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Maine and New England

Don’t Have Your Real ID Yet? Distracted Secretary of State Asks Feds for Another Extension

By Maine Wire StaffMay 5, 20255 Maine and New England

In two days, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will begin enforcing a long-expected deadline for airline travelers to producer Read…

News

Oregon Man Accused of Slamming Bangor Police Officer’s Head Into Pavement

By Edward TomicMay 5, 20256 News 1K Views

A 34-year-old Oregon man was arrested in Bangor on Wednesday after allegedly assaulting a police officer during an altercation at…

News

If You’re Watching a Good Show and Can’t Be Bothered to Go to the Store to Use Your SNAP Benefits…

By Seamus OthotMay 5, 20253 News

Have you ever been in the middle of a binge session of Real Housewives and heard your stomach grumble? If…

News

Former Governor Paul LePage to Announce for Second District Congressional Seat

By Maine Wire StaffMay 5, 202516 News 3K Views

Former two-term Republican Governor Paul LePage has filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission and is expected to announce his…

National

DAILY CALLER EXCLUSIVE: House Subcommittees To Hold Hearing Investigating โ€˜Woke Nonsenseโ€™ At Bureau Of Prisons

By DCNFMay 5, 20257 National

(Rep. Jeff Van Drew, R-NJ, with President Trump, Screen Capture – CSPAN)

Energy & Environment

โ€˜Got To Goโ€™: DOE To Cut Off Billions Of Dollarsโ€™ Worth Of Biden-Era Green Energy Projects

By DCNFMay 5, 20256 Energy & Environment

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News

Maine Kids Need Us – Teach Confidence, Not Helplessness

By Robert "Bobby" CharlesMay 5, 20255 News

American kids โ€“ especially kids in Democrat-afflicted states like Maine โ€“ are not being taught self-reliance, mental strength, critical thinking,…

News

Kentucky Derby’s Sore Loser, Anti-Trump Protรฉgรฉ Of Famed Maine Sports Writer: โ€˜Journalism Under Siege’

By Ted CohenMay 5, 20258 News 1K Views

A disciple of a legendary Washington sports reporter originally from Maine has manufactured a new arena for bashing Trump -…

Top News

Tom Homan’s ICE Turns 39 “New Mainers” Into Deportees: CBP

By Steve RobinsonMay 3, 202523 Top News 4K Views

Nearly 40 illegal aliens present in Maine without authorization and living in the U.S. illegally were detained in communities across…

News

Maine School Districts Must Allow Male Athletes in Girls’ Sports, Drummond Woodsum Memo States

By Edward TomicMay 2, 202551 News 7K Views

A progressive Maine law firm that represents several school districts throughout the state issued a memo alongside the Maine School…

News

Incarcerated Rumford Man Facing New Felony Firearm Charges After Police Search Warrants

By Edward TomicMay 2, 20257 News

A Rumford man being held at the Oxford County Jail following his arrest earlier this month on drug charges is…

Maine and New England

Maine Drops Lawsuit Against USDA, $3M Federal Funding Freeze Lifted

By Maine Wire StaffMay 2, 20254 Maine and New England 4K Views

It appears Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey has been taking counsel from the late troubadour Kenny Rogers, who famously sang:…

News

Increased Housing Stock and Lower Prices Creating a More “Balanced” Maine Housing Market, Realtors Say

By Libby PalanzaMay 2, 20256 News

The number of homes available for sale in Maine has increased substantially since last year, and home prices have also…

Crime

Portland Police Looking for Man who Allegedly Lunged Out of Car at 15-year-old Girl

By Edward TomicMay 2, 20257 Crime

The Portland Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a man who allegedly lunged out of his car…

News

Maineโ€™s Largest Newspaper in Line for Anti-Gun Journalism Award Mislabels the Nominees

By Ted CohenMay 2, 20255 News 1K Views

If Maineโ€™s anti-gun crowd resents the fake award the Portland Press Herald is boasting about possibly receiving for doing nothing,…

Maine and New England

Portland May Launch $40,000 Indoor Soccer Program for Asylum Seekers in City’s Shelters, Part of a Broader Strategy of ‘Resistance’

By Edward TomicMay 2, 202516 Maine and New England 2K Views

The Portland City Council at their next meeting will consider launching a $40,000 indoor soccer program for the asylum-seeking migrants…

News

Sec. Bellows Changed Maine Elections, Yet the Question Remains: for Better, or for Worse?

