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Portland Budget Woe: Decline in State, Federal Funding, Staffing Shortages, Shelter for Homeless and Asylum Seekers

By Edward TomicJanuary 23, 20247 News

The Portland City Council held a workshop Tuesday to discuss the challenges the city expects to face in crafting their…

Commentary

Biden’s Open Border and Mills’ Migrant Resettlement Agency a Bad Recipe for Mainers: Lockman

By Larry LockmanJanuary 23, 202411 Commentary 1K Views

The mother of all migrant magnets has been under construction in Augusta for two decades, if not longer. Engineered and…

Media

UFC’s Dana White Defends Fighters’ Free Speech to Left-Wing Canadian Media

By Seamus OthotJanuary 22, 202412 Media

While in Canada for a UFC match, mixed martial artist Sean Strickland was asked by a Canadian reporter about his…

News

Maine’s LUPC Confirmation Hearing Once Again Becomes an Unusually Contentious Issue

By Seamus OthotJanuary 22, 20241 News

Maine’s Committee on Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry (ACF) failed to confirm the nomination of yet another member of the state’s…

News

Biden White House Laments Roe Downfall

By Seamus OthotJanuary 22, 20244 News

On Monday, the White House issued two statements commemorating what would have been the 51st anniversary of Roe V. Wade,…

News

‘In the Red’: Democratic Socialists of America Face 7-Figure Budget Cuts, Layoffs Due to $2 Million Deficit, Members Say

By Edward TomicJanuary 22, 202415 News

The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) are in a “financial crisis” amid a $2 million budget deficit which may require…

Featured

Maine AG Backs Abortion Constitutional Amendment for “Persons Who Have a Uterus”

By Steve RobinsonJanuary 22, 202412 Featured

Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey (D) endorsed a proposed amendment to Maine’s State Constitution on Monday that would enshrine the…

Top News

House Budget Committee Hosts Bipartisan Press Conference Regarding Bill to Establish a ‘Fiscal Commission’

By Justin DelMonicoJanuary 19, 20243 Top News

On January 18, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) hosted a press conference discussing H.R. 5779, known as the…

Top News

Amendment Enshrining Abortion in Maine’s Constitution Scheduled for Public Hearing

By Libby PalanzaJanuary 19, 202415 Top News

On Monday, January 22, lawmakers on the Judiciary Committee will hold a public hearing for a proposed amendment to Maine’s…

News

Former IRS Contractor Took His Job To Leak Trump’s Tax Information: DOJ

By Justin DelMonicoJanuary 19, 20246 News

According to the U.S. Justice Department, former Internal Revenue Service (IRS) contractor Charles Littlejohn took his job with the tax…

News

Shenna Bellows Appeals Superior Court’s Order to Revisit Trump’s Ballot Eligibility After SCOTUS Decides CO Case

By Libby PalanzaJanuary 19, 202425 News 1K Views

Secretary of State Shenna Bellows has appealed the Kennebec County Superior Court’s ruling in the case concerning former President Donald…

News

Waldoboro Man Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Law Enforcement During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach

By Edward TomicJanuary 18, 20247 News

A Maine man pleaded guilty Thursday in a Washington, D.C. federal court to assaulting law enforcement during the breach of…

Crime

Suspect in Multiple Recent Portland Burglaries Arrested

By Edward TomicJanuary 18, 20241 Crime

Portland Police announced Thursday that a suspect has been arrested in connection to multiple recent burglaries in the Portland area…

News

Maine DHHS Announces New Child Welfare Director, Vows “Rapid Management Audit”

By Libby PalanzaJanuary 18, 20242 News

The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) announced Thursday that it will be making “structural changes” to the…

Media

Argentinian President Javier Milei Cheers Free Market Capitalism Over Socialism at World Economic Forum

By Steve RobinsonJanuary 18, 20244 Media

Argentinian President Javier Milei, who was elected last month after promising a radical departure from the socialist policies that have…

News

Arizona CBP Officers Intercept Man Attempting to Smuggle 492,000 Fentanyl Pills Across US-Mexico Border

By Edward TomicJanuary 18, 20240 News

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced Wednesday that officers at an Arizona port of entry arrested a 19-year-old man…

News

Some Maine Lawmakers Want to Legalize Possession of All Recreational Drugs, Even Cocaine and Heroin

By Libby PalanzaJanuary 18, 202417 News 1K Views

A bill aimed at decriminalizing drugs and related paraphernalia, as well as expanding support for and access to addiction treatment…

News

“Please, think of the rats”: Rodent Lovers Urge Portland City Council to Save Rats Infesting Site of Former Homeless Camp

By Edward TomicJanuary 18, 202410 News 1K Views

During their Wednesday evening meeting, the Portland City Council heard public comment from several people calling on the city to…

Crime

Kiddie Porn Hoarder Eliot Cutler, Caught with 80,000 Images of Children Getting Raped, Released Early for “Good Behavior”

By Steve RobinsonJanuary 18, 202410 Crime 2K Views

Hancock County Jail Administrator Timothy Richardson announced Thursday that Eliot Cutler, the former Maine gubernatorial candidate who was arrested for…

Politics

Maine Socialist Hires PR Firm to Capitalize on Trump Ballot Eligibility Complaint

By Edward TomicJanuary 18, 20242 Politics

Former Portland Mayor and active member of the Maine Democratic Socialists of America (Maine DSA) Ethan Strimling has hired a…

Crime

Wade Man Receives 15 Year Prison Sentence for Possessing Enough Fentanyl to Kill Over 2.5 Million People

By Edward TomicJanuary 18, 20240 Crime

A Wade man was sentenced Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Bangor to 15 years in prison after a November…

National

Feds, Banks Spied on U.S. Citizens Who Bought “MAGA” and “Trump” Gear, Says Jordan

By Justin DelMonicoJanuary 18, 20242 National

The federal government engaged in systemic financial surveillance of U.S. citizens who supported former Republican President Donald Trump, U.S. Rep.…

News

“Enforce the Immigration Laws”: Maine Democrat Lays Blame for U.S. Border Catastrophe on Biden

By Steve RobinsonJanuary 18, 20245 News

U.S. Rep. Jared Golden (ME-02) called on President Joe Biden to “enforce the immigration laws” after voting Wednesday in favor…

Politics

UMaine Law Professor Can’t Say Whether U.S. Bill of Rights Limits Federal Government or Citizens

By Steve RobinsonJanuary 18, 202412 Politics

An adjunct professor at the University of Maine School of Law flubbed an elementary question about constitutional law and the…

Featured

Maine Sheriff Raids 8th Illegal Chinese-Owned Marijuana Grow in 8 Months

By Steve RobinsonJanuary 17, 202410 Featured 6K Views

The Somerset County Sheriff’s Department led a raid on a property in Cornville on Wednesday that led to the discovery…

Top News

“The error is significant”: South Portland Faces $4 Million Budget Shortfall After Mistakenly Failing to Increase Property Taxes Enough

By Edward TomicJanuary 17, 202416 Top News 2K Views

The City of South Portland is working to close a $4 million shortfall in their current fiscal year budget they…

News

Maine Court Orders Secretary of State Bellows to Revisit Trump’s Ballot Eligibility After SCOTUS Decides Colorado Case

By Libby PalanzaJanuary 17, 20247 News 1K Views

The Maine Superior Court on Wednesday ordered Secretary of State Shenna Bellows to revisit her decision blocking former President Donald…

News

Whoops: Biden Admin Flip Flops on Whether Iran-backed Houthi Terrorists Are Terrorists

By Edward TomicJanuary 17, 20241 News

President Joe Biden’s Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Wednesday that the U.S. government is designating the Iranian-backed Houthis –…

Top News

Frigid Midwest Temps Cause Headaches for Electric Vehicle Owners as Mills Admin Looks to Force EV Adoption in Maine

By Justin DelMonicoJanuary 17, 202415 Top News

As temperatures plunged below freezing for much of the country this week, there have been numerous reports of electric vehicles…

Politics

“Transgender Trafficking” Bill Hits Roadblock After Deadlocked Committee Vote

By Steve RobinsonJanuary 17, 202416 Politics 3K Views

The Maine Judiciary Committee faced intense scrutiny today as it postponed a Work Session on a controversial bill that would…

National

SCOTUS Could Change How Government Agencies’ Power is Defined and Shaped by Chevron Doctrine

By Libby PalanzaJanuary 17, 20243 National

The United States Supreme Court is set to consider Wednesday a pair of cases that have the potential to redefine…

News

Portland Police Investigating Armed Robbery at Fried Chicken Restaurant

By Edward TomicJanuary 17, 20242 News

Portland Police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred late Tuesday afternoon at a local fried chicken restaurant. Police say…

News

Jared Golden Signs Letter Urging Biden Admin to Send More Weapons to Ukraine

By Edward TomicJanuary 17, 202412 News

Democratic Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) signed onto a letter Tuesday alongside two of his House Democrat colleagues calling on the…

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Man Sentenced to 5 Years for Stealing Mainers’ Identities to Fraudulently Obtain Unemployment Benefits During Pandemic

By Edward TomicJanuary 17, 20240 Crime

A former Arizona man was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Bangor Tuesday to five years in prison for stealing…

Politics

Maine House Speaker’s Plan to Give Illegal Aliens Driver’s Licenses is Dead – For Now

By Edward TomicJanuary 17, 20246 Politics

A bill proposed by Maine House Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross (D-Portland) that would have allowed illegal aliens to obtain driver’s…

News

Maine Lawmakers Consider Decriminalizing Possession of Hard Drugs and Paraphernalia

By Libby PalanzaJanuary 17, 20244 News

Lawmakers in Augusta are considering Wednesday a bill that would decriminalize the possession of drugs and related paraphernalia, including LD…

News

Sun Journal Writer Falsely Claims Texas Policy Led to Migrant Deaths

By Steve RobinsonJanuary 16, 20247 News

Following the drowning deaths of three migrants, including two minors, Sun Journal writer Steve Majerus-Collins falsely reported on X that…

News

Restoring Economic Promise to East Millinocket

By Tom ShattuckJanuary 16, 20244 News

The Maine Wire’s investigation into illegal Chinese marijuana grows took an unexpected twist the other day, when editor-in-chief Steve Robinson…

Video

The Maine Wire Investigates Notorious Northern Maine Neo-Nazi Camp

By Tom ShattuckJanuary 16, 20249 Video 2K Views

The dreaded Blood Tribe…If you followed Maine’s Main Stream Media this summer, you would think this fascist cult was proliferating…

News

Biden Admin Tells Texas National Guard to Abandon Border by Wednesday January 17

By Justin DelMonicoJanuary 16, 20245 News

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has ordered the Texas National Guard to cease its activities at the U.S.-Mexico border…

Top News

“Critical Race Feminisms and Tap Dance” – Elite Maine College Boasts Courses Aimed at “Exposing” and “Undermining” “Whiteness”

By Edward TomicJanuary 16, 202410 Top News 1K Views

Colby College, a private liberal arts college in Waterville, Maine, has a course in its Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies…

News

Ramaswamy Suspends Presidential Campaign, Endorses Donald Trump After Finishing Fourth in Iowa

By Libby PalanzaJanuary 16, 20242 News

Former President Donald Trump quickly emerged as the winner of Monday night’s Republican caucuses in Iowa, while entrepreneur and author…

Politics

Trump Wins Iowa Caucus, DeSantis Edges Out Narrow 2nd Place Finish Over Haley

By Edward TomicJanuary 16, 20243 Politics

Former President Donald Trump achieved a record-setting victory in Monday evening’s 2024 Iowa Republican Caucus with 51 percent of the…

Top News

Five Months Later, “National Trust” Won’t Say Who Funded Takeover of Maine Newspapers

By Steve RobinsonJanuary 16, 20245 Top News 2K Views

Five months after telling its staff and readers that it planned to disclose “the funders” behind the purchase of five…

News

Cape Elizabeth Democrat Pushes Bill to Hold Firearm Manufacturers and Distributors Liable for Damages Resulting From Illegal Sales

By Edward TomicJanuary 15, 202422 News

On Tuesday the Maine Legislature’s Judiciary Committee will hold a work session on a bill sponsored by State Rep. Rebecca…

Top News

Maine Receives $15 Million from Biden Admin to Install EV Chargers Across the State

By Libby PalanzaJanuary 15, 202410 Top News

The Maine Department of Transportation (Maine DOT) announced Thursday that Maine will be receiving a $15 million taxpayer-funded grant from…

Politics

“Not MAGA”: Donald Trump Bashes Vivek Ramaswamy Ahead of Iowa Caucus for “deceitful campaign tricks”

By Edward TomicJanuary 15, 20247 Politics

As the 2024 Republican presidential primary election season is set to kick off with the Iowa Caucus Monday evening, former…

News

Angus King Joins Collins in Pushing for Full Health Insurance Coverage of Contraceptives for Military Families

By Edward TomicJanuary 15, 20247 News

Independent U.S. Sen. Angus King from Maine announced Friday that he has joined legislation that would guarantee access for military…

Crime

Portland Man Arrested for Murder at Forest Ave YMCA

By Edward TomicJanuary 15, 20242 Crime

Portland Police announced Monday that a man has been arrested on murder charges in connection to an assault last Friday…

News

SCOTUS to Consider Constitutionality of TX and FL Laws Prohibiting Social Media Platforms from Censoring Users’ Content

By Libby PalanzaJanuary 12, 20241 News

The Supreme Court is scheduled next month to hear a pair of cases concerning the constitutionality of laws in Florida…

Politics

Biden Hit With Bipartisan Criticism From Congress Over Bombing of Houthi Targets in Yemen

By Edward TomicJanuary 12, 20242 Politics

President Joe Biden is facing backlash from both Democratic and Republican lawmakers for not seeking Congressional approval prior to authorizing…

News

Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey Signs Letter Urging Ban On Civilian Use of 5.56 Ammunition

By Justin DelMonicoJanuary 12, 202419 News 3K Views

On January 9, Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey signed a letter authored by New York Attorney General Letitia James which…

News

Maine Senate Confirms Brigadier General Diane Dunn to Lead Maine National Guard in 33-1 Vote, Sen. Brakey Opposed Due to Dunn’s Stance on ‘Defend the Guard’

By Justin DelMonicoJanuary 12, 202411 News

On Thursday, the Maine Senate voted 33-1 in favor of appointing retired Army Brigadier General Diane Dunn as the new…

News

Maine DHHS Indiscriminately Issues $13.5 Million in Food Stamps for Those Affected by the December Storm

By Seamus OthotJanuary 12, 20247 News 1K Views

Maine’s Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) announced Friday that it is automatically issuing money to anyone receiving Supplemental…

News

Maine House Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross Pushes Legislation to Allow Illegal Aliens to Obtain Driver’s Licenses

By Edward TomicJanuary 12, 202417 News 1K Views

Maine House Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross (D-Portland) has introduced a bill for the second legislative session that would remove the…

News

New Laws Approved by Voters Last November Go Into Effect

By Libby PalanzaJanuary 12, 20240 News

The three citizen initiatives approved by voters in November of 2023 officially went into effect last Friday, all of which…

News

Proposed Bill Preventing Foreign Nationals from Hostile Nations from Owning Land in Maine Narrowly Fails

