The Maine Wire
  • News
  • Commentary
  • The Blog
  • About
  • Support the Maine Wire
  • Store
Facebook Twitter Instagram
Trending News
  • Trump Issues ‘Shoot and Kill’ Order as U.S.-Iran Standoff Deepens in Strait of Hormuz
  • Gov. Janet Mills Celebrates Expansion of Free School Meals Program in Supplemental Budget
  • Bush Campaign Says GOP Candidate Has Raised More Than $2.1 Million in Maine Governor’s Race
  • Pats Coach Effectively Admits Affair After Latest Photo Drop, Pulls Out Of NFL Draft
  • Housing in Maine is Some of the Most Expensive in the Nation
  • Bombshell New Snaps Show Pats Coach, NFL Scribe, Kissing In NYC Bar Six Years Ago
  • Vermont City Bans Birthday Suits, Citing Inquiry From Nude Taxi Driver
  • Five Drug Addicts Arrested After Complaint from Brewer Hotel Staff
Facebook Twitter Instagram
The Maine Wire
Friday, April 24
  • News
  • Commentary
  • The Blog
  • About
  • Support the Maine Wire
  • Store
The Maine Wire
Home » News
News

AG Secretary Says Biden Admin Racked Up $49 Billion Trade Deficit That Triggered 30% Surge In Farm Costs

By DCNFMarch 6, 20254 News

Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins revealed on Fox Business Wednesday that the Biden administration left a $49 billion deficit in export market that led to the costs of agricultural inputs to rise by 30%. (Screenshot/Fox Business)

News

Want a Tax Break on Dining Out? GOP Legislators Seek to Cut Levy on Prepared Food, and Offset with Hike on Luxury Items

By Libby PalanzaMarch 6, 20255 News

A group of Republican lawmakers have introduced a bill aims to eliminate the eight percent sales tax on prepared food,…

News

Rep Paul Proposes New Restrictions on Chemical Abortions, Scripts by Mail and Handling of Unused Pills and Fetal Remains

By Seamus OthotMarch 6, 20254 News

Maine State Rep. Reagan Paul (R-Winterport) proposed a bill on Tuesday that would impose significant new restrictions on chemical abortions,…

News

Pentagon Orders Mechanized Stryker Brigade with 5,000 Troops to the Southern Border

By Seamus OthotMarch 6, 20256 News

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ordered a new contingent of troops to help secure the southern border on Saturday, including…

News

Republican Sen. Bennett Sponsors Bill to Allow Drug Addicts to Shoot-Up With No Repercussions in “Overdose Prevention Centers”

By Seamus OthotMarch 5, 202531 News 2K Views

Sen. Richard Bennett (R-Oxford) sponsored a bill to combat the state’s opioid crisis by creating overdose prevention centers that give…

News

Maine Child Care Workers Gather to Protest $30M in Proposed Cuts to Salary Supplement Program

By Libby PalanzaMarch 5, 20257 News

Child care workers gathered at the State House Tuesday morning to protest tens of million dollars worth of cuts that…

News

Republican Led Bill Would Stop Doctors from Pulling the Plug on Hospitalized Children Without Parental Consent

By Seamus OthotMarch 5, 20251 News

The Legislative Judiciary Committee held a public hearing on a bill from Rep. Reagan Paul (R-Winterport) on Tuesday that would…

News

Democrat Lawmaker Gets Booted From Trump Speech Almost Instantly By Mike Johnson

By DCNFMarch 5, 20255 News

Democratic Texas Rep. Al Green was kicked out of the chamber Tuesday evening after disrupting President Donald Trump’s speech. Trump…

Featured

White House on Janet Mills: “The President won’t back down”

By Steve RobinsonMarch 5, 202521 Featured 3K Views

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked Wednesday about Maine Gov. Janet Mills’ decision to defy federal civil rights…

News

‘People See Through It’: Frank Luntz Says Dems’ Latest Strategy To Attack Trump ‘Not Going To Work’

By DCNFMarch 5, 20252 News

Pollster Frank Luntz said Tuesday that Democrats’ strategy of attacking President Donald Trump by highlighting fired federal employees is bound…

News

GOP Senators Unveil Bill To Stand Up For Parent’s Fight Against Left-Wing Gender Ideology

By DCNFMarch 5, 20252 News

Republican Sens. Jim Banks of Indiana and Tom Cotton of Arkansas will introduce legislation Wednesday to stand up for parents…

News

Dems Do Not Stand For Kid With Cancer Becoming Honorary Secret Service Agent During Trump Speech To Congress

By DCNFMarch 5, 20259 News 2K Views

Democrats attending President Donald Trump’s Tuesday night speech to a joint session of Congress refused to stand when Trump honored…

News

SOTU Breaks Record as Longest in Recent History

By Sam PattenMarch 5, 20254 News

U.S. President Donald Trump delivered his fifth State of the Union address and the first of his current administration on…

News

The Sinister Side of Tarlan Ahmadov’s Shusha Junket

By Maine Wire StaffMarch 5, 202517 News 3K Views

Rep. Deqa Dhalac (D-South Portland) outside Shusha, Nagorno-Kabarakh

News

Illegal Ecuadorian National Arrested for OUI in Maine Now in ICE Custody

By Edward TomicMarch 5, 20254 News 3K Views

An illegal alien from Ecuador was arrested in Maine on Sunday for operating under the influence (OUI), and is now…

News

ICE Nabs ‘High-Ranking’ MS-13 Gangbanger In Town Roughly 6 Miles Away From Nation’s Capital

By DCNFMarch 5, 20250 News

Federal law enforcement officials announced the arrest of a “high-ranking” MS-13 gang leader who wielded international influence just minutes away…

Featured

Illicit Chinese Toxins Discovered at Somerset County Triad Cannabis Operation

By Steve RobinsonMarch 4, 202510 Featured 6K Views

Following the execution of a search warrant at 199 Middle Road in Fairfield related to an illegal cannabis growing operation,…

Triad Weed

Massive Police Response Targets Suspected Chinese Mafia Property in Somerset County: Developing

By Steve RobinsonMarch 4, 20253 Triad Weed 9K Views

Multiple Maine law enforcement agencies responded on Tuesday to a property at 199 Middle Road in Fairfield that has long…

News

Restrictive Policies Driving Maine’s Housing Crisis: Here’s What We Can We Do About It — 2025 Report

By Libby PalanzaMarch 4, 202510 News

Maine is currently facing a significant housing crisis, and researchers at a state-based think tank have written a report illustrating…

News

Supreme Court Sides With San Francisco In Challenge To EPA’s Authority

By DCNFMarch 4, 20250 News

The Supreme Court sided with San Francisco on Tuesday in its challenge to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). A majority…

Commentary

Janet Mills is Maine’s King Louis XIV

By Steve RobinsonMarch 4, 202518 Commentary 2K Views

Maine Gov. Janet Mills emerged from seclusion on Monday to address corporate media reporters for the first time since she…

Maine and New England

Maine Trust For Local News Announces 49 Layoffs, Reduction of Print Publications

By Edward TomicMarch 4, 202510 Maine and New England 2K Views

The Maine Trust for Local News (METLN), the nonprofit organization that owns the Portland Press Herald, Lewiston Sun Journal and…

News

York County Sheriff’s Identify Two Suspects in Check Kiting Scheme, One is Now in Custody

By Edward TomicMarch 4, 20252 News

Two suspects in a fraudulent check cashing scheme that targeted a bank in Waterboro and other banks in the area…

News

Collins Supported Senate Bill to Ban Males from Women’s Sports, Which Missed Cloture by Nine Votes

By Seamus OthotMarch 4, 20256 News

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) explained her support for a bill to stop males from competing in women’s sports on Monday…

News

Somerset Sheriff’s Office Busts Drug Operation in Norridgewock, Four Arrested

By Edward TomicMarch 4, 20251 News

Following a month-long investigation into suspected drug trafficking, the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at a Norridgewock…

News

Inspecting the Inspectors: Electronic Surveillance System for Vehicle Inspections, and Fee Hikes, Proposed

By Libby PalanzaMarch 4, 202514 News

Maine lawmakers are again considering proposals to allow the State Police to require the use of an electronic inspection program…

National

Tariff Hikes Kick In Today, Trade War Looms

By Maine Wire StaffMarch 4, 202510 National

Substantial tariff hikes for goods from Canada, Mexico and China went into effect at midnight on Tuesday, and China has…

News

Scouting Report: First Legislative Session Since Laurel Libby’s Censure Could Get Contentious

By John AndrewsMarch 3, 20258 News 1K Views

Tuesday’s legislative session is shaping up to be a lively one. Representative Reagan Paul (R-Winterport) has snuck in a Joint…

News

Senate to Consider Tuberville Bill to Put Trump’s Ban on Males in Women’s Sports into Law

By Seamus OthotMarch 3, 20255 News

The U.S. Senate is preparing to consider a bill from Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) this week to remove federal funding…

News

US Department of Education Follows Start of Probe into Maine DoE by Launching ‘End DEI’ Portal to Gather Reports of Discrimination in Public Schools Nationwide

By Edward TomicMarch 3, 20253 News 1K Views

The U.S. Department of Education has launched an online “End DEI” portal for parents, teachers and other community members to…

National

‘Just Don’t Get It’: Rubio Tears Into Stephanopoulos Over Russia Claims, Says Sooner Everyone ‘Grows Up’ The Better

By DCNFMarch 3, 20254 National

(Screenshot from ABC News This Week)

News

Angus King “Can’t Think of a Rational Argument” to Stop Sending Ukraine Hundreds of Billions He Tells 60 Minutes

By Seamus OthotMarch 3, 202524 News

Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) admitted during a 60 Minutes interview on Sunday that he “can’t think of a rational argument”…

Blog

Robinhood in Reverse – Maine Democrats Rob the Poor

By Robert "Bobby" CharlesMarch 3, 20257 Blog 2K Views

Robinhood’s merry band of men took from the rich and gave to the poor, any extra time spent on archery.…

News

Do the State’s Politicians Deserve a Raise? Mainers May Get a Say in November

By Libby PalanzaMarch 3, 20257 News

Maine voters could soon have the opportunity to approve or reject pay raises for elected officials in the state, including…

News

It Didn’t Take a Border Bill After All, Early Results Show

By Maine Wire StaffMarch 3, 20255 News

After his first full month in office, President Donald Trump can point to at least one key statistic to show…

News

Windham Man Charged with OUI After Speeding Past Westbrook High School at Over 65mph, Police Say

By Edward TomicMarch 3, 20252 News

A Windham man with a suspended driver’s license was arrested last week for operating under the influence (OUI) and multiple…

News

English is Now the Official Language of the U.S., Trump Executive Order Declares

By Seamus OthotMarch 3, 20252 News

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Saturday formally designating English as the nation’s official language, formalizing something that…

Maine and New England

Socialist Portland City Councilor to Trump: ‘f— you,’ Calls Banning Boys from Girls’ Sports ‘fascist’

By Edward TomicMarch 3, 20256 Maine and New England 2K Views

In an interview published online last week, recently elected Portland City Councilor for District 2, Wes Pelletier, a longtime member…

Featured

Maine Becomes Ground Zero for Trump Era Fight Over “Gender Identity”

By Steve RobinsonMarch 3, 202524 Featured 2K Views

Maine has become ground zero for a fight between the Trump Administration and the American left over “gender identity”— the…

News

Traffic Stop on Maine-Canada Border Leads to Deportation for Four Illegal Aliens

By Steve RobinsonMarch 3, 20254 News 1K Views

Four Ecuadorian illegal aliens caught a one-way ticket back to South America thanks to a busted tail light and some…

News

Maine Republicans Push Bill to Curb State’s Migrant Resettlement Authority

By Edward TomicMarch 3, 202510 News

A Republican-led bill introduced on Wednesday would allow Maine municipalities to place limitations on the state’s ability to resettle migrants…

Maine and New England

‘March Against Mills’ Draws Large Protest to Augusta

By Maine Wire StaffMarch 3, 202512 Maine and New England 2K Views

With a turnout estimated at over 500 Mainers, demonstrators gathered outside the State House in Augusta on Saturday to show…

Commentary

Boston Globe Wrecks Democrat Men of Maine for Giving Libby the Handmaid’s Tale Treatment

By Steve RobinsonFebruary 28, 202527 Commentary 5K Views

House Speaker Ryan Fecteau (D-Biddeford) probably thought the Tuesday night censure vote against Rep. Laurel Libby (R-Auburn) would become a…

National

Oval Office Smack-down Re-Ignites Ukraine Debate

By Sam PattenFebruary 28, 202521 National 1K Views

In an extraordinarily contentious meeting that was supposed to set the stage for peace talks and a multi-billion dollar rare…

News

Maine Democrats Seek to Allow “Clean Elections” Candidates to Use Taxpayer Funds to Pay for Caregiving of Their Dependents

By Edward TomicFebruary 28, 202512 News 2K Views

Maine Democratic lawmakers have introduced a bill that would allow “clean elections” candidates running for state office to use taxpayer-funding…

Crime

Brunswick Police Arrest 3 in Bust of Multistate Retail Theft Scheme

By Edward TomicFebruary 28, 20257 Crime 2K Views

Brunswick Police on Thursday announced the arrest of three individuals accused of operating an organized retail theft scheme targeting stores…

News

NH State Police Join List of Law Enforcement Partnering with ICE While Maine Agencies Remain Off the List

By Seamus OthotFebruary 28, 20257 News 1K Views

The New Hampshire State Police have signed onto a growing list of law enforcement agencies nation-wide joining an Immigration and…

News

Mainers Overflow Hearing to Speak Out on Both Sides of Proposed Net Energy Billing Repeal

By Seamus OthotFebruary 28, 202513 News 1K Views

Mainers overwhelmed the Legislative Committee on Energy, Utilities, and Technology (EUT) on Thursday, many waiting in the corridor to the…

News

Mills’ Millions: Maine Taxpayers Foot Bill for Absurd No-Bid Contracts

By Edward TomicFebruary 28, 202510 News 2K Views

Over the course of Maine Gov. Janet Mills’ six years in office, her administration has handed out millions of taxpayer…

News

Brawl at Milo High School Leaves Multiple Hospitalized

By Seamus OthotFebruary 28, 202511 News 4K Views

A brawl broke out at the Penquis Valley High School in Milo on Thursday morning, apparently involving staff and leaving…

News

Transgender Identifying Man Arrested for Allegedly Planning to Bomb a Colorado Tesla Dealership

By Seamus OthotFebruary 28, 202517 News 6K Views

A transgender-identifying man, Justin Thomas Nelson, 40, who goes by the name Lucy Grace Nelson, was arrested on Monday after…

News

Casco Tenant Leaves Landlord Hospitalized with Severe Stab Wound

By Seamus OthotFebruary 27, 202512 News 2K Views

The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department arrested a Casco renter, Abdul Hamed Feroze, 40, on Thursday morning after he allegedly stabbed…

News

Angus King Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Help Rural Homeowners Build Rental Units on Their Property

By Seamus OthotFebruary 27, 202522 News

Sen. Angus King (I-Maine), along with co-sponsor Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), is aiming to fight the housing crisis with grants…

News

Trump Teases Enormous Staff Cuts At Environmental Protection Agency

By DCNFFebruary 27, 20253 News

President Donald Trump on Wednesday signaled that his Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) may be poised to make major job cuts.…

News

Regretful Illegal Migrants Flocking Home In Droves After Trump Border Crackdown

By DCNFFebruary 27, 202510 News

Latin American migrants are turning around in droves and expressing regret at attempting to cross unlawfully into the United States…

Top News

EPSTEIN FILES: Here are all the Jeffrey Epstein files Trump’s DOJ just released

By Steve RobinsonFebruary 27, 202513 Top News 3K Views

On Thursday, Attorney General Pam Bondi initiated “Phase One” of a high-profile campaign promise from President Donald Trump: releasing the…

Media

The Media Is Having Its Worst Week Ever, And We’re Only One Month Into Trump 2.0

By DCNFFebruary 27, 20254 Media

It’s only a Wednesday. One month into Trump 2.0. And yet… Elite liberal media goobers are kicking and screaming through…

News

Democrat House Speaker Ryan Fecteau Deletes X Account After Backlash for Censuring Rep. Laurel Libby

By Seamus OthotFebruary 27, 202519 News 2K Views

Maine House Speaker Ryan Fecteau (D-Biddeford) deleted his X account in the wake of intense backlash following his decision to…

News

Democrat-Led Bill to Restructure Income Tax Brackets, Raise Rates for Top Earners up for Public Review Today

By Libby PalanzaFebruary 27, 20257 News 1K Views

A Democrat-led bill restructuring Maine’s income tax brackets is officially set to go before the Legislature’s Taxation Committee for a…

News

Should Maine Be Charging Residents Income Tax? These Lawmakers Don’t Think So

By Libby PalanzaFebruary 27, 20255 News

A group of Republican lawmakers are looking to eliminate Maine’s income tax and require the state to develop zero-based budgets…

News

DCNF EXCLUSIVE: Man Arrested For Allegedly Plotting ‘Mass Casualty’ Event Was ‘Transitioning’ Genders, Police Confirm

By DCNFFebruary 27, 20259 News 1K Views

A Texas man arrested for allegedly planning a “mass casualty event” against law enforcement was “transitioning” genders, a police source…

News

Republican Led Bill Calls for State Constitutional Amendment to Alter Senate Seat Allocation

By Seamus OthotFebruary 27, 20254 News

A group of seven Republican legislators, headed by Rep. Richard Campbell (R-Orrington), is proposing a state constitutional amendment to change…

News

Trump’s Executive Order Aims to Enhance Healthcare Price Transparency, Challenge Biden’s Enforcement Record

By Seamus OthotFebruary 27, 20258 News

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday aimed at “making America healthy again,” requiring increased disclosure from healthcare providers…

News

Did Janet Mills Hire an Unregistered Foreign Agent to Run Maine’s New Migrant Office?

By The Maine WireFebruary 26, 202527 News 5K Views

The Maine Wire’s Steve Robinson and Edward Tomic contributed to this story. Maine Gov. Janet Mills and Rep. Deqa Dhalac…

Top News

Report: 57 Maine School Districts Hide Gender Transition Counseling From Parents

By Steve RobinsonFebruary 26, 202536 Top News 13K Views

Nearly 30 percent of Maine’s government-run school districts will conceal children’s health information from parents as it relates to gender…

News

As Social Security Fairness Act Goes into Force, 25,000 Mainers Expected to See Increased Benefits

By Libby PalanzaFebruary 26, 20257 News 2K Views

Signed by former President Joe Biden (D) in January, a law co-authored by U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) allowing public…

News

Cartel Terrorist Bomb Kills Texas Rancher

By Seamus OthotFebruary 26, 20254 News

An improvised explosive device (IED) planted by cartel terrorists killed a Texas rancher and another man on Friday on the…

News

Maine Lawmakers Again Consider Stabilizing Seniors’ Property Taxes — Here’s How They Plan to Fund It.

By Libby PalanzaFebruary 26, 20258 News 1K Views

A group of Democrat lawmakers have proposed a plan to stabilize property taxes for Maine seniors that would be funded…

News

How Metals Deal Could Shift Ukraine Policy

By Sam PattenFebruary 26, 20251 News

The United States and Ukraine may be on the verge of deal that could alter America’s national interest in helping…

Crime

Illegal Jamaican National Released into US Under Biden Arrested by ICE in Boston After Alleged Assault on Family Member

By Edward TomicFebruary 26, 20252 Crime

An illegal immigrant from Jamaica who was released into the country under the Biden administration has been arrested by U.S.…

News

Trump Offers “Gold Card” Program to Allow Rich Foreigners to Buy a Visa with a Path to U.S. Citizenship

By Seamus OthotFebruary 26, 20257 News

President Donald Trump announced a new “gold card” program on Tuesday, allowing wealthy foreigners to purchase “green card” permanent resident…

News

Maine’s Annual Vehicle Inspection Requirement in the Cross-Hairs of Bipartisan Legislators

By Libby PalanzaFebruary 26, 202515 News 2K Views

One Bangor Democrat has now proposed exempting new cars from Maine’s annual vehicle safety inspections, making the legislative push to…

News

Supplemental Budget Stripped of Emergency Designation as Maine Lawmakers Remain Gridlocked Along Partisan Lines

By Libby PalanzaFebruary 26, 20259 News

Supplemental appropriations took center stage Tuesday afternoon as lawmakers debated what has become a highly controversial piece of legislation. By…

Maine and New England

Faircloth Holds Fish at Bay, Secures Seat for Dems

By The Maine WireFebruary 26, 20254 Maine and New England

Former Bangor Mayor, Democrat state senator and state representative Sean Faircloth won Maine House District 24 on Tuesday, holding the…

