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Maine AG Warns of Sophisticated Vehicle Sale Scam Targeting Mainers

By Steve RobinsonMarch 23, 20230 News 2 Mins Read

The Maine Attorney General’s office issued a warning Thursday about an ongoing online scam involving the fraudulent sale of used…

News

Faulkingham Pitches $1,000,000 State Contribution to Lobster Legal Defense Fund

By Steve RobinsonMarch 22, 20230 News 3 Mins Read

A public hearing will be held Thursday to discuss a bill aimed at providing financial support to the Maine Lobstermen’s…

Featured

Lisbon Police, Border Patrol Expose Elaborate Human Smuggling Scheme; 17 Foreign Nationals Deported

By Steve RobinsonMarch 22, 20230 Featured 3 Mins Read

LISBON, Maine – Border Patrol agents in Lisbon have uncovered what federal immigration officials called an “elaborate human smuggling scheme,”…

Commentary

Robinson Talks Maine Education with PJ Media’s Megan Fox [VIDEO]

By The Maine WireMarch 22, 20230 Commentary 1 Min Read

Maine Wire Editor-in-Chief Steve Robinson joined PJ Media’s Megan Fox this week to discuss Maine’s education system and recent Maine…

News

Fed Raises Interest Rates To Highest Levels Since 2007

By DCNFMarch 22, 20230 News 3 Mins Read

The Daily Caller News Foundation – Jason Cohen on March 22, 2023 The Federal Reserve hiked its target federal-funds interest rate…

News

U.S. Attorney Demands Return of FTX Dirty Money, Including Maine Dems’ $100,000

By Steve RobinsonMarch 22, 20230 News 2 Mins Read

The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York is demanding that politicians and political committees that received donations…

Top News

Maine Pension Fund Will Continue Investing in Fossil Fuels Well Beyond 2026 Despite “Divestment” Law

By Steve RobinsonMarch 22, 20230 Top News 7 Mins Read

Maine became the first state to require the state’s employee pension fund to divest from fossil fuel-related stocks — a…

News

Janet Mills Goes Beastmode on Maine’s “Culture Workers”

By The Maine WireMarch 22, 20230 News 2 Mins Read

On Monday morning, the Cultural Alliance of Maine, a group purporting to represent “culture workers” in Maine, had a Zoom…

News

Harrington Wants Honest Disclosure of Taxpayer Funded Political Campaigns

By Steve RobinsonMarch 22, 20230 News 3 Mins Read

Sen. Matt Harrington (R-York) has introduced a bill that would require candidates who receive taxpayer funding for the state election…

Top News

Biden Administration Accused of Misusing Federal Resources Against Parents at School Board Meetings

By Steve RobinsonMarch 22, 20232 Top News 3 Mins Read

A House of Representatives committee has released a report Tuesday on the Biden Administration’s alleged misuse of federal law enforcement…

News

Trump Indictment Coming Wednesday, Daily Mail Reports

By Steve RobinsonMarch 21, 20230 News 2 Mins Read

UPDATE: Multiple media outlets reported Wednesday that the grand jury vote that could potentially lead to an indictment for former…

News

Are FOAA Requests Hate Speech? Lawmakers Will Decide

By Steve RobinsonMarch 21, 20230 News 6 Mins Read

The Judiciary Committee of the Maine State Legislature held a hearing Tuesday on a bill that would clarify that public…

News

Polewarczyk Introduces Bill to Repeal Maine’s Ranked-Choice Voting Law

By Steve RobinsonMarch 21, 20230 News 3 Mins Read

Rep. Ed Polewarczyk (R-Wiscasset) announced Tuesday that his bill to repeal Maine’s ranked-choice voting law will have a Public Hearing…

Top News

DeSantis Wants to Ban CBDCs; Maine Lawmaker Wants to Support Them

By Steve RobinsonMarch 21, 20230 Top News 4 Mins Read

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Monday new legislation to protect Florida residents from federally controlled Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC).…

News

“Defend the Guard” Bill Introduced in Augusta

By Steve RobinsonMarch 21, 20230 News 1 Min Read

Maine lawmakers will soon decide the fate of a proposal that would require a formal declaration of war from the…

Top News

Mills Admin Has Removed Ability of the Public to See How Students & Schools Are Doing

By Tom DesjardinMarch 21, 20230 Top News 8 Mins Read

Growing up as a kid in Maine public schools I can recall teachers complaining about the annual standardized tests they…

Commentary

Letter: Why Was an Alleged MCEA Fraudster Allowed to Finish Race?

By The Maine WireMarch 20, 20231 Commentary 4 Mins Read

A most basic right, that of fair and honest elections, is the cornerstone of our representative form of government. A…

Commentary

Homeschoolers: Beware of School Choice Policies!

By Heidi SampsonMarch 20, 20230 Commentary 6 Mins Read

If there was a trap set for you, would you want to know how to identify it? Homeschoolers and those…

Commentary

The Shrinking National Interest: Patten

By Steve RobinsonMarch 20, 20230 Commentary 5 Mins Read

This weekend marked the twentieth anniversary of America’s invasion of Iraq, and for those of us who spent time in…

News

Education Bill Would Bring Unprecedented Transparency to Public Schools

By Steve RobinsonMarch 20, 20230 News 5 Mins Read

A transparency and accountability revolution could be coming to Maine’s public schools if a proposal backed by several lawmakers on…

News

Feds, Stanford, Social Media Censored True Claims About COVID-19: Twitter Files

By Steve RobinsonMarch 17, 20230 News 3 Mins Read

The 19th installment of the Twitter Files courtesy of independent journalist Matt Taibbi came out Friday. The new information expands…

Commentary

In Viral Clip, Treasury Sec. Janet Yellen Explains Why Silicon Valley Bank Gets Special Treatment

By Steve RobinsonMarch 17, 20230 Commentary 2 Mins Read

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen was in Congress Thursday to provide information regarding the extraordinary decision to rescue depositors at the…

National

Media Goes Nuts Over Claim Ron DeSantis Once Ate Pudding with Fingers

By Steve RobinsonMarch 17, 20230 National 2 Mins Read

The mainstream media — the same guys who once hyperventilated about President Donald Trump getting two scoops of ice cream…

News

Mr. Kamala Harris Says Hate Behind Holocaust Now Seen at School Board Meetings

By Steve RobinsonMarch 17, 20230 News 3 Mins Read

The hatred of Jews that led to the Holocaust in Nazi Germany is similar to the frustrations expressed by parents…

News

Connecticut Rep. Comey Busted for DUI

By Steve RobinsonMarch 17, 20230 News 1 Min Read

A Connecticut State Representative has lost her committee assignments Friday after she was arrested for crashing her car in what…

News

Media: “Strongest Evidence Yet” an Animal Started Pandemic

By Steve RobinsonMarch 17, 20230 News 3 Mins Read

Several media reports surfaced this week claiming that “researchers” had discovered new evidence that the COVID-19 virus did not, in…

News

Silicon Valley Bank Parent Company Files For Bankruptcy

By DCNFMarch 17, 20230 News 2 Mins Read

The Daily Caller News Foundation Jason Cohen on March 17, 2023 SVB Financial Group, the parent company for California tech lender…

News

Pentagon ‘Actively Working’ To Find Doctors Who Will Provide Hormones, Puberty Blockers For US Military Kids Abroad

By DCNFMarch 17, 20230 News 3 Mins Read

The Daily Caller News Foundation Micaela Burrow on March 16, 2023 Department of Defense (DOD) medical providers in Europe are stepping…

Featured

Janet Mills Blows Off Historic “State of the Tribes” in Snub of Maine’s Indigenous Peoples

By Steve RobinsonMarch 16, 20230 Featured 13 Mins Read

For the first time in nearly two decades, leaders from Maine’s indigenous tribes came to the Maine State House on…

