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$15 Billion And Climbing: Trump’s Tariffs Deliver Record High Revenue

By DCNFApril 28, 20259 Business 1K Views

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Blog

Big Brother Wants to Watch You on Your Daily Commute

By Jacob PosikApril 25, 202524 Blog 3K Views

Don’t you wish there were cameras set up on Maine highways to catch you speeding, so you can get tickets…

News

Former Maine School Bus Driver Charged with 6 Counts of Gross Sexual Assault against Minor

By Edward TomicApril 25, 202512 News 3K Views

A 67-year-old Wesley man and former school bus driver for the Machias Bay Area School System (AOS 96) has been…

News

Bill Requiring Supermajority Approval for Any Tax Hikes on Mainers Set for Public Hearing on Monday

By Libby PalanzaApril 25, 20254 News

A proposed constitutional amendment requiring at least two-thirds support to increase Mainers’ taxes is up for a public hearing early…

News

Another Bipartisan Bill Expanding Property Tax Relief for Maine Homeowners Introduced in Augusta

By Libby PalanzaApril 25, 20253 News

A bipartisan group of lawmakers have introduced a bill that aims to provide property tax relief to Maine homeowners, as…

Crime

Teen Charged with Reckless Conduct After Gunfire Strikes Lewiston Apartment

By Edward TomicApril 25, 20258 Crime

A 15-year-old has been arrested in connection to a Tuesday shooting on Bartlett Street in Lewiston. Lewiston Police announced on…

News

Bok-Bok: Maine Republicans Dispute How Best to Protect the Rights of Chickens Owners from Regulation

By Ted CohenApril 25, 202519 News 2K Views

The Maine state GOP lawmaker who got officially silenced by Democrats for defending girls’ high-school sports is now fighting her…

News

Hey, That’s Not Miracle Grow: Owner of Lewiston Plant Nursery Charged for Trafficking Cocaine, Ecstasy

By Edward TomicApril 25, 202513 News 1K Views

The owner of a plant store in Lewiston is facing aggravated drug trafficking charges after a search of the property…

News

Janet Mills Recognizes Armenian Genocide After Appointing Anti-Armenian Activist to State Migrant Office

By Edward TomicApril 25, 20258 News

Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) on Thursday signed a proclamation recognizing the Armenian genocide just months after appointed a now-resigned…

News

East Asia Expert Tells Portland Group About the War No One Wants, But Might Happen Anyway

By Sam PattenApril 25, 20253 News

Imagine two nuclear-armed, global superpowers sleepwalking into a war that would, by conservative estimates, cost at least 10,000 American lives…

News

DOJ Probes Thomas College Over Vanishing Chinese Students with Potential CCP Links

By Edward TomicApril 25, 20256 News 4K Views

Thomas College, a private post-secondary institution in Waterville, Maine, is under scrutiny from the U.S. Department of Justice following a…

News

Dyed-in-the-Diet No Longer: MAHA Scores Win in Striking Dangerous Additives from Food Supply

By Seamus OthotApril 25, 20254 News

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr.’s “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) agenda is moving…

National

Most Dem-Voting Federal Bureaucrats Say They Would Disobey ‘Legal’ Orders From Trump, Poll Shows

By DCNFApril 25, 20259 National

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News

Trump Takes Aim at ‘Disparate-Impact Liability’ in Order Seeking to Return Merit to Hiring

By Seamus OthotApril 25, 20252 News

President Donald Trump an executive order on Thursday to end “disparate-impact liability,” which essentially compels employers to consider race when…

News

Routine Bail Check in Baldwin Leads to Hours-Long Standoff with Career Criminal

By Seamus OthotApril 25, 20257 News

Cumberland County Sheriff’s detectives faced an unexpected, hours-long standoff with a career criminal after arriving at a Baldwin home to…

News

Trump Seeks to End Consideration of Race in School Discipline with “Common Sense” Executive Order

By Seamus OthotApril 24, 20257 News

President Donald Trump aims to restore “common sense” to school discipline practices with a Wednesday executive order that will end…

News

Maine Democrat Lawmakers Move to Soften Crack Cocaine Laws, Citing Systemic Inequality

By Edward TomicApril 24, 202519 News 2K Views

A Democrat-led bill aimed at softening the criminal possession thresholds for crack cocaine was advanced by the Maine Legislature’s Criminal…

News

Bangor Newspaper Company Has Received More Than $2.4M from Mills Admin for “Public Affairs”

