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Senate GOP Advances Trump’s Tax Cuts, Border Security Funding After Marathon Session

By DCNFApril 7, 20256 News

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Top News

Trump’s Domestic Policy Council Issues Scathing Rebuke of Paper Straw Poppycock in 31-Page Manifesto

By Steve RobinsonApril 4, 202510 Top News 2K Views

President Donald J. Trump has issued a 31-page manifesto, “National Strategy to End the Use of Paper Straws,” aiming to…

News

GOP Legislator Adds New Proposal to Bring Back Maine’s Property Tax Stabilization Program for Seniors — Here’s How the Plans Differ

By Libby PalanzaApril 4, 202510 News

A Republican lawmaker has introduced a bill that would revitalize the now-defunct property tax stabilization program with several key amendments.…

News

Laurel Libby and Ryan Fecteau Face Off in Opening Hearing of Legal Battle Over Censure Fallout

By Libby PalanzaApril 4, 202513 News 2K Views

Rhode Island-based U.S. District Court Judge Melissa DuBose presided Friday over the first hearing in Rep. Laurel Libby’s (R-Auburn) federal…

News

Smile, You’re on Camera: Bipartisan Resolution Could Lead to Mainers Getting Automated Speeding Tickets

By Seamus OthotApril 4, 202530 News 2K Views

Maine’s highways could soon be monitored by automated speed-tracking cameras that could be used to issue tickets without a driver…

News

Republican Bill Would Give Parents More Awareness About What Their Children Learn in School

By Seamus OthotApril 4, 202510 News

As Maine’s Democrats resist efforts by the federal government to remove Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) ideology and radical gender…

Media

Avowed Democrat White Guy Promoted To Political Columnist By Maine’s Favorite Partisan News Organ

By Ted CohenApril 4, 20256 Media 1K Views

If Maine’s largest newspaper company had previously tried to mask its Democrat leanings, it has now dropped all semblance of…

Blog

Maine Physician Broke National Barriers For Women While Hiding Personal Secrets

By Ted CohenApril 4, 20254 Blog 2K Views

A female surgeon who proudly helped shatter the military glass ceiling did so while surreptitiously closeting gay women such as…

News

Pingree Rages While Golden Remains Cautiously Optimistic on Trump’s “Liberation Day” Tariffs

By Seamus OthotApril 4, 20259 News

Democrat Reps. Chellie Pingree (ME-CD1) and Jared Golden (ME-CD2) had very different outlooks after President Donald Trump announced his controversial…

News

Free Speech Group Supports Laurel Libby in Lawsuit Against House Speaker Ryan Fecteau After Being Censured for Viral Social Media Post

By Libby PalanzaApril 4, 20256 News

The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) has filed an amicus brief in support of Rep. Laurel Libby (R-Auburn)…

National

DAILY CALLER EXCLUSIVE: Blue State Athletes Urge Trump Admin To Step In As Male Continues Dominating Female Track Competitions

By DCNFApril 4, 202511 National

Jacky Watt – UNSPLASH

News

MDEA Bust in Dixfield Nets 200+ grams of Cocaine, Fentanyl, Firearms, and 2 Arrests

By Edward TomicApril 4, 20255 News

The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) announced the arrest of two men on Tuesday at a residence in Dixfield following…

News

Congressional Democrats, DNC and Democrat Governors Sue Trump Administration Over Election Integrity Efforts

By Seamus OthotApril 4, 202513 News

Attorneys from the Democrat Party-aligned Elias Law Group filed a lawsuit against the Trump Administration’s new election integrity efforts on…

News

Committee Unanimously Rejects Two New Hotel Taxes, But Others Still On the Table

By Libby PalanzaApril 3, 20255 News

Lawmakers on the Taxation Committee have unanimously rejected two bills that would have imposed new taxes on the cost of…

News

AI Startup Reveals DEI-Related Language Embedded in Maine Education Laws

By Seamus OthotApril 3, 20259 News

DeepAudit, a non-profit tech startup using artificial intelligence tools to root out Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and ideologically-charged language,…

Crime

Portland Homeless Man Charged with Alleged Assault for Brick, Knife Attack

By Edward TomicApril 3, 20259 Crime

A Portland homeless man is facing multiple charges after allegedly assaulting a victim with a brick and threatening another person…

News

Maine AG Frey Sues HHS Secretary Kennedy Over Termination of $11 Billion in COVID-Era Federal Grants

By Libby PalanzaApril 3, 202513 News 2K Views

Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey has joined a coalition of twenty-three states in suing Department of Health and Human Services…

