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Maine School Suspends Student for Barking at “Furry” Who Allegedly Used Gay Slur

By Steve RobinsonMay 30, 20250 News 19K Views

A public school in Maine has suspended a middle school student for barking like a dog at another student who…

News

President Trump Temporarily Allowed to Continue Collecting “Liberation Day” Tariffs Amidst Appeal of Federal Trade Court Ruling

By Libby PalanzaMay 30, 20250 News

A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that President Donald Trump (R) will temporarily be allowed to continue collecting tariffs under…

News

SCOTUS Frees Agencies from Considering Indirect Environmental Impacts in Utah Railroad Case

By Libby PalanzaMay 30, 20250 News

The United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled in favor of an oil railroad expansion in Utah Thursday in a decision…

News

Bid for More Timely Reimbursement to Maine Hospitals for Medicaid Services Likely to Get Voted Down by Dems

By Libby PalanzaMay 29, 20250 News 1K Views

Maine lawmakers appear poised to reject a bill directing the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to reimburse hospitals…

News

Collins Concerned by Medicaid Cuts in Big Beautiful Bill

By Seamus OthotMay 29, 20250 News 1K Views

Sen. Susan Collins weighed in on Tuesday on President Donald Trump’s highly controversial “Big Beautiful Bill” spending package, which is…

News

Alleged Bug Light Robbers Now Implicated in Portland’s Peppermint Park Shooting Late Last Year

By Edward TomicMay 29, 20250 News 2K Views

Three 18-year-olds have been arrested in connection to a December 2024 shooting at Portland’s Peppermint Park, including two suspects who…

News

Chinese Communist Party-Backed University Offers To Poach Harvard Foreign Student

By DCNFMay 29, 20250 News

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) announced recently it will open its doors to foreign Harvard students…

News

Out Maine Secures Grants to Send Pro-Trans Children’s Books Across the State’s Schools, Libraries, and Even Pediatricians’ Offices

By Seamus OthotMay 29, 20250 News 1K Views

Out Maine, an LGBTQ non-profit that pushes radical gender ideology on children, received three new grants this month to help…

Commentary

‘Thinking About’ Running For Office In Maine? Either Do It Or Don’t, but Dithering Impresses No One

By Ted CohenMay 29, 20250 Commentary

Remember the good ole days in Maine when would-be politicians would run for office on nothing but grit – knowing…

News

Mexico Man and Maine ‘Menace’ Arrested for Rumford Tractor Supply Robbery

By Edward TomicMay 29, 20250 News

A Mexico man with an extensive criminal history in Maine described by police as a “known menace” has been arrested…

News

RSU 40 School Board Race Might Get Boys Out of Girls’ Spaces and Sports in Knox/Lincoln County District

By Seamus OthotMay 29, 20250 News

The upcoming June 10 election for the Regional School Unit (RSU) 40 school board could have significant consequences for girls…

News

Biden-Era Censors Embedding Overseas: Mike Benz and Marco Rubio Speak to Threat of Offshoring ‘Dis-info’ War

By Sam PattenMay 29, 20250 News

Remember the Disinformation Complex that thrived under the Biden administration and effectively throttled conservative media online? Three years ago this…

News

Man Accused of Firing Gun at Passing Vehicles Arrested After Standoff with Lewiston Police

By Edward TomicMay 29, 20250 News

A man accused of firing a gun at passing vehicles in Lewiston on Tuesday evening was arrested after a standoff…

News

Elon Musk’s Time At DOGE Comes To End

By DCNFMay 29, 20250 News

Billionaire Elon Musk announced Wednesday on X that his time working in the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has officially…

News

FBI To Probe Possible ‘Targeted Violence’ Against Christians In Seattle

By DCNFMay 29, 20250 News

The FBI is investigating possible “targeted violence against religious groups” in Seattle after leftists crashed two Christian events over the…

News

Majority of Voters Support DOGE & Deportations, Economy Remains Top of Mind for Many: Major Poll

By Libby PalanzaMay 28, 20250 News 1K Views

President Donald Trump’s (R) approval rating is holding steady at 47 percent, while a strong majority of Americans have expressed…

Blog

Cannabis Consultant Who Helped Black-Market Chinese Growers Infiltrate Maine Tells All [WATCH]

By Steve RobinsonMay 28, 20250 Blog 2K Views

Eddie DuGay is a Navy veteran, a former Democratic member of the Maine House of Representatives, and a former aide…

