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Late-term Abortion Bill Headed for Janet Mills’ Signature

By Steve RobinsonJune 27, 20236 News

Gov. Janet Mills’ signature late-term abortion bill, the very bill she said she would not support during her re-election campaign,…

Commentary

The Frustrating Abortion Debate

By Steve RobinsonJune 27, 20234 Commentary

The debate over Gov. Janet Mills’ late-term abortion bill was one of the most controversial of the session, but it…

News

Maine Senate Rejects Firearm Background Check Bill

By Libby PalanzaJune 27, 20232 News

The Maine Legislature is set to continue debate over LD 168, a bill that would require a “federally licensed firearms…

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VIDEO: Vegas Condo Gunman Thwarted by Armed Employee

By Edward TomicJune 27, 20233 News 6K Views

An armed employee at Turnberry Towers in Las Vegas stopped an active shooter who attempted to enter the building’s lobby…

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Maine Lawmakers Approve Puberty Blockers, Cross-Sex Hormones for 16- and 17-Year-Olds — Without Parental Consent

By Libby PalanzaJune 27, 20237 News 2K Views

Mainers must be 21-years-old to buy tobacco products and at least 18-years-old to use a tanning salon. But if Gov.…

SBA Politics

Pandemic Program Fraudsters Stole More Than $200,000,000,000 from Taxpayers: Watchdog

By Steve RobinsonJune 27, 20231 Politics

The federal government may have handed out more than $200 billion in taxpayer money to fraudsters under the guise of…

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Maine Senate Blocks Ban on Trafficking in Aborted Baby Remains

By Steve RobinsonJune 27, 20238 News 2K Views

Maine’s State Senate on Tuesday blocked a proposed amendment that would have put a four-year moratorium on the trafficking of…

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DOJ Finds ‘Numerous and Serious Failures’ by Prison Staff Enabled Jeffrey Epstein’s Supposed Suicide

By Edward TomicJune 27, 20230 News

A combination of negligence, misconduct and “outright job performance failures” created an environment which allowed notorious child sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein…

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Maine Senate Votes to Loosen Restrictions on Lithium Mining After $1.5 Bn Deposit Found in Newry

By Edward TomicJune 27, 20232 News 2K Views

A bill motivated by the discovery of a $1.5 billion lithium deposit in Newry, Maine, thought to be the world’s…

News

Angus King, 79, Says He’s Running for Re-Election in 2024

By Steve RobinsonJune 27, 20236 News 1K Views

Seventy-nine-year-old U.S. Sen. Angus King, who is not enrolled in a party but who caucuses with Democrats, said Tuesday he…

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Janet Mills Vetoes Wind Power Bill With Major Carve Outs for Unions

By Steve RobinsonJune 27, 20231 News

Gov. Janet Mills dealt labor unions a major defeat Tuesday when she vetoed an offshore wind port construction bill that…

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Audio of Trump Sharing ‘Highly Confidential’ Document Leaks to CNN

By Edward TomicJune 27, 20232 News

CNN received a leak from an undisclosed source of an audio recording of a July 2021 interview former President Donald…

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Legislature Defeats Bill Requiring Parental Consent for Students to Use Alternative Pronouns and Names While at School

By Libby PalanzaJune 26, 20233 News

Democratic lawmakers voted Friday to kill a bill that would have prohibited public school employees from addressing students by alternative…

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Janet Mills Signs Bill Partially Decriminalizing Prostitution in Maine

By Edward TomicJune 26, 20234 News 1K Views

On Monday Gov. Janet Mills signed a bill into law that will partially decriminalize prostitution in Maine. The law, LD…

News

Maine House Approves Taxpayer-Funded MaineCare Coverage for Illegal Aliens

By Edward TomicJune 26, 20236 News 1K Views

On Monday Maine’s House of Representatives passed a bill sponsored by House Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross (D-Portland) that would extend…

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Kevin McCarthy Threatens to Impeach AG Merrick Garland Over IRS Whistleblower Allegations

By Edward TomicJune 26, 20232 News

Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Monday that the House of Representatives will launch an impeachment inquiry into President Biden’s…

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“We Will Stop the Invasion”: DeSantis Unveils Border Security Policy

By Edward TomicJune 26, 20233 News

After a ride-along tour of the U.S.-Mexico border Sunday night, Florida Governor and Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis announced his…

