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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

(Elliott Stallion/Unsplash)

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…

News

Nonprofit Accused of MaineCare Fraud Received $65,000 in Lewiston Shooting Donations

By Edward TomicMay 19, 20250 News 3K Views

Gateway Community Services, the migrant-run social services agency now facing multiple whistleblower allegations of artificially inflating Medicaid billing, received a grant…

News

Portland Woman Arrested for Alleged Threatening Phone Calls to Border Patrol Agent: DOJ

By Edward TomicMay 19, 20250 News 1K Views

A Portland woman was arrested after a federal investigation on Friday for allegedly making threatening phone calls to a U.S.…

News

Abortion and Transgender Procedure Providers Oppose Rep. Caruso’s Bill to Codify Parental Rights Into Law

By Seamus OthotMay 19, 20250 News

The Maine State Legislature’s Judiciary Committee held a public hearing on Friday for a “common sense and natural order” bill…

News

Congress Calls On Prestigious University To End CCP-Linked School Allegedly Leaking ‘Sensitive’ Data

By DCNFMay 19, 20250 News

The House Committee on Education and Workforce and the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is demanding Duke…

News

Four-Year-Old Found Dead from Gunshot Wound to the Head in Lewiston Apartment

By Edward TomicMay 19, 20250 News 2K Views

The Maine State Police are investigating the death of a four-year-old child who was found in a Lewiston apartment with…

News

Turner Rep Calls Troy Jackson a “Moron,” While Shady Home Dealings Point to Other Possible Descriptions

By Seamus OthotMay 19, 20250 News 1K Views

Rep. Josh Morris (R-Turner) appeared on the Ray Richardson radio show on Monday morning and sharply criticized former Democratic Senate…

News

DAILY CALLER EXCLUSIVE: Vulnerable Dem Rep Silent When Asked Why He Voted To Allow Men In Women’s Sports

By DCNFMay 19, 20250 News

(Screenshot/NRCC footage)

Maine and New England

Holy Smokes, Batman: Troy Jackson Is Running for Governor!

By Maine Wire StaffMay 19, 20250 Maine and New England 3K Views

Former Maine Senate president Troy Jackson announced Monday morning that he is officially running for governor and plans to launch…

News

Joe Biden Diagnosed With ‘Aggressive’ Prostate Cancer

By DCNFMay 19, 20250 News

(Screenshot via C-SPAN / YouTube)

Crime

DAILY CALLER EXCLUSIVE: State Prosecutor Joins National Fight Against Sadistic ‘764’ Pedophile Cult

By DCNFMay 19, 20250 Crime

(Gage Skidmore/Creative Commons/Flickr)

News

Is Arson in the Air? Maine Sees a Swarm of Firebugs in Recent Weeks

By Seamus OthotMay 19, 20250 News 1K Views

Two 18-year-olds have been arrested on arson charges, the Maine State Fire Marshal announced on Thursday, and are suspected of…

News

Homeless Man Arrested in Portland For Allegedly Slashing Victim in the Back of the Head

By Seamus OthotMay 19, 20250 News

Portland Police officers arrested a homeless man on Thursday night after they received a report of a stabbing incident. [RELATED:…

Top News

Swiss Billionaire Bankrolling Maine Dems, Maine Media Faces Sexual Harassment Lawsuit: Hansjörg Wyss

By Steve RobinsonMay 18, 20250 Top News 3K Views

Hansjörg Wyss, a Swiss billionaire and prominent Democratic donor, is facing a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by a former employee…

Featured

Shocking DHHS Report Details 2,100 Allegations of Abuse Targeting the Intellectually Disabled in 2024

By Steve RobinsonMay 16, 20250 Featured 3K Views

More than 2,100 allegations of abuse, neglect, and exploitation were reported in fiscal year 2024 among adults with intellectual disabilities…

News

South Portland Police Arrested Man for Burglary After Briefly Mistaking a High-School Student for the Suspect

By Seamus OthotMay 16, 20250 News 1K Views

The South Portland Police Department arrested a potentially dangerous burglary suspect on Tuesday, following a case of mistaken identity that…

News

Republican State Senator James Libby Registers to Run for Governor

By John AndrewsMay 16, 20250 News 2K Views

State Sen. Jim Libby (R-Cumberland) has registered to run in the Republican Party primary for the 2026 gubernatorial election, according…

Business

Maine Chamber Sues Over Onerous New Tax, Yet Extols the State Senator Who Created It

By Maine Wire StaffMay 16, 20250 Business 2K Views

Almost everyone agrees doing business in Maine is much harder than it needs to be. According to the Maine Jobs…

News

ICE Announces Mexican Takedown of Three Synthetic Drug Labs as Part of Cross-Border Collaborative Effort

By Seamus OthotMay 16, 20250 News

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) took to social media on Thursday to announce a successful Mexican government raid against…

News

GOP Gubernatorial Field Begins to Take Shape

By Maine Wire StaffMay 16, 20250 News 2K Views

(From L-R David Jones, Robert Wessels, Garrett Mason, Owen McCarthy, Bobby Charles and moderator Ray Richardson)

News

White House Reportedly Weighs Major Nuclear Regulatory Shift

By DCNFMay 16, 20250 News

Executive orders reportedly being drafted by the White House could fundamentally change nuclear power policy by shifting more authority to federal…

News

Grocery Prices See Biggest Drop In 5 Years As Trump’s Policies Take Effect

By DCNFMay 16, 20250 News

Grocery prices fell more in April than they have since 2020, driven by egg prices that saw their biggest drop…