By Steve RobinsonApril 24, 202540 News 16K Views

Bangor Publishing Company — the company that owns both the Bangor Daily News (BDN) and a lesser-known marketing agency —…

News

Inside Augusta’s Marathon, 8.5 Hour Public Hearing on Proposed Changes to Maine’s Paid Family and Medical Leave Program

By Libby PalanzaApril 24, 20257 News

Maine’s new Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) Program was the center of sustained attention Wednesday afternoon in Augusta as…

Business

Amid Trump’s Tariffs, Made-in-America Manufacturer Looks to Expand Hiring in Maine

By Steve RobinsonApril 24, 202512 Business 3K Views

A Guilford-based business is touting a simple trick to avoid disruptions caused by President Donald Trump’s tariffs and trade negotiations:…

News

Trump Pivots to Criticizing Putin, after Zelenskyy, as Ukraine Peace Talks Falter

By Maine Wire StaffApril 24, 20253 News

After Russia escalated its assault on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv overnight, U.S. President Donald Trump appeared to be shifting…

News

Maine’s Only Gold-Standard Humorist Calling It Quits After Half Century of Homespun Satire

By Ted CohenApril 24, 20255 News 1K Views

The Maine native who made a cottage industry out of poking fun at downeasters is about to have the last…

Business

Cost Of Regulatory Burdens Reached Staggering Levels In 2024, Report Says

By DCNFApril 24, 20252 Business

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News

Sen. Haggan Wants Judges and Commissioners to Have More Say Over Who Gets Bail

By Maine Wire StaffApril 24, 20252 News 1K Views

Noting an uptick of crime in Maine committed by individuals out on bail for a previous offense, Sen. David Haggan…

News

Democrat Withdraws Bill to Put Tampons in Boys’ Public School Restrooms After Fiscal Note Belies Notion That Boys Actually Menstruate

By Seamus OthotApril 24, 202519 News 2K Views

Rep. Kristen Cloutier (D-Lewiston) withdrew a bill earlier this month that would have put taxpayer-funded tampons in public school boys’…

Business

Supreme Court Case Could Spell The End For California’s EV Mandate

By DCNFApril 24, 20253 Business

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News

Here’s How Democrats Want to Integrate More Race-Based Education into Public Schools

By Seamus OthotApril 24, 20259 News

The Maine Legislature’s Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs (ECA) held public hearings for four Democrat-led bills on Tuesday aimed…

News

Easing the Laws on Dangerous Drugs, Defending the Guard, Holding ICE at Bay, and the Augusta Red Coats – Legislative Scouting Report for April 24

By John AndrewsApril 24, 20257 News

The Maine legislature will meet Thursday for the third session day in a row. Thursday’s calendar is light in both…

News

Lewiston Police Respond to Two Shootings in Two Days on Same Street

By Edward TomicApril 23, 202512 News 2K Views

Lewiston Police are investigating a pair of shooting incidents that occurred on the same street over two separate days this…

News

Rep. Soboleski Organizes Joint GOP Letter to AG Pam Bondi Calling for Review of Maine’s Green Energy Policies That Violate Executive Order

By Seamus OthotApril 23, 20257 News 1K Views

Rep. Mike Soboleski (R-Phillips) penned a letter to U.S. Attorney General (AG) Pam Bondi, signed by nearly every Republican in…

Maine and New England

King Appoints Himself Democracy Defender in the Mold of Paul Revere

By Maine Wire StaffApril 23, 202512 Maine and New England

U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) is undeterred by the “No Kings” signs that have become prominent at recurring ‘Hands Off’…

Video

[VIDEO:] Steve Robinson Interviews Maine Mom Amber Lavigne

By Tom ShattuckApril 23, 20257 Video

Amber Lavigne was cleaning her daughter’s bedroom when she discovered a chest binder, a device used to facilitate female-to-male gender…

News

[VIDEO:] Steve Robinson Interviews Gubernatorial Candidate Robert “Bobby” Charles

By Tom ShattuckApril 23, 20256 News

Robert Charles has vowed to turn Maine completely red in 2026.Here is how he plans to do it:

News

Maine Dems Create $12M Abortion Slush Fund to Benefit Top Campaign Contributors

By Steve RobinsonApril 23, 202510 News 2K Views

Maine’s Democrat-controlled legislature has approved a measure that will create a $12M fund for the benefit of Maine’s abortion clinic…