News

Lewiston Woman Faces Multiple Drug Charges After Auburn Traffic Stop

By Edward TomicMay 28, 20250 News 2K Views

A Lewiston woman is facing a slate of drug charges after being found with over 20 grams of fentanyl during…

News

California Tries to Split the Baby with Trans Sports Issue While Mills Maintains Staunch Opposition to Change

By Seamus OthotMay 28, 20250 News

California made a minor but potentially significant policy change to mitigate the damage done by allowing transgender-identifying males to compete…

News

Maine Dep’t of Corrections Refuses Supervised Release Program for Prisoner Following Outcry from BLM Activists

By Seamus OthotMay 28, 20250 News 3K Views

The Maine Department of Corrections (DOC) has denied access to the Supervised Community Confinement Program (SCCP) for Mark Cardilli, a…

News

ICE Arrests 40 Illegal Aliens, Including MS-13 Member and Child Sex Offender, in Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard Sweep

By Edward TomicMay 28, 20250 News

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other federal law enforcement agencies on Tuesday conducted an immigration enforcement operation on…

News

US Customs and Border Patrol Agents Assist Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, Take Six Into Custody

By John AndrewsMay 28, 20250 News 2K Views

On the evening of Tuesday, May 27th shortly before 7pm, the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office made a routine stop for…

Blog

Why Are Maine’s New License Plates Being Made in Canada?

By Steve RobinsonMay 28, 20250 Blog 7K Views

Starting this month, the state of Maine has begun rolling out new license plates featuring a nod to the 1901…

News

Fight Between Harvard and Trump Administration Heats Up, President Floats Re-Directing Funds to Trade Schools

By Libby PalanzaMay 28, 20250 News 1K Views

In what is appearing increasingly to be a personally-driven showdown, President Donald Trump vowed this week to strip America’s oldest…

News

Trump Pledges to Deregulate Maine Fishing While Suggesting Resistance from State Leaders

By Seamus OthotMay 28, 20250 News 2K Views

President Donald Trump took to Truth Social on Tuesday to celebrate Maine fishermen and to discuss his work to remove…

News

York County Deputies Arrest Fugitive Wanted by New Hampshire on Multiple Warrants

By Edward TomicMay 28, 20250 News

A Maine man on the run from New Hampshire authorities due to a probation violation stemming from a domestic violence…

Coronavirus

Christiane Northrup Sees God’s Will in Long Sought Victory on COVID Vaccine Recommendation

By Maine Wire StaffMay 28, 20250 Coronavirus 3K Views

Four years ago, a founder of Maine Stands Up addressed a standing room only crowd in a Topsham church during…

News

Retired Portland Financial Analyst Joins GOP Field Seeking Maine Governor’s Job

By Ted CohenMay 27, 20250 News 1K Views

A former Maine Medical Center finance director has thrown his hat into the ring with a growing field of Republicans…

Commentary

Who Gives “Permission” for Political Violence?

By Sam PattenMay 27, 20250 Commentary 1K Views

How long is the line between James Comey and Elias Rodriguez, the 31-year-old Chicago man accused of murdering two young…

News

Maine ACLU Seeks Release of Illegal Alien Previously Arrested for Terrorizing, Domestic Violence Assault

By Edward TomicMay 27, 20250 News 1K Views

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Maine is challenging the detention of a noncitizen from the Democratic Republic of…

News

Jay Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Sexually Assaulting a Child Starting When She Was Just Six

By Seamus OthotMay 27, 20250 News 1K Views

Kenneth Marin, 61, of Jay, was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Friday following a February conviction for repeatedly…

Crime

Somerset Sheriff’s Raid on Fairfield Lodge Nets Fentanyl-laced Cocaine, and One Arrest

By Edward TomicMay 27, 20250 Crime 3K Views

The Somerset County Sheriff’s Office last week raided the American Lodge in Fairfield, resulting in one arrest and the seizure…

News

Midcoast Maine Man’s Bird-Feeding Habits Under Fire For Allegedly Attracting Rats

By Ted CohenMay 27, 20250 News

The nanny state is now coming after a Camden man whose bird-feeding hobby town authorities say far exceeds the norm…

News

Husband of Hermon Middle School Teacher Arrested on Child Pornography Charges

By Seamus OthotMay 27, 20250 News 3K Views

Maine State Police arrested the husband of a Hermon Middle School teacher, Aaron M. Pinette, 42, on Friday on child…