Commentary

Majority White Countries Get Special Attention from the Maine Legislature

By Steve RobinsonMarch 16, 20230 Commentary 7 Mins Read

From 1984 to 2022, Maine’s legislature passed more than 40 resolutions featuring foreign nations. Ireland, Israel, Taiwan, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Greece,…

News

UPDATE – Deering High School Claims “History of Drag” Event Planned by Students

By Steve RobinsonMarch 16, 20234 News 2 Mins Read

Deering High School “co-principals” Alyson Dame and Dr. Jake Giessman emailed the Deering High School mailing list Wednesday regarding the…

News

Border Patrol Chief Says DHS Doesn’t Have ‘Operational Control’ Of The Southern Border

By DCNFMarch 16, 20230 News 2 Mins Read

The Daily Caller News Foundation – Jennie Taer on March 15, 2023 Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz testified Wednesday that the…

News

Nigerian Brothers Detail Jussie Smollett Hate Crime Hoax

By Steve RobinsonMarch 15, 20231 News 2 Mins Read

Disgraced actor Jussie Smollett caused an international scandal when he claimed in 2019 to have been assaulted in a vicious…

Maine and New England

Maine Education Chief: “Academic Learning” Takes Backseat to Social-Emotional, Gender, and Race

By Steve RobinsonMarch 15, 20230 Maine and New England 8 Mins Read

Traditional academic learning — like reading, writing, and math — should be a lower priority in Maine schools than social-emotional…

News

Women’s College Has ‘No Plans’ To Allow ‘Trans Men,’ Nonbinary Applicants Despite Student Pressure

By DCNFMarch 15, 20230 News 3 Mins Read

The Daily Caller News Foundation Jason Cohen on March 15, 2023 A women’s college in Massachusetts announced it will not revise…

News

Meet The Seven GOP Senators Who Voted To Confirm Biden Nominee With Ties To Alleged Chinese Communist Intel Groups

By DCNFMarch 15, 20230 News 4 Mins Read

The Daily Caller News Foundation Philip Lenczycki on March 15, 2023 Seven Republican Senators voted on Wednesday to confirm Eric Garcetti,…

News

Two Million Americans Missing from Work Force: FGA

By Steve RobinsonMarch 15, 20230 News 3 Mins Read

In a speech Monday concerning the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), President Joe Biden praised the health of the…

News

Maine Lobster Groups File Defamation Case Against Monterey Bay Aquarium

By Steve RobinsonMarch 15, 20230 News 3 Mins Read

Several groups representing Maine’s iconic lobster fishing industry announced Wednesday they have filed a defamation lawsuit against an environmentalist non-profit…

News

Asylum Seekers Continue to Flow Into Southern Maine: Portland Sees 756 New Arrivals in 2023

By Steve RobinsonMarch 15, 20230 News 9 Mins Read

Migrants from sub-Saharan Africa continue to arrive in southern Maine, with many of them crossing the southern border as part…

News

White House Orders New PFAS Measures, Releases Federal Data

By Steve RobinsonMarch 14, 20230 News 2 Mins Read

The White House on Tuesday announced new executive measures to regulate the level of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) permissible…

News

Biden Calls for Enforcement of Existing Gun Laws

By Steve RobinsonMarch 14, 20230 News 2 Mins Read

President Joe Biden said Tuesday he will sign an Executive Order on Tuesday that mostly calls on government officials to…

Maine and New England

Maine DHHS Wants $5,000 in Fees to Make Disciplinary Records Public

By Steve RobinsonMarch 14, 20230 Maine and New England 2 Mins Read

The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has asked for $5,000 in fees before it will turn over…

News

Inflation Rises Again in February: BLS

By The Maine WireMarch 14, 20230 News 1 Min Read

Inflation rose by 0.4 percent for February, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday. “Over the last 12 months, the…

News

Republicans Want Nuclear Power Back in Maine

By Steve RobinsonMarch 14, 20230 News 3 Mins Read

Two Republican lawmakers are looking to bring nuclear power back to Maine. Reps. Mark Walker (R-Baldwin) and Richard Campbell (R-Orrington)…