News

“Not an Adversarial Nation” – Susan Collins Votes to End Donald Trump’s Emergency Declaration Imposing Tariffs on Canada Over Flow of Fentanyl into US

By Libby PalanzaApril 3, 202523 News

Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) delivered remarks on the Senate floor Wednesday in support of a resolution sponsored by Senator Tim…

News

Maine Democrats Now Want to Mandate LGBTQ Education Even As Schools Risk Funding Loss Over Ongoing Title IX Concerns

By Seamus OthotApril 3, 202544 News 7K Views

A group of Democrat Maine legislators, headed by Rep. Cheryl Golek (D-Harpswell), introduced a bill on Thursday that would require…

News

USDA Freezes Part of Maine’s Federal Funding over Transgender Athlete Policy

By Seamus OthotApril 3, 20256 News

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins sent a letter to Gov. Janet Mills (D-Maine) on Wednesday announcing…

Crime

Another Illegal Alien Alleged Tren de Aragua Gang Member Arrested in Maine for Theft

By Edward TomicApril 3, 20255 Crime 2K Views

A Venezuelan national believed to be affiliated with the transnational criminal street gang Tren de Aragua has been arrested in…

News

Honduran National Pleads Guilty to Illegally Reentering the US After Border Patrol Stop in Brownville

By Edward TomicApril 3, 20254 News

A Honduran national who was previously deported from the United States in 2015 after illegally crossing the southern border has…

News

Portland Carjacker Accused of Vehicle Theft, Attempted Stabbing

By Edward TomicApril 3, 20254 News

A 33-year-old Portland man is facing multiple charges after allegedly attempting to stab a victim and steal the victim’s car…

News

Angus King Co-Sponsors Bill to Block Trump’s Election Integrity Executive Order

By Seamus OthotApril 3, 202525 News 2K Views

Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) joined a group of nine Democrats on Wednesday in co-sponsoring Sen. Alex Padilla’s (D-Calif.) bill to…

Blog

Janet Mills and Hannah Pingree Own the Office of New Americans Scandal-Ridden Early Failure

By John AndrewsApril 3, 202513 Blog 4K Views

Maine’s Office of New Americans is a state sanctioned cabal of non-governmental organization gate keepers and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion…

News

Voter ID on the Ballot and Remembering Reckitt’s Calling ‘Go Sox!’ — Legislative Scouting Report April 3

By John AndrewsApril 3, 20251 News

During tomorrow’s House session, legislators will tackle a 40-page calendar. Those pages are largely filled with bill references to committees,…

News

Former Middle East Envoy Calls for ‘Grand Bargain’ for Peace at USM Talk

By Sam PattenApril 3, 20253 News

A solution to the long-standing challenge that has vexed every American president since Dwight D. Eisenhower may be at hand,…

News

Maine House Speaker Responds to Laurel Libby’s Lawsuit By Saying Her Rights Are Not Protected

By Libby PalanzaApril 2, 202526 News 3K Views

Democratic Speaker of the House Ryan Fecteau (D-Biddeford) has filed his official response to Rep. Laurel Libby’s (R-Auburn) lawsuit against…

News

‘The Border Is Closed’: Trump Admin Claims Historic Low In Migrant Crossings

By DCNFApril 2, 20253 News

The Trump administration says it’s broken a record for all-time lowest border encounters in a single month, marking a dramatic…

News

Republicans Work to Remove Transgender Identity Language from the Maine Human Rights Act

By Seamus OthotApril 2, 20255 News

Maine Republicans have put forward two bills in recent days to remove the language in the Maine Human Rights Act’s…

News

Boyer Bill to Bolster Transparency Around Sole-Source Non-Competitive State Contracts Has Public Hearing

By Edward TomicApril 2, 20251 News

The Maine Legislature’s State and Local Government Committee held a timely public hearing before on Wednesday to allow for input…

News

‘Scary Poppins’ Rides Again, This Time to Defend the 51 Former Intel Officers Who Lied on Hunter’s Laptop

By DCNFApril 2, 20256 News

Screenshot – Rumble – House Foreign Affairs Committee

News

Maine Revises Economic Outlook Downward, Citing Slowing Growth and Policy Uncertainty

By Steve RobinsonApril 2, 20250 News

The Consensus Economic Forecasting Commission (CEFC) on April 1 revised its economic outlook for Maine, signaling slower growth ahead through…

Commentary

Gullible Press Herald Falls for Mills Admin Spin on Resignation of Contentious ONA Director