News

Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center to Close its Doors this Summer, Citing Loss of Federal Funding

By Edward TomicMay 27, 20250 News 2K Views

The Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center, a Portland-based migrant nonprofit that provides English language classes and other services to immigrants,…

News

Ex-Maine Farm Worker Identified as Suspect in Sheep Farmer’s Disappearance in Ireland

By Ted CohenMay 27, 20250 News 5K Views

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News

Russia Launches Largest Drone Attack Of War As Trump Loses Patience With Putin

By DCNFMay 27, 20250 News

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National

‘Potential Public Corruption’: FBI Will Review Three Unsolved Biden-Era Cases, Dan Bongino Says

By DCNFMay 27, 20250 National 1K Views

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Blog

Dulce et Decorum Est

By Sam PattenMay 26, 20250 Blog 1K Views

When I saw Alexi Whitney the second time, nearly forty years after the first, I was stunned.  My vague memory…

News

Honduran National Arrested in Maine After Illegal Reentry Faces Second Deportation

By Edward TomicMay 26, 20250 News 1K Views

A Honduran illegal alien who was arrested outside of a convenience store in Brownville in March has been sentenced and…

News

Mt. Ararat High School Athletics Director Announces Resignation Shortly After a Different Teacher Came Under Police Investigation

By Seamus OthotMay 26, 20250 News 7K Views

Topsham’s Mt. Ararat High School is losing its athletics director at the end of the school-year, according to a resignation…

News

Venezuelan Minor Enrolled In High School Actually An Illegal Migrant Adult Father, Police Say

By DCNFMay 25, 20250 News 3K Views

An Ohio high school discovered that a proclaimed 17-year-old Venezuelan migrant student is actually a 24-year-old illegal immigrant, authorities say.…

News

DCNF EXCLUSIVE: Consumers’ Research Goes After Insurance Giant’s CEO For ‘Sacrificing Kids To Trans Ideology’

By DCNFMay 25, 20250 News

Consumers’ Research is unveiling a new advertisement campaign on Wednesday slamming Kirt Walker, the CEO of Nationwide, a mutual insurance company, and…

News

NH Trans Man Who Allegedly Murdered Wife Had Previously Hosted “Ask a Trans Woman Anything”

By Seamus OthotMay 23, 20250 News 3K Views

Reya N. Jasmin, 36, a transgender-identifying New Hampshire man, is facing charges for allegedly stabbing his wife to death on…

News

A Tale Of Two Maine Canneries: Contrasting Redevelopment Efforts In Prospect Harbor, Eastport

By Ted CohenMay 23, 20250 News 2K Views

In the wake of famed Rockland world-champion canner Rita Willey’s golden sardine era, Maine’s shuttered canneries have taken far-divergent directions…

News

NH Man Arrested for Posing as Teenager Online to Elicit Sexually Explicit Material from Minor

By Seamus OthotMay 23, 20250 News

Special agents with the FBI in Boston arrested Brian Hargraves, 54, of Albany, New Hampshire, on Tuesday after he allegedly…

News

Mount Desert Island Hospital Disciplines Nurses Who Protested the Closure of Its Maternity Ward

By Seamus OthotMay 23, 20250 News 1K Views

The Mount Desert Island (MDI) Hospital is taking disciplinary action against five nurses who participated in a Maine State Nurses…

News

Alabama Man Arrested, Facing Federal Charges for Alleged Threats Against Bangor International Airport

By Edward TomicMay 23, 20250 News 1K Views

An Alabama man is facing federal charges for allegedly sending threatening text messages to employees of Bangor International Airport, saying…

News

Indian National Admits Role in Staged Armed Robberies for Visa Fraud Scheme in Boston

By Edward TomicMay 23, 20250 News

An Indian national pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court in Boston to serving as a getaway driver in staged armed…

Blog

Maine CD2 Front-Runner Paul LePage Joins the Robinson Report [VIDEO]

By Steve RobinsonMay 23, 20250 Blog 1K Views

Former Republican Gov. Paul LePage joined The Robinson Report for an interview about his decision to run for Maine’s Second…

News

By the Seat of Her Pants, Mills Signs Slew of Orders to Cover Another Set of Massive Payroll Shortfalls

By Seamus OthotMay 23, 20250 News 9K Views

Gov. Janet Mills (D-Maine) approved a series of financial orders between May 13 and 14 to keep payrolls and other…

