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Portland May Legalize Loitering, Camping in Parks for Homeless Population

By Edward TomicNovember 6, 202310 News 2K Views

Draft copies of proposed changes to City of Portland ordinances obtained by the organization “Enough is Enough” show city officials…

News

Five Maine Socialists Arrested at Rep. Chellie Pingree’s Portland Office Amid Pro-Palestine Protest

By Steve RobinsonNovember 6, 20236 News

Five members of the Maine Chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America were arrested Friday for criminal trespassing after they…

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Heart-Shaped Fentanyl Pills: Massive MA Drug Bust Leads to Three Arrests, Seizure of Over 200 lbs of Drugs worth $8 Million

By Edward TomicNovember 6, 20231 News

Three people are facing drug charges after a gang task force in Massachusetts seized more than 220 lbs. in suspected…

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Mobile Sports Betting Goes Live In Maine More Than A Year After Lawmakers Legalized It

By Libby PalanzaNovember 6, 20231 News

More than a year after being approved by lawmakers, legalized sports betting in Maine officially launched this past Friday, with…

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Maine Senators Call on Army Inspector General to Investigate Lewiston Shooting

By Edward TomicNovember 6, 20231 News

U.S. Senators from Maine Susan Collins and Angus King sent a letter Thursday to the Inspector General of the U.S.…

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Leaked “Death Day” Nashville Manifesto Shows Trans Shooter Targeted White Children, “Cr*ckers” with White Privilege

By Edward TomicNovember 6, 20236 News 10K Views

A leaked copy of three pages from the alleged manifesto of transgender Nashville school shooter Audrey Hale obtained by Louder…

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Auburn Law Firm Promises “Civil Justice” for Families of Victims of Lewiston Shooting

By Steve RobinsonNovember 6, 20234 News

An Auburn law firm took out a full-page ad in the Lewiston Sun Journal last week advertising a roundtable discussion…

Crime

Israeli-owned Business in Portland Targeted with Pro-Palestine Flyer

By Steve RobinsonNovember 6, 20230 Crime

A marijuana dispensary in Portland that is owned by an Israeli immigrant was targeted last week with “Free Palestine” posters,…

Commentary

Media Ignore Rising Tide of Anti-Semitism

By Sam PattenNovember 6, 20232 Commentary

While the Jewish state of Israel faces the threat of annihilation, it is cruelly ironic that anti-Semitism has gone mainstream…

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Port of Portland Receives $14 Million Federal Grant to Expand Refrigerated Cargo Capacity

By Libby PalanzaNovember 6, 20230 News

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced a $14 million “port improvement project” at the Portland International Marine…

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California Raised the Minimum Wage for Fast-Food Workers to $20 An Hour — So Chipotle and McDonald’s Are Hiking Prices

By Libby PalanzaNovember 6, 20233 News 5K Views

Chipotle and McDonald’s locations in California will be raising their menu prices next year to offset a minimum wage increase…

Top News

Maine Democrats Made $100k from Sam Bankman-Fried’s Crypto Fraud and Refuse to Give the Money to the U.S. Attorney

By Steve RobinsonNovember 3, 20235 Top News

The Maine Democratic Party was the recipient of $100,000 in donations stemming from notorious fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried’s corrupt FTX cryptocurrency…

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Golden Slams House Republicans for Rejecting Amendment to Prohibit Offshore Wind in Maine Lobstering Area

By Edward TomicNovember 3, 20238 News 1K Views

Democratic Congressman Jared Golden of Maine’s 2nd District slammed House Republicans Thursday after his proposed amendment to prohibit commercial offshore…

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Bangor Woman Sentenced for Drug Trafficking after Police Seize Enough Fentanyl to Kill 600,000 People

By Edward TomicNovember 3, 20234 News 1K Views

A Bangor woman was sentenced to 30 years in prison Wednesday for numerous drug trafficking offenses, a sentence the Maine…

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CT Judge Overturns Mayoral Primary Election Results Over Harvesting, Mishandling of Absentee Ballots

