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“There Are No Survivors”: Recovery Operations Underway After Tragic D.C. Plane Crash

By Libby PalanzaJanuary 30, 20253 News

Officials announced Thursday morning that there not believed to be any survivors from the crash that occurred late Wednesday night…

News

“Resign”: Trump Offers Fed Bureaucrats Buyout to Trim Bloated Government Payrolls

By Seamus OthotJanuary 30, 202510 News

President Donald Trump’s Office of Personnel Management (OPM) offered on Tuesday to give all federal employees nearly eight months of…

News

Portland Police Say They Are Making Progress on Unsolved Homicide Investigations

By Edward TomicJanuary 30, 20252 News

The Portland Police Department says they have made significant progress in recent years with their investigations into unsolved homicides, with…

News

Maine Students Continue to Struggle Academically Post-Pandemic: 2024 Nation’s Report Card

By Libby PalanzaJanuary 30, 20256 News

Maine elementary and middle school students are continuing to struggle academically, according to the 2024 Nation’s Report Card. The National…

Blog

Fired Maine Columnist Breaks Silence

By Ted CohenJanuary 30, 20259 Blog 2K Views

A columnist who’s among several ousted by Maine’s largest daily paper fears that the next shoe to drop may be…

News

Former Foreign Relations Committee Chair Handed Harshest Sentence Ever for a U.S. Senator

By Sam PattenJanuary 30, 20253 News

A federal judge in Manhattan sentenced former U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-New Jersey) to 11 years in prison on Wednesday…

Blog

Mainer Survived Last Potomac Plane Crash

By Ted CohenJanuary 30, 20252 Blog 9K Views

If the crash Wednesday night of a plane into the Potomac River is reminiscent to Mainers, it’s for good reason.…

News

BREAKING: Passenger Plane Collides with Military Blackhawk Helicopter Near Washington D.C.

By Libby PalanzaJanuary 30, 20259 News

An American Airlines flight out of Wichita, Kansas crashed in the Washington D.C. area Wednesday night near the Reagan National…

News

President Trump Rescinds Order Halting Some Federal Grant Spending Following Legal Challenges

By Seamus OthotJanuary 29, 20254 News

President Donald Trump’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) rescinded a memorandum freezing some federal grant spending that could have…

Featured

Mills Irks GOP in Meandering, Hyperpartisan “State of the Budget” Speech

By Steve RobinsonJanuary 29, 202513 Featured 1K Views

In a meandering and at times pedantic speech Tuesday night, Gov. Janet Mills (D) defended her proposed FY 26-27 spending…

News

Maine DOE Announces $650,000 in Grants Available for Climate Education Training

By Edward TomicJanuary 29, 202514 News

The Maine Department of Education (Maine DOE) is seeking grant applications for $650,000 in available funding that will go towards…

Crime

Illegal MS-13 Gang Member Released into US Under Biden Admin Arrested by ICE in Boston

By Edward TomicJanuary 29, 20255 Crime

A member of the international crime gang MS-13 who illegally entered the U.S. and was released into the country under…

Commentary

Maine’s Cannabis Industry Needs Fair Policies: MMCM Op-Ed

By Steve RobinsonJanuary 29, 202510 Commentary

(Editor’s Note: The following opinion editorial represents the opinion and perspective of the MMCM and its leadership.) Protect Small Businesses:…

News

Gov. Janet Mills “State of the Budget” Full Speech

By The Maine WireJanuary 29, 20257 News

Below is the full transcript of Gov. Janet Mills’ full “State of the Budget” speech, delivered to a joint session…

Immigration

New Details on Vermont Border Patrol Murder Suggests Suspects Were Members of “Trans Militia”

By Seamus OthotJanuary 29, 202514 Immigration 5K Views

The two suspects accused in the fatal shooting of Vermont Border Patrol Agent David Maland, 44, have been identified as…

News

Cartel Terrorists Fire on Border Patrol Agents; Texas Authorities Warn of Drug Cartel IEDs

By Seamus OthotJanuary 29, 20257 News

A week after President Donald Trump signed an executive order designating drug cartels as terrorist organizations, cartel terrorists opened fire…

News

Tulsi Gabbard Faces Hurdles to Confirmation, with Skepticism from Collins and a Possible Secret Vote

By Sam PattenJanuary 29, 202510 News

Lt. Col. Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump’s nominee for Director of National Intelligence, faces a series of challenges to her…