Commentary

Maine Gov Lands RFK Human Rights Award for Forcing High School Girls to Play Sports Against Dudes

By Steve RobinsonMay 15, 20250 Commentary 4K Views

Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) is set to receive the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award, a nod from the…

Top News

Most Maine Voters Back Trump Over Mills in Transgender Sports Spat

By Steve RobinsonMay 15, 20250 Top News 3K Views

A new poll reveals a bipartisan majority of Maine voters oppose several progressive education policies supported by Gov. Janet Mills’…

News

Maine DEA Nabs Narcotics Trafficker Found with One Pound of Fentanyl, Plus Cocaine and Guns

By Seamus OthotMay 15, 20250 News 4K Views

The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) arrested Abdirahman A. Abdullahi, 26, of Portland, during a drug bust on Wednesday, seizing…

News

Maine Lawmakers Weigh Various Cannabis Reforms

By John AndrewsMay 15, 20250 News

The Legislature’s Veterans and Legal Affairs (VLA) Committee heard a number of regulatory proposals for the cannabis industry on May…

Politics

Leaving GOPIF Perch, Hannah Pingree Is Poised to Spread Her Wings

By Sam PattenMay 15, 20250 Politics 2K Views

There wasn’t a dry eye in the Blaine House on Thursday when Maine Governor Janet Mills (D) broke the bittersweet…

Commentary

New Boss At Portland Press Herald Sells Off Over 20 Colorado Newspapers

By Ted CohenMay 15, 20250 Commentary

The new CEO of the parent company that owns the Portland Press Herald apparently wanted to quickly leave his imprint…

News

Portland Homeless Man Arrested While Selling Stolen GPS Is Lifetime Sex Offender Who’s Free Thanks to Lax Sentence

By Seamus OthotMay 15, 20250 News 2K Views

The Portland Police Department executed a sting operation on Thursday that led to the arrest of the homeless lifetime sex…

News

Multiple GOP Senators Join Dems to Kill Bill on Re-Settling Immigrants in Towns without Consent

By Seamus OthotMay 15, 20250 News 3K Views

Seven Republicans in the Maine Senate voted with Democrats on Wednesday against a GOP-led bill that would have stopped the…

News

Maine Border Patrol Arrests Hit Near Quarter Century High as Southern Crossings Remain at Historic Low

By Seamus OthotMay 15, 20250 News

Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) arrests in the Houlton border sector, encompassing all of Maine’s border with Canada, reached a…

Crime

Portland Police Nab Grant Street Shooter

By Maine Wire StaffMay 15, 20250 Crime

Following an investigation into a shots fired incident on Grant Street in Portland on Sunday night, city police made an…

Commentary

HELP Hearing Offers Dems the Stage They Need for New Era of Theatrical Resistance

By Sam PattenMay 15, 20250 Commentary

From Peace Pops to Capitol cops, Ben and Jerry’s co-founder Ben Cohen has long been a pioneer of cause-based marketing.…

News

Midcoast Mainers Clap Back At Killjoy Firecracker Duds Who Lit Their Fuse

By Ted CohenMay 15, 20250 News

Get-Off-My-Lawn party poopers trying to defuse July 4th fireworks locally and statewide are winning few converts along Maine’s midcoast. First…

News

Committee Deep Sixes Bids to Amend Constitution to Lower Voting Age and Ban Non-Citizens from Voting

By Libby PalanzaMay 15, 20250 News

Lawmakers have unanimously shot down two proposed amendments to Maine’s constitution that would have lowered the voting age to 16…

News

Lawmakers Divided Over Plan to Bring Back Limits on Municipal Property Tax Collection

By Libby PalanzaMay 15, 20250 News

Maine lawmakers are poised to reject along nearly partisan lines a proposal to reinstate the municipal property tax levy limits…

Energy & Environment

Rogue Devices Capable Of Triggering Blackouts Reportedly Found In Chinese Solar Panels

By DCNFMay 15, 20250 Energy & Environment 2K Views

(Screen Capture/PBS News Hour)

News

Judge Issues Order that May Lead to Release of Criminal Defendants Waiting for Lawyers, Despite State’s Appeal

By Libby PalanzaMay 15, 20250 News

A Maine Superior Court Justice has ruled that despite a pending appeal, hearings will begin to be scheduled for low-income…

News

Sex Offender Convicted on Child Porn Charges was Living Prohibitively Close to a South Portland School Without Law Enforcement’s Knowledge

By Seamus OthotMay 14, 20250 News 2K Views

A sex offender convicted on child pornography charges has allegedly been living illegally within the 750-foot exclusion zone around South…

Commentary

Maine Must Champion Small Businesses in order to Secure Our Future

By Robert WesselsMay 14, 20250 Commentary

In every corner of our great state, from the rocky harbors of Stonington to the farms of Aroostook, small businesses…

News

DAILY CALLER EXCLUSIVE: House GOP’s Medicaid Reform Would Force Millions Of Able-Bodied Americans To Get Back To Work

By DCNFMay 14, 20250 News 1K Views

(Screen Capture/CSPAN)

News

Former Game Warden Calls Out the Political Agenda Taking Hold of Maine’s Fish & Wildlife Service

By Seamus OthotMay 14, 20250 News 6K Views

Josh Polland, a former Maine game warden, sat for an interview with the Christian Civic League of Maine that was…

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