Becca Balint)

Commentary

Feeling the Pain in Maine

By Robert "Bobby" CharlesJune 5, 20250 Commentary

You learn every day talking with people, listening to their stories, absorbing their anger, fear, and concerns and channeling that…

News

Senate Dems Push New Penalties for Noncompliance with Maine’s Paid Leave Program

By Libby PalanzaJune 5, 20250 News

After rejecting a number of bills aimed at repealing or amending Maine’s new Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) Program…

News

Another Portland Homeless Man Arrested for Another Downtown Stabbing

By Edward TomicJune 4, 20250 News 1K Views

A Portland homeless man was arrested Wednesday morning for allegedly stabbing another homeless man in the city’s downtown area. Portland…

News

Committee Says Gun Bills Headed to Floor Will Have Serious Impacts on Criminal Justice System

By John AndrewsJune 4, 20250 News 2K Views

The Maine Legislature’s Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee met Wednesday afternoon to finalize its recommendations on three hotly-debated firearm-related…

Commentary

“I Thought He Was Dead But I Guess I’ll Vote For Him Anyway” – Maine Dynastic Politics Can Be Hard To Beat, and Now They’re Going Head-to-Head

By Ted CohenJune 4, 20250 Commentary

The latest version of a Maine political dynasty may be about to take down another electorally powerful family in the…

News

April Is the Cruelest Month: Maine Border Patrol Reports Ongoing Spike in Illegal Alien Apprehensions

By Edward TomicJune 4, 20250 News

U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) in Maine is reporting a recent spike in apprehensions, including the removal of 42 illegal aliens…

News

Ruh-Roh, Raggy: Karine Jean-Pierre Is Leaving Democratic Party for Betraying Uncle Joe

By DCNFJune 4, 20250 News 1K Views

(Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

News

Chinese Nationals Caught Trying to Smuggle Dangerous Biological Agent Into the U.S.

By Seamus OthotJune 4, 20250 News

The FBI arrested two Chinese citizens, Yunqing Jian, 33, and Zunyong Liu, 34, on Tuesday after they were caught allegedly…

Top News

Sex, Drugs, and Fried Rice: The Real Story of Lewiston Illegal Alien Xing Feng “Tommy” Dong

By Steve RobinsonJune 4, 20250 Top News 2K Views

Here’s the version you’re getting from Maine’s dying legacy media: A brave and loving New Mainer from China who did nothing…

News

China-Friendly Liberal Elected as US Ally’s Next President

By DCNFJune 4, 20250 News

A left-leaning politician who said South Korea should not be as “antagonizing” toward communist U.S. adversaries has been elected as…

News

Trump Celebrates Persecuted Christians on First Day of Pride Month in Stark Contrast with Joe Biden

By Seamus OthotJune 4, 20250 News

President Donald Trump issued a proclamation celebrating persecuted Christians on June 1, the start of Pride Month, marking a significant…

News

Mills Admin to Pay $159 per Seat English Language Classes for Adult ‘Multilingual Learners’

By Edward TomicJune 4, 20250 News

The Maine Department of Education (DOE) issued a no-bid contract this week spending nearly $30,000 on English language classes for…

News

Bill Seeking Legislative Oversight of Agency Rule-making on Track to Be Killed by Maine Dems

By Libby PalanzaJune 4, 20250 News

One Maine GOP lawmaker has sought to establish a new special committee tasked with reviewing routine technical rule-making by state…

News

Nearly 1,500 Illegals Arrested in Massachusetts as Part of Month Long ‘Operation Patriot’

By Seamus OthotJune 4, 20250 News

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), with the help of multiple federal agencies, arrested nearly 1,500 illegal aliens during the…

News

House Rejects Even More Amendments to Maine’s Paid Family and Medical Leave Program

By Libby PalanzaJune 4, 20250 News

The Maine House of Representatives considered an additional series of bills during Monday’s session pertaining to the state’s new Paid…

News

Portland Sex Offender to be Released Despite High Risk to Re-Offend

By Seamus OthotJune 4, 20250 News 3K Views

A Portland sex offender, Steven Ricci, 61, is set to be released at the end of June despite what the…

News

Flipping and Tripping, the House Votes by a Margin of One to Legalize Magic Mushrooms

By John AndrewsJune 3, 20250 News 2K Views

Maine’s House of Representatives narrowly voted to decriminalize the possession of one ounce or less of psilocybin for persons 21…