By Edward TomicNovember 2, 20230 News

A Connecticut Superior Court judge has overturned the results of the City of Bridgeport’s Democratic mayoral primary election over the…

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Data Privacy Once Again At The Forefront in Augusta — Judiciary Committee to Hold Data Privacy Work Session Next Wednesday

By Libby PalanzaNovember 2, 20230 News

Mainers’ data privacy is once again set to be a focal point for lawmakers in Augusta. Next Wednesday, members of…

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Maine Mom Challenges Alleged Secret Public School Gender Transitions in Federal Court

By Libby PalanzaNovember 2, 20233 News 2K Views

A Newcastle woman who discovered that public school officials were facilitating the social transition of her 13-year-old daughter behind her…

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Jared Golden Among 31 Democrats who Voted Against Expelling George Santos from Congress

By Edward TomicNovember 2, 20231 News

Democratic U.S. Congressman from Maine’s 2nd District Jared Golden joined 31 of his fellow House Democrats Wednesday in voting against…

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MSAD 75 Schools Sheltering Place as Police Investigate Possible Threat

By Edward TomicNovember 2, 20230 News

[UPDATE: The shelter in place order for all MSAD 75 schools has now been lifted after the Caribou man who…

Featured

Maine State Police Col William Ross Responds to Questions Regarding Lewiston Shooter Manhunt, Failure of Yellow Flag Law: WGAN

By Edward TomicNovember 2, 20234 Featured 1K Views

Maine State Police Col. William Ross faced tough questions Thursday morning regarding the manhunt for Lewiston shooter Robert Card during…

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Janet Mills’ Panel on Lewiston Shooting to Include Mental Health Experts

By Edward TomicNovember 1, 20233 News

Maine Gov. Janet Mills announced Wednesday her intent to form an “independent commission of experts” in the coming days to…

Crime

Maine Gov Calls for “Independent” Commission to Review Police, Army Failures and Botched Investigation Around Robert Card’s Lewiston Murder Spree

By Steve RobinsonNovember 1, 20235 Crime

Maine Gov. Janet Mills on Wednesday said she would be forming an independent commission to examine the failures and oversights…

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Sweep Underway at Portland’s Largest Homeless Encampment, Being Moved Below Casco Bay Bridge

By Edward TomicNovember 1, 20237 News 1K Views

Portland’s largest homeless encampment at the Marginal Way Park and Ride is being cleared out Wednesday by city officials and…

News

The Maine Wire’s Guide to Next Tuesday’s Ballot Referendum Questions

By Libby PalanzaNovember 1, 20232 News 4K Views

On November 7, Mainers will be asked to go to the ballot box to weigh in on eight referendum questions…

Commentary

Investigations Required After Failures That Led to Lewiston Shooting: 10 Questions That Need Answers

By Steve RobinsonNovember 1, 20237 Commentary 2K Views

The systemic failures that led to Robert R. Card Jr.’s mass murder spree on Oct. 25 in Lewiston demand multiple…

Energy & Environment

Another Offshore Wind Project Scuttled as Maine Charges Forward with Mills’ “Roadmap”

By Steve RobinsonNovember 1, 20234 Energy & Environment 1K Views

An international wind power company is pulling the plug on a major offshore wind development favored by the Biden Administration,…

Maine and New England

Three-Month MDEA Investigation Culminates in Sabattus Meth Bust

By Edward TomicOctober 31, 20230 Maine and New England

The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) and the Sabattus Police Department announced Thursday the arrest of two individuals on drug…

News

Maine ACLU Warns Portland and Maine DOT Against ‘Unconstitutional’ Homeless Encampment Sweeps

By Edward TomicOctober 31, 20233 News

The ACLU of Maine sent a letter last week warning Portland City Manager Danielle West and Maine Department of Transportation…

News

Cases Less Severe Than Robert Card Triggered Maine’s Yellow Flag Law Firearm Restrictions