News

Democrats Seeking Crackdown on Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers

By Steve RobinsonMarch 14, 20230 News 6 Mins Read

Democratic lawmakers are looking to crackdown on Maine’s pro-life pregnancy centers. The push for greater scrutiny on pro-life centers comes…

News

Maine’s Jobless Rate Is Under 3 Percent, But There’s a Catch

By Steve RobinsonMarch 14, 20230 News 4 Mins Read

Maine’s unemployment rate dropped to below 3 percent for January, which would be stellar economic news for the state but…

News

Tucker Carlson Wonders What The Federal Gov’t Will Get In Return For ‘Backstopping’ Deposits At Failed Banks

By DCNFMarch 14, 20231 News 3 Mins Read

The Daily Caller News Foundation – Harold Hutchison on March 13, 2023 Fox News host Tucker Carlson questioned what the federal…

News

Massachusetts’ Flavored Tobacco Ban Costs State $114 Million, Black Market Flourishing

By Nick MurrayMarch 13, 20230 News 4 Mins Read

(This article was originally posted at Maine Policy Institute’s Pine Tree Beat. Click here to access more of MPI’s policy…

Commentary

Tax Cuts Increase Government Revenues – Always

By Tom DesjardinMarch 13, 20230 Commentary 7 Mins Read

In the news last week, President Joe Biden said he wants to increase taxes to “help save Medicare.” Maine Democrats…

Maine and New England

Gen-Z Republican Reagan Paul Challenges Stereotypes

By Sam PattenMarch 13, 20230 Maine and New England 5 Mins Read

If you believe everything you read, see or hear in the mainstream media today, you could be forgiven for thinking…

Top News

Former Psychic Medium Says Maine Republicans “Supporting Putin” by Opposing Ukraine Blank Check

By Steve RobinsonMarch 13, 20230 Top News 2 Mins Read

Newscenter Maine invited a former psychic medium on its talking head program “Political Brew” this weekend to criticize Republican state…

News

Taibbi Tells Congress Angus King, Adam Schiff Sought Twitter Censorship

By Steve RobinsonMarch 13, 20231 News 2 Mins Read

Journalist Matt Taibbi was in front of a congressional committee last week to answer questions about his ongoing reporting on…

News

‘Horrifying’: Huge Proportion Of Children Pursuing Gender Transitions Are Actually Autistic, Experts Believe

By DCNFMarch 13, 20232 News 8 Mins Read

The Daily Caller News Foundation – Laurel Duggan on March 12, 2023 Adolescents with autism are overrepresented in the youth transgender…

News

Young Americans for Liberty, GOP Reps Win Fight Against UMaine’s Vaccine Mandate

By Steve RobinsonMarch 13, 20230 News 2 Mins Read

Young Americans for Liberty, a conservative-libertarian student organization with hundreds of members in Maine, and 45 Republican lawmakers successfully convinced…

Top News

Pursuit of “Environmental Justice” Brought Maine to Brink of Sludgepocalypse

By Steve RobinsonMarch 10, 20230 Top News 15 Mins Read

Maine was brought to the brink of a man-made environmental disaster this week — a potential catastrophe that threatens to…

News

Watch: Maine Senator Calls for Ukraine Peace Talks, Denounces State’s Symbolic War Resolution

By Steve RobinsonMarch 9, 20230 News 1 Min Read

The Maine State Legislature continued Thursday to debate a symbolic resolution supporting continued U.S. involvement in Ukraine’s war with Russia,…

News

Jim Jordan Spars With Dem Rep Over Censorship Of ‘Lawful Speech’ On Twitter

By DCNFMarch 9, 20230 News 3 Mins Read

The Daily Caller News Foundation Harold Hutchison on March 9, 2023 Republican Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio and Democratic Rep. Daniel…

News

Maine Moms Say School Retaliated With Child Welfare Agents After They Complained About Social Worker’s Gender Counseling

By Steve RobinsonMarch 9, 20231 News 16 Mins Read

Two Maine moms say agents from Maine’s troubled child welfare agency paid them visits just days after they complained about…