News

Trump Administration Issues Stop Work Orders for UMaine Wind Development Grants

By Seamus OthotApril 23, 20254 News

President Donald Trump’s administration issued stop-work orders earlier this month on three University of Maine (UMaine) offshore wind development projects,…

News

Rep. Laurel Libby Files Emergency Appeal in Lawsuit Against Speaker of the House Over Censure Fallout

By Libby PalanzaApril 23, 20252 News 1K Views

Maine Rep. Laurel Libby (R-Auburn) has filed an emergency appeal of an April 19 ruling on her lawsuit against Maine…

News

Maine’s Chief Border Patrol Agent Retires as Houlton Sector Leadership Shakeup Continues

By Edward TomicApril 23, 20253 News

The head of U.S. Border Patrol Houlton (USBP) Houlton Sector, Chief Patrol Agent (CPA) Juan Bernal, retired during a ceremony…

News

Homeless Man Accused of Recklessly Firing Pistol Toward Homes in Benton

By Edward TomicApril 23, 20254 News

A homeless man is facing a dozen counts of aggravated reckless conduct with a firearm for allegedly firing a handgun…

News

Leftist Swiss Billionaire Who Helped Buy Maine Newspapers Now Target Of Probes Across U.S.

By Ted CohenApril 23, 20255 News 1K Views

A reclusive Swiss liberal billionaire whose cash helped buy Maine’s largest paper is now being targeted by several states over…

News

Mysterious Swiss Billionaire Spent $800 Million Bankrolling Left-Wing Causes, States Say No More

By DCNFApril 23, 20255 News

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News

Franco-American Day and an ERA Based on Perceptions: Legislative Scouting Report for April 23

By John AndrewsApril 23, 20256 News

The Montreal Canadiens are in a playoff series and Wednesday is Franco-American Day in the legislature. It’s a good week…

News

Get In the Van, Man: Ecuadorian National Charged for Attempting to Transport Illegal Aliens Through Vermont

By Edward TomicApril 22, 20253 News

An Ecuadorian national now faces federal charges for allegedly attempting to transport a group of illegal aliens through Vermont. On…

Blog

‘Stop The Presses!’ Maine Times Relaunch Is A Big Bust, Organizer Cancels Fundraiser

By Ted CohenApril 22, 20255 Blog 1K Views

The attempt by an out-of-state dreamer to start a new version of Maine’s once-popular liberal weekly has apparently gone up…

Maeghan Maloney Top News

Maine Bar Dismisses Misconduct Complaint Against Kennebec DA Maeghan Maloney

By Steve RobinsonApril 22, 202515 Top News 4K Views

The Maine Board of Overseers of the Bar has dismissed a professional misconduct complaint against Kennebec and Somerset County District…

News

China May Be Integrating AI into its Bioweapons Program. What Could Go Wrong?

By Seamus OthotApril 22, 20255 News

China may be integrating advanced artificial intelligence technology into its illicit bioweapons programs, according to the State Department’s 2025 report…

Commentary

Rubio’s Reorganization of State Department Applies Basic Common Sense to a Legendary Bureaucracy

By Sam PattenApril 22, 20257 Commentary

There’s an old saying in Washington that goes “where you stand is where you sit,” which is to say too…

News

Judge Assigned to Federal Lawsuit Against Maine Recuses Himself

By Seamus OthotApril 22, 202516 News 4K Views

The federal jurist assigned to the federal lawsuit against Maine for refusing to bar transgender-identifying men from women’s sports, U.S.…

News

Maine Native and Duke Star Cooper Flagg Declares for the NBA Draft and Is Projected to Be No. 1 Pick

By Edward TomicApril 22, 20255 News

Duke superstar freshman and Newport native Cooper Flagg has confirmed that he is officially entering the NBA draft. Flagg, the…

News

Secret Salary For New “Non-Profit” Boss At Maine’s Largest Newspaper, Who Will Remain in Buffalo, NY

By Ted CohenApril 22, 202511 News 2K Views

The “non-profit” group running Maine’s largest newspaper is refusing to disclose the salary of the new CEO, amid executive-compensation issues…

National

‘It’s So Ridiculous’: Bill Maher And Charlie Kirk Torch Dems Over Wildly Unpopular Stance On Trans Athletes

By DCNFApril 22, 20255 National

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News

Northern Mainers Fed Up With Janet Mills’ Woke Gov’t Threaten To Break Away From the Pine Tree State

By Ted CohenApril 22, 202532 News 10K Views

A group of renegades from Maine’s upper reaches tired of liberal Gov. Janet Mills (D) are forming their own faction…