By Edward TomicOctober 31, 20239 News

As details surrounding the mental health history of the Lewiston mass shooter Robert R. Card, Jr., continue to come to…

News

Vigils Held Over the Weekend in Lewiston and Lisbon to Honor Mass Shooting Victims

By Libby PalanzaOctober 31, 20231 News

Last Wednesday, eighteen people between the ages of 14 and 76 were killed in a mass shooting in Lewiston. Thirteen…

News

When the Killer Looks Like Us: Patten

By Sam PattenOctober 31, 20234 News

Living downriver and across Merrymeeting Bay from accused mass murderer Robert Card II, the last couple days have been as…

News

Auburn Rep Laurel Libby Proposes Bill to Expand Availability of Maine’s Mental Healthcare Facilities in Wake of Mass Shooting

By Edward TomicOctober 31, 20231 News 2K Views

Republican Maine State Rep. Laurel Libby of Auburn announced Monday that she has submitted a bill proposal for the second…

News

Suspected Mass Shooter Found Dead at Lisbon Recycling Center After a Call From the Owner Prompted Police to Revisit the Property

By Libby PalanzaOctober 31, 20230 News

Wednesday night in Lewiston, eighteen people between the ages of 14 and 76 were killed in the worst mass shooting…

Featured

Lewiston Shooter Robert Card’s Army Reserve Unit Was Filled with Cops

By Steve RobinsonOctober 31, 20235 Featured 2K Views

The Army Reserve unit that mass murderer Robert R. Card Jr. served in since 2002 also contains several members of…

News

Grieving, Coping, and Healing in the Wake of Tragedy: Where To Find Help If You Need It and Provide Support If You Can

By Libby PalanzaOctober 30, 20231 News

Last week’s mass murder in Lewiston claimed the lives of eighteen Mainers and injured thirteen more, three of whom are…

News

Jewish Business in Portland Vandalized With Pro-Palestine Graffiti

By Steve RobinsonOctober 30, 202311 News 2K Views

A Jewish lawyer who has been practicing law in southern Maine since 1979 had his Portland office targeted this weekend…

News

Jared Golden Outlines Reasoning Behind his Support for Assault Rifle Ban in Letter to Constituents

By Edward TomicOctober 30, 202317 News

In a letter to his constituents published Sunday to his “Dear Mainer” Substack, Democratic Congressman from Maine’s 2nd District Jared…

News

Maine Monster Dead: Reign of Terror Ends as Lewiston Mass Shooter Who Butchered 18 Found Dead

By Steve RobinsonOctober 27, 20238 News 2K Views

The Army Reservist who brutally murdered 18 Mainers in Lewiston on Wednesday evening has been found dead, multiple Maine officials…

Featured

Maine Monster Dead: Reign of Terror Ends as Lewiston Mass Shooter Who Butchered 18 Found Dead

By Steve RobinsonOctober 27, 20230 Featured 3K Views

The Army Reservist who brutally murdered 18 Mainers in Lewiston on Wednesday evening has been found dead, multiple Maine officials…

News

All 18 Lewiston Shooting Victims Identified, Shelter In Place Orders Lifted As Manhunt for Robert Card Continues

By Libby PalanzaOctober 27, 20230 News

The Maine State Police lifted the stay-at-home-order for southern Maine counties and disclosed the names of the remaining victims of…

News

Unofficial Reports: Robert Card Note Suggests He Does Not Expect to Be Found Alive

By Libby PalanzaOctober 27, 20230 News 2K Views

Although law enforcement officials have yet to confirm any specific details, preliminary information about the note found in the residence…

News

What Now, Maine?