Top News

Maine School Bans Controversial Book About Transgender Teenage Girls from HS Library

By Steve RobinsonMarch 8, 20230 Top News 5 Mins Read

All across Maine, school boards are debating whether sexually explicit books should be available in public school libraries, especially books…

Top News

Greenbush Resident, Dominican National Arrested in Maine DEA Fentanyl Bust

By Steve RobinsonMarch 8, 20231 Top News 2 Mins Read

A resident of Greenbush and a foreign national from the Dominican Republic were arrested by the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency…

News

Trump Has Double-Digit Lead Over DeSantis In Granite State: POLL

By DCNFMarch 8, 20230 News 2 Mins Read

Daily Caller News Foundation Mary Lou Masters on March 8, 2023 Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is down 41 percentage points in…

Featured

Lawmakers Want New Taxes on Workers, Businesses to Fund Paid Family Leave

By Sam PattenMarch 8, 20230 Featured 5 Mins Read

Maine is poised to join thirteen other states and Washington, D.C., in creating a government program that levies new taxes…

Commentary

New Angus King Letter Misleads Constituents Over Push to Censor Twitter, Facebook Users

By Steve RobinsonMarch 8, 20230 Commentary 9 Mins Read

The Maine Wire has obtained a new letter Maine Sen. Angus King is sending to constituents to explain why he…

News

Biddeford Democrat Accuses Maine Republicans of Succumbing to Russian Propaganda

By Steve RobinsonMarch 8, 20230 News 3 Mins Read

Rep. Marc Malon, II (D-Biddeford) wasn’t happy with his Republican colleagues who expressed skepticism of the symbolic resolution the House…

News

Overwhelming Majority of Maine Parents Want Curriculum Posted Online

By Sam PattenMarch 7, 20230 News 2 Mins Read

Ever since the COVID-19 shutdowns led to Maine parents gaining greater awareness of what kids are learning in school, parental…

Top News

Maine Legislature Spends More Than an Hour Debating Symbolic Ukraine Resolution

By Steve RobinsonMarch 7, 20230 Top News 4 Mins Read

The Maine Legislature spent much of Tuesday morning debating a symbolic resolution of support for Ukraine in the country’s ongoing…

Top News

Newly Unearthed Jan. 6 Footage ‘Demolishes’ Dems’ ‘Insurrection’ Claims, Tucker Carlson Says

By DCNFMarch 7, 20230 Top News 3 Mins Read

The Daily Caller News Foundation – Harold Hutchison on March 6, 2023 Fox News host Tucker Carlson said Monday that footage…

News

DCNF: Northern Border Residents Say They’re ‘Overwhelmed’ And ‘On Edge’ Over Illegal Migration Surge

By DCNFMarch 7, 20230 News 5 Mins Read

The Daily Caller News Foundation – Jennie Taer on March 6, 2023 Residents living in an area of the northern border…

News

New York Court System Must Rehire Employees Fired Over Vaccine Mandate, Provide Back Pay

By DCNFMarch 6, 20230 News 3 Mins Read

The Daily Caller News Foundation – Katelynn Richardson on March 6, 2023 The New York State Unified Court System (UCS) must…

News

State Workers’ Union Wants Big Pay Bump, Looser Telework Rules, and Expanded Parental Leave

By Steve RobinsonMarch 6, 20230 News 4 Mins Read

The Maine State Employees Association announced Friday that it had filed a prohibited practices labor complaint against Democratic Gov. Janet…

Top News

Maine Man Charged with Domestic Terrorism Following Left-Wing, Anti-Cop Riot in Georgia

By Steve RobinsonMarch 6, 20230 Top News 2 Mins Read

A man from Maine was arrested on March 5 and charged with domestic terrorism following his participation in coordinated violent…

Commentary

GOP Leader: Union Complaint Shows Mills’ Priorities Don’t Include Working People

By Billy Bob FaulkinghamMarch 6, 20230 Commentary 3 Mins Read

The recent announcement by Maine’s second largest union, MSEA-SEIU Local 1989, that it has filed a prohibited practices complaint with…