News

Winthrop and Monmouth Back Out of ICE Partnership Program Citing Concerns About Legal Liability

By Seamus OthotApril 21, 202517 News 1K Views

The Winthrop and Monmouth Police Departments both rescinded their applications for an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) partnership program on…

News

Chinese Satellite Company Directly Helping Houthi Terrorists Attacks on U.S. Interests: State Department

By Seamus OthotApril 21, 20254 News

U.S. State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce confirmed on Thursday that the Chinese satellite company, Chang Guang Satellite Technology, is “directly”…

News

Did Maine Taxpayers Pay for a Poll that Parses Findings to Persuade Mills to Challenge Collins?

By Sam PattenApril 21, 20259 News 2K Views

Why would a nationally-recognized Democrat pollster pen an article about her political research in the state of Maine? It could…

News

Portland Woman Found Shot in Apartment, Suspect Facing Domestic Violence Charges

By Edward TomicApril 21, 20258 News

Portland Police have made an arrest following a Sunday shooting that left a 36-year-old woman with non-life threatening injuries. Police…

News

Police Use Chemical Munitions to End Portland Motorhome Standoff

By Edward TomicApril 21, 20256 News

A 39-year-old Portland man was arrested early Sunday after a nearly two-hour standoff with police, during which he threatened officers…

News

Pope Francis Dead at 88 after 12-Year Pontificate

By Seamus OthotApril 21, 20256 News

Pope Francis passed away early Monday morning at the age of 88 after a 12-year pontificate, just hours after making…

News

Bipartisan Bill Increasing Maine’s Property Tax Fairness Credit Introduced in Augusta

By Libby PalanzaApril 21, 202512 News

A bipartisan group of Maine lawmakers have introduced a bill aiming to increase the value of the state’s Property Tax…

News

Dems Look to Use Ranked Choice Voting in State Elections, But Constitutional Questions Remain

By Libby PalanzaApril 21, 202511 News

Democrat lawmakers are looking to expand the use of ranked choice voting (RCV) to all Maine elections, including for the…

News

Federal Judge in NH Moves to Impede Deportation of Guatemalan Illegal Arrested in Massachusetts

By Seamus OthotApril 21, 20254 News

New Hampshire U.S. District Judge Joseph N. Laplante ruled on Wednesday that the Trump administration must give 72 hours’ notice…

News

Maine Housing is Unaffordable – Let’s Fix That!

By Robert "Bobby" CharlesApril 21, 20258 News

Both nationally, and especially in places like Maine, housing is becoming unaffordable for too many. This trend kills the American…

Education

Supreme Court To Consider If Religious Parents Can Opt Kids Out Of Sexually Explicit Storybook Readings

By DCNFApril 21, 202513 Education

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Education

DAILY CALLER EXCLUSIVE: Women Urge Panhellenic Conference To Keep Men Out Of Sororities

By DCNFApril 21, 20254 Education

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Screenshot from Rep. Jared Golden's call with Maine's No Labels Top News

Golden Courts Third Party “No Labels” Amid Speculation Over Maine’s 2026 Races for Governor, Congress

By Steve RobinsonApril 19, 202522 Top News 2K Views

Democratic U.S. Rep. Jared Golden (ME-CD2) is courting Maine’s “No Labels” third-party as speculation builds over when he’ll announce what…

News

House Democrats Spring Surprise Measure to Enshrine Trans Rights in Maine’s Constitution

By Seamus OthotApril 18, 202522 News 3K Views

Maine’s House Democrats slipped a surprise vote onto Thursday’s legislative calendar to force through a proposed equal rights amendment to…

Maine and New England

Maine House Democrats Vote to Keep Taxpayers Rather Than Convicts Footing the Bill for Analysis of Drugs

By Edward TomicApril 18, 20257 Maine and New England 2K Views

Democratic lawmakers in the Maine House of Representatives on Thursday voted down a bill that would have shifted the financial…

Maine and New England

Federal Court Rules Against Rep. Libby’s Suit, Effectively Upholding Her Censure and Silencing

By Maine Wire StaffApril 18, 202533 Maine and New England 3K Views

Rhode Island-based U.S. District Court Judge Melissa DuBose reportedly issued a ruling late on Friday denying Maine State Rep. Laurel…

News

Two Arrested in Auburn Drug Raid That Lead to Seizure of 20+ grams of Crystal Meth