By Edward TomicApril 2, 20258 Commentary 1K Views

In a textbook case of swallowing government spin whole, the Portland Press Herald on Tuesday published a story on the…

News

Portland Police Seize Over 300 Grams of Cocaine, Arrest Three in Franklin Towers Drug Bust

By Edward TomicApril 2, 202513 News 2K Views

Three people were arrested and over 250 grams of cocaine were seized by police on Sunday after a search Portland…

News

Mainers Bear Fourth Highest Total Tax Burden in America: WalletHub Study

By Libby PalanzaApril 1, 202519 News 3K Views

Maine has been found to have the fourth highest total tax burden in the country, according to a new study…

Top News

Somerset Sheriff Lugs Mass Men Wenfeng Chen, Xinwen Zhang for Black Market Cannabis Trafficking

By Steve RobinsonApril 1, 202510 Top News 3K Views

The most aggressive sheriff in Maine notched another victory in Maine’s ongoing fight against Chinese organized crime Tuesday, executing a…

Maine and New England

Ahmadov Out: Janet Mills’ Migrant Office Director Disappears from State Website Amid Maine Wire Investigation

By Steve RobinsonApril 1, 202515 Maine and New England 4K Views

Following a Maine Wire investigation into the man Gov. Janet Mills (D) tapped to run her controversial migrant resettlement office,…

News

‘Pattern of Negligence–or Worse’: Maine Republican Senators Urge AG Pam Bondi to Investigate State Finances After Devastating Audit

By Edward TomicApril 1, 202527 News 22K Views

A group of Republican Maine state senators on Monday sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi requesting an…

News

Trump Takes Aim at Ticket Scalpers With Latest Executive Order, and Kid Rock Approves

By Seamus OthotApril 1, 20251 News

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday intended to combat ticket scalpers and predatory practices by online concert…

News

Republicans Attempt to Block Charter School For “New Mainers” Aiming to Recruit a “Diverse by Design Student Body”

By Seamus OthotApril 1, 202512 News

Republicans on the Maine Legislature’s Education and Cultural Affairs Committee reversed course on a bill last Tuesday that would have…

News

Nina Milliken’s Bill to Abolish Life Sentences in Maine Gets the Death Penalty After Prosecutor Testifies to Gruesome Assault Case

By Edward TomicApril 1, 20258 News

Radically different testimonies from a politician and a prosecutor before a legislative committee in Augusta this week cast doubt on…

News

Lifetime Maine Sex Offender Found Guilty Again of Unlawful Touching and Indecent Conduct, Out on Bail Pending Appeal

By Edward TomicApril 1, 20257 News

A Medford man who is a lifetime Maine sex offender registrant for multiple convictions of sexual abuse against minors has…

News

Federal Department of Education Sends Maine DOE Final Warning on Transgender Athlete Policy

By Seamus OthotApril 1, 202510 News

The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) issued its final warning to the Maine Department of Education (MDOE) on Monday for…

News

Cutting Out the Middleman: Saco Man Accused of Stealing ATM from Westbrook Business

By Edward TomicApril 1, 20251 News

A Saco man has been charged with felony theft after allegedly stealing an ATM from a business in Westbrook. “In…

News

Maine Revenue Files Tax Liens Against Governor Mills Over Unpaid Property Taxes

By Steve RobinsonApril 1, 20258 News 13K Views

Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) is shirking her duty to pay property taxes for a Salem Township lot she owns…

News

Republican Bill Would Force Maine to Track Taxpayer-Funded Medicaid Spending on Asylum Seeker Illegal Immigrants

By Seamus OthotApril 1, 202518 News 1K Views

A new bill from Rep. Gary Drinkwater (R-Milford) could give Mainers a better sense of how much of their tax…

News

Indigent Defense Legislation Scaled Back as Deadline Approaches for Maine Jails to Release Criminal Defendants If a Lawyer is Not Available

By Libby PalanzaApril 1, 20257 News

The Maine Judiciary Committee released updated language Monday morning for a bill aimed at addressing the lack of state-provided attorneys…

News

Red Flags, Sled Dogs and Sears Island: Legislative Scouting Report for April 1st

By John AndrewsMarch 31, 20252 News

Secretary of State — and announced gubernatorial candidate — Shenna Bellows has officially notified the House of Representatives that anti-gun…

News

When It Comes to State Income Tax, a Bipartisan Group of Legislators Wants to Give Kids a Break

By Libby PalanzaMarch 31, 20255 News

Maine lawmakers have introduced a bill that would exempt any money earned by kids from state income tax. This proposal…