News

Ford Seeks Patent for Remote Repossession Tech

By Steve RobinsonMarch 6, 20230 News 2 Mins Read

If you miss the payments on your Ford F-150, Ford may soon be able to deactivate your ride with the…

Commentary

Twitter Files: “Global Engagement Center” Abuses Preceded Angus King’s Blacklist

By Sam PattenMarch 6, 20230 Commentary 4 Mins Read

Have you noticed the narrative around “disinformation” changing recently? In his new, self-styled outlet Racket News, Twitter Files journalist Matt…

Commentary

FBI Admits Truth on COVID-19 Lab Leak, Signaling Interesting Times Ahead for U.S.-China Relations

By Tom DesjardinMarch 6, 20230 Commentary 12 Mins Read

Curse or proverb? That is the question often attached to an ancient Chinese saying, “May you live in interesting times.”…

News

Liberal Minority Pushing DEI in Maine Schools, Most Want Back to Basics: MAINE WIRE POLL

By Steve RobinsonMarch 6, 20230 News 2 Mins Read

A Maine Wire / Co/Efficient poll conducted this week shows that most Maine voters want schools to get back to…

Commentary

Shadowy Left-Wing Group Spends Big on Maine Politics

By Sam PattenMarch 6, 20230 Commentary 5 Mins Read

From 2018 to the present, a powerful, out-of-state group played a huge role in influencing Maine elections using a kind…

News

Large Majority of Maine Voters Oppose Secret Gender Transitions at Schools: MAINE WIRE POLL

By Steve RobinsonMarch 4, 20230 News 4 Mins Read

The question of whether school employees should inform parents and legal guardians when a student requests to transition gender or…

News

Buyer’s Remorse: MSEA-SEIU Local 1989, Maine’s 2nd Largest Union, Files Complaint After Mills Blows Off Talks

By Steve RobinsonMarch 3, 20230 News 5 Mins Read

The MSEA-SEIU Local 1989, Maine’s second largest labor union, announced Friday that it has filed a prohibited practices labor complaint…

News

Major University System Bans Diversity Statements In Hiring Practices

By DCNFMarch 3, 20230 News 2 Mins Read

The Daily Caller News Foundation – Alexa Schwerha on March 3, 2023 The Texas A&M University System announced Thursday it will…

News

Maine CDC Quietly Stops Sharing COVID-19 Vaccine Breakthrough Data

By Steve RobinsonMarch 3, 20230 News 1 Min Read

The Maine CDC has quietly discontinued the public presentation of breakthrough data — that is, information which shows how often…

Top News

Most Maine Voters Want Parent “Opt-Out” Option and Safeguards for X-Rated School Books: MAINE WIRE POLL

By Steve RobinsonMarch 3, 20230 Top News 3 Mins Read

A majority of Maine voters think public schools should have safeguards in place that prevent minor students from accessing books…

Top News

80% of Maine Voters Want School Materials Posted Online

By Steve RobinsonMarch 3, 20230 Top News 2 Mins Read

A large majority — 80 percent — of Maine voters wants public schools to post all curriculum content on public…

News

MAINE WIRE POLL: Most Maine Voters Say Schools Should Get “Back to Basics,” Ditch DEI and Gender Programming

By Steve RobinsonMarch 3, 20236 News 3 Mins Read

The majority of likely voters in Maine want Maine’s public schools to focus more on math, reading, and writing than…

News

Paris Lawmaker Wants New Regs on Lawmaker, Lobbyist, Non-Profit Revolving Door

By Sam PattenMarch 3, 20230 News 3 Mins Read

Unlike its twin in Georgia, Augusta, Maine doesn’t have a literal swamp. But an increasing number of Mainers are concerned it’s…

News

Landlocked Congressman Targets Maine’s Lobstermen Over Whales

By Sam PattenMarch 2, 20230 News 3 Mins Read

When a senior congressman from a land-locked state in the American West drops a bill pertaining to the Atlantic right…