News

Judge Hears Arguments in Case Alleging New Limits on Super PAC Contributions Violate Mainers’ Rights

By Libby PalanzaMay 23, 20250 News

Magistrate Judge Karen Wolf heard arguments Thursday morning in a lawsuit filed against members of the state’s ethics commission and…

News

Proposed Tax Hike on Capital Gains Likely to Get Axed

By Libby PalanzaMay 23, 20250 News

Lawmakers on the Legislature’s tax committee are expected to unanimously reject a bill that would impose an additional four percent…

News

Bangor Area Public Safety Conference Aims to “Unmask the Drug Crisis in Maine”

By Maine Wire StaffMay 23, 20250 News

Civic, law enforcement, legislative leaders and subject matter experts will hold a conference in Brewer on Friday evening to discuss…

News

Turns Out US Bombed Somalia During Month-Long Houthi Barrage In ‘Largest Airstrike In The History Of The World’

By DCNFMay 23, 20250 News 1K Views

The USS Harry Truman aircraft carrier was also relentlessly bombing targets in Somalia while also attacking Houthi threats in Yemen,…

National

DAILY CALLER EXCLUSIVE: Trump Admin Rolls Out New Tool To Stop Noncitizens From ‘Hijacking’ US Elections

By DCNFMay 23, 20250 National

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News

Federal Judge Blocks Trump Admin’s Efforts to Dismantle U.S. Department of Education

By Libby PalanzaMay 22, 20250 News 1K Views

A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s (R) executive order aiming to dismantle the Department of Education, arguing that…

News

“One Big Beautiful Bill” of Tax and Spending Provisions Passes House in Late Night Vote, Condemned by Maine Reps Golden and Pingree

By Libby PalanzaMay 22, 20250 News 1K Views

The United States House of Representatives passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, including provisions for tax cuts, welfare reform,…

News

Supreme Court Split Over Nation’s First Catholic Charter School, Oklahoma Court’s Ban Stands

By Libby PalanzaMay 22, 20250 News

The nation’s first Catholic charter school remains stymied by an Oklahoma court’s chokehold after the United States Supreme Court was…

News

Dems Kill Baldacci Bill to Increase Penalties for Parents Who Expose Kids to Fentanyl

By Seamus OthotMay 22, 20250 News 1K Views

Democrats on the state legislature’s Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety (CJPS) teamed up on Monday to kill a…

News

Mills Virtue-Signals Against Trump Tariffs with New Welcome Signs for Canadians

By Seamus OthotMay 22, 20250 News 2K Views

Governor Janet Mills (D-Maine) is signaling her disapproval of the Trump Administration’s rocky relationship with Canada by using taxpayer funds…

News

South Portland Police Negotiator Saves 20-Year-Old in Crisis from “Suicide by Cop” Threat

By Edward TomicMay 22, 20250 News 1K Views

A South Portland Police crisis negotiator on Wednesday was successfully able to safely de-escalate a situation involving a 20-year-old South…

News

Fatal Crash in Lewiston: Car Slams into Home, Killing One and Injuring Two

By Edward TomicMay 22, 20250 News

One woman is dead and two others injured after a vehicle crashed into a home on Webster Street in Lewiston…

News

Maine Democrats Seek to Shield Portland’s Welfare Spending on Homeless Shelters from DHHS Rule Change

By Edward TomicMay 22, 20250 News 2K Views

Maine Democratic lawmakers are seeking to prevent the state’s Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) from reducing its reimbursement…

News

Lewiston Chinese Restaurant Owner in ICE Custody

By Edward TomicMay 22, 20250 News 4K Views

A Chinese national who owns a Chinese food restaurant in Lewiston was taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs…

News

Portland Police Arrest 20 Pro-Palestinian Protesters Blocking Traffic on Commercial Street

By Seamus OthotMay 22, 20250 News 4K Views

The Portland Police Department arrested 20 pro-Palestine protesters on Wednesday afternoon after they allegedly refused to stop blocking a major…

News

Bowdoin College Faces Civil Rights Complaint Alleging Discrimination Based on Sex, and Race in Scholarships

By Seamus OthotMay 22, 20250 News 1K Views

Bowdoin College is now facing a civil rights complaint from the Equal Protection Project (EPP) filed on Wednesday, after it…

News

Free Community College Will Not Become a Permanent Fixture in Maine, Legislature Decides by Default

By Libby PalanzaMay 22, 20250 News

Legislators have unanimously rejected a proposal to make free community college a permanent fixture in Maine, bringing an end to…