By Edward TomicApril 18, 20254 News

The Auburn Police Department’s Proactive Community Enforcement (PACE) Unit this week executed a search warrant at a Seventh Street residence,…

News

Progressive Hill Staffer Tests Waters to Challenge Susan Collins Next Fall

By Sam PattenApril 18, 202519 News 2K Views

If you wanted to build a name for yourself with Maine Democrats to lay the foundations to run against Republican…

News

New England Fishermen Celebrate Trump Executive Order Aimed at Restoring the U.S. Seafood Industry

By Seamus OthotApril 18, 20257 News 1K Views

President Donald Trump moved to reinvigorate the U.S. seafood industry and restore U.S. dominance on Thursday with an executive order…

News

Rumford Woman Accused of Elder Abuse, Financial Exploitation of Elder Family Member

By Edward TomicApril 18, 20253 News

A Rumford woman accused of elder abuse and financial exploitation for allegedly stealing more than $1,000 from an elderly relative…

News

Wary of Political Fallout, and Losing Business, Maine Supporters of Trump Tariffs Keep Low Profile

By Ted CohenApril 18, 20257 News

When anti-Trump Maine businesses called a news conference recently to lobby against the administration’s proposed and imposed tariffs, the fawning…

News

Resigned ONA Director Tarlan Ahmadov Reinstated at MDOL Despite Claim of ‘Personal Health’ Issues

By Edward TomicApril 18, 202514 News 2K Views

Tarlan Ahmadov stepped down as director of the Maine Office of New Americans in early April — just three months…

News

A New Local Option Sales Tax Proposal Would Let Maine Cities and Towns Keep All of What They Take

By Libby PalanzaApril 18, 202511 News

Yet another bill aiming to allow Maine municipalities to adopt a local option sales tax has been introduced in Augusta…

News

State Police Tactical Team Joins Local Department in Raid on South Paris Drug Den

By Seamus OthotApril 18, 20255 News 1K Views

It’s been a busy week for law enforcement in the Paris area. On Thursday, a Maine State Police tactical team…

News

Train Lobby Pushes for Taxpayer Funds to Extend Railway to Bangor and Orono with a Poll Showing Lukewarm Support from Mainers

By Seamus OthotApril 18, 20258 News

The Maine Rail Group (MRG), a pro-railway non-profit lobbying organization, is presenting survey data claiming that 58 percent of Mainers…

Coronavirus

DAILY CALLER EXCLUSIVE: Trump’s Broad Ban On Risky Gain-Of-Function Research Nears Completion

By DCNFApril 18, 20252 Coronavirus

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News

Numerous Chinese Massage Parlors in Maine, Some Run By Illegal Aliens, Busted for Sex Trafficking

By Edward TomicApril 18, 20256 News 6K Views

Over the past year, Maine has seen a series of high-profile raids on Chinese-run massage parlors suspected of operating as…

News

Tax Committee Squashes Three Proposed Changes to Maine’s Homestead Exemption

By Libby PalanzaApril 17, 20259 News 2K Views

Maine lawmakers on the Taxation Committee have unanimously rejected three proposals to increase the state’s homestead exemption, a program designed…

News

Harpswell Rep Quietly Withdraws Bill That Would Have Made LGBTQ Education Mandatory for Maine Schools

By Seamus OthotApril 17, 202512 News 2K Views

Rep. Cheryl Golek (D-Harpswell) withdrew a bill from consideration on Monday that would have mandated LGBTQ education curriculum in all…

Maine and New England

Nextdoor New Hampshire May Offer Useful Example for Maine When It Comes to Offshore Wind Power

By The Maine WireApril 17, 20257 Maine and New England

by Jerry Leeman New Hampshire’s proposed ban on offshore wind development proves the state’s loyalty to its coastal communities and…

News

Rumford Police Arrest Fugitive, Domestic Violence Suspect After Standoff in Separate Incidents

By Edward TomicApril 17, 20252 News

Rumford Police arrested both a fugitive who had been evading law enforcement for nearly a year and a domestic violence…

News

Republicans Push Back Against Gun-Control Laws Passed in the Wake of Lewiston Shooting

By Seamus OthotApril 17, 20253 News

Maine Republicans are working to end some of the new restrictions placed on gun ownership in the state last year…

Commentary

Maine Democrats’ Appropriation of Women’s Suffrage, Civil Rights Movement Signals Descent into Extremism and Divorce from Reality

By Ken BlackwellApril 17, 202510 Commentary

In Maine, where the transgender issue is playing out in dramatic form before the public eye, Portland public schools superintendent…

News

Shots Fired in Paris Leads to High-Speed Police Chase, Arrest of Massachusetts Man

By Edward TomicApril 17, 20258 News

A report of shots fired in the Town of Paris on Wednesday led to a high-speed police chase involving multiple…

Crime

“Fox Hunter” Sentenced to 18 Months for Being Chinese Agent and Stalking PRC Target in the U.S.