News

Maine School’s “Civil Rights Team” Accused of Bullying at Rowdy School Board Meeting on Parental Rights

By Steve RobinsonMarch 2, 20230 News 8 Mins Read

At a raucous school board meeting Wednesday night, nearly 100 parents expressed their frustration and anger over how the Windham…

Top News

Mt. Ararat School Board Chair to Resign (Maybe) Two Weeks After MSAD 75 Superintendent Resigned

By Steve RobinsonMarch 1, 20230 Top News 6 Mins Read

The chaos surrounding the Mt. Ararat Schools (MSAD 75) continues this week following the revelation that School Board Chair Frank…

News

Biden Admin Is One Step Closer To Regulating Gas Stoves Despite Promising Not To

By DCNFMarch 1, 20230 News 3 Mins Read

The Daily Caller News Foundation – John Hugh DeMastri on March 1, 2023 Editor’s note: This article has been updated to…

News

Parole Reform Poster Child Tried to Murder Maine Family with Machete

By Steve RobinsonMarch 1, 20230 News 8 Mins Read

State lawmakers will soon consider a proposal to bring back parole for Maine’s incarcerated population, along with a handful of…

News

Teacher Allegedly Forced Girl To Use Male Pronouns, Causing Student To Be Suicidal, Lawsuit Says

By DCNFMarch 1, 20235 News 3 Mins Read

The Daily Caller News Foundation – Reagan Reese on March 1, 2023 A New York teacher allegedly made a 9-year-old girl…

Commentary

Five Times the Establishment Spread “Misinformation”

By Sam PattenMarch 1, 20230 Commentary 6 Mins Read

You can put away your tin-foil hat now, the public service announcement advised. Those things we told you were ‘conspiracy…

Politics

Chicago Dems Oust Lightfoot

By Sam PattenMarch 1, 20231 Politics 2 Mins Read

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot failed to make the run-off in the second city’s Democratic primary Tuesday night, limiting her to one term…

News

Maine Schools Could Lose Fed Funding Over Assessment Changes

By Steve RobinsonMarch 1, 20231 News 2 Mins Read

The federal Department of Education (DOE) is threatening to withhold money from Maine’s Department of Education (MDE) due to the…

Top News

Increasing Use of “Concept Draft” Reduces Legislature’s Transparency, Undermines Public Hearings

By Sam PattenFebruary 28, 20230 Top News 5 Mins Read

Is the over-use of “concept bills” making the legislative process in Augusta less transparent? There is growing concern among current…

Featured

Maine Bill Would Redefine Money to Exclude Bitcoin, Enable CBDCs

By Steve RobinsonFebruary 28, 20230 Featured 6 Mins Read

A bill before the Judiciary Committee would change the definition of “money” to exclude digital assets, like Bitcoin, and pave…

News

Maine GOP Wants UMaine to Drop COVID-19 Vax Rules

By Sam PattenFebruary 28, 20230 News 2 Mins Read

Republicans on the Maine legislature’s joint committee on education and cultural affairs today called on the University of Maine system…

News

Industry Experts See Portland Rent Control Backfiring Amid Maine Housing Crisis

By Sam PattenFebruary 28, 20230 News 8 Mins Read

Portland voters are hoping recent rent control ordinances will provide relief to struggling renters amid a growing housing crisis, but…

News

Blue State Enviro Groups Demand Answers From Green Biden Administration On Whale Deaths

By DCNFFebruary 28, 20230 News 7 Mins Read

The Daily Caller News Foundation – Nino Cambria on February 28, 2023 New Jersey environmental activist groups are fed up with…

Top News

State Website Tells Public Employees How to “Decolonize Our Dreams,” Use Neopronouns, and Understand Privilege

By Steve RobinsonFebruary 28, 20230 Top News 2 Mins Read

A taxpayer-funded website operated by the State’s Bureau of Human Resources is a virtual Church of Wokeness. The site offers…

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