News

Sanford Man Sentenced to 10 Years After Police Find Fentanyl Stash in Sweatshirt Pocket

By Edward TomicJanuary 29, 20254 News

A Sanford man was sentenced to a decade in federal prison this week for the possession of fentanyl after police…

Crime

Illegal Alien Charged with Sex Crimes, Assault and Battery, Armed Robbery Arrested by ICE in Boston

By Edward TomicJanuary 29, 20259 Crime 14K Views

A previously deported illegal alien charged in Massachusetts with sex crimes, assault and armed robbery was arrested by U.S. Immigrations…

News

MDOL Releases Guides for Employers Looking to Opt Out of New State-Run Paid Leave Program in Favor of Private Options

By Libby PalanzaJanuary 29, 20254 News

The Maine Department of Labor (MDOL) released two guides Monday for employers looking to opt out of the state’s new…

News

Protestors Gather in Augusta for Gov. Janet Mills’ 2025 State of the Budget Address

By Libby PalanzaJanuary 29, 202515 News 1K Views

Gov. Janet Mills (D) delivered her 2025 State of the Budget Address to a joint session of the Maine Legislature…

News

California Republican’s Bill Would Stop Illegal Immigrants from Receiving Medicaid

By Seamus OthotJanuary 28, 20254 News

Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-Calif.) put forward a bill last week that would prevent states from using either federal or state…

News

As America’s Youngest Press Secretary, Karoline Leavitt of NH Holds First White House Briefing

By Libby PalanzaJanuary 28, 202511 News

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt of New Hampshire held the Trump Administration’s first official press briefing Tuesday afternoon. At…

Featured

State of the Budget: 7pm Live Stream [WATCH]

By Steve RobinsonJanuary 28, 20255 Featured

Gov. Janet Mills (D) will deliver her annual address to a joint session of the Maine State Legislature tonight starting…

News

Investigation into Rockland Asian Massage Parlor Tied to NY-based ‘organized crime’ Leads to Prostitution Charges for 11 Men

By Edward TomicJanuary 28, 202513 News 4K Views

A total of 11 men are now facing charges of engaging a person for prostitution following a December raid on…

News

Maine Senate Confirms Heather Sanborn as Public Advocate

By John AndrewsJanuary 28, 20255 News

10:55am State House, Augusta This morning the Maine Senate took up the nomination of Heather Sanborn to be Maine’s next…

Immigration

ICE Arrests Five Suspected Illegal Aliens in Single Day at Maine’s Cumberland County Jail

By Edward TomicJanuary 28, 202517 Immigration 12K Views

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) took five suspected illegal aliens into federal custody at Maine’s Cumberland County Jail on…

Crime

‘Career felon’ with 12 Prior Convictions Gets 17-year Prison Sentence After Being Caught with Fentanyl, Firearm

By Edward TomicJanuary 28, 20254 Crime

A “career felon” with 12 prior convictions has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for drug trafficking and firearm…

Commentary

The State of the Budget: Bad. Why? Mills.

By Steve RobinsonJanuary 28, 20258 Commentary 3K Views

Maine is at rock bottom. The state is half a billion dollars in the hole, even after receiving an unprecedented…

News

State House Briefing: House Calendar Preview – Tuesday, January 28th 2025

By John AndrewsJanuary 27, 20256 News

The Maine House of Representatives is scheduled to convene Tuesday at 10 a.m. in Augusta. Late January House session days…

Featured

Mills, Figueroa Silent Amid Bipartisan Condemnation for Hiding Public Records from Lawmakers

By Steve RobinsonJanuary 27, 202519 Featured 2K Views

Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) and her finance commissioner have remained silent in the face of bipartisan condemnation of the…

News

Colombia Refuses To Accept Its Own Citizens On US Deportation Flights — Trump Instantly Responds

By DCNFJanuary 27, 20256 News

Editor’s Note: This story has been updated with a statement from Colombian President Gustavo Petro in response to President Trump’s…

News

Two Suspects Arrested in Franklin NH with Over 1,000 Grams of Fentanyl during Drug Bust

By Seamus OthotJanuary 27, 20256 News

The New Hampshire State Police arrested two suspects in Franklin, NH, on Thursday and seized over a thousand grams of…