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Legislature Replaces Bill Authorizing “Safe Consumption Sites” with Directive to Study Their Effectiveness

By Libby PalanzaJune 26, 20234 News

The Legislature passed a resolution Friday directing the Governor’s Office to establish a working group tasked with studying the ability…

Energy & Environment

Massive Energy Corporation Says Up To 30% Of Its Wind Turbines Could Be Malfunctioning

By DCNFJune 26, 20231 Energy & Environment

The Daily Caller News Foundation – Will Kesslerย on June 23, 2023 Siemens Energy announced Thursday that it will be undergoing…

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โ€˜Iโ€™m Ashamedโ€™: BlackRock CEO Says Heโ€™s Ditching The Leftโ€™s Favorite Buzzword For Woke Investing

By DCNFJune 26, 20234 News 1K Views

The Daily Caller News Foundation – Jason Cohen on June 26, 2023 BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said Sunday that he will…

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Maine Will Have to Wait Until 2024 for Another Chance at Voter ID

By Libby PalanzaJune 23, 20231 News

Party-line votes in both the House and Senate earlier this week killed a bill that would have required Maine voters…

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Legislature Unanimously Approves TikTok Ban on Government-Issued Devices

By Libby PalanzaJune 23, 20230 News

The Legislature voted unanimously this week to ban TikTok from all electronic devices owned or controlled by the state government.…

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White House Stonewalls Questions About Hunter Biden in Heated Press Briefing [VIDEO]

By Edward TomicJune 23, 20230 News

After the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee released IRS whistleblower testimonies Thursday alleging political interference by the Justice Department…

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Transgender Former NH State Rep Arrested on Child Porn Charges

By Edward TomicJune 23, 20234 News 13K Views

Stacie Marie Laughton, the first openly transgender woman to win election to a state office in New Hampshire, has been…

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“Human Lives Matter”: Maine Democrats Applaud Loon Protection Law After House Passes Late-Term Abortion Bill

By Edward TomicJune 23, 20232 News

After Democrats in Maine’s House of Representatives narrowly passed Governor Janet Mills’ controversial late-term abortion bill in the early hours…

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Portland City Manager West Selects Next Permanent Police Chief

By Edward TomicJune 23, 20231 News

Following an “extensive search and review process,” Portland City Manager Danielle West has selected Mark Dubois to be the city’s…

News

Storming the Capitol: Madam Speaker Doth Protest Too Much

By Tom DesjardinJune 23, 20234 News

โ€œWe should all storm the institution, out of anger that this is the attitude that theyโ€™ve taken about our history.โ€…

Top News

The Special Counselโ€™s Misinformation in the Trump Indictment

By Joshua FillerJune 23, 20231 Top News

Joshua D. Filler is an attorney living in Maine. He served as Director of Legislative Affairs for the Mayor of…

News

Maine House Votes to Approve Gov. Janet Mills’ Controversial Late-Term Abortion Bill in Major Victory for Planned Parenthood

By Steve RobinsonJune 23, 20238 News 3K Views

The Maine House of Representatives voted Thursday night to approve Democratic Gov. Janet Mills’ plan to eliminate restrictions on late-term…

News

Top Republican Alleges AG’s Office Changed Maine’s Formal Late-Term Abortion Guidance (And She’s Got Receipts)

By Edward TomicJune 22, 20230 News 2K Views

During her testimony Thursday in opposition to Gov. Janet Mills’ late-term abortion bill, LD 1619, a top Republican alleged that…

News

Joe ‘Big Guy’ Biden in Room While Hunter Shook Down Chinese Businessman Henry Zhao: Whistleblower

By Steve RobinsonJune 22, 20232 News 3K Views

President Joe Biden was in the room when his son Hunter Biden sent a WhatsApp message to Chinese businessman Henry…

News

Suspect in Double Homicide of Texas Couple Told Maine Officers He Wanted to Go on Shooting Spree in 2018

By Steve RobinsonJune 22, 20236 News 11K Views

The young couple gunned down Monday night in Westbrook had recently relocated to Maine from Texas with their two young…

News

Portland City Attorneys Conducting ‘Legal Research’ Into Whether Councilor Pious Ali Violated Electioneering Laws

By Edward TomicJune 22, 20234 News

Portland’s Corporation Counsel’s Office is conducting “legal research” into whether City Councilor At-Large Pious Ali violated a state law against…

News

Maine Dems Kill Slate of Education Reforms in Final Days of Session

By Libby PalanzaJune 22, 20238 News

Over the past few days, the Legislature has shot down a series of bills and resolutions aimed at shoring up…

News

Dem Leader Daughtry Misled WGAN Listeners About Her Paid Leave Bill Rendering Ballot Question “Null and Void”

By Steve RobinsonJune 22, 20230 News

If lawmakers voted to approve a paid leave program — funded by a new one percent payroll tax on workers…

News

VIDEO: IRS Whistleblowers Claim DOJ, IRS Conspired to Stymie Hunter Biden Probe

By Steve RobinsonJune 22, 20230 News

U.S. Rep. Jason Smith (R-Mo.), Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, said Thursday that the committee has received credible…

Top News

Whistleblowers Allege IRS, DOJ Corruption, Tie President Biden to Hunter Biden’s Business Deals [DOCUMENTS]

By Steve RobinsonJune 22, 20230 Top News

The U.S. House Ways and Means Committee on Thursday released shocking whistleblower testimonies suggesting alleged impropriety by the IRS and…

Commentary

Maine Media Runs Cover For House Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross’ State Police Scandal and “Storm the Capitol” Rhetoric

By The Maine WireJune 22, 20235 Commentary 1K Views

Two stories regarding Maine’s second most powerful legislator, House Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross (D-Portland), have remained largely untouched by the…

News

LGBT Activist Witness Refuses to Acknowledge Any Difference Between Men and Women in Senate Hearing

By Edward TomicJune 22, 20232 News 2K Views

At a U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday entitled “Protecting Pride: Defending the Civil Rights of LGBTQ+ Americans,” a queer…

News

Bill Lowering Maine Sales Tax Back to 5% Defeated

By Libby PalanzaJune 22, 20230 News

The State Legislature has officially defeated a bill that would have lowered Maine’s sales tax rate from 5.5 percent to…

News

Portland Announces New Interim Police Chief

By Edward TomicJune 22, 20230 News

Following the retirement announcement of current Portland Police Department Interim Chief F. Heath Gorham, the city stated Thursday that Interim…

News

Maine Bans Artificial Intelligence Use by State Agencies for 6 Months Due to ‘Cybersecurity Risks’

By Edward TomicJune 21, 20230 News

A new policy directive from Maine Information Technology (MaineIT) has put a six-month moratorium on the adoption and use of…

News

Maine GOP Rips $360 Million Per Year Payroll Tax Scheme Approved by Senate in Paid Leave Vote

By Steve RobinsonJune 21, 20232 News

Maine’s Republican Senators on Wednesday defended their opposition to an effort by Democratic lawmakers to create a new one percent…

News

Maine Lawmakers Reject Coverage for “Detransitions” in Bill to Fund Transgender Hormone Treatments, Surgeries Via MaineCare

By Libby PalanzaJune 21, 20232 News

The Senate voted Tuesday to require MaineCare reimbursement for “medically necessary treatment for or related to gender dysphoria,” following a…

News

BlackRock Employee Caught on Tape Bragging About How the Company Can “Run the World”

By Edward TomicJune 21, 20235 News 30K Views

An employee of the world’s largest asset management company, BlackRock, describes how the company attempts to stay out of the…

Maine and New England

Veto-Proof House Majority Backs Speaker’s Tribal Sovereignty Bill

By Steve RobinsonJune 21, 20231 Maine and New England

One-hundred members of the House of Representatives voted Wednesday in favor of House Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross’s (D-Portland) tribal sovereignty…

News

Lawmakers Block Installation of Safe Haven Baby Boxes for Mothers in Crisis

By Libby PalanzaJune 21, 20235 News 1K Views

Lawmakers voted Wednesday to kill a bill that would have facilitated the installation of “safe haven baby boxes,” referred to…

News

U.S. House to Hold Second Vote to Censure and Investigate California Rep. Adam Schiff

By Edward TomicJune 21, 20230 News

After rejecting an effort to censure Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) last week over his role in the debunked Trump-Russia…

Commentary

Newspapers Balk at Publishing Pro-Life Op-Ed on Maine OB/GYN Sued for Wrongful Death in 2017 Abortion

By Steve RobinsonJune 21, 20234 Commentary

Maine’s top newspapers have refused to publish a pro-life op-ed written by the long-time former Executive Director of Maine’s State…

Commentary

Mills’ Late-Term Abortion Expert’s Past Raises Hard Questions Maine’s News Media Refuse to Ask: Op-Ed

By The Maine WireJune 21, 20232 Commentary

The following is an opinion editorial written by Myra Broadway of Gardiner. Originally submitted to the Bangor Daily News and…

News

Pentagon Says ‘Accounting Error’ Provides Extra $6.2 Billion for Ukraine

By Edward TomicJune 21, 20230 News

An “accounting error” resulted in the Department of Defense sending an extra $6.2 billion in aid to Ukraine, a Pentagon…

News

Maine Senate Rejects Vehicle Inspections Fee Hike and Electronic Surveillance System

By Libby PalanzaJune 21, 20230 News

The Senate resoundingly rejected last week a bill that would have raised vehicle inspection costs and given the Maine State…

News

Multiple Kids Found with Corpse, Drugs, and Sex Toys at Boston Public Housing Complex

By Steve RobinsonJune 21, 20236 News 4K Views

Boston Police and Fire crews responded to a medical emergency at a public housing complex Saturday and discovered a bizarre…

News

U.S. Student Testing Shows Another Drop for 13-Year-Olds in Math and Reading: NAEP

By Steve RobinsonJune 21, 20232 News

American 13-year-olds have posted another decline in math and reading testing, according to a Wednesday release of data from the…

News

Biden Asylum Rule Could Limit Flow of Migrants to Maine

By Steve RobinsonJune 21, 20230 News

A new rule from the Biden Administration has sharply limited the number of migrants who can legitimately claim asylum after…

News

Maine Senate Kills Bill Eliminating State Income Tax

By Libby PalanzaJune 20, 20233 News

Late last week, the Senate defeated a bill that would have abolished Maine’s state income tax and established a zero-based…

Commentary

To the Hunter Go the Spoils: Patten

By Sam PattenJune 20, 20231 Commentary

Earlier this year, Merrick Garland, Americaโ€™s attorney general, went to the extraordinary length of actually denying that there exist two…

News

Westbrook Murder Suspect Shot Couple in Front of Their Two Kids: Maine State Police

By Steve RobinsonJune 20, 202345 News 6K Views

An aspiring rap artist from South Portland was arrested Monday night after allegedly murdering two Westbrook residents in front of…

News

Tucker Carlson Roasts “Brainless” Stephen King for Endorsing Hunter Biden’s Book

By Edward TomicJune 20, 20232 News

In the latest episode of Tucker Carlson’s massively popular new show “Tucker on Twitter” released Tuesday, Carlson roasts fellow Maine…

News

State Police Say Bomb Found in Woodland Dooryard

By Steve RobinsonJune 20, 20230 News

The Maine State Police Bomb Unit was called in last week to investigate and disarm an “explosive device” discovered in…

News

Maine Senate Rejects Bill Limiting Use of “Zuckerbucks” Private Donations to Fund Election Administration

By Libby PalanzaJune 20, 20234 News

The Senate voted Tuesday along party lines to reject a bill that would have restricted the use of private donations…

News

House Speaker Calls for Storming Capitol Over White Supremacist Ideology at Maine Department of Education

By Edward TomicJune 20, 202316 News 2K Views

The Maine Department of Education (MDOE) is a failing institution that is based on white supremacy, according to comments Speaker…

News

Hunter Biden Strikes Deal on Federal Criminal Tax Charges, Felony Gun Possession Charge

By Edward TomicJune 20, 20231 News

President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden has struck a deal with the U.S. Attorney of Delaware in which he is…

Commentary

Freedom and Prosperity on the Line in Pine Tree Power Referendum

By Jonathan ReismanJune 20, 20230 Commentary

The upcoming November referenda authorizing $13.5 billion in borrowing charged to the electricity consumerโ€™s credit card and cosigned by Maine…

News

Federal Court of Appeals Decision a Victory for Maine Lobstermen’s Association

By Libby PalanzaJune 20, 20230 News

A federal court of appeals released an opinion Friday siding with the Maine Lobstermen’s Association in their lawsuit against the…

News

Deadline Extended to 2024 for Municipalities to Meet One-Size Fits-All Affordable Housing Requirements

By Libby PalanzaJune 20, 20230 News

Municipalities across the state were granted a reprieve last week when LD 1706 was signed into law, extending the deadline…

News

Maine House Democrats Block Bill to Fund “Detransition” Healthcare for Transgender People

By Edward TomicJune 16, 20233 News

Democrats in the House of Representatives on Friday rejected a floor amendment that would have required MaineCare, Maine’s Medicaid program,…

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Got Potholes? Maine Republicans Think They’ve Finally Delivered a Long-Term Solution to Crumbling Infrastructure

By Libby PalanzaJune 16, 20230 News

The state of Maine has lurched from short-term spending agreement to short-term spending agreement, often using pricey borrowing to pay…

News

“Kids Count” Report Ranks Maine Schools 34th Nationally

By Libby PalanzaJune 16, 20231 News

Maine’s school rank 34th among all 50 states in the nation when it comes to education, according the 2023 Kids…

News

“Oops, did I just campaign?” Portland City Councilor Records Himself Telling Person How to Vote Outside City Hall

By Edward TomicJune 16, 20235 News

Portland City Councilor At-Large Pious Ali went live on Facebook outside Portland City Hall on Election Day, and may have…

News

Collamore Claims Democrat Official Pushed Him to Stay Silent About Fraud Until After Election

By Steve RobinsonJune 16, 20231 News

Former Democratic Rep. Clinton Collamore said Thursday that “someone in the Democratic Party” urged him to remain silent on his…

News

Maine Republicans Win Gun Rights Fight in Augusta

By Edward TomicJune 16, 20231 News

Maine’s Republican lawmakers scored a victory on Thursday by rejecting a bill that would have added a three-day waiting period…

News

Maine State Police and House Speaker Reach Compromise on Anti-Profiling Bill, Media Still Ignoring

By Edward TomicJune 16, 20231 News

On Thursday the Maine Legislature’s Judiciary Committee held a follow-up work session on House Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross’ (D-Portland) bill,…

News

Fox News Encourages Employees to Donate to LGBT Charities, Monitors Them With ‘Woke AI’

By Edward TomicJune 16, 20233 News 3K Views

A Twitter thread published Thursday by Daily Wire political commentator Matt Walsh showed internal documents from Fox News revealing the…

News

Taxpayer Funded Candidates Will Not Have to Disclose Taxpayer Funding on Advertising

By Steve RobinsonJune 15, 20230 News

Candidates for state office who choose to seek taxpayer funding for their campaigns will not be required to disclose on…

News

School Choice Bill Establishing Empowerment Scholarship Accounts Defeated in Legislature

By Libby PalanzaJune 15, 20231 News

The State Legislature has rejected a bill that would have expanded school choice in Maine by creating an Empowerment Scholarship…

News

Bill to Protect the Fundamental Rights of Parents Fails After Partisan Votes

By Libby PalanzaJune 15, 20235 News

Democratic House lawmakers on Thursday killed a bill that would have guaranteed parents’ “fundamental right to make decisions regarding the…

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Fox News Viewership Falls Behind MSNBC After Dropping Tucker Carlson

By Edward TomicJune 15, 20231 News 2K Views

MSNBC beat out Fox News in average primetime viewers last week, breaking Fox’s 120 week most-watched cable news network winning…

News

Mills Administration Sued for Violating Christians’ Constitutional Rights (Again)

By Libby PalanzaJune 14, 20232 News

St. Dominic Academy in Auburn filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the Mills Administration and the Maine Human Rights Commission alleging…

News

$15.00 Per Hour: Maine Lawmakers Send Gov. Mills Minimum Wage Hike

By Libby PalanzaJune 14, 20232 News

Whether Maine will hike the statewide hourly minimum wage to $15.00 per hour is in Gov. Janet Mills’ hands after…

News

Migrants Reach July 31 Exit Deal with Howard Johnson, But South Portland May Still Fine Hotel

By Edward TomicJune 14, 20231 News

After a settlement reached on Monday between the operator of South Portland’s Howard Johnson hotel and around 60 migrant families,…

News

Portland’s Downtown Starbucks Rainbow-Free Two Weeks Into Pride Month, Union Claiming Company Ban

By Edward TomicJune 14, 20230 News

Portland’s downtown Congress Street Starbucks is not festooned with Pride decorations inside or outside the store two weeks into Pride…

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No Labels Party Spars with Secretary of State Shenna Bellows Over Voter Registration

By Libby PalanzaJune 14, 20230 News

Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows (D) is going head-to-head with No Labels, the political third party that has pledged…

News

Maine Dem Accidentally Reveals “Gun Free Zones” Are Stupid

By Steve RobinsonJune 14, 20231 News

Last night, the Maine House of Representatives was up late debating whether to approve a bill that would add more…

News

MA Middle School Students Destroy Pride Decorations, Chant Their Pronouns Are ‘U-S-A’

By Edward TomicJune 14, 202319 News 2K Views

Students at the Marshall Simonds Middle School in Burlington, Mass., tore down rainbow decorations and chanted “U.S.A are my pronouns”…

News

Maine House Approves Extra State House Security After Shooting Down School Safety Bills

By Steve RobinsonJune 14, 20232 News

Maine’s House of Representatives approved a bill (83-56) that will increase security arrangements at the State House complex just moments…

News

Lawmakers Break Campaign Promise to Protect Mainers’ Home Heating Choices

By Steve RobinsonJune 14, 20233 News

The Maine House on Wednesday rejected a bill (76-71) that would have prohibited cities and towns in the state from…

News

Electric Rate Increases for Subsidized Solar Will Hit Mainers’ Bills in July

By Steve RobinsonJune 14, 20232 News

The Maine Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) on Tuesday voted to approve electricity rate increases associated with a program that hikes…

Featured

Maine Republicans, Conservatives Post Wins in State House and Local Elections

By Steve RobinsonJune 14, 20230 Featured

Maine Republicans and conservative candidates posted victories last night in a State House special election and a handful local elections.…

News

Maine Bill Would Allow Hard Drug Use at “Safe Consumption Sites”

By Libby PalanzaJune 13, 20235 News

State lawmakers are considering a proposal to let cities and towns create areas where narcotic users can consume the illegal…

News

Trump Pleads Not Guilty to All Charges in Classified Documents Indictment

By Edward TomicJune 13, 20231 News

Former President Donald Trump has entered a not guilty plea to all 37 counts of federal charges brought against him…

News

Maine Pols Beg Biden to Protect Fisheries as Offshore Wind Power Advances

By Steve RobinsonJune 13, 20232 News

As offshore wind power continues its inexorable advance in the Gulf of Maine, Gov. Janet Mills and Maine’s Congressional Delegation…

News

State Police, Speaker Talbot Ross Silent on Claim She Misrepresented Position on Profiling Bill

By Edward TomicJune 13, 20231 News

As of Tuesday, House Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross (D-Portland) has not responded to three requests for comment on why she…

News

House Approves Bill to Give Hospital Price Transparency Rules Some Teeth

By Edward TomicJune 13, 20230 News

The Maine House of Representatives has passed a bill that will force hospitals to comply with federal price transparency requirements.…

News

South Portland City Council Considers “Pay As You Throw” Trash Removal Program

By Libby PalanzaJune 13, 20230 News

The South Portland City Council is set to hold a workshop on Thursday to discuss implementing a citywide “Pay As…

News

Portland City Council Approves Contract for $4.59 Million 180-Bed Shelter for Asylum Seekers

By Edward TomicJune 13, 20231 News

On Monday evening the Portland City Council voted to approve a contract to build a new 180-bed shelter targeted towards…

National

Grassley Claims Ukrainian Exec Has Audio of Bidens Discussing Bribery Scheme

By Steve RobinsonJune 13, 20230 National

The scandal surrounding the Biden family’s foreign business deals took a turn Monday when U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said…

National

North Korea Joins World Health Organization Leadership

By Steve RobinsonJune 13, 20232 National

North Korea has joined the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Executive Board, a leadership position that will give a leading state…

News

Toronto Academics Push Government-Assisted Suicide as Remedy to “Unjust Social Circumstances” Like Homelessness

By Steve RobinsonJune 13, 20233 News

Two academics at Canada’s University of Toronto have published a paper analyzing the use of medically assisted suicide in cases…

News

Maine to Replace “Jail Inmate” and “Prisoner” with “Resident” in State Laws

By Steve RobinsonJune 13, 20231 News

In an effort to reduce the stigma associated with committing crimes and going to jail, Maine House of Representatives approved…

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