By Steve RobinsonOctober 27, 202311 News 3K Views

The invisible shield that has always protected the people of Maine from the insanity of modern American life has been…

News

Rep. Jared Golden’s Republican 2024 Opponents Slam His Reversal on Assault Weapons Ban

By Edward TomicOctober 27, 202316 News

The day after a mass shooting in Lewiston claimed the lives of 18 people, Democratic U.S. Rep. Jared Golden of…

News

“There’s No Question In My Mind That We Will Bring This Individual Into Custody” — Law Enforcement Updates Public as Manhunt for Mass Shooting Suspect Continues

By Libby PalanzaOctober 27, 20230 News

Shortly after 10am Friday morning, law enforcement officials in Lewiston held a press conference to update the public with the…

Featured

After 40 Hours, Maine’s Largest Manhunt Continues for Lewiston Shooter Robert Card

By Steve RobinsonOctober 27, 20232 Featured

Correction: This article originally misstated the boat launch where police found Robert Card’s abandoned vehicle. It has been edited for…

Crime

“The Motive Is He’s White”: Portland City Councilor Blames Mass Shooting of White Mainers on “White Nationalism”

By Steve RobinsonOctober 27, 202338 Crime 7K Views

A city councilor from Maine’s largest city has blamed the single largest shooting of white people in Maine’s modern history…

News

Top Maine Republicans Question How Maine’s “Yellow Flag” Law Failed to Stop Lewiston Shooter

By Edward TomicOctober 26, 20238 News 2K Views

The Maine Wire reached out to Maine’s top Republican lawmakers Thursday morning to get their thoughts on Wednesday evening’s shooting…

News

Members of Maine’s Congressional Delegation, Federal Officials Speak Out on Lewiston Mass Shooting

By Libby PalanzaOctober 26, 20231 News

Wednesday night Lewiston saw the worst mass shooting in Maine’s history. As of Thursday afternoon, the suspect in the murders…

News

Press Conference on Lewiston Mass Shooting With Updates from Law Enforcement Officials, Gov. Janet Mills

By Libby PalanzaOctober 26, 20230 News

Maine Gov. Janet Mills confirmed Thursday that 18 people were killed and 13 injured in Wednesday night’s mass shooting in…

Top News

Army Brass Sent Lewiston Shooter to Psych Ward Earlier This Year Over “Erratic” Behavior, Shooting Spree Threats

By Steve RobinsonOctober 26, 20232 Top News

The alleged shooter in Wednesday’s attack in Lewiston that left 18 dead and 13 injured was evaluated by police and…

News

President Biden Calls for Assault Weapons Ban in Wake of Lewiston Massacre

By Steve RobinsonOctober 26, 20237 News

As hundreds of law enforcement officers scour Maine in search of alleged Lewiston shooter Robert R. Card II, 40, of…

News

Suspect Remains at Large: State Police Name Army Vet Robert Card as Person of Interest in Lewiston Terror Spree, Worst Mass Shooting in Maine History

By The Maine WireOctober 26, 20236 News 9K Views

Robert R. Card II, 40, of Bowdoin, is the primary person of interest in the largest mass shooting in Maine’s…

Featured

Maine Governor Confirms: 18 Dead in Lewiston Mass Shooting as Suspect Remains At Large

By Steve RobinsonOctober 26, 20231 Featured

Mills:"I have spoken twice with President Biden, I've spoken with VP Harris, secretary of Homeland Security Mayorkas, and Secretary of…

News

Mike Johnson Elected As Speaker of the House With Unanimous Support From Republican Caucus

By Libby PalanzaOctober 25, 20230 News

Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) was elected as the new Speaker of the House with unanimous support from the Republican caucus.…

News

Maine AG Frey Announces Multistate Lawsuit against Meta for Social Media Harms to Children

By Edward TomicOctober 25, 20231 News

Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey joined 42 attorneys general across the U.S. Tuesday in suing Meta, the parent company of…

News

Maine Congresswoman Who Once Paid FEC Fines for Undisclosed Private Jet Trips Mends Staffer’s Jeans to Stop Global Warming

By Edward TomicOctober 25, 20237 News

Democratic U.S. Rep. for Maine’s First Congressional District Chellie Pingree announced Wednesday that she mended a staffers jeans in order…

News

Expanded Access to Late-Term Abortion Goes Into Effect In Maine, One of the Least Restrictive Laws In The Nation