Blog

Democracy in Maine is Officially Dead: Trahan

By The Maine WireJune 3, 20250 Blog 2K Views

In a democratic republic, such as ours, power is vested in the people. And the people are guided by a…

News

Lewiston Man Charged with Disseminating Sexually Explicit Material of Child Under 12

By Edward TomicJune 3, 20250 News

A 30-year-old Lewiston man was arrested on Monday after an investigation showed that he allegedly used a social media account…

News

Maine House Narrowly Votes to Make Work Harder for Builders with New Licensing Requirements

By Seamus OthotJune 3, 20250 News 3K Views

The Maine House narrowly passed a bill on Monday that will make life and work more difficult for Mainers employed…

News

South Portland Homeless Services Provider Reaches $350,000 Settlement with DOJ Over Alleged False Drug Testing Claims

By Edward TomicJune 3, 20250 News

The Opportunity Alliance, a homeless and substance abuse service provider based in South Portland, has agreed to a nearly $350,000…

National

DAILY CALLER EXCLUSIVE: Harvard Commencement Speaker Worked For Org Tied To China’s Military

By DCNFJune 3, 20250 National

[Image created by DCNF with screenshot from Yurong Luanna Jiang YouTube + China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation website]

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Laurel Libby and Angus King Currently Lead Their Parties in Recent Maine Gubernatorial Survey

By Libby PalanzaJune 3, 20250 News 1K Views

Early frontrunners in the 2026 Maine gubernatorial race suggest the field is still just beginning to develop on both the…

News

Bottoms Up: House and Senate Both Pass Bill to Allow Limited Home Distilling of Booze

By Seamus OthotJune 3, 20250 News

It may be a sign of the times that both chambers of the Maine Legislature passed a bill on Monday…

News

Legislative Showdown: Maine GOP Leaves House Chamber in Defiance, Accusing Majority of Betrayal

By John AndrewsJune 3, 20250 News

Tensions flared in the Maine House chamber Monday night as Republican lawmakers staged a walkout in protest over extended legislative…

News

Brunswick Brewery Under Federal Investigation for Potential Employee Wage and Benefits Violations

By Edward TomicJune 3, 20250 News

Flight Deck Brewing in Brunswick is under investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division for…

News

Democrats Stifle Efforts to Repeal or Amend Maine’s Paid Family and Medical Leave Program

By Libby PalanzaJune 3, 20250 News

House lawmakers in Augusta rejected two bills during Monday’s session taking aim at Maine’s new Paid Family and Medical Leave…

News

Maine Legislative Republicans Denounce Democrat Ploy to Block Public Hearing on “Red Flag” Gun-Grab Bill

By Edward TomicJune 3, 20250 News 2K Views

Who’s afraid of a public hearing? Maine legislative Republicans held a press conference on Monday to call out a move…

News

Rep. Laurel Libby’s Bill Expanding Maine’s Public School Choice Program Rejected Along Party Lines

By Libby PalanzaJune 3, 20250 News

An effort to make the process of Maine public school students transferring from one district to another more transparent was…

News

Mainers Are Stuck with Annual Inspection Stickers as Lawmakers Reject Bill to Make Requirement Biannual

By Libby PalanzaJune 3, 20250 News 3K Views

Taking your car in every year for its inspection sticker is a familiar ordeal to all Maine drivers, and a…

News

Lawmakers Kill Bid to Abolish Maine’s Income Tax and Require “Zero-Based Budgeting”

By Libby PalanzaJune 3, 20250 News

Maine legislators have killed a bill that would have abolished the state’s income tax and required agencies to regularly engage…

Blog

At Bates, Better Late Than Never

By The Maine WireJune 2, 20250 Blog 1K Views

by Robert Muldoon When Bates College did not release its admissions applications figures this March or April — as it…

News

Ogunquit Police Officers Will be Wearing Pride Patches for June

By Seamus OthotJune 2, 20250 News 1K Views

Ogunquit police officers will be wearing new “LGBTQ+ pride patches” throughout June for “Pride Month,” which is typically celebrated through…

News

Portland Police Arrest Allegedly Crack Carrying Fugitive Wanted by US Marshals

By Edward TomicJune 2, 20250 News

Portland Police last week apprehended a fugitive wanted by federal law enforcement after officers chased him down and found him…

News

On One Day in May, Maine Border Patrol Sends Off Flight of 42 Illegals for Deportation Processing

By Seamus OthotJune 2, 20250 News

The Maine Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) sent 42 illegal immigrants out of state for further deportation proceedings on a…

News

Woke Welders of South Portland Hold Rally to Stop Deportation of Two Brazilian Nationals in the U.S. Illegally