News

Trump Signs Order to Prevent the Creation of a CBDC, Promote Cryptocurrencies

By Seamus OthotJanuary 27, 20255 News

President Donald Trump has fulfilled his promise to embrace cryptocurrency, with a Thursday executive order promoting digital assets and prohibiting…

News

14-year-old Shot in Lewiston, Refuses to Cooperate with Investigators: Lewiston PD

By Edward TomicJanuary 27, 202512 News 3K Views

A teenager who was injured in a shooting in Lewiston last week is refusing to cooperate with investigators, Lewiston Police…

News

Whistleblower Accuses Maura Healey of Coverup After New Inspection Finds No ‘Major’ Issues

By Seamus OthotJanuary 27, 20254 News 2K Views

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey’s (D) office claimed on Friday that its investigation of the numerous hotels converted into illegal immigrant…

News

Illegal Alien Convicted of Lewd Acts with Minor, DUI Arrested by ICE in California

By Edward TomicJanuary 27, 20250 News

An illegal alien who entered the United States as a “gotaway” and was convicted of lewd acts with a minor…

News

Constitutionality of the Nation’s First Religious Charter School To Be Decided by SCOTUS

By Libby PalanzaJanuary 27, 20250 News

The United States Supreme Court is set to consider the constitutionality of the nation’s first religious charter school. Originating in…

News

Serial Illegal Border Crosser Deported After Fourth US Entry, Wanted for Child Rape in Mexico

By Edward TomicJanuary 27, 20252 News

An illegal alien who entered the U.S. for the fourth time as a “gotaway” was deported back to his home…

News

Dispute Among Group of Juveniles Leads to Gunfire in Auburn Neighborhood

By Edward TomicJanuary 27, 20254 News

Auburn Police are investigating a shots fired incident that occurred in the Grove Street neighborhood Sunday evening after a verbal…

News

Minor Earthquake Hits New England: 4.1 Mag

By The Maine WireJanuary 27, 20256 News 1K Views

A minor earthquake struck Maine late Monday morning, rattling residents across parts of New England but causing no immediate reports…

News

Student Minimum Wage Starting at $7.33 Per Hour Now on the Table in Maine

By Libby PalanzaJanuary 27, 20256 News

Republican lawmakers have proposed creating a minimum “student wage” in Maine, allowing employers to pay some high school students a…

News

Maine Law Firm Tells Public Schools to Resist ICE Enforcement by Destroying Immigration Records

By Steve RobinsonJanuary 26, 202540 News 17K Views

A leading progressive law firm in Maine is advising public school officials on how they can effectively resist potential immigration…

News

Lawmakers Propose Nearly Quadrupling the Value of This Maine Property Tax Relief Program by 2033

By Libby PalanzaJanuary 26, 20258 News 1K Views

Maine lawmakers have introduced a bipartisan bill that would incrementally increase the state’s property tax homestead exemption over the next…

News

Maine Legislature: Here’s the List of Bills Lawmakers Will Consider in the 132nd Legislature

By The Maine WireJanuary 25, 202513 News 2K Views

State House staff have published the final list of legislative proposals that state lawmakers will consider during the 132nd Legislature…

News

Pete Hegseth Confirmed as Defense Secretary

By Libby PalanzaJanuary 24, 202528 News

The Senate confirmed Pete Hegseth as the nation’s Secretary of Defense in a vote held late Friday night. With three…

News

American Citizen Shot by Suspected Cartel Terrorists While Hiking in Wilderness North of US-Mexico Border

By Edward TomicJanuary 24, 20257 News

An American citizen and a Canadian citizen were robbed and attacked by two armed suspected Mexican cartel terrorists while hiking…

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Maine Jan. 6 Pardon Recipient Shares Experience as Political Prisoner at FMC Devens

By Sam PattenJanuary 24, 202520 Top News 2K Views

Matt Brackley had a sense of foreboding long before the FBI showed up at his home two days after he…

News

Trump Reportedly Terminates Dr. Fauci’s Taxpayer-Funded Security Detail

By DCNFJanuary 24, 202510 News

President Donald Trump terminated Dr. Anthony Fauci’s security detail provided by the National Institutes of Health on Thursday, a source…

News

Maine Town Hit with Sophisticated AI-Generated Phishing Scam

By Edward TomicJanuary 24, 20255 News 2K Views

Town officials in Gray revealed during a Wednesday meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals that an applicant to the…

News

‘A Real Fear’: Superintendent Urges Lewiston Families to Prepare for Potential ICE Arrests at Schools