By Maine Wire StaffApril 17, 20250 Crime

Former New York City police sergeant Mike McMahon, 57, will pay a price for aiding the Chinese government in tracking…

News

Trans-Identifying Male Arrested After Joy-Riding a Stolen Van Across Multiple Towns and Injuring Officers

By Seamus OthotApril 17, 202511 News 3K Views

Yarmouth Police last week arrested a transgender-identifying man, Deserai Collins, 33, after he allegedly stole a van in Portland, led…

Crime

MS-13 Gang Member Arrested in Portland, Marking State’s Third Recent High-Profile Migrant Gang Arrest

By Edward TomicApril 17, 20255 Crime 4K Views

A Salvadoran national living illegally in United States and whom federal authorities say is a member of the violent Mara…

News

UK High Court Rules On Whether Men Pretending To Be Women Are Real Women

By DCNFApril 17, 20252 News

The Supreme Court in Britain ruled Wednesday that men identifying as trans women are not legally regarded as women under…

News

Hearing Held on Three Republican-Led Bills Aimed at Protecting Students and Increasing Parental Rights

By Seamus OthotApril 17, 20250 News

Mainers had the opportunity on Tuesday to testify on three Republican-led bills that aim to protect students from sexually explicit…

News

Maine’s Equity Commission Doled Out Lucrative No-Bid Contracts to Politically Connected Consultants, NGOs

By Steve RobinsonApril 17, 202517 News 2K Views

Maine’s Racial Equity Commission has emerged among the most frequent abusers of the sloppy no-bid contract system recently scrutinized in…

News

Americans’ “Appetite” for Reforming Medicare May Be Bigger Than Pollsters – and Politicians – Insist, Conservative Think Tank Argues

By Libby PalanzaApril 17, 20250 News

Is federal Medicaid spending, which last year amounted to over $580 billion, a virtual sacred cow for which reform or…

News

Two Out on Bail Arrested After Police Find Fentanyl in Vehicle During Rockland Traffic Stop

By Edward TomicApril 17, 20253 News

Two individuals out on bail were arrested in Rockland on Monday after police found fentanyl in their vehicle during a…

News

Maine AG Baselessly Claims There Are ‘No Concerns Of Safety’ With Men Competing Against Women

By DCNFApril 17, 202512 News

Legal Eagle Aaron Frey premiers on CNN

News

Legislative Scouting Report for April 17 – Free FOAA Requests, Polymer-Coated Cookware and More Taxes!

By John AndrewsApril 17, 20251 News

It’s Easter weekend, but the only Easter egg to be found under the dome in Augusta is just another goose…

National

Biden NSA Jake Sullivan’s Brilliance Finally Recognized – By Himself, at Harvard as University Stares Down Trump Administration

By Maine Wire StaffApril 16, 20255 National

America’s youngest national security advisor, former Hillary Clinton and Amy Klobuchar aide Jake Sullivan, took center stage at Harvard University…

News

Rep. Soboleski Seeks Greater Legislative Oversight of Agency Rulemaking in Maine

By Libby PalanzaApril 16, 20254 News

A Maine GOP lawmaker is looking to establish a new special committee tasked with reviewing routine technical rulemaking by state…

Crime

Somerset County Sheriff Seizes $40,000 in Drugs, Crack Laced With Fentanyl and Arrests Three in Fairfield Raid

By Edward TomicApril 16, 20256 Crime 5K Views

The Somerset County Sheriff’s Office arrested three people and seized $40,000 in drugs, including enough fentanyl to supply 185,000 lethal…

News

Previously Deported Dominican Illegal Alien Arrested in Massachusetts, Nearly 65,000 Fentanyl Pills Seized

By Edward TomicApril 16, 20254 News

A Dominican illegal alien who was previously deported from the United States has been arrested in Massachusetts and charged with…

National

In Tax Day Surprise, Whistleblower Gary Shapley Named Acting Commissioner of the IRS

By Maine Wire StaffApril 16, 20252 National

An Internal Revenue Service (IRS) agent who was the subject of retaliation by the agency for coming forward to Congress…

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