Crime

Man Who Murdered Two Israeli Diplomats in DC Shouted “Free Palestine” During Arrest

By Maine Wire StaffMay 22, 20250 Crime

In what appears to be a sign of spiking anti-semitism in America, an Illinois man allegedly murdered two Israel diplomats…

Blog

Robinson Report: State Auditor Matt Dunlap on Challenging Jared Golden in CD-2, No-Bid Contracts, and the 2024 Audit [WATCH]

By Steve RobinsonMay 21, 20250 Blog

State Auditor Matt Dunlap joined the Robinson Report podcast in Wednesday’s episode to talk about the controversy sparked by his…

News

Both Maine Legislative Chambers Pass Bill to Allow Prescribers of Abortion Pills to Conceal Their Identities

By Seamus OthotMay 21, 20250 News

The Maine House passed a bill on Tuesday that will allow providers of chemical abortion pills, such as mifepristone, to…

News

Maine Agencies Funneled Grants to Nonprofits Tied to Dark Money Front’s Voter Outreach Campaign, “New Mainer” Groups and Top Level Democrats

By Edward TomicMay 21, 20250 News 6K Views

A coalition of groups that received lucrative no-bid contracts from the Mills Administration from 2022 to 2024 — funded by…

News

LePage Leads Golden in CD2 Race According to Congressional Leadership Fund Poll

By Seamus OthotMay 21, 20250 News

A new poll from the Congressional Leadership Fund, first released to Notus on Wednesday, gives former Maine Republican Gov. Paul…

News

Rolling the Dice on Wyss: Is Anyone at the Maine Trust for Local News Worried About Alleged Benefactor’s Sexual Harassment Suit? No Comment…

By Ted CohenMay 21, 20250 News

Is the parent company of the Portland Press Herald and more than a half dozen other daily, weekly and bimonthly…

Maine and New England

Bernie Sanders Endorses Troy Jackson for Maine Governor

By Edward TomicMay 21, 20250 Maine and New England

U.S. Senator from Vermont, two-time presidential candidate and self-described democratic socialist Bernie Sanders has endorsed former Maine Senate President Troy…

News

Bill Providing Millions of Dollars for Maine’s Community Colleges Unanimously Rejected in Augusta

By Libby PalanzaMay 21, 20250 News

A bill sponsored by Senate President Mattie Daughtry (D-Cumberland) aiming to provide millions of dollars in continuing support for the…

News

SCOTUS Disregards AG Aaron Frey’s Counsel, Raising Questions About the Usefulness of his Grand Crusading

By Libby PalanzaMay 21, 20250 News 1K Views

A decision by the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) on Tuesday in favor of state Rep. Laurel Libby (R-Auburn) that restored…

Maine and New England

Falmouth Businessman David Jones Joins GOP Field Running for Governor

By Maine Wire StaffMay 21, 20250 Maine and New England

Realtor and developer David Jones announced his candidacy for Maine governor on Tuesday, joining a field that currently includes former…

Crime

Pair Wanted for Murder in Texas Arrested in York

By Edward TomicMay 21, 20250 Crime 1K Views

The York Police Department on Tuesday announced that officers successfully apprehended two murder suspects from Texas in York. York Police…

News

DAILY CALLER EXCLUSIVE: Cash Flowing Into Anti-ICE Group’s Coffers Came From Chinese Gov’t-Linked Sources

By DCNFMay 21, 20250 News

(Art by the DCNF with ICE screenshot)

Commentary

Despite Federal Court Ruling, Firearm Rights Remain Under Attack

By Justin DavisMay 21, 20250 Commentary

Portland-based progressive politicians just cannot help themselves. In the wake of beinghanded a historic loss with the hold on Maine’s…

News

Reagan Paul’s Bill Would Count Unborn Children as Persons When It Comes to Prosecuting Violent Crime

By Seamus OthotMay 21, 20250 News

Rep. Reagan Paul (R-Winterport) presented a bill at a public hearing on Monday in the Judiciary Committee, which would define…

News

House Majority Leader Proposes “Relatively Simple” Changes to Legislative Reimbursement Laws

By Libby PalanzaMay 21, 20250 News

House Majority Leader Matt Moonen (D-Portland) has introduced a bill that would amend the laws governing how Maine’s legislators are…

News

Maine Rejects Proposal to Give Families Who Opt Out of Public School System Access to “Hope Accounts”

