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Politics, Pride and Prejudice Will Cost Mainers Millions

By Robert "Bobby" CharlesMarch 9, 202518 Commentary 3K Views

Democrat-controlled states, from Maine to California, are becoming more extreme, not less. For the most part, they have learned nothing.…

News

Maine to Release Criminal Defendants from Jail, Drop Charges If Lawyer is Not Available

By Libby PalanzaMarch 8, 202518 News 3K Views

Criminal defendants in Maine will now be released from jail if a lawyer is not provided within 14 days, and…

News

ICE Reveals New Details on Chinese Illegal Alien Charged with Sex Trafficking out of Rockland Massage Parlor

By Edward TomicMarch 7, 20258 News 6K Views

U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have revealed new details about the Chinese national now facing deportation after being charged…

News

Canadian Citizen Caught Trying to Smuggle Meth Pills Into US Over Northern Border: CBP

By Edward TomicMarch 7, 20255 News 1K Views

A Canadian citizen was caught trying to smuggle a large bag of methamphetamine pills over the northern border by U.S.…

News

11 Children Hospitalized After Mysterious “Mass Casualty Event” and Scarborough School

By Seamus OthotMarch 7, 20259 News 4K Views

Eleven children were hospitalized on Thursday after becoming mysteriously ill at the Wentworth School, an elementary school in Scarborough, with…

News

FBI Director Kash Patel Announces Arrest of Military Personnel for Bribery, Theft, and Attempting to Sell Defense Data and Intelligence to China

By Seamus OthotMarch 7, 202515 News 33K Views

The FBI arrested two active-duty U.S. Army soldiers and one veteran on Thursday for alleged bribery and theft of government…

News

SCOTUS Rules Against Veterans Seeking Deeper “Benefit of the Doubt” Review for Rejected VA Claims

By Libby PalanzaMarch 7, 20252 News 2K Views

The United States Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in support of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), rejecting the argument made…

Maine Wire TV

Portland’s Syringe ‘Buyback’ Program Shows Early Success in Reducing Needle Litter, Nearly $4,000 Paid Out in Single Week

By Edward TomicMarch 7, 202512 Maine Wire TV 1K Views

The City of Portland’s recently implemented “syringe buyback” program is showing signs of effectively increasing the number of syringes returned…

News

Rockland Police Arrest Two Out on Bail Suspects After Finding Cocaine, Other Narcotics During Traffic Stop

By Edward TomicMarch 7, 20254 News

Two people out on bail were arrested in Rockland on Thursday after police found cocaine and other narcotics in their…

News

Two Bills Would Strengthen School Choice for Maine Students through Superintendent Agreements

By Libby PalanzaMarch 7, 20251 News

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

News

Rep. Soboleski Reveals Gardiner School Is Not Zoned for Controversial Clinic on Site, School Board Balks

By Seamus OthotMarch 7, 20255 News 2K Views

Left-wing activists in Gardiner’s Maine School Administrative District (MSAD) 11 faced a potentially game-changing obstacle to their plans to establish…

News

New Study of Over 100,000 Gender Dysphoric Adults Found that Transgender Surgeries Led to Increases in Suicidal Ideation, Depression, and Substance Abuse

By Seamus OthotMarch 7, 202511 News 2K Views

So-called “gender-affirming” surgeries significantly increase the rates of depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, and substance abuse compared to gender-dysphoric people without…

News

Golden Calls for Election in Ukraine and Supports Ceasefire While Maintaining Support for Ukraine

By Seamus OthotMarch 7, 202513 News

Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) signaled a shift in his stance on Ukraine with a Tuesday Substack post, calling for an…

News

Trump Nixes Security Clearance of Democrat Law Firm Behind Hillary Clinton’s RussiaGate “Dossier”

By Steve RobinsonMarch 7, 20256 News

President Donald Trump issued an executive order Wednesday targeting the law firm Perkins Coie LLP, directing federal agencies to suspend…

News

Damaged Wind Turbine that Polluted Nantucket Beaches Last Year Further Damaged in Lightning Strike

By Seamus OthotMarch 7, 20258 News 4K Views

Lightning struck a wind turbine off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts, last week, further damaging a turbine operated by Vineyard…

Featured

Collins Backs Bipartisan Calls for Stronger Northern Border Security Amid Rising Illegal Crossings

By Steve RobinsonMarch 6, 202514 Featured 1K Views

U.S. Sen. Susan Collins has joined a bipartisan group of senators in introducing the Northern Border Security Enhancement and Review…

News

White House Issues Memo Pushing Back Against Activist Judges Who Block Spending Cuts

By Steve RobinsonMarch 6, 20256 News

President Donald Trump issued a memorandum Wednesday directing federal agencies to enforce a rule requiring plaintiffs who seek injunctions against…

News

Here’s How Republican Lawmakers Plan to Phase Out Maine’s Income Tax by 2030

By Libby PalanzaMarch 6, 20255 News

Nine Republican lawmakers are looking to completely phase out Maine’s income tax by 2030 and reduce the state budget proportionally,…

Maine and New England

Maine High School Track Coach: ‘trans girls are girls and deserve to compete with girls’

By Edward TomicMarch 6, 202524 Maine and New England 5K Views

A Maine high school track and cross country coach published an op-ed Thursday in the Bangor Daily News defending the…

News

Maine Nonprofit to Host ‘Queer Wildlife Day’ to Show ‘how queerness exists in animal relationships and behaviors’

By Edward TomicMarch 6, 202514 News 5K Views

A Brunswick-based LGBTQ advocacy nonprofit will be hosting a “queer wildlife day” later this month, during which participants will learn…

News

Gardiner School-Board Member Running for Re-election Accused of Threatening a Parental Rights Activist with “An AR15 and a Doberman”

By Seamus OthotMarch 6, 20252 News 2K Views

Matthew Lillibridge, a Maine School Administrative District (MSAD) 11 board member currently running for re-election, appeared to threaten parental rights…

News

Maine AG Aaron Frey, Blue State Coalition Secures Preliminary Injunction Against Trump Admin, Halting NIH Cuts

By Edward TomicMarch 6, 20254 News 1K Views

Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey, alongside a coalition of 21 other Democratic state attorneys general, on Wednesday were able to…

Blog

ActBlue, the Democratic Fundraising Juggernaut, Facing Potential Collapse: New York Times

By The Maine WireMarch 6, 20256 Blog 5K Views

The New York Times, the official media organ for the Democratic National Committee and diehard Democratic voters, is sounding the…

News

Maine Corporations, Once Proud Progressive Donors, Tread Lightly Amid Gov. Mills’ Clash with President Trump

By Steve RobinsonMarch 6, 202520 News 3K Views

Ever since President Donald Trump went full Don Rickles on Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) at the White House, Maine…

News

Feds Find Maine DoE in Violation of Title IX

By Maine Wire StaffMarch 6, 202520 News 5K Views

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)’s Office of Civil Rights has found Maine to be in violation…

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…

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