By Edward TomicJanuary 24, 202530 News 2K Views

The superintendent of Lewiston Public Schools issued an announcement on Thursday on the “real fear” among the school community regarding…

News

Pro-Life Protesters Receive Pardon from Trump after Persecution under Biden

By Seamus OthotJanuary 24, 20252 News

President Donald Trump issued a full pardon on Thursday for 23 pro-life activists who were incarcerated after the Biden Administration…

News

Mills Admin Seeks Applications for $1 Million in EMS Grants for ‘Underserved Populations’

By Edward TomicJanuary 24, 20258 News

The Maine Department of Public Safety, through the Bureau of Emergency Medical Services (MEMS), has announced the availability of $1…

News

Trump Issues Temporary Freeze on Regulatory Agencies Issuing New Rules

By Seamus OthotJanuary 24, 20253 News

President Donald Trump froze the ability of unelected bureaucrats at federal agencies to impose rules that affect the whole nation…

Commentary

Criticism of Susan Collins’ Support for Biden Nominees vs Trump: Letter

By The Maine WireJanuary 24, 202518 Commentary 3K Views

I was a defender on the pages of the Ellsworth American in November 2018 of Republican Sen. Susan Collins’s courageous…

News

Felon Arrested After Police Find Firearm in his Lewiston Apartment

By Edward TomicJanuary 24, 20255 News

A previously convicted felon was arrested Wednesday after Lewiston Police found a firearm in his apartment during a search connected…

News

State Department Orders Embassies to Stop Flying Pride, BLM Flags, in New Trump Era Rule

By Seamus OthotJanuary 24, 20257 News

The U.S. State Department, under Trump’s chosen Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, announced its new “One Flag” policy, preventing federal…

News

This Bipartisan Bill Looks to Improve Maine’s Public School Student Transfer Program

By Libby PalanzaJanuary 24, 20255 News

Some Maine students are granted the ability to attend a public school outside of their home district through what is…

News

Auburn Man Out on Bail After Drug Trafficking Arrest Found with Crack Cocaine During Traffic Stop, Police Say

By Edward TomicJanuary 24, 20259 News

An Auburn man who was out on bail conditions stemming from an October arrest on drug trafficking and firearms charges…

News

Trump Orders Expansion of Death Penalty After Biden Commuted the Sentences of Most Federal Death Row Prisoners

By Seamus OthotJanuary 24, 20256 News

Weeks after former President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of all but three federal death row inmates, President Donald Trump…

News

Pres. Trump’s Executive Order Redefining Birthright Citizenship Temporarily Blocked by Federal Judge

By Libby PalanzaJanuary 24, 20255 News

A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s (R) Executive Order redefining birthright citizenship. This comes just days after several…

News

Dive Teams Discover Wreck of Fishing Boat Reported Missing with Body Onboard

By Seamus OthotJanuary 24, 20253 News

The Maine State Police, along with a Maine Marine Patrol dive team, discovered the sunken wreck of a missing fishing…

News

‘Biden Forever’: Illegal Immigrant Yells Out For Joe, Obama As ICE Officers Shove Him Into Squad Car

By DCNFJanuary 24, 20253 News

An illegal Haitian migrant openly praised former Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden as Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) agents…

News

Maine’s Private Sector Workers Are Paying the New 1% Paycheck Tax. They’re Also Paying the Tax for State Employees

By Seamus OthotJanuary 24, 202525 News 4K Views

On Jan. 1, working people across the state of Maine started paying their share of a new one percent tax…

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Susan Collins Says She is a ‘No’ on Trump’s Pick for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth

By Edward TomicJanuary 23, 202558 Maine and New England 1K Views

U.S. Senator from Maine Susan Collins was one of just two Republicans to join Democrats on Thursday in voting against…

News

Sanctuary Mayor Once Willing To Go To Jail To Stop ICE Now Says He’ll Work With Agency

By DCNFJanuary 23, 20255 News

A sanctuary city mayor, who once suggested he’d use his police force to stop deportation officers and be willing to…

News

Dem Bill Would Help Improve Prisoners’ Credit Scores

By Seamus OthotJanuary 23, 20258 News

A Maine lawmaker has put forward a proposal that would create certain incarcerated individuals to obtain loans so that they…

News

‘Words can hurt more deeply than any fist’: Portland School Board Responds to ‘unsettling’ Comments from Public Regarding Student Violence

