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Augusta School Board Shuts Down Dad Critical of Title IX Violations, Won’t Allow “Negative Comments” During Public Hearing

By Seamus OthotApril 11, 202523 News 2K Views

An Augusta father was silenced at a Wednesday public school board meeting when he used his testimony to criticize the…

News

Trump Executive Order Aims to Restore U.S. Maritime Dominance and Counter Chinese Shipbuilding

By Seamus OthotApril 11, 20252 News

President Donald Trump aims to restore U.S. maritime dominance with a Wednesday executive order promoting domestic shipbuilding in direct response…

News

Shenna Bellows Drafts Misleading Ballot Question for Second Time in Two Years

By Maine Wire StaffApril 11, 202515 News 5K Views

After Democrats in Augusta passed a partisan biennial budget for an unprecedented third time in a row, Representative Gary Drinkwater…

News

Ecuadorian National Pleads Guilty in Maine Court to Illegally Entering the US After 4 Prior Deportations

By Edward TomicApril 11, 20252 News

An Ecuadorian national stopped by Brunswick Police in January for driving without a seatbelt has pleaded guilty in federal court…

News

Maine State Housing Authority Awards $23.5 Million in Rural Affordable Rental Housing Funding

By Libby PalanzaApril 11, 202510 News 1K Views

In an effort to address the affordable housing crunch, the Maine State Housing Authority has awarded $23.5 million in Rural…

Maine and New England

Democrat-led Bill Seeks Align State Procurement to Mills Admin Climate Change Goals Amid No-Bid Contract Scandal

By Edward TomicApril 11, 20253 Maine and New England

A new Democrat-led bill proposes a study of aligning the state’s procurement processes with the Mills’ administration’s climate action plan,…

News

Maine Looks to Create Interstate Cross Check Program to Help Maintain More Accurate Voter Rolls

By Libby PalanzaApril 11, 20252 News

As Congress fast-tracks the SAVE Act, which would require voters to provide proof of citizenship when they register, lawmakers in…

News

Mills’ Continued Defiance of Trump’s Deadline for Title IX Compliance Could Cost Maine Hugely

By Seamus OthotApril 11, 202542 News 4K Views

Gov. Janet Mills (D-Maine) is poised to ignore the April 11 deadline set by the U.S. Department of Education (DOE)…

News

Maine Democrats Push for State Constitutional Amendment to Lower Voting Age to 16

By Seamus OthotApril 10, 202541 News 2K Views

A group of Maine Democrats, led by Sen. Craig Hickman (D-Kennebec), began a push last week to lower the state’s…

News

Transport Committee Mulls Bill Making it Easier for Homeless Mainers to Register Their Cars

By Libby PalanzaApril 10, 202516 News

A group of Democratic lawmakers are looking to give Mainers who do not have a permanent residence an alternative means…

Crime

Brothers Arrested for OUI in Bangor After Admitting to Police They Both Drove Same Car While Drunk

By Edward TomicApril 10, 202518 Crime 2K Views

Two brothers are both facing criminal charges for operating under the influence (OUI) after police say they admitted to driving…

News

Trump Ends War on Water Pressure with Executive Order to ‘Make American Showers Great Again’

By Seamus OthotApril 10, 20255 News

Amidst President Donald Trump’s attempts to restore domestic manufacturing to the U.S. with his controversial tariffs, he took the time…

News

Sanford Police Investigate Stabbing, Victim Expected to Recover

By Edward TomicApril 10, 20254 News

The Sanford Police Department is investigating a Wednesday stabbing that left one victim with non-life threatening injuries. On Wednesday, April…

News

Maine Weirdo Who Said He Wanted to Kill Trump Fits Troubling Pattern of Trending Political Violence

By Maine Wire StaffApril 10, 20253 News 1K Views

When Kevin Bell, 46, told a plainclothes law enforcement officer last weekend that he wanted to kill U.S. President Donald…

News

These Are the Two Republicans Who Want You Paying More for State Inspections

By Seamus OthotApril 10, 202519 News 2K Views

While some Republicans work this legislative session to eliminate state vehicular inspections or at least make them less burdensome, Sen.…

News

Maine Schooner Death Probe Delayed As Angry Biden Holdovers Exact Revenge

By Ted CohenApril 10, 20255 News 1K Views

Nearly two years after the mast of an historic excursion vessel splintered and fell onto the deck, killing a woman…

News

Massachusetts 20-Year-Old Arrested in Auburn with Drugs and Gun with Ground Off Serial Number

By Edward TomicApril 10, 20258 News

A Massachusetts man was arrested in Auburn this week after being found by police in possession of cocaine, fentanyl, a…