By John AndrewsMay 2, 202510 News 2K Views

Over her term in office to date, Secretary of State Shenna Bellows has changed the way that Maine runs its…

News

Maine Man Housed in Women’s Prison After 2024 Aggravated Assault and Drug Trafficking Charges

By Seamus OthotMay 2, 202515 News 2K Views

A violent male criminal using the name Ashley Lynn Bushey, 54, is currently being housed in a women’s prison following…

Blog

Attorney Who Filed Bogus Bar Complaint Against Aaron Frey’s Primary Opponent Just Before AG Election Lands Job in AG Aaron Frey’s Office

By Steve RobinsonMay 2, 202511 Blog 3K Views

The attorney who filed a recently dismissed professional misconduct complaint against Kennebec County District Attorney Maeghan Maloney (D) has landed…

News

Dover-Foxcroft’s Chad Perkins Proposes Restoring Second Amendment Rights to Non-Violent Felons

By Maine Wire StaffMay 2, 20253 News

Thursday saw an array of anti-gun bills debated in public hearings before the Maine State Legislature’s Judiciary Committee, but an…

News

Portland Faces State Crackdown Over Welfare Program Violations, GA Over-billing — Risks Losing Millions

By Edward TomicMay 2, 202519 News 2K Views

Maine’s Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) formally notified the City of Portland of multiple violations in its General…

News

Democrat Led Bill Would Upend Democratic Tradition and Remove Mainers’ Say in Their Local School Budgets

By Seamus OthotMay 1, 202515 News 1K Views

A group of Democrat legislators, headed by Rep. Mana Abdi (D-Lewiston), would take away Mainers’ say in their local school…

News

SCOTUS to Rule on the Constitutionality of the Nation’s First Catholic Charter School

By Libby PalanzaMay 1, 20253 News

The United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday concerning the constitutionality of the nationโ€™s first religious charter school. Originating…

News

Waterboro Republican Wants to Prevent Schools from Ever Forcing Students to Mask Again

By Seamus OthotMay 1, 20257 News

Rep. John Edar (R-Waterboro) is working to ensure that Maine schools never repeat the dangerous precedent set during the COVID-19…

News

Criminal Law Advisory Committee Opposes Slate of Bills from Bath’s David Sinclair

By Maine Wire StaffMay 1, 20254 News

The Maine Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee held a work session April 30 at which it considered slate of…

News

DCNF EXCLUSIVE: Web Of Illegal Marijuana Grows Tied To Chinese Communist Party Front Group

By DCNFMay 1, 20259 News 5K Views

A group of men charged with running an illegal marijuana farm in rural Maine have extensive ties to a Chinese…

News

Catholic Charities Maine to Close Bangor Refugee Office Due to Cuts, Policy Changes from Trump Administration

By Edward TomicMay 1, 202518 News

Catholic Charities Maine, one of three refugee resettlement agencies in the state, announced last week that it plans to close…

News

NH School Officials Are Trying to Hide DEI Material from The Public Eye

By Seamus OthotMay 1, 20258 News

The Manchester, New Hampshire school district is working to conceal its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) related materials from the…

News

Seppala Sled Dog Speaks Out in Rare Interview on Maine Today, and Tomorrow

By The Maine WireMay 1, 20259 News

In recognition of the Maine Legislature’s passing a law to recognize the Seppala Sled Dog as the state’s official canine…

News

Conservative Icon Dead At 86; David Horowitz’s Journey Included Calling out Marxism at Bates College

By Ted CohenMay 1, 20258 News

Twenty-five years ago famed conservative David Horowitz got invited to lecture at Bates College – and then got scolded by…

National

Trump Administration, Ukraine Reach Landmark Minerals Deal Vesting U.S. in War-Stricken Nation’s Future

By DCNFMay 1, 20255 National

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News

Maine Media’s Homeless Poster Child Caught up in Fentanyl Ring Arrested Again for Criminal Trespass

By Edward TomicApril 30, 20258 News 2K Views

The Portland homeless man who became a media darling and was featured in well over a dozen articles in Maine…

News

Copy-Cop Who Threatened to Shoot Portland Resident Is Taken Into Custody

By Edward TomicApril 30, 20252 News

A Portland woman has been charged with terrorizing after being accused of impersonating a cop and threatening to shoot an…

News

Maine Gun Owners Leery of Rising Red Flag Campaign Six Months Before November Referendum

By Maine Wire StaffApril 30, 20259 News

While Maine already has in place a Yellow Flag law that includes a due process element before authorities may strip…

News

Maine Banks and Credit Unions Soon to Be Banned from Charging Paper Statement Fees

By Libby PalanzaApril 30, 20254 News

Gov. Janet Mills (D) has signed a bipartisan bill into law prohibiting banks from charging customers a fee for opting…

News

Waterville Teacher Calls on the Secret Service to Assassinate Trump, Says She’d Do It Herself if She Could

By Seamus OthotApril 30, 2025107 News 38K Views

An English teacher at Waterville Senior High School took a break on Tuesday from instructing students on grammar and syntax…

Blog

Borrowed Time: Americaโ€™s Debt Spiral and the Road Back to Sanity

By The Maine WireApril 30, 20256 Blog

If America were a household, we’d be the kind that earns $50,000 a year, spends $70,000, then hosts a pizza…

News

Crimes Committed by Perpetrators on Bail or Early Release Continue as Some Seek More Leniency

By Seamus OthotApril 30, 20255 News

Is the generous application of bail in pre-trial criminal cases, or early release when it comes to convicted and incarcerated…

News

Maine Awards $3 Million in Grants for Research Supporting Farmers Impacted by “Forever Chemical” Contamination

By Libby PalanzaApril 30, 20256 News

The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF) announced on Tuesday $3 million in grants for research supporting farmers…

News

Portland Teens Charged with Gunpoint Robbery at Bug Light Park Both Released After 2 Days

By Edward TomicApril 30, 202526 News 2K Views

Two 18-year-old suspects who were charged with multiple felony level counts after allegedly robbing two victims at gunpoint at Bug…

Crime

Two Juvenile Suspects Charged for South Portland Robbery, Alleged Display of Handgun

By Edward TomicApril 30, 20253 Crime

Two juvenile suspects were arrested and charged this week in connection to a robbery of a residence in South Portland…

News

26% of Mainers Cite the Political Left as the Most Pressing Problem Facing Maine: Pine Tree State Poll

By Libby PalanzaApril 29, 202526 News 1K Views

More than a quarter of Mainers feel that the most important problem facing the state right now is the political…

News

ICE Releases Enforcement Statistics for First 100 Days of Trump’s Second Term

By Edward TomicApril 29, 20257 News

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Tuesday released immigration data and arrest totals for the first 100 days of…

National

No English, No Engine: Trump Signs Language Requirement For Truckers

By DCNFApril 29, 202514 National

(Screen Capture/PBS NewsHour)

News

โ€œIndependent Investigative Journalismโ€ Is Like โ€˜Cracker Jacksโ€™ – It Comes With A Free Prize

By Ted CohenApril 29, 20256 News

A Maine โ€œjournalistโ€ who says he โ€œgoes places – and tells stories – that other media wonโ€™tโ€ also does something…

News

Will Shenna Bellows Thwart the Will of Mainers with Tricky Wording? How Her Effort to Quash Voter ID Plays Out in November Will Ultimately Tell

By Maine Wire StaffApril 29, 202516 News

Maine’s Secretary of State will imminently release the ballot wording for a referendum question to go before voters this November…