By Libby PalanzaOctober 25, 20233 News

Earlier this year, the State Legislature passed one of the least restrictive abortion laws in the nation — as of…

News

Maine Ethics Commission Votes Unanimously Against Investigating Senate President Troy Jackson

By Edward TomicOctober 25, 20239 News

The Maine Ethics Commission voted unanimously Wednesday to take no further action in an investigation into whether Senate President Troy…

News

Mike Johnson Nominated For Speaker of the House, Chamber-Wide Vote Expected This Afternoon

By Libby PalanzaOctober 25, 20230 News

House Republicans have nominated Rep. Mike Johnson for the Speakership, making him the caucus’ fourth nominee for the position in…

Featured

Maine Soon To Adopt California-Style Mandates for Zero-Emission Vehicles

By Libby PalanzaOctober 24, 202318 Featured 1K Views

Maine is soon to join California in the adoption of stringent mandates requiring a hefty percentage of new car sales…

News

36 Unit, State Funded Affordable Housing Development To Be Built in Madison

By Libby PalanzaOctober 24, 20233 News

Gov. Janet Mills (D) announced earlier this week that Madison will be getting a new 36 unit affordable housing development…

Top News

Susan Collins Voices Support for Biden Admin’s $14 Billion Requested Aid to Israel in Tel Aviv Remarks

By Edward TomicOctober 24, 20237 Top News

Republican U.S. Senator from Maine Susan Collins, alongside a bipartisan delegation of Senators, gave remarks at a press conference Sunday…

Education

Maine Community College Enrollment at Historic High, 16% Increase Compared to Last Fall

By Libby PalanzaOctober 24, 20232 Education

Maine’s community colleges saw historically high enrollment this fall, surpassing the previous record which had been set in 2011, according…

News

Missouri Man Pleads Guilty to Illegal Crossing after Attempting to Smuggle Wife Across US-Canada Border

By Edward TomicOctober 24, 20231 News

A Missouri man accused of illegally crossing the U.S.-Canada border in Hodgdon, Maine, in an attempt to smuggle his wife…

News

Norway Man Charged with PPP Loan, FHA Mortgage Fraud Faces Up to 20 Years in Prison After Plea Deal

By Edward TomicOctober 24, 20231 News

A Norway man accused of having filed multiple fraudulent loan applications to gain over $240,000 from a pandemic-era loan program…

News

Portland Clearing Two Additional Homeless Encampments on November 1

By Libby PalanzaOctober 23, 20231 News

Two more of Portland’s homeless encampments are set to be cleared on November 1 in addition to the one located…

News

CBP Reports Over 2 Million Migrant Apprehensions in FY 2023, 172 on Terror Watchlist

By Edward TomicOctober 23, 20233 News

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released operational statistics Saturday for fiscal year 2023 showing just over two million total…

News

Gulf of Maine Lobstering Area Spared as Biden Admin Drafts Offshore Wind Development Zones

By Edward TomicOctober 23, 20232 News

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced a draft Wind Energy Area (WEA) on Thursday identifying over 3.5 million…

News

Maine Expecting to Resettle 840 Refugees in FY 2024, Twice as Many as Last Year

By Libby PalanzaOctober 23, 20239 News

Municipalities throughout Maine have been struggling to accommodate the state’s rapidly growing refugee and asylum seeker populations — and things…

News

Jim Jordan Ousted As Speaker Nominee, Caucus Expected to Elect New Designee Tuesday

By Libby PalanzaOctober 20, 20235 News

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) is officially no longer in the running for Speakership after failing to prevail in three chamber-wide…

News

Chick-Fil-A Settles For $4.4 Million in Lawsuit Alleging Chain of False Advertising, “Secretly” Up-Charging Delivery Customers

By Libby PalanzaOctober 20, 20232 News

Chick-fil-A has agreed to pay out $4.4 million to customers after facing accusations of covertly inflating food prices on their…