Featured

Trump AG Drops Hammer on Maine Gov Janet Mills: “Maine should be on notice”

By Steve RobinsonFebruary 25, 202544 Featured 7K Views

The U.S. Department of Justice has warned Maine officials that it is prepared to take legal action if the state…

News

House Dems Strips Laurel Libby’s Voting Rights Over Viral FB Post of Male Athlete Beating Girls

By The Maine WireFebruary 25, 202536 News 4K Views

The Maine House of Representatives voted 75 to 70 on Tuesday to censure Rep. Laurel Libby (R-Auburn) for posting a…

News

Did Republican Rep. Dan Crenshaw Really Threaten to “F***ing Kill” Mainer Tucker Carlson If They Ever Meet?

By Seamus OthotFebruary 25, 20254 News 1K Views

Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Tex.) told a British journalist that he would kill prominent Maine-based conservative media personality Tucker Carlson if…

News

GOP Lawmakers Look to Repeal Maine’s New Mandatory Paid Leave Program

By Libby PalanzaFebruary 25, 20255 News

Republican lawmakers are making a push to repeal Maine’s new mandatory Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) Program, which went…

News

Republican Bill Barring Men from Women’s Sports Predated Trump-Mills Spat, Waits for Hearing

By Seamus OthotFebruary 25, 20256 News

Rep. Richard Campbell (R-Orrington) introduced a bill to bar males from women’s sports at Maine schools last summer and again…

News

More Than 13,000 Sign Petition to Remove Janet Mills Over Row with Trump over Transgenders in School Sports

By Seamus OthotFebruary 25, 202523 News 5K Views

A new petition on Change.org to recall Gov. Janet Mills (D-Maine) from office has already garnered over 13,000 signatures just…

News

Mills Admin to Spend $500,000 on Extending Marketing Campaign to ‘Decrease Hesitancy’ About COVID-19 Shots, Flu Vaccines

By Edward TomicFebruary 25, 202515 News 2K Views

The Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention (Maine CDC) will be spending an additional $500,000 to extend its marketing…

Blog

Maine’s Embarrassing Demagogue: Governor Janet Mills

By Robert "Bobby" CharlesFebruary 25, 202514 Blog 2K Views

Maine’s Democrat Governor is, it seems, a demagogue. Why? Demagogues make dramatic, untrue statements for personal gain, knowing what they…

News

Republican Measure Would Require Transparency from State Environmental Initiatives: LD 495 Calls for Cost-Benefit Analysis

By Seamus OthotFebruary 25, 20255 News

Maine House Republican Leader Rep. Billy-Bob Faulkingham (R-Winter Harbor) is championing a bill to require the Department of Environmental Protection…

News

Maine Lagged Behind New England Neighbors in Workforce Participation at the End of 2024

By Libby PalanzaFebruary 24, 20258 News

In December, Maine saw an unemployment rate of 3.2 percent, representing little change from the previous month, according figures released…

News

Mills Faces All-Time Lowest Approval Rating Days After Spat with Trump: Pine Tree Poll

By Seamus OthotFebruary 24, 202531 News 12K Views

Gov. Janet Mills’ approval rating has hit an all-time low, according to the Pine Tree State Poll fielded just before…

News

Maine Lawmakers Propose Repeal of Employer Protections in Brand New Paid Leave Program

By Libby PalanzaFebruary 24, 202510 News 2K Views

Two Democratic lawmakers are attempting to prevent Maine business owners from having a say in when their employees take leave…

News

State House Brief: Lawmakers to Square Off Over $120M Spending Bill & Potential Censure Votes Amid National Firestorm

By John AndrewsFebruary 24, 20257 News

After a vacation week that ended with Maine at the middle of a national political firestorm, lawmakers will return to…

Featured

Maine Democratic Party Backs Gov. Mills in Fight Against Federal Transgender Sports Policy

By Steve RobinsonFebruary 24, 202530 Featured 2K Views

The Maine Democratic Party issued a rare off-cycle fundraising text message on Monday, asking recipients to donate money in support…

News

Trump Taps Dan Bongino For FBI Deputy Director

By DCNFFebruary 24, 20253 News

President Donald Trump announced Sunday evening that he has named former Secret Service agent and podcast host Dan Bongino as…

News

Owner of Rockland Asian Massage Parlor Charged with Sex Trafficking Now Being Held in ICE Custody

By Edward TomicFebruary 24, 20255 News 3K Views

The owner of a massage parlor in Rockland who last week was arrested and charged with sex trafficking is now…

Maine and New England

Illegal Alien Previously Hired by York County Jail Arrested by ICE After Jail Set Goal of Hiring ‘New Americans’

By Edward TomicFebruary 24, 20251 Maine and New England 3K Views

A former York County Jail corrections cadet was among a group of suspected illegal aliens taken into federal custody by…

News

Kash Patel, Tulsi Gabbard, State Dept Tell Employees To Ignore Elon Musk’s Demand For Work Accomplishments

By DCNFFebruary 24, 20251 News

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel, National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard, and the State Department have told…

News

Mills’ Chief of Staff Threw a Tantrum and Stormed Off during White House Meeting: Report

By Seamus OthotFebruary 24, 202522 News 4K Views

Gov. Janet Mills’ (D-Maine) Chief of Staff, Jeremy Kennedy, swore at White House Director of Intergovernmental Affairs Alex Meyers on…

News

Pedestrian Fatally Struck by Car Outside of Portland’s Homeless Services Center

By Edward TomicFebruary 24, 20252 News

A man has died after being struck by a vehicle outside of Portland’s Homeless Services Center, Portland Police announced on…

News

Susan Collins Supports Blackburn Bill to Train Cosmetologists to Identify Domestic Violence

By Maine Wire StaffFebruary 24, 20254 News

Maine’s senior U.S. senator, Susan Collins (R), signed on to allocate a nominal amount of federal funds to a uniquely…

News

Maine’s Embattled, Outgoing Marine Resources Director to Headline Regional Fishing Forum

By Ted CohenFebruary 24, 20251 News

The appearance of Maine’s top lobstering official at New England’s largest fishing convention has gone largely unnoticed for 49 years…

News

SpaceX Engineer Running Against Susan Collins as “Independent” Donated to AOC, Kamala Harris

By Steve RobinsonFebruary 24, 202519 News 2K Views

The former SpaceX engineer who recently announced his intention to run as an unaffiliated candidate against Republican U.S. Sen. Susan…

News

Contenders for the Blaine House in 2026 Start Lining Up

By Sam PattenFebruary 24, 202516 News 4K Views

Given the high-level fireworks between Maine Governor Janet Mills (D) and U.S. President Donald Trump over the state’s refusal to…

News

Feeling the Property Tax Pinch? Here’s What Changes to the Homestead Exemption Could Mean for You

By Libby PalanzaFebruary 24, 202512 News 4K Views

As many as a half dozen bills so far are on the table in Augusta during this legislative session aimed…

News

More Americans Identify As LGBT Than Ever Before

By DCNFFebruary 23, 202512 News

More than 9% of American adults now identify as LGBT as of 2024, a new poll released Thursday found. The…

Previous 1 … 41 42 43 44 45 … 124 Next
Recent News

Trump Issues ‘Shoot and Kill’ Order as U.S.-Iran Standoff Deepens in Strait of Hormuz

April 24, 2026

Gov. Janet Mills Celebrates Expansion of Free School Meals Program in Supplemental Budget

April 24, 2026

Bush Campaign Says GOP Candidate Has Raised More Than $2.1 Million in Maine Governor’s Race

April 24, 2026

Pats Coach Effectively Admits Affair After Latest Photo Drop, Pulls Out Of NFL Draft

April 24, 2026

Housing in Maine is Some of the Most Expensive in the Nation

April 23, 2026
Newsletter

News

  • News
  • Campaigns & Elections
  • Opinion & Commentary
  • Media Watch
  • Education
  • Media

Maine Wire

  • About the Maine Wire
  • Advertising
  • Contact Us
  • Submit Commentary
  • Complaints
  • Maine Policy Institute

Resources

  • Maine Legislature
  • Legislation Finder
  • Get the Newsletter
  • Maine Wire TV

Facebook Twitter Instagram Steam RSS
  • Post Office Box 7829, Portland, Maine 04112

Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.