News

Portland’s Monument Square in Crisis: Business Owners, Residents Demand City Action on Homelessness and Rampant Drug Use

By Edward TomicApril 29, 202517 News 2K Views

Portland residents and business owners are speaking out and asking the City Council for help to address what they say…

Maine and New England

Body Found in Attic of Portland Apartment Identified as Missing 49-year-old Man

By Edward TomicApril 29, 20253 Maine and New England 2K Views

The body found in the attic of a Grant Street apartment building more than two weeks ago has been identified…

News

While Maine Keeps Failing to Address Key Drivers of Soaring Electricity Prices, Hard-Pressed Ratepayers Struggle with the Costs

By Maine Wire StaffApril 29, 202516 News

Does your heart pound with dread every time the electric bill lands in your mailbox? If so, you’re not alone.…

News

Maineโ€™s Largest Newspaper Now Blaming Republicans For Children’s Museumโ€™s Ban On Adults

By Ted CohenApril 29, 20255 News 1K Views

If the Portland Press Herald could credibly blame the vice president of the United States for banning adults from a…

News

Bipartisan Maine Bill Proposes Higher State Reimbursement for Municipal Welfare Programs

By Edward TomicApril 29, 20259 News

The Maine Legislatureโ€™s Health and Human Services Committee held a public hearing Monday on a bill that proposes to increase…

Featured

Dem Lawmakers Block Democrat State Auditor from Explaining Damning Report on $2.1 Billion Fraud Risk

By Steve RobinsonApril 28, 202522 Featured 4K Views

“Material weaknesses” and “significant deficiencies” are the worst possible items an auditor can find in any financial organization. Yet when…

News

Rep. Ben Hymes Takes His Defend the Guard Case to NH Liberty Forum after Bipartisan Majority Rejects His Bill in Maine House

By Seamus OthotApril 28, 20254 News

A bipartisan group of Maine representatives joined together on Thursday to kill a “Defend the Guard” bill from Rep. Benjamin…

News

Should Maine Seniors Be Exempt from Paying Property Taxes? These Lawmakers Think So

By Libby PalanzaApril 28, 202512 News

Republican lawmakers have introduced a bill that would exempt Maine seniors from paying property taxes. LD 1541 was sponsored by…

News

โ€˜Crackโ€™ Investigative Teams At Maineโ€™s Biggest Newspapers Take Hold – But Of What, Exactly?

By Ted CohenApril 28, 20256 News 1K Views

The new-and-improved versions of what was always basic journalism are now on sale at your favorite local constabularies. The Bangor…

News

At NH Liberty Forum, Laurel Libby Describes the Barriers She’s Encountered to Free Speech

By Seamus OthotApril 28, 20257 News

The New Hampshire Free State Project (FSP) hosted its annual NH Liberty Forum this past weekend, featuring presentations from a…

News

Maine Rep. Laurel Libby Asks SCOTUS to Intervene in Lawsuit Alleging Violations of Constitutional Rights

By Libby PalanzaApril 28, 20256 News

Maine Rep. Laurel Libby’s (R-Auburn) has filed an emergency petition to the United States Supreme Court, asking for their intervention…

News

โ€˜Stay Out Of Our Electionโ€™: Trumpโ€™s Hardball Agenda Looms Large As Canadians Vote In Key Election

By DCNFApril 28, 20258 News

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News

Maine Man Accused of Violent Carjacking Arrested in New Jersey

By Edward TomicApril 28, 202511 News

A Maine man accused of carrying out a violent carjacking in Massachusetts over the weekend has been apprehended in New…

Commentary

Oh, For Humble Leaders – In Maine and Beyond

By Robert "Bobby" CharlesApril 28, 202510 Commentary

In Maine, we know we can do better. Many of us recall days when life was predictable, safe, affordable, normal…

Maine and New England

Mills Approves Financial Orders to Address Payroll Shortfalls, Fund State Programs

By Steve RobinsonApril 28, 20258 Maine and New England 2K Views

Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) approved 40 financial orders on April 24 to adjust state budgets for the fiscal year…