By Libby PalanzaMay 21, 20250 News

The bill that would have established “hope accounts” for Maine students who either are home-schooled or attend a private school…

News

Hundreds Submit Testimony on Anti-Ice Bills While One Portland Rep. Compares Deportations to Genocide

By Seamus OthotMay 21, 20250 News

A public hearing on two bills aimed at hindering Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations in Maine drew dozens of…

News

Maine House Votes to Withdraw from the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact

By Libby PalanzaMay 20, 20250 News 2K Views

The Maine House of Representatives has voted to withdraw from the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, an agreement into which…

News

Dem Bill Aiming to Repeal Employer Protections in Maine’s Paid Leave Program Unanimously Rejected

By Libby PalanzaMay 20, 20250 News

Lawmakers in Augusta have unanimously rejected the Democrat-led effort to eliminate a clause in the state’s new Paid Family and…

News

SCOTUS Restores Rep. Laurel Libby’s Right to Vote, Enjoins Maine Dems’ Censure of Her

By Libby PalanzaMay 20, 20250 News 3K Views

Maine Rep. Laurel Libby’s (R-Auburn) right to vote in the Maine House of Representatives has been temporarily reinstated by the…

News

Another Pair of Ecuadorian Illegal Aliens Arrested by Border Patrol in Maine

By Edward TomicMay 20, 20250 News 1K Views

U.S. Border Patrol agents from Maine’s Houlton Sector have arrested another pair of Ecuadorian illegal immigrants during a vehicle stop,…

News

Mainers on Social Media Vent About Department of Wildlife and Inland Fisheries After Former Warden Exposes the Agency for Going Woke

By Seamus OthotMay 20, 20250 News 3K Views

Mainers on social media are voicing their acute disapproval of the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (IFW) in response…

News

Topsham Teacher Under Investigation But the School is Providing Scant Details

By Seamus OthotMay 20, 20250 News 2K Views

A Topsham teacher at Mt. Ararat High School and Middle School is no longer a school employee after the Portland…

News

Do the Wabanaki Really Take Sides on the Mideast?

By Maine Wire StaffMay 20, 20250 News

An effort to draft the leadership of the Wabanaki Alliance into taking a position on the war in Gaza is…

News

Rep. Golden Will Fight to Hold His 2nd District Seat Against Former Gov. LePage’s Challenge

By Maine Wire StaffMay 20, 20250 News 1K Views

Second District Congressman Jared Golden (D-ME) put to rest speculation about his 2026 plans on Tuesday morning when he declared…

News

Former Colleague of Tarlan Ahmadov at Catholic Charities Alleges Embattled State Official Showed ‘Deep-Seated Bigotry’ Towards African Immigrants

By Edward TomicMay 20, 20250 News

A former colleague of the now-resigned Maine Office of New Americans director Tarlan Ahmadov has alleged that while working together…

News

Sen. Harrington Presents Bill to Pre-Empt Creation of Shadowy Gun Owners Database for Use at Purchase

By Seamus OthotMay 20, 20250 News

Sen. Matt Harrington (R-York) presented a bill on Thursday that would prevent Maine from using financial institutions’ merchant category codes…

News

Cape Elizabeth Residents to Again Vote on Multi-Million Dollar Proposal to Upgrade Aging Schools

By Libby PalanzaMay 20, 20250 News

Cape Elizabeth residents will return to the polls on June 10 to again weigh in on a multi-million dollar proposal…

News

Elections, Lobby Bans, Lawyers and MaineCare in Public Schools – Legislative Scouting Report for May 20

By John AndrewsMay 20, 20250 News

The Maine House and Senate will be holding a session day on Tuesday and both legislative calendars are very long.…

Blog

How to Rebuild Our Broken Schools

By Robert "Bobby" CharlesMay 19, 20250 Blog

Of all the challenges facing Maine, caring for our children – assuring their safety, ability to prosper, and live with…

News

Former Maine Assistant Attorney General Released After 11 Years in Prison for Child Porn Charges

By Seamus OthotMay 19, 20250 News 2K Views

Former Maine Assistant Attorney General James M. Cameron, 62, was released from a Colorado prison on Friday, where he had…

News

Legislature Nixes Two Bills Aimed at Expanding Employment Opportunities for Young Mainers

By Libby PalanzaMay 19, 20250 News

Lawmakers have rejected two bills introduced with the intention of expanding employment opportunities for young Mainers. While LD 618 would…

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