By Seamus OthotJanuary 12, 20248 News 1K Views

At Tuesday’s meeting of Maine’s legislative council, Rep. Katrina Smith (R-Palermo) proposed a bill that would stop hostile foreign governments,…

News

Yarmouth Elementary School Replaces Valentine’s Day with “Friendship Day” to be “Inclusionary”

By Edward TomicJanuary 12, 202415 News 2K Views

Yarmouth Elementary School (YES) Principal Ryan Gleason announced Thursday in a letter to families that instead of celebrating Valentine’s Day…

News

Rand Paul Launches ‘Never Nikki’ Initiative Bashing Nikki Haley’s “thirst for war”

By Edward TomicJanuary 12, 20242 News

Just days in advance of the 2024 Iowa Republican presidential caucus, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) launched an initiative Friday…

News

Democrats Kill Bill to Protect High-School Sports in Maine

By Seamus OthotJanuary 12, 20244 News

At Tuesday’s meeting of Maine’s Legislative Council, committee member Trey Stewart (R-Aroostook) proposed a bill to protect the integrity of…

News

Resolution Supporting Israel’s Right to Defend Itself Against Hamas Rejected by Democrats Who Supported a Similar Proposal about Ukraine

By Seamus OthotJanuary 12, 20240 News

At Tuesday’s meeting of Maine’s Legislative Council, Rep. Reagan Paul presented an emergency proposal for a resolution supporting Israel’s right…

News

Independent Commission on Lewiston Shooting to Hold Series of Public Meetings, Featuring Testimony from Law Enforcement, Victims, Army Personnel

By Edward TomicJanuary 11, 20242 News

The Independent Commission tasked by Maine Gov. Janet Mills with investigating the Oct. 25 mass shooting in Lewiston will hold…

News

Chris Christie Takes Shot at Haley as He Drops Out of Republican Primary

By Seamus OthotJanuary 11, 20243 News

During a town-hall campaign event in Windham NH, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie announced that he is dropping out…

Crime

Violent MA Felon Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl in Androscoggin, Cumberland Counties

By Edward TomicJanuary 11, 20244 Crime

A Massachusetts man with multiple previous convictions was sentenced Wednesday to six years in prison for distributing and possessing with…

Top News

Trump Asks Maine Court to Consider Evidence of Shenna Bellows’ Personal Relationships with Strimling, Saviello

By Libby PalanzaJanuary 11, 202413 Top News 2K Views

Former President Donald Trump has asked the Maine Superior Court to consider evidence that Secretary of State Shenna Bellows allegedly…

News

Most Mainers Say Bellows’ Blocked Trump for Partisan Reasons: UNH Poll

By Libby PalanzaJanuary 11, 20245 News

The majority of Mainers feel that “partisan politics” factored into Secretary of State Shenna Bellows’ decision to disqualify former President…

Business

Hertz to Sell 20,000 EVs, Buy More Gas-Powered Cars

By Steve RobinsonJanuary 11, 202410 Business

Rental car giant Hertz is looking to offload 20,000 Electric Vehicles (EVs) and reinvest the proceeds of those sales into…

News

Theriault Launches CD-2 Ad Campaign After Gaining Endorsement from House Speaker Mike Johnson

By Edward TomicJanuary 10, 20242 News

State Rep. Austin Theriault (R-Fort Kent) launched a digital advertisement campaign Wednesday for his 2024 bid to unseat Democratic Congressman…

Top News

Green Activists Block Franklin County LUPC Nomination in Proxy Fight Over Pickett Mountain Mine Project

By Seamus OthotJanuary 10, 20243 Top News

At a hearing on Monday, Maine’s committee on Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry (ACF), held what was meant to be the…

News

South Portland City Clerk Reveals How Easily Non-Citizens Can Vote in Maine Elections

By Seamus OthotJanuary 10, 202420 News 3K Views

An email exchange with the South Portland City Clerk and Registrar of Votes has revealed how easily non-citizens can vote…

News

Massachusetts to Give Non-Citizens, Illegal Aliens Financial Aid for In-State Schools

By Justin DelMonicoJanuary 10, 20245 News

On Tuesday, an application that allows illegal immigrants residing in the state to access financial aid and in-state tuition rates…

News

Truck Takes 45-Foot Fall into Water from Tukey’s Bridge in Portland

By Edward TomicJanuary 10, 20243 News

Emergency crews are responding to a truck that crashed through guardrails and went over the side of Tukey’s Bridge in…

Featured

Hunter Biden Storms out of Contempt of Congress Hearing After Making Surprise Appearance on Capitol Hill

By Edward TomicJanuary 10, 20246 Featured

Hunter Biden made an unexpected appearance on Capitol Hill Wednesday at the House Oversight Committee’s markup on a resolution to…

Commentary

Reagan Paul: Sears Island May Be the Next Victim of Maine’s Radical Climate Agenda

By Reagan PaulJanuary 10, 20243 Commentary 2K Views

Sears Island has long been known as a place of tranquility and home to abundant wildlife, migratory birds, botanical resources,…

News

One Dead, One Injured After Head-On Crash on Forest Ave in Portland

By Edward TomicJanuary 10, 20241 News

A head-on crash on Forest Ave. in Portland Tuesday left one person dead and another injured, according to Portland Police.…

Commentary

What Does National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan Do All Day?

By Sam PattenJanuary 10, 20242 Commentary

Official Washington is laying it on thick when it comes to U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s “secret” hospitalization for colon…

News

Bellows Urges Maine Superior Court to Handle Trump Case Rather Than Await U.S. Supreme Court

By Libby PalanzaJanuary 9, 20245 News

Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, as well as Kimberly Rosen, Thomas Saviello, and former Portland Mayor Ethan Strimling, have…

Featured

Effort to Open Impeachment Inquiry Into Shenna Bellows Fails

By Libby PalanzaJanuary 9, 202410 Featured

The Maine House of Representatives today voted 60-80 against initiating an impeachment inquiry into Secretary of State Shenna Bellows for…

Top News

Collins “Shocked” at U.S. Defense Secretary’s Secretive Hospitalization, Calls for Transparency

By Steve RobinsonJanuary 9, 202416 Top News

Maine Sen. Susan Collins (R) called on U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to be more forthcoming about the details of…

Politics

Troy Jackson Snaps at Aroostook County Voter: “Don’t bother me with your foolishness”

By Steve RobinsonJanuary 9, 202411 Politics 2K Views

It’s a familiar phrase to any Mainer who followed the New England Patriots’ dynasty years under Tom Brady and Bill…

Top News

Maine Healthcare Costs Soar as Competition Dwindles

By Justin DelMonicoJanuary 9, 20241 Top News

Healthcare costs in Maine, already higher than most other states, are continuing to increase, and a D.C.-based center-left think tanks…

Top News

Illegal Marijuana Vexes Northern Maine Town Officials as Out-of-State Criminals Prosper

By Steve RobinsonJanuary 9, 202415 Top News 5K Views

Town officials in northern Penobscot County suspect that out-of-state criminal organizations are illegally growing and trafficking marijuana in their towns,…

News

Trump Asks Maine Superior Court to Postpone Proceedings Until SCOTUS Issues Ruling

By Libby PalanzaJanuary 8, 20241 News

On Friday, the Supreme Court granted cert for former President Donald Trump’s appeal of the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision to…

News

Maine Considers Joining the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact

By Libby PalanzaJanuary 8, 202422 News 2K Views

Maine’s electoral college votes may soon be poised to go toward the winner of the national popular vote in presidential…

Crime

Woodville Woman Ordered to Pay Over $100,000 For Fraudulent Use of Multiple Welfare Programs

By Edward TomicJanuary 8, 20245 Crime

A Woodville woman has been ordered to pay over $100,000 in restitution after being being sentenced for Social Security fraud,…

Maine and New England

Massachusetts Plans For Budget Cuts Due to Low State Revenue

By Justin DelMonicoJanuary 8, 20240 Maine and New England

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey will have to make cuts to her $56 billion budget for fiscal year 2024, according to…

Immigration

Growing Number of Americans See Border Situation as Crisis, Support Tougher Enforcement from Biden Admin: CBS News

By Edward TomicJanuary 8, 20245 Immigration

A growing number of Americans view the situation at the U.S.-Mexico border as a crisis and seek tougher enforcement policies…

News

SCOTUS to Review CO Supreme Court’s Decision Blocking Trump from the Ballot

By Libby PalanzaJanuary 8, 20241 News

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday granted former President Donald Trump’s request to review the Colorado Supreme Court’s December ruling…

News

No Increase in Native-Born Workers Over Five Years: U.S. BLS

By Seamus OthotJanuary 8, 20241 News

Employment data released last week by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed record high levels of foreign-born workers participating…

Commentary

The Insurrection Case Against Joe Biden and Kamala Harris

By Joshua FillerJanuary 8, 20241 Commentary

With Colorado and now Maine having removed Donald Trump from the 2024 ballot due to his engaging in a so-called…

Featured

At Rural Maine Marijuana Grow, Cops Find Asian Passports, Plane Tickets from China, and Stolen Electricity

By Steve RobinsonJanuary 8, 202424 Featured 5K Views

When the Machias Police executed a search warrant at 414 East Kennebec Road in December, they suspected they find an…

Politics

Exclusive: Carol Swain Backs Rep. Stefanik for Education Secretary

By Neil McCabeJanuary 8, 20244 Politics

The professor and author plagiarized by the erstwhile Harvard president Claudine Gay told The Maine Wire she would support Rep.…

Featured

Town Clerks in Maine Accuse No Labels of Deceptive Voter Registration Practices

By Libby PalanzaJanuary 5, 202415 Featured 2K Views

Town clerks in Maine have raised concerns about the practices employed by No Labels in their effort to register voters…

News

No Labels Recognized as Maine’s Newest Political Party with Ballot Access

By Libby PalanzaJanuary 5, 20245 News

No Labels has officially gained access to Maine’s ballot after surpassing the state’s registration threshold for certification. The group has…

Comer News

House Republicans Set to Consider Holding Hunter Biden in Contempt of Congress for Defying Subpoenas

By Edward TomicJanuary 5, 20243 News

House Republicans will consider a resolution and accompanying report to hold Hunter Biden in contempt of Congress for defying subpoenas,…

Crime

Portland Police Respond to Shooting at Union Station Plaza

By Edward TomicJanuary 5, 20244 Crime

Portland Police announced Friday that they responded to a shooting Thursday night at Union Station Plaza which injured one victim.…

News

Trump Hit with New 14th Amendment Ballot Challenge in MA

By Edward TomicJanuary 5, 202420 News

The Massachusetts-based nonprofit organization Free Speech for People (FSFP) filed a complaint Thursday challenging former President Donald Trump’s eligibility to…

News

Taxpayer-Funded “Place Justice Project” Bemoans “Problematic” Place Names in Maine

By Seamus OthotJanuary 5, 202437 News 3K Views

Maine’s taxpayer funded Permanent Commission on the Status of Racial, Indigenous and Tribal Populations (PCRITP) sponsored a hyper-woke webinar Tuesday…

News

Portland City Council Unanimously Passes Israel-Gaza Ceasefire Resolution After Contentious Public Comments

By Edward TomicJanuary 4, 202429 News 1K Views

The Portland City Council voted unanimously Wednesday in support of a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in the ongoing…

News

Dozens of House Republicans Visit the U.S.-Mexico Border as Congressional Debate Over Immigration Reform Continues

By Justin DelMonicoJanuary 4, 20241 News

On Wednesday, Speaker of the House Rep. Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) and dozens of other House Republicans traveled to Eagle Pass,…

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