Maine and New England

Maine Democrats Introduce Bill to Divest Public Funds from Nations Accused of Human Rights Violations

By Edward TomicMarch 31, 202510 Maine and New England

A first-term Maine Democratic lawmaker has introduced a bill that would prohibit the state from investing public funds or entering…

News

California Man Named After Texas City Pleads Guilty to Year Long Drug Dealing Operation in Maine

By Seamus OthotMarch 31, 20250 News 1K Views

Codee Houston, 33, of California, pleaded guilty to drug trafficking charges on Thursday at the U.S. District Court in Bangor,…

News

Man Armed with Knife Shot Fatally by Oxford County Sheriff’s Deputies During Domestic Violence Call

By Edward TomicMarch 31, 20253 News

A Hartford man was shot and killed by Oxford County Sheriff’s deputies during a domestic assault incident after the man…

News

Bipartisan Group of Maine Lawmakers Sponsor Bill to Decriminalize Possession of Psilocybin ‘Magic Mushrooms’

By Edward TomicMarch 31, 20258 News

A bipartisan group of state lawmakers in Maine have sponsored a bill that would decriminalize the possession of small amounts…

News

Horrifying New Details Emerge on Illegal Immigrant Who Impregnated His 14-Year-Old Daughter While Living in Marlborough, Mass “Healy Hotel”

By Seamus OthotMarch 31, 20255 News 2K Views

New details have emerged about Ronald Joseph, 43, the illegal Haitian immigrant, who allegedly raped and impregnated his 14-year-old daughter…

News

Federal Agency Refers Maine to U.S. Department of Justice Over Title IX Breach

By Maine Wire StaffMarch 31, 202511 News 2K Views

The Office of Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services referred the State of Maine to…

News

Man Stabbed Multiple Times on Portland Street: Portland PD

By Edward TomicMarch 31, 20253 News 1K Views

Portland Police say they are investigating a Sunday morning stabbing incident on Portland Street that left one man injured. Police…

Blog

New Massachusetts Report on Increased Illegal Tobacco Seizures Should Serve as a Warning to Maine

By The Maine WireMarch 31, 20253 Blog

Could Maine become the site of a radical uptick in black market tobacco sales? If the experience of a nearby…

News

Democrat Plan Naming Maine Railroad For Floridian Teeters on Derailment

By Ted CohenMarch 31, 202510 News

A state senator apparently forgot to stop, look and listen before trying to name a Maine railroad crossing for a…

News

Feds Arrest Top MS-13 Terrorist in Virginia

By Seamus OthotMarch 31, 20253 News

U.S. law enforcement arrested an alleged top MS-13 gang leader and Salvadoran illegal immigrant, Henrry Josue Villatoro Santos, 24, on…

News

Maine Republican Moves to Hold Schools and Superintendents More Accountable

By John AndrewsMarch 31, 20259 News 3K Views

A Winterport Republican has introduced a bill that limits the immunity of the state’s education system. The bill’s public hearing…

News

Maine Dems Look to Expand and Centralize Overseas Absentee Ballots for Municipal Elections

By John AndrewsMarch 31, 20257 News

A Hallowell Democrat has introduced a bill to expand the use of overseas absentee ballots for local elections. In last…

News

Chelsea Felon Arrested for Possessing Firearms

By Seamus OthotMarch 31, 20257 News

The Kennebec County Sheriff’s Department arrested Jason A. Rocque, 47, after he was allegedly found with multiple firearms in his…

Featured

Maine Audit Reveals Systemic $2.1 Billion Financial Mismanagement and Corruption Risk

By Steve RobinsonMarch 30, 202541 Featured 47K Views

In a scathing audit of Maine’s 2024 spending, Maine’s Office of the State Auditor has revealed systemic financial mismanagement, cronyism-friendly…

News

Maine Dems Move to Deny Northern Maine’s Presidential Vote

By Maine Wire StaffMarch 29, 202544 News 10K Views

An Auburn Democrat has introduced a bill that would prevent Maine voters in the northern, more rural part of the…

News

Mainers Set to Weigh In on Popular Election of Constitutional Officers at April 7 Public Hearing

By Libby PalanzaMarch 29, 20252 News 1K Views

A public hearing is now on the books for a series of constitutional amendments that would give Mainers the right…

News

Majority of Mainers Support Banning Biological Men from Women’s Sports, Poll Shows

By Libby PalanzaMarch 28, 202527 News 2K Views

Nearly two-thirds of Mainers agree with President Donald Trump (R) that biological men should be barred from participating in women’s…

News

Secretary of State Bellows Has “Serious Concerns” about New Election Integrity Measures as She Begins Her Bid for Governor

By Seamus OthotMarch 28, 202533 News 2K Views

Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, who just this week announced her candidacy for governor, has “serious concerns” about the…

Top News

House Committee Demands Answers from Bowdoin College Over Antisemitism Concerns

By Steve RobinsonMarch 28, 20252 Top News 2K Views

The U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce has raised serious concerns about antisemitism at Bowdoin College, demanding detailed…

News

Federal Appeals Court Revives Hostile Work Environment Lawsuit Against Maine Judge

By Steve RobinsonMarch 28, 20255 News 1K Views

A federal appeals court has reinstated a lawsuit brought by a Maine substance abuse counselor who alleges a state judge…

Top News

Shenna Bellows Accidentally Explains Why Trump Is Right and Mills Is Wrong in Title IX Transgender Fight

By Steve RobinsonMarch 28, 202518 Top News 10K Views

Secretary of State Shenna Bellows (D) revealed Thursday — unintentionally — why President Donald Trump is almost certain to prevail…

News

[VIDEO:] The Maine Wire Interviews Representative Laurel Libby

By Graham PollardMarch 28, 202510 News

Maine Democrats tried to silence Rep. Laurel Libby for defending women’s sports. As a result, they’ve given her more of…

News

HUD Cracks Down on Mortgage Assistance for Illegal Immigrants

By Seamus OthotMarch 28, 20255 News

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) updated its guidelines on Wednesday to ensure that illegal immigrants and…

News

GOP Lawmakers Hope to Make Maine’s Paid Leave Program Voluntary for Businesses and Employees

By Libby PalanzaMarch 28, 20257 News

Republican lawmakers are taking steps to make Maine’s new Paid Family and Medical Leave Program voluntary. Currently, all employers and…

Education

Guilford School Employee Arrested for Child Pornography

By Steve RobinsonMarch 28, 20258 Education 3K Views

An employee of the Guilford area school district (SAD 4) has been arrested and charged with possession of child pornography,…

News

U.S. DOE Investigates Maine Schools Over Secret Gender Transitions

By Seamus OthotMarch 28, 202511 News 1K Views

The Trump Administration’s multiple probes into Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) and her cabinet agencies have now expanded to include…

News

Jared Golden Urges Crackdown on Chinese Ship Manufacturing and Investments in the U.S.

By Seamus OthotMarch 28, 202515 News

Democrat Rep. Jared Golden (ME-CD2) urged U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer to crack down on ascendant Chinese shipbuilding in…

News

Maine Rejects Resolution Calling for an Article V Convention to Pursue Campaign Finance Reforms, Term Limits Still on the Table

By Libby PalanzaMarch 28, 20256 News

Maine lawmakers in the state Senate have rejected a push to call for an Article V Convention to amend the…

News

Maine’s Gun Grabbers Propose New Legislation to Crack-Down on Firearms, Including a Ban on Magazines That Hold Over 10 Rounds

By Seamus OthotMarch 27, 202527 News 2K Views

Maine’s Democratic legislators have returned once again to one of their favorite legislative priorities: cracking down on Second Amendment rights.…

News

Here’s How to Participate in Maine’s Major Public Hearing on Abortion Legislation This Friday

By Libby PalanzaMarch 27, 20252 News

Maine’s Judiciary Committee is set to hold a massive public hearing this Friday on a slate of abortion-related legislation. The…

News

Maine GOP Introduces Constitutional Amendment to Prevent Governor from Calling Special Session Immediately Following Adjournment

By Libby PalanzaMarch 27, 202519 News

Republican lawmakers in Maine have proposed an amendment to the state’s constitution that would prohibit the governor from calling the…

News

Censure of Ryan Fecteau, Will Mills Dump Illegals in a Town Near You? – Legislative Scouting Report for March 26th, 2025

By John AndrewsMarch 27, 202512 News 2K Views

Tomorrow the legislature gavels in for a day of work in the Governor’s new special session. Both the House and…

News

Democrat Bill Would Allow Remorseful Prisoners to Choose to Pay Additional Restitution to Their Victims

By Seamus OthotMarch 27, 202510 News

The Legislative Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety voted unanimously on Monday in favor of a bill from Rep.…

News

A Failed 2023 Bill Could Have Forced Bellows to Resign Before Running for Governor