News

Senate Unanimously Advances Amended Version of Bill Addressing Maine’s Indigent Defense Crisis

By Libby PalanzaApril 10, 20255 News

The Maine State Senate unanimously approved a bill Tuesday that aims to address the state’s indigent legal defense crisis, incorporating…

Crime

South Portland Traffic Stop Leads to Seizure of 150+ grams of Fentanyl, Firearms

By Edward TomicApril 10, 20254 Crime

A traffic stop in South Portland and subsequent search led to the seizure of over 150 grams of fentanyl, two…

News

Transgender Cult Member Removed From Courtroom — Again — After Screaming About Officers ‘Detransitioning’ Him

By DCNFApril 10, 20252 News 1K Views

A transgender member of a cult-like group facing murder charges was ejected from a courtroom for a second time on…

News

Republicans on Appropriations Committee Oppose Bill to Expand MaineCare Eligibility for Noncitizens

By Edward TomicApril 10, 20259 News

The ranking Republican lawmakers on the Maine Legislature’s Appropriations Committee have come out against a bill that would increase MaineCare…

News

Trump Sends Markets Soaring with Announcement of Pause on Tariffs for Countries Seeking to Negotiate

By DCNFApril 10, 20250 News

President Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause on tariffs for roughly 75 countries that did not issue retaliatory tariffs, and…

News

Maine Racial Equity Commission to Be Booted from Office, New Owner Won’t Meet Their Needs

By Edward TomicApril 10, 202511 News 1K Views

The Permanent Commission on the Status of Racial, Indigenous & Tribal Populations (PCRITP), Maine’s taxpayer-funded racial equity board, is getting kicked…

News

Two Republican Led Bills Seek to Restore Religious Exemptions to School Vaccine Requirements

By Seamus OthotApril 10, 20253 News

Two Republican-led bills aimed at restoring religious exemptions for vaccine requirements for schools received a contentious joint public hearing in…

News

Bowdoin College Professor Nasser Abourahme’s Anti-Israel Comments May Draw National Attention Amid Congressional Investigation

By Steve RobinsonApril 9, 202514 News 2K Views

Bowdoin College, an elite liberal arts college on the coast of Maine, is coming under national scrutiny for its handling…

Maine and New England

Legislative Republicans Decry State’s “100% Failure Rate” in Contracting Outlined in State Auditor’s Report

By Maine Wire StaffApril 9, 20259 Maine and New England

Statehouse Republicans blasted the Mills administration on Tuesday for what several suggested could be criminally-negligent stewardship of public funds in…

News

Self-Dealing Bill, State Anthem, and First Vax Vote of Session: Legislative Scouting Report for April 10

By John AndrewsApril 9, 20257 News

The Maine House and Senate will be in session on Thursday beginning at 10am. Both calendars are fairly light and…

News

Sudanese Refugee Whose Deportation Was Deferred After Prior Felony Convictions Pleads Guilty to Selling Cocaine and Crack to Federal Informant

By Edward TomicApril 9, 202522 News 1K Views

A Sudanese refugee with multiple prior convictions in Maine, including criminal threatening with a firearm, assault, driving while intoxicated and…

News

SCOTUS Upholds Biden-Era Regulation of “Ghost Guns” in 7-2 Ruling

By Libby PalanzaApril 9, 20252 News

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled at the end of March that a Biden-era rule regulating so-called “ghost guns” may stand,…

News

Senate Republicans Unanimously Oppose Former Maine Democratic Party Chair for Public Utilities Commission

By Seamus OthotApril 9, 202512 News 1K Views

The Maine Senate GOP unanimously opposed the reappointment of Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) Chair Philip Bartlett on Tuesday, citing…

Blog

April is Second Chance Month

By Sam PattenApril 9, 20253 Blog

“Truly I say to you, today you shall be with Me in Paradise.” — Luke 23:43 Recent news flashes about…

News

Trans-Identifying Murderer Given Taxpayer-Funded Sex Change Drugs Alleges Mistreatment and Wants Sentence Reduction and Transfer to Women’s Prison

By Seamus OthotApril 9, 202531 News 6K Views

As Maine’s Department of Corrections (DoC) loses federal funding for transferring one transgender-identifying male murderer to a women’s prison, the…

News

House Dem from Maine More Supportive Of Trump Tariffs Than Many Republicans

By DCNFApril 9, 202510 News

One of the biggest Congressional champions of President Donald Trump’s tariff policy hails from the Democratic Party. Democratic Rep. Jared…

News

National Cannabis Firm Tied to Maine Pot Czar Faces Whistleblower Allegations, Including of Illegal Diversion

By Steve RobinsonApril 8, 202513 News 7K Views

Note: This story was updated after publication to include comments from a law firm representing Metrc who asked to be…