News

Mills Admin Releases Report on Two Years and Nearly $1 Billion of COVID Relief Spending

By Edward TomicOctober 20, 202312 News

The Mills Administration released a report Wednesday detailing how the governor has spent the nearly $1 billion in COVID-era relief…

News

State Science Standards Revised by MDOE: “Science As A Human Endeavor,” Illustrative Examples

By Libby PalanzaOctober 20, 20236 News

The Maine Department of Education (MDOE) is currently accepting public comment on its revised learning standards for Science as part…

Commentary

Biden’s Open Border Welcomes the Next Terrorist Attack

By Joshua FillerOctober 20, 20235 Commentary

The current death toll in Israel from the terrorist attack perpetrated by Hamas and Islamic Jihad continues to rise to…

News

Maine’s 207 Area Code Likely To Survive Until September 2032 — 3.5 Years Longer Than Previously Expected

By Libby PalanzaOctober 19, 20230 News

Maine is expected to continue doling out 207 area codes until September of 2032 — three and a half years…

News

Portland Cops Warn Christian Pastor Preaching Outside Portland Abortion Clinic He is Violating Maine Civil Rights Act

By Edward TomicOctober 19, 202311 News 2K Views

A Brunswick pastor preaching outside Portland’s Planned Parenthood abortion clinic Tuesday was told by police that he was violating the…

News

Portland Juvenile Arrested in Connection to Kennedy Park Drive-By Shooting

By Edward TomicOctober 19, 20231 News

Portland Police announced Wednesday that a juvenile has been arrested in connection to a drive-by shooting that occurred in Kennedy…

News

Portland to Consider Renaming Marginal Way, Home of City’s Largest Homeless Encampment, After Dem Maine Senator George Mitchell

By Edward TomicOctober 18, 20238 News

UPDATE: This story has been updated to include comments from Harold Pachios. The City of Portland’s Committee on Sustainability and…

News

Gov Mills Shares Personal Story at Ceremony Declaring October Domestic Violence Awareness Month in Maine

By Edward TomicOctober 18, 20233 News

Gov. Janet Mills declared at a Tuesday afternoon ceremony held at the Blaine House that October is now Domestic Violence…

News

York County To Take Three-Pronged, $45 Million Approach to Addressing Opioid Crisis

By Libby PalanzaOctober 17, 20235 News

York County now has plans to spend $45 million in an effort to address Maine’s opioid epidemic through the construction…

Top News

State Social Studies Standards Revised, Expanded by MDOE: Features Wabanaki Nations, Themes of Discrimination, Oppression, and Marginalization

By Libby PalanzaOctober 17, 20238 Top News 1K Views

The Maine Department of Education (MDOE) is currently accepting public comment on its revised Social Studies learning standards as part…

News

State Rep Ann Fredericks Requests Resolution to Reform Maine’s Syringe Exchange Program

By Edward TomicOctober 17, 20235 News

Maine State Rep. Ann Fredericks (R-Sanford) has submitted a request for a resolution in the second legislative session that would…

Featured

Maine Socialist Who Called Hamas Terror Attacks “Morally and Legally Legitimate” at Portland Rally Is Social Studies Teacher

By Steve RobinsonOctober 17, 202313 Featured 3K Views

The leader of a Democratic Socialists of America rally in Maine that called Hamas’s terror attacks in Israel a “morally…

News

Personal Income Increased Nearly Everywhere Last Spring — But Not In Maine: New Bureau of Economic Analysis Report

By Libby PalanzaOctober 16, 20234 News

Throughout the country, most people saw increased earnings this past spring — except for in Maine. Nationwide, personal income reportedly…

News

Rite Aid Files For Bankruptcy Amidst Opioid Lawsuits and Falling Revenue

By Libby PalanzaOctober 16, 20230 News

Drug store chain Rite Aid filed for bankruptcy on Sunday and announced plans to close a number of its locations…

News

Protection of Mainers’ Electronic and Biometric Data at Center of Tomorrow’s Judiciary Committee Meeting