By Seamus OthotMarch 27, 202519 News 1K Views

As Secretary of State Shenna Bellows launches her campaign to succeed Gov. Janet Mills (D-Maine) in 2026, she has not…

News

Dems Look to Amend Maine’s Constitution to Cap Property Tax Increases for Senior Homeowners

By Libby PalanzaMarch 27, 20259 News

Democrat lawmakers are now looking to amend Maine’s constitution to cap property tax increases for senior homeowners. Sponsored by Sen.…

News

From Civility to Burning Heretics at the Stake – A Walk Through the Last Seven Years in Augusta

By John AndrewsMarch 27, 20259 News 1K Views

Struck by how quickly Augusta has changed, I look back to when I got my start in the capital. In…

News

Portland Public Schools to Alter ‘equal outcomes’ Equity Policies to Avoid Appearance of Racial Discrimination

By Edward TomicMarch 26, 202513 News 1K Views

The Portland Public School Board will be considering changes to its multiple equity-related policies in order to avoid an appearance…

News

Trump Signs Executive Order to Ensure Election Integrity Across the Country

By Seamus OthotMarch 26, 20254 News

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday cracking down on voter fraud through a slew of election integrity…

News

Labor Committee Hears Testimony on Bill to Increase Minimum Wage to Over $25 in Portland and Over $20 Across the State

By Seamus OthotMarch 26, 202516 News 1K Views

The legislature’s Committee on Labor held a public hearing on Tuesday for a bill from Rep. Valli Geiger (D-Rockland) to…

News

‘Time for looking the other way is over,’ Says Maine’s top Northern Border Patrol Official

By Edward TomicMarch 26, 202518 News 26K Views

Chief Patrol Agent Juan Bernal, the U.S. Border Patrol’s top official in Maine’s Houlton Sector, on Monday released a promotional…

News

US Reaches Terms With Russia, Ukraine On Black Sea Shipping Ceasefire Deal

By DCNFMarch 25, 20254 News

The U.S. reached agreements with Ukraine and Russia on Tuesday to stop attacks on maritime traffic in the Black Sea…

News

Eddington Man Arrested for Alleged Threats on Social Media Against Jews, Politicians, Supreme Court

By Edward TomicMarch 25, 20253 News

An Eddington man was arrested on Tuesday in connection to social media posts in which he allegedly made threats against…

News

‘Critically Important’: Iran Allegedly Used China As Golden Ticket To Quietly Operate In Panama Canal

By DCNFMarch 25, 20258 News 32K Views

China’s growing foothold over the Panama Canal isn’t just fueling its own commercial interests, it also appears to be helping…

News

How Big Soda Paid ‘Conservative’ Social Media Personalities to Support Taxpayer Funded Pepsi for Poor People

By Seamus OthotMarch 25, 20255 News

As U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pushes forward with his Make America Healthy Again…

News

Maine Sponsors Discriminatory Computer Programming Bootcamp for ‘racially, ethnically, and linguistically diverse youth’

By Edward TomicMarch 25, 202512 News 1K Views

The Maine Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) has sponsored a pilot computer programming training project specifically targeted to…

News

LD 702: Maine Democrat Legislators Want to Designate a January 6 Day of Remembrance

By Seamus OthotMarch 25, 202529 News

A group of Maine House Democrats is working to enshrine the commemoration of the January 2021 Capitol protests into law…

News

GOP Lawmaker Applies for People’s Veto Petition to Repeal $11.3 Billion Partisan Budget

By Libby PalanzaMarch 25, 202510 News 4K Views

A Maine Republican representative has filed an application to begin collecting signatures for a People’s Veto of the $11.3 billion…

Top News

Maine Democrats Once Again Gag, Disenfranchise GOP Rep Over Social Media Post Exposing Civil Rights Violation

By Steve RobinsonMarch 25, 202512 Top News 1K Views

Maine House Democrats voted again on Tuesday to impose controversial rules on Rep. Laurel Libby (R-Auburn) that deprive her of…

Commentary

What Abigail Adams Would Say About Maine’s Education Crisis

By Robert "Bobby" CharlesMarch 25, 202513 Commentary

Abigail Adams, wife of John Adams and mother of John Quincy Adams, was an insightful, “to the point” writer. Without…

News

Partisan Divide Emerges Over Maine’s Ranked Choice Voting Repeal Effort

By Libby PalanzaMarch 25, 202518 News 1K Views

Lawmakers on the Veterans and Legal Affairs (VLA) Committee are divided along partisan lines over whether or not to advance…

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