By Seamus OthotJune 2, 20250 News

South Portland’s People’s Inclusive Welding (PIW) held a rally with other groups on Friday to protest the arrest of two…

News

Maine House Passes Bill to Adopt Eastern Daylight Time Year-Round

By John AndrewsJune 2, 20250 News 3K Views

Lawmakers in Maine’s House of Representatives voted unanimously on Monday to pass “An Act to Adopt Eastern Daylight Time Year-round…

News

Androscoggin District Votes to Put Proposed Policy Change on Title IX to Legal Counsel for Guidance

By Seamus OthotJune 2, 20250 News

The Maine School Administrative District (MSAD) 52 school board voted Thursday night to send a potential change to its transgender…

National

Boulder Attacker was in US Illegally, Injured 8 and Screamed “Free Palestine” in Violent Spree

By Maine Wire StaffJune 2, 20250 National

An Egyptian man using a makeshift flamethrower and incendiary devices attacked a peaceful event on Boulder, Colorado’s Pearl Street pedestrian…

News

DAILY CALLER EXCLUSIVE: Planned Parenthood Used Your Tax Dollars To Train Educators That Biological Sex Is A ‘Myth’

By DCNFJune 2, 20250 News 1K Views

(Art generated by DCNF using AI)

Commentary

The End of the Session is Near…or is it?

By John AndrewsJune 2, 20250 Commentary

On Monday, the end of the legislative session could be in sight, or then again it could be extended The…

News

The Final Crunch is On: Maine House Legislative Scouting Report for June 2

By John AndrewsJune 2, 20250 News

On Monday, the Maine House of Representatives will meet for a legislative session to tackle a whopping 45 divided reports…

News

Rockland Rep’s “Housing Advocate’s” Wage Bill Dies, As Her Own Record Shows Troubling Double Standard

By Ted CohenJune 1, 20250 News 3K Views

A proposal by a Knox County Democrat legislator for a “regional living wage” – supposedly to help people afford housing…

News

House GOP Calls on Dems to Release Proposed Budget as Maine’s Legislative Session Nears End

By Libby PalanzaJune 1, 20250 News

Maine House Republicans have called upon Democratic lawmakers to produce their proposed budget documents, including the details of their plan…

News

Linneus Man Becomes 20th Sentenced in Northern Maine Drug Trafficking Ring

By Edward TomicJune 1, 20250 News 1K Views

A Linneus man on Tuesday became the 20th person to be sentenced for his role in a northern Maine drug…

News

“Student Wage” Proposal Rejected Along Nearly Partisan Lines in Augusta

By Libby PalanzaMay 31, 20250 News 1K Views

Maine’s attempt to establish a so-called student wage has been rejected along nearly partisan lines in the State Legislature. Under…

News

Constitutional Amendment Targeting Maine’s Repeated Use of Special Legislative Sessions Fails

By Libby PalanzaMay 31, 20250 News

Maine lawmakers have officially shot down a proposed constitutional amendment that would have effectively prevented future Legislatures from engaging the…

News

Democrat Judiciary Chairs Deny Bills to Repeal 72-hour Waiting Period for Gun Purchases Floor Votes or Debate

By Edward TomicMay 31, 20250 News 1K Views

Democratic lawmakers on the Maine Legislature’s Judiciary Committee on Friday afternoon chose to carry over two bills that would abolish…

News

Heritage Foundation Sues Janet Mills For Allegedly Violating FOAA, Failing to Turn Over Docs on Her Position on Trans Sports Spat with Feds

By Libby PalanzaMay 30, 20250 News 5K Views

The Heritage Foundation has filed a lawsuit against Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) for allegedly violating the state’s Freedom of…

News

MDEA and Washington County Sheriff Arrest 11 in Two Raids on Thursday that Net Fentanyl, Cocaine and Meth

By Maine Wire StaffMay 30, 20250 News 13K Views

A joint operation by the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) and the Washington County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday at two…

News

Alleged Salvadoran Terrorist Wanted by Interpol for Murder Arrested in Maine

By Edward TomicMay 30, 20250 News 2K Views

U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) agents from Maine’s Rangeley Station last week arrested a Salvadoran illegal alien gang member wanted by…

Blog

Maine Needs New Leadership for Immigration, Education, Safety, and Voter Integrity: Poliquin

By Bruce PoliquinMay 30, 20250 Blog

Maine’s in one heck of a mess. Our country is changing course for the better, but Maine Democrats who run…

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