By Libby PalanzaOctober 16, 20230 News

The Maine State Legislature’s Judiciary Committee is scheduled to meet tomorrow to discuss two pieces of data privacy legislation up…

News

Portland City Council to Reconsider Emergency Declaration to Expand Homeless Shelter Capacity

By Edward TomicOctober 16, 20232 News

The Portland City Council is set to reconsider declaring a state of limited emergency to expand capacity at the city’s…

News

Lewiston Teens Released on House Arrest After Being Charged for Stolen Firearm, Drug Trafficking

By Edward TomicOctober 16, 20233 News

Two Lewiston teens were arrested late Saturday night after a traffic stop led to the discovery of a stolen firearm…

Top News

Maine’s Delegation Weighs In On Attacks By Hamas Against Israel

By Libby PalanzaOctober 14, 20239 Top News

All four members of Maine’s Congressional delegation have issued public statements in recent days concerning Hamas’ attacks on Israel, strongly…

News

Jim Jordan Nominated for Speaker of the House, No Chamber-Wide Votes Expected Until Next Week

By Libby PalanzaOctober 14, 20230 News

The House GOP caucus has officially nominated Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) for the Speakership over Rep. Austin Scott (R-GA). An…

News

After Scalise Withdraws Speakership Bid, GOP Caucus Considers Its Options

By Libby PalanzaOctober 13, 20230 News

Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) officially withdrew his bid for Speaker of the House just over twenty-four hours after the Republican…

News

Bill Changing the State Minimum Wage to a “Living Wage” May Be Considered By Legislature Next Year

By Libby PalanzaOctober 13, 20239 News

Maine lawmakers are poised to once again consider increasing the state minimum wage during their next legislative session. This past…

News

School Boards Directed to Prohibit Public Comment Calling Out Faculty and Staff in New Guidance from Maine School Management Association

By Libby PalanzaOctober 12, 202313 News 2K Views

School board meetings have become a source of heated and highly contentious debate in recent years with parents and community…

News

Knife-Wielding Man Enters Business Near Marginal Way Homeless Encampment, Threatening Employees and Customers

By Edward TomicOctober 12, 20238 News 2K Views

A man was arrested Thursday near Portland’s largest homeless encampment at the Marginal Way Park and Ride after reportedly entering…

News

Bill Lifting Enrollment Cap on Maine’s Virtual Charter Schools Slated For Consideration in Legislature Next Year

By Libby PalanzaOctober 12, 20231 News

Charter schools may once again be a topic of discussion in Augusta next year. A bill lifting the enrollment cap…

News

Maine DSA Stages Pro-Hamas Rally in Portland, Calls Terror Attacks on Israel “Morally and Legally Legitimate” [VIDEO]

By Edward TomicOctober 12, 20238 News 4K Views

As the death toll in the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict continues to rise, the Maine Democratic Socialists of America (Maine DSA)…

News

Maine State Rep Katrina Smith Requests Bill Restricting the Sale or Transfer of Fetal Remains

By Edward TomicOctober 11, 20233 News

Maine State Rep. Katrina Smith (R-Palermo) has requested to introduce a bill in the second legislative session restricting the sale…

Top News

House Republicans Nominate Steve Scalise for Speaker of the House, Caucus Remains Divided

By Libby PalanzaOctober 11, 20232 Top News

Republicans in Washington nominated Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) to be the Speaker of the House in a secret ballot vote…

Top News

Journalist Who Exposed Police Corruption Arrested by Mass Cops for Conspiracy, Witness Intimidation

By Edward TomicOctober 11, 20234 Top News 3K Views

Aidan Kearney, the blogger behind “Turtleboy Daily News,” was arrested Wednesday morning on several counts of witness intimidation and one…

News

Auburn’s General Assistance Spending Soars Amid Surge in Asylum Seeker Applications

By Edward TomicOctober 11, 20234 News

The City of Auburn saw a 330 percent increase in residents seeking aid from the city’s General Assistance program in…

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