By Edward TomicJanuary 23, 202515 News 1K Views

At the opening of their Tuesday meeting, several members of the Portland Board of Public Education responded to “unsettling” comments…

News

Deranged Leftist Admits He Falsely Accused Trump Supporter of Giving Booze to Teen in Drug-Fueled Plot to Get Him Fired

By Steve RobinsonJanuary 23, 202519 News 2K Views

A self-described independent investigative journalist admitted Tuesday to falsely accusing a pro-Trump activist of providing drugs and alcohol to a…

Maine and New England

Maine Dems Demand Governor’s Weed Boss Stop Hiding Legally Required Report from Legislature

By Steve RobinsonJanuary 23, 20259 Maine and New England

Two Democratic lawmakers escalated their efforts to obtain long-overdue reports on Maine’s cannabis industry on Wednesday, writing a letter to…

News

Tax the Rich: Democrat Lawmakers Look to Restructure Maine’s Income Tax Brackets, Raise Taxes on Top Earners

By Libby PalanzaJanuary 22, 202523 News 2K Views

A group of Democratic lawmakers have put forward a plan to restructure Maine’s income tax brackets, a proposal that will…

News

DCNF EXCLUSIVE: GOP Lawmakers Urge Coast Guard To Defend US Ports Where ‘Chinese Military Company’ Operates

By DCNFJanuary 22, 20255 News

Republican lawmakers urged the U.S. Coast Guard on Wednesday to take “decisive action” against a Chinese military company that has…

News

US Military Set To Deploy More Than A Thousand Active Duty Troops To Southern Border, Reports Indicate

By DCNFJanuary 22, 20255 News

The U.S. military will order more than a thousand additional active duty troops to assist with U.S. Customs and Border…

News

Two Men Arrested after Reckless Driving in an Allegedly Stolen Car

By Seamus OthotJanuary 22, 202530 News 2K Views

Cumberland County Sheriff’s deputies arrested two men driving an allegedly stolen vehicle on Friday, following a high-speed car chase, crash,…

News

Maine Education Department Tells Public Schools to Ignore Trump’s Order on Transgender Ideology

By Seamus OthotJanuary 22, 202530 News 5K Views

Maine’s Department of Education (DOE) issued a statement on Tuesday opposing President Donald Trump’s day-one executive order that officially acknowledges…

News

Trump Wants to Make America Beautiful Again by Renewing Executive Order Overturned by Biden

By Seamus OthotJanuary 22, 20251 News

President Donald Trump is working to make America beautiful again with a day-one executive order requiring new federal buildings to…

News

Trump Places Indefinite Halt on Offshore Wind Development and New England Fisherman Celebrate

By Seamus OthotJanuary 22, 20255 News 1K Views

President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Monday that will substantially reduce federal support for offshore wind power and…

News

Trump Issues 90 Day Halt on Foreign Aid

By Seamus OthotJanuary 22, 20258 News

Following President Donald Trump’s day one promise to put America first, he signed an executive order on Monday placing a…

News

The School Choice Program Augusta Lawmakers are Considering This Year

By Libby PalanzaJanuary 22, 20255 News 1K Views

Lawmakers in Augusta will be considering a proposal to establish “hope accounts” for Maine students who either are home-schooled or…

News

Major Drug Bust in Sanford: Police Seize 40 Grams of Fentanyl, Arrest 6 in Raid

By Edward TomicJanuary 22, 20252 News 1K Views

Authorities made six arrests during a Tuesday morning search of a Sanford residence being investigated as the site of suspected…

News

Canadian National Pleads Guilty to Illegally Crossing Border into Maine with Meth, Marijuana

By Edward TomicJanuary 22, 20252 News

A Canadian national has pleaded guilty to illegally crossing the border into Maine while in possession of methamphetamine and marijuana.…

National

Woke Activist Bishop Asks Trump to Have ‘Mercy’ on Illegal Immigrants, Transgender Children

By Edward TomicJanuary 21, 202533 National 1K Views

President Donald Trump was lectured about showing ‘mercy’ to illegal immigrants and transgender children during a sermon from a left-wing…

News

Maine Republicans Seek to Withdraw from National Popular Vote Interstate Compact

By Libby PalanzaJanuary 21, 202511 News

A group of Maine Republicans have introduced legislation that would withdraw the state from the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact,…

News

Maine AG, ACLU Sue Trump Admin Over Birthright Citizenship for Illegal Aliens

By Libby PalanzaJanuary 21, 202521 News

The State of Maine, as well as the American Civil Liberties Union of Maine (ACLU Maine), have filed lawsuits against…

News

Man Who Pleaded Guilty for Role in Chinese Drug Trafficking Scheme Tied to Transnational Criminal Network

By Steve RobinsonJanuary 21, 20257 News 1K Views

Xisen Guo, 68, pleaded guilty Jan. 14 to federal drug trafficking charges, becoming the first individual in Maine to do…

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Vermont Border Patrol Murdered During Traffic Stop

By Seamus OthotJanuary 21, 20255 News 10K Views

Vermont border patrol agent, 44-year-old David Maland, was killed in a shooting while conducting a traffic stop on Interstate 91…

News

Trump’s Day One Blitz: Sweeping Executive Orders Target Immigration and Border Security

By Edward TomicJanuary 21, 20258 News

President Donald Trump signed a wide array of executive orders related to immigration policy and the southern border on his…

News

Trump Withdraws the U.S. from the World Health Organization on First Day in Office

By Seamus OthotJanuary 21, 202514 News

President Donald Trump officially withdrew the U.S. from the World Health Organization (WHO) and cut all funding for the international…

News

Maine’s Congressional Delegation Reacts to Trump’s Inauguration with View to Future

By Seamus OthotJanuary 21, 20257 News

No member of Maine’s congressional delegation has been a supporter of President Donald Trump, with the only Republican, Sen. Susan…

News

Machete-Wielding Man Shot by Police on Merrymeeting Bridge in Topsham

By Edward TomicJanuary 21, 20255 News 2K Views

A man armed with a machete was shot and tased by police early Tuesday morning on the Merrymeeting Bridge in…

News

Angus King Votes Against Pete Hegseth as Armed Services Committee Approves Defense Sec Nomination

By Seamus OthotJanuary 21, 202527 News 2K Views

The Senate Armed Services Committee voted Monday along party lines to send President Donald Trump’s pick for Defense Secretary, Pete…

News

Sanford Police Conducting ‘Operation’ Alongside Maine Drug Enforcement Agency

By Edward TomicJanuary 21, 20250 News

Sanford Police announced Tuesday morning that they are conducting a joint operation alongside the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency and the…

News

Maine Hospital Operator Brings Back Mask Mandates for Health Care Workers

By Steve RobinsonJanuary 21, 20256 News 6K Views

Northern Light Health, the nonprofit that operates some of Maine’s largest health care providers, is bringing back COVID-19 Era mask…

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Maine Sports Wagering Generates $417,000 in Tax Revenue for December

By Steve RobinsonJanuary 21, 20253 Maine and New England

The Maine Gambling Control Unit (MGCU) reported that sportsbooks in the state accepted $52.7 million in bets during December, a…

News

Land Use Planning Commission Unveils New Restrictions for Maine Residents

By Seamus OthotJanuary 21, 202514 News 4K Views

Maine’s Land Use Planning Commission (LUPC) unveiled new rules on Friday that will impose additional red tape on Maine property…

Commentary

An Act to Define and Assess Equity: Reisman

By Jonathan ReismanJanuary 21, 20256 Commentary

“An Act to Define and Assess Equity” would require Maine state agencies, public K-12 schools, and the University of Maine…

News

China’s New Education Blueprint Aims To Expand Global Influence

By DCNFJanuary 20, 20251 News

China on Sunday revealed a national action plan to strengthen its education system by 2035 and bolster the country’s “international…

News

J6 Committee Members Who Insisted Biden Shouldn’t Hand Out Pardons End Up Accepting Clemency After All

By DCNFJanuary 20, 20259 News

The nine former members of the January 6 Select Committee appeared to accept preemptive pardons issued by former President Biden…

Featured

Promising New American Golden Age, Donald Trump Returns to White House as 47th U.S. President

By Steve RobinsonJanuary 20, 202512 Featured

Donald J. Trump, once a twice-impeached political pariah navigating the stormy seas of legal battles, made history Monday by becoming…

News

Trump Promises to Build U.S. Wide Missile Defense System Modeled after Israel’s Iron Dome

By Seamus OthotJanuary 20, 20252 News

At his final pre-inauguration rally on Sunday night, President Trump promised to order the military to begin construction on a…

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