News

Trump Administration Moves to Expand Government Use of AI with Policy Change

By Seamus OthotApril 8, 20253 News

The White House’s Office of Management and Budget issued new policies on Monday intended to allow the federal government to…

Commentary

Ex-Maine Reporter Who Became Angus King’s ‘Brain’ Quits USA For Portugal

By Ted CohenApril 8, 202510 Commentary 2K Views

The liberal political preferences of a Portland Press Herald writer later credited with Angus King’s political fortunes have finally been…

News

DOJ Pulls Federal Funding from Maine’s Department of Corrections for Housing a Dangerous, Biological Male in a Women’s Prison

By Seamus OthotApril 8, 202515 News 2K Views

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi pulled non-essential federal funding from the Maine Department of Corrections (DOC) on Monday in response…

News

GOP Lawmaker Looks to Cap General Assistance Payments to Maine Municipalities for Fairer Distribution

By Libby PalanzaApril 8, 20255 News

House Minority Leader Billy Bob Faulkingham (R-Winter Harbor) has introduced legislation that aims to cap the share of state tax…

Immigration

Maine Paid Over $800,000 to Put a Single Illegal Alien in Specialized Residential Care for 5+ Years Through No-Bid Contract

By The Maine WireApril 8, 202514 Immigration 9K Views

The Maine Department of Health and Human Services’ (Maine DHHS) Office of Aging and Disability Services (OADS) issued a no-bid…

News

Maine Secretary of State to Pay $10,000 for 2-Day ‘Emotional Intelligence’ Training

By Edward TomicApril 8, 202510 News 2K Views

The Department of the Maine Secretary of State, Bureau of Corporations and Commissions will be paying $10,000 in taxpayer funds…

News

Maine’s Effort to Repeal Ranked Choice Voting Defeated Along Nearly Partisan Lines

By Libby PalanzaApril 8, 20259 News 1K Views

Maine’s Legislature officially defeated efforts to eliminate ranked choice voting (RCV) following a nearly party-line vote in the Senate. Late…

Featured

Penquis CAP Alleges Maine Violated Procurement Policies to Award $750M+ Contract to Out-of-State Firm

By Steve RobinsonApril 8, 202511 Featured 3K Views

A northern Maine nonprofit has accused the Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) of violating state procurement policies…

News

Maine Man Taken into Protective Custody After Reportedly Emerging Naked from Woods Carrying Rifle

By Edward TomicApril 8, 20257 News 3K Views

A Maine man was taken into protective custody by law enforcement after witnesses reported that he had emerged naked from…

News

Baldacci Bill Would Bring Open Primaries Tabulated with Ranked Choice Voting to Maine

By Libby PalanzaApril 8, 202521 News

One Democratic lawmaker has proposed making major changes to how Maine’s primary elections are held by instituting a unique and…

News

Social Media, Plastic Bags and Paramilitary Training — Legislative Scouting Report for April 8

By John AndrewsApril 7, 20258 News

The Maine House and Senate will both have session days on Tuesday with a full dance card of debates and…

News

AG Frey Sues Trump Administration over Library and Museum Funding Cuts

By Seamus OthotApril 7, 202514 News

Attorney General Aaron Frey joined the attorneys general of 20 other states on Friday in suing President Donald Trump’s administration…

News

AG Frey Sues USDA Over Freeze on Federal Funding Following Maine’s Refusal to Ban Males from Girls’ Sports

By Seamus OthotApril 7, 202514 News

Maine Attorney General (AG) Aaron Frey added to his growing list of lawsuits against President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday…

News

Public Will Have Chance to Weigh In on Proposed Changes Maine’s Vehicle Inspection on Tuesday

By Libby PalanzaApril 7, 20259 News 5K Views

Maine’s Transportation Committee will hold a public hearing Tuesday on several bills that aim to amend the state’s vehicle inspection…

News

Fairfield Fentanyl Bust Leads to Six Arrests and Seizure of Enough Lethal Drugs to Kill Thousands

By Seamus OthotApril 7, 20259 News 4K Views

The Somerset County Sheriff’s Department executed a massive drug bust on Gagnon Road in Fairfield early Friday morning, leading to…

News

Waldoboro Man Charged with Over a Dozen Counts of Sexual Violence Against Child Under 12

By Edward TomicApril 7, 20258 News 2K Views

A Waldoboro man out on bail for charges of domestic violence strangulation and gross sexual assault against a child was…

News

Wells Police Department Becomes First Local Maine Law Enforcement Agency to Participate in ICE Program

By Seamus OthotApril 7, 20259 News 1K Views

The Wells Police Department became the first local Maine law enforcement agency to join a partnership program with Immigration and…

News

Police Seize Over Four Pounds of Crystal Meth and Make Three Arrests in Auburn Drug Bust

By Edward TomicApril 7, 20259 News 4K Views

After fielding complaints from the community for several months about suspected drug trafficking out of a home in Auburn, police…

News

New Details Emerge on Brunswick Tren de Aragua Bust as Feds Expand Capacity to React

By Maine Wire StaffApril 7, 202512 News 3K Views

One of two Venezuelan nationals arrested by U.S. Border Patrol in Brunswick on March 30 was determined to be connected…

Commentary

Politics is Not a Game

By Robert "Bobby" CharlesApril 7, 20259 Commentary

Politics is not a game, even if many “Progressive” Democrats think so. In Maine, one-party rule has distorted reality, as…

News

Democrat Bill Would Give State Agencies Broad Power to Interpret “Ambiguous” Statutes

By John AndrewsApril 7, 20259 News

The Maine Legislature’s Judiciary Committee will hold a public hearing on a bill Monday intended to codify into law the…

Commentary

Maine Must Take the Keys from Power Drunk Party Insiders

By John AndrewsApril 7, 20253 Commentary

Maine’s Constitutional Officers, including the Attorney General, Secretary of State, and Treasurer, are not elected by the people. Instead, the…

News

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

By DCNFApril 7, 20256 News

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Top News

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

By Steve RobinsonApril 4, 202510 Top News 2K Views

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

News

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

By Libby PalanzaApril 4, 202510 News

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

News

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

By Libby PalanzaApril 4, 202513 News 2K Views

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

News

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

By Seamus OthotApril 4, 202530 News 3K Views

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

News

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

By Seamus OthotApril 4, 202510 News

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

Media

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

By Ted CohenApril 4, 20256 Media 1K Views

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

Blog

Maine Physician Broke National Barriers For Women While Hiding Personal Secrets

By Ted CohenApril 4, 20254 Blog 2K Views

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

News

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

By Seamus OthotApril 4, 20259 News

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

News

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

By Libby PalanzaApril 4, 20256 News

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

National

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

By DCNFApril 4, 202511 National

Jacky Watt – UNSPLASH

News

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

By Edward TomicApril 4, 20255 News 1K Views

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

News

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

By Seamus OthotApril 4, 202513 News

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

News

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

By Libby PalanzaApril 3, 20255 News

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

News

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

By Seamus OthotApril 3, 20259 News

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

Crime

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

By Edward TomicApril 3, 20259 Crime

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

News

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

By Libby PalanzaApril 3, 202513 News 2K Views

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

News

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

By Libby PalanzaApril 3, 202523 News

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

News

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

By Seamus OthotApril 3, 202544 News 7K Views

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

News

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

By Seamus OthotApril 3, 20256 News

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

Crime

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

By Edward TomicApril 3, 20255 Crime 2K Views

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

News

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

By Edward TomicApril 3, 20254 News

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

News

Portland Carjacker Accused of Vehicle Theft, Attempted Stabbing

By Edward TomicApril 3, 20254 News

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

News

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

By Seamus OthotApril 3, 202525 News 2K Views

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

Blog

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

By John AndrewsApril 3, 202513 Blog 4K Views

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

News

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

By John AndrewsApril 3, 20251 News

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

News

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

By Sam PattenApril 3, 20253 News

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

News

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

By Libby PalanzaApril 2, 202526 News 3K Views

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

News

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

By DCNFApril 2, 20253 News

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

News

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

By Seamus OthotApril 2, 20255 News

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

News

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

By Edward TomicApril 2, 20251 News

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

News

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

By DCNFApril 2, 20256 News 1K Views

Screenshot – Rumble – House Foreign Affairs Committee

News

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

By Steve RobinsonApril 2, 20250 News

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

Commentary

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

By Edward TomicApril 2, 20258 Commentary 1K Views

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

News

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

By Edward TomicApril 2, 202513 News 2K Views

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

News

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

By Libby PalanzaApril 1, 202519 News 3K Views

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

Top News

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

By Steve RobinsonApril 1, 202510 Top News 3K Views

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

Maine and New England

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

By Steve RobinsonApril 1, 202515 Maine and New England 5K Views

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

News

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

By Edward TomicApril 1, 202527 News 22K Views

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

News

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

By Seamus OthotApril 1, 20251 News

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

News

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

By Seamus OthotApril 1, 202512 News 1K Views

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

News

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

By Edward TomicApril 1, 20258 News

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

News

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

By Edward TomicApril 1, 20257 News

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

News

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

By Seamus OthotApril 1, 202510 News

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

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