News

‘Blair Witchโ€™ Gets The Heave-Ho From a Maine Town Named Freedom

By Ted CohenApril 28, 202514 News 3K Views

(Promo from The Blair Witch Project)

Immigration

โ€˜Just Not Trueโ€™: Marco Rubio Calls Out โ€˜Misleadingโ€™ Reports About Recent Deportations Of Three US Citizen Children

By DCNFApril 28, 20259 Immigration

Screenshot/Rumble/NBC News

Business

$15 Billion And Climbing: Trumpโ€™s Tariffs Deliver Record High Revenue

By DCNFApril 28, 20259 Business 1K Views

(Screen Capture/CSPAN)

Blog

Big Brother Wants to Watch You on Your Daily Commute

By Jacob PosikApril 25, 202524 Blog 3K Views

Donโ€™t you wish there were cameras set up on Maine highways to catch you speeding, so you can get tickets…

News

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

By Edward TomicApril 25, 202512 News 3K Views

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

News

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

By Libby PalanzaApril 25, 20254 News

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

News

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

By Libby PalanzaApril 25, 20253 News

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

Crime

Teen Charged with Reckless Conduct After Gunfire Strikes Lewiston Apartment

By Edward TomicApril 25, 20258 Crime

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

News

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

By Ted CohenApril 25, 202519 News 2K Views

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

News

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

By Edward TomicApril 25, 202513 News 1K Views

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

News

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

By Edward TomicApril 25, 20258 News

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

News

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

By Sam PattenApril 25, 20253 News

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

News

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

By Edward TomicApril 25, 20256 News 4K Views

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

News

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

By Seamus OthotApril 25, 20254 News

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

National

Most Dem-Voting Federal Bureaucrats Say They Would Disobey โ€˜Legalโ€™ Orders From Trump, Poll Shows

By DCNFApril 25, 20259 National

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News

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

By Seamus OthotApril 25, 20252 News

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

News

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

By Seamus OthotApril 25, 20257 News

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

News

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

By Seamus OthotApril 24, 20257 News

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

News

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

By Edward TomicApril 24, 202519 News 2K Views

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

News

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

By Steve RobinsonApril 24, 202540 News 16K Views

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

News

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

By Libby PalanzaApril 24, 20257 News

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

Business

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

By Steve RobinsonApril 24, 202512 Business 3K Views

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

News

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

By Maine Wire StaffApril 24, 20253 News

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

News

Maineโ€™s Only Gold-Standard Humorist Calling It Quits After Half Century of Homespun Satire

By Ted CohenApril 24, 20255 News 1K Views

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

Business

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

By DCNFApril 24, 20252 Business

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News

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

By Maine Wire StaffApril 24, 20252 News 1K Views

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

News

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

By Seamus OthotApril 24, 202519 News 2K Views

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

Business

Supreme Court Case Could Spell The End For Californiaโ€™s EV Mandate

By DCNFApril 24, 20253 Business

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News

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

By Seamus OthotApril 24, 20259 News

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

News

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

By John AndrewsApril 24, 20257 News

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

News

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

By Edward TomicApril 23, 202512 News 2K Views

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

News

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

By Seamus OthotApril 23, 20257 News 1K Views

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

Maine and New England

King Appoints Himself Democracy Defender in the Mold of Paul Revere

By Maine Wire StaffApril 23, 202512 Maine and New England

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

Video

[VIDEO:] Steve Robinson Interviews Maine Mom Amber Lavigne

By Tom ShattuckApril 23, 20257 Video

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

News

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

By Tom ShattuckApril 23, 20256 News

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

News

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

By Steve RobinsonApril 23, 202510 News 2K Views

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

News

Trump Administration Issues Stop Work Orders for UMaine Wind Development Grants

By Seamus OthotApril 23, 20254 News

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

News

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

By Libby PalanzaApril 23, 20252 News 1K Views

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

News

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

By Edward TomicApril 23, 20253 News

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

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