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Social Workers’ Role in Maine Schools to Grow Under Proposed Education Rule

By Steve RobinsonApril 25, 20230 Top News

(Update: The Education and Cultural Affairs Committee voted Thursday to recommend passage of LD 394, the bill that would ratify…

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Windham “Day of Silence” to Promote LGBT Visibility

By Steve RobinsonApril 25, 20230 News

To promote the “visibility” of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer people, Windham High School students have been asked to…

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WATCH: Tucker Carlson’s Last Address Before Exiting Fox News

By The Maine WireApril 25, 20230 Featured

Tucker Carlson, just days before his ouster from Fox News, brought the house down at the Heritage Foundation with a…

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Mills Stretched Truth on “Thank You” Notes for $850 Checks

By Steve RobinsonApril 25, 20230 News

Gov. Janet Mills appears to have stretched the truth when she described the supposed outpouring of gratitude she received from…

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Biden Wants to “Finish the Job” with 2024 Bid

By Steve RobinsonApril 25, 20230 Top News

President Joe Biden announced Tuesday morning that he wants to “finish the job” with another four years in the White…

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Did Health Insurance Companies Bribe Doctors to Push COVID-19 Vaccines?

By Steve RobinsonApril 25, 20230 News 1K Views

Documents show a major U.S. health insurance company created a financial incentive program that paid doctors bonuses according to the…

Commentary

The Rick Savage Interview – Maine Wire TV

By Steve RobinsonApril 25, 20230 Commentary

Rick Savage, the former owner of Sunday River Brewing Company, joins Maine Wire TV to talk about his experience running…

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Yarmouth Schools to Consider Allowing Staff to Counsel Students on Gender Changes Without Informing Parents

By Steve RobinsonApril 25, 20231 News

The Yarmouth School Committee will consider Thursday a proposal to adopt new rules concerning transgender and “gender-expansive” students. The proposed…

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Hickman Flips Out Over Election Integrity Bill

By Steve RobinsonApril 24, 20233 News

Sen. Craig Hickman (D-Kennebec) has had enough of Republicans introducing election integrity bills. Last week, Hickman took the unusual step…

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Former Fox Host Predicts Tucker Carlson Departure Will ‘Kill’ Network

By DCNFApril 24, 20231 News

The Daily Caller News Foundation – Harold Hutchison on April 24, 2023 Former Fox News host Glenn Beck predicted Monday…

Commentary

Does Maine Need More Welfare? – Maine Wire TV

By Steve RobinsonApril 24, 20230 Commentary

Does Maine need more welfare? Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) seems to think so. Last week, the Congresswoman shared a clip…

Commentary

Why the CMP Corridor Will Be Built

By Tom DesjardinApril 24, 20230 Commentary

For nearly seven years now, advocates and opponents have struggled in legal and political venues over a corridor of land…

Politics

Does Troy Jackson Support Voter ID After Allagash Recount?

By Steve RobinsonApril 21, 20230 Politics

Senate President Troy Jackson (D-Aroostook) lost an election for the town of Allagash select board on March 24. Afterward, he…

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Maine School Counselor Bragged She Would Handout Breast Binders to Daughters Without Telling Parents

By Steve RobinsonApril 21, 20231 Top News 1K Views

At a recent RSU-14 school board meeting, several Windham and Raymond parents left outraged after a non-binary guidance counselor from…

National

Biden Campaign Prompted Ex-Spies, Intel Officials to Call Hunter’s Laptop Misinformation: Ex-CIA Director Morell

By Steve RobinsonApril 20, 20230 National

Joe Biden’s presidential campaign led former U.S. intelligence officials to denounce the New York Post’s reporting on Hunter Biden’s infamous…

Commentary

Is Stephen King Paying Elon Musk for a Twitter Blue Check?

By Steve RobinsonApril 20, 20230 Commentary

On Thursday evening Elon Musk’s Twitter went on a rampage of sorts, taking away the last vestige of Old Twitter:…

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Maine Massacre: Read the Full Affidavit for Bowdoin Shooter Joseph Eaton

By Steve RobinsonApril 20, 20230 News

The full affidavit detailing the grisly crimes of confessed Bowdoin shooter Joseph Michael Eaton was made available Thursday morning at…

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EXCLUSIVE: Medicaid Expansions Meant To Stop The Opioid Crisis ‘May Be Making It Worse,’ New Report Finds

By DCNFApril 20, 20230 News

The Daily Caller News Foundation – Mary Lou Masters on April 20, 2023 Medicaid expansion hasn’t helped the opioid crisis and…

Sports & Entertainment

News Outlet That Hyped “Golden Showers Dossier” Shuts Down

By Steve RobinsonApril 20, 20231 Sports & Entertainment

BuzzFeed News — the news outlet that infamously published the so-called Steele Dossier, a.k.a. the Golden Showers Dossier, a.k.a. an…

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CDC Director Walensky Says Vaccines Don’t Stop Transmission. Why Does Maine Still Mandate the Shot for Healthcare Workers?

By Steve RobinsonApril 20, 20230 News 3K Views

CDC Director Rochelle Walensky testified in Congress Wednesday that the mRNA injections marketed as COVID-19 vaccines do not stop the…

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Biden Rule Will Tax Home Buyers With Good Credit to Lower Costs For Those With Bad Credit

By Steve RobinsonApril 20, 202315 News 4K Views

If you have a good credit score and are looking to buy a home, you may be required to pay…

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Watch: Maine State Police Brief Media on Bowdoin Shooting and Suspect Joseph Eaton

By Steve RobinsonApril 19, 20230 Top News
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Bowdoin Shooter Killed Parents, Two Others, Posted Video Claiming Past Molestation

By Steve RobinsonApril 19, 20230 News

The victims in a shooting that left four dead in Bowdoin have now been identified as the parents of the…

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Dem Hearing Witness Says It’s Harder To ‘Protect’ Students Who ‘Get Away From Public Schools’

By DCNFApril 19, 20230 News

The Daily Caller News Foundation – Reagan Reese on April 18, 2023 While discussing civil rights laws, a Democrat witness said…

National

Trump Slams DeSantis Over Latest Disney Feud

By DCNFApril 19, 20230 National

The Daily Caller News Foundation – Mary Lou Masters on April 19, 2023 Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday accused Florida…

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‘It’s Insanity’: Nancy Mace Reacts After Reviewing Biden Family’s Business Dealings

By DCNFApril 19, 20230 News

The Daily Caller News Foundation – Harold Hutchison on April 18, 2023 Republican Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina said Tuesday…

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Protesters Set Off Smoke Bombs, Burn Effigy Of Conservative Speaker In Street

By DCNFApril 19, 20230 News

The Daily Caller News Foundation – Alexa Schwerha on April 19, 2023 Protesters set off smoke bombs and fireworks and burned…

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Bowdoin Shooting Suspect Joseph Eaton Posted Bizarre Apology Video Hours Before Parents Found Dead

By Steve RobinsonApril 19, 20230 Top News

Joseph Eaton, the man Maine State Police said Tuesday had been arrested on suspicion of murdering four unidentified people in…

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Somerset Senator Introduces Bill to Increase Penalties for Trafficking Fentanyl in Maine

By Steve RobinsonApril 18, 20230 News

Sen. Brad Farrin (R-Somerset) introduced his bill, LD 986, targeting traffickers of fentanyl and other synthetic opioids to the Legislature’s…

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BREAKING: Four Dead in Bowdoin, Three Injured on 295 Following Yarmouth Shooting

By Tom ShattuckApril 18, 20230 News

Four people have been killed and three wounded in a spree of violence that stretched from Bowdoin, ME, to Interstate…

Commentary

Election Day Should Follow Tax Day

By John AndrewsApril 18, 20230 Commentary

The following is a speech given by Rep. John Andrews (R-Paris) for Maine Taxpayers United. It is republished here with…

Featured

Maine Lobster Festival Ditches “Sea Goddess” Contest For Inclusivity

By Steve RobinsonApril 18, 20231 Featured

The Maine Lobster Festival announced Monday that the annual “Maine Sea Goddess” contest — a 75-year coastal Maine tradition –…

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Public Hearing for Bill to Ban TikTok on Maine-Owned Devices Announced

By Steve RobinsonApril 17, 20230 News

A bill that would ban the Chinese-owned social media app TikTok from state-owned devices will have a public hearing on…

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Cannabis Prices Have Collapsed Three Years After Adult-Use Legalization

By The Maine WireApril 17, 20230 News

Three years after Maine ended the prohibition on adult cannabis use, the price of the sticky flower has collapsed by…

Commentary

Article V Convention: Debunking the Myths of the Opponents

By Kenn QuinnApril 17, 20231 Commentary

The issue of the state legislatures holding an Article V convention to propose amendments has divided people that typically agree…

Commentary

Study Compares Reactions to Robin DiAngelo Quotes Versus Hitler Quotes

By Steve RobinsonApril 17, 20231 Commentary

A team of researchers investigating anti-white sentiments set out to answer an interesting question: How would people react if we…

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Environmental Anxiety Hits Hapless Hardest: Study

By Steve RobinsonApril 17, 20230 News

A recent study conducted on 2,066 individuals in Germany has found that overall environmental knowledge and climate-specific knowledge are negatively…

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HR Consultant Hired to Investigate Maine Attorney General’s Affair With Subordinate

By Steve RobinsonApril 17, 20230 News

Maine Senate President Troy Jackson (D-Aroostook) and House Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross (D-Portland) have hired a well-known HR firm to…

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Jared Golden Pitches Tax Hikes, Cancelling Student Loan Forgiveness in Substack Debut

By Steve RobinsonApril 14, 20230 News

Maine Rep. Jared Golden has joined Substack, an online publishing service he says he’ll now use to communicate with constituents…

Commentary

The Governor’s Full-Term Abortion Bill Is Built on a Throne of Lies

By Steve RobinsonApril 14, 20230 Commentary

Maine Gov. Janet Mills has thrown the full weight of her office behind the effort to make Maine’s abortion laws…

Featured

Hermon Public School Superintendent Sends Kids to Private School, Demands Armed Guards Protecting Them

By Steve RobinsonApril 14, 20230 Featured

The Superintendent of the Hermon public schools, Micah Grant, sends his children to a private religious school — Bangor Christian…

Featured

Maine Wire TV: Damariscotta Mom Sues Public School Over Secret Gender Transition for Daughter

By The Maine WireApril 13, 20231 Featured

In the inaugural episode of Maine Wire TV, Editor-in-Chief Steve Robinson interviews Amber Lavigne, the mother of a 13-year-old girl…

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Migrant Crisis: Congolese Refugee Explains Why “Asylum Seekers” End Up in Maine

By Steve RobinsonApril 13, 20230 Top News 1K Views

The migrant crisis overwhelming several southern Maine cities has captured headlines this year. City of Portland officials just this week…

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Maine Could Embrace “Hard Money” With Gold and Silver Rule Changes

By Steve RobinsonApril 13, 20230 News

The state of Maine could make it easier to buy, sell, and own precious metals like gold and silver if…

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Maine Dems Kill Bill That Would Have Prevented Lawmakers From Landing Cushy Taxpayer Funded Jobs

By Steve RobinsonApril 13, 20230 Top News

Democratic lawmakers on Thursday killed a bill from Rep. John Andrews (R-Paris) that would have banned former state lawmakers from…

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Florida Sues Biden Administration Over Crack Pipe Records Request

By Steve RobinsonApril 13, 20230 News

The Daily Caller News Foundation – Erinn Broadus on April 13, 2023 Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody is suing the Biden…

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University Sexuality Program Hosts ‘Radical Playdate’ To Help 5-Year-Olds Explore Their ‘Gender Identity’

By DCNFApril 13, 20230 News

The Daily Caller News Foundation Reagan Reese on April 13, 2023 The University of Pennsylvania’s Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies program…

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The Biden Admin Hands Out Millions To Green Groups That Supported His Climate Bill

By DCNFApril 13, 20230 News

The Daily Caller News Foundation – John Hugh DeMastri on April 13, 2023 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded $177…

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Biden To Give Certain Illegal Immigrants Access To Government Health Care

By DCNFApril 13, 20230 News

The Daily Caller News Foundation – Jennie Taer on April 13, 2023 The Biden administration is preparing to give individuals health…

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AG Frey Files Civil Rights Case After Tumultuous Week of Bad Headlines

By Steve RobinsonApril 12, 20230 News

Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey announced Wednesday that he has filed a civil rights complaint against a Lewiston man accused…

Sports & Entertainment

Maine’s NPR Affiliate Sticking With Twitter Despite Clash Over Accurate “Government-Funded Media” Label

By Steve RobinsonApril 12, 20230 Sports & Entertainment

Update: After the publication of this story, Maine Public announced it would no longer post stories to Twitter. After Twitter…

Featured

Mills Makes Hard Push to Legalize Abortion Up To Nine Months

By Steve RobinsonApril 12, 20230 Featured

Maine Gov. Janet Mills is rallying the State Legislature to pass an abortion bill that would eliminate almost all restrictions…

News

Consumer Prices Up 5% in March

By Steve RobinsonApril 12, 20230 News

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today that the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, the most common…

News

Troy Jackson Loses Allagash Ballot Recount

By Steve RobinsonApril 11, 20230 News

Senate President Troy Jackson (D-Aroostook) saw his Allagash select board election loss confirmed Tuesday morning after a recount at the…

Featured

Troy Jackson Accuses Allagash Officials of Rigging Vote in Local Election He Lost

By Steve RobinsonApril 10, 20230 Featured

UPDATE: Jackson lost the recount Tuesday morning, 71 to 77.Senate President Troy Jackson (D-Aroostook) has accused town of Allagash election…

Featured

AG Aaron Frey’s Longtime Girlfriend Accuses Him of Misleading Comments on Sex Scandal

By Steve RobinsonApril 6, 20231 Featured 2K Views

When Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey disclosed Wednesday morning that he had been carrying on an inappropriate relationship with a…

Politics

Dems Ignore Frey’s Sex Scandal, GOP Demands Accountability

By Steve RobinsonApril 5, 20230 Politics

Maine Republicans called on their Democrat counterparts to hold Attorney General Aaron Frey accountable for an eight-month long “error in…

News

Maine Mom Sues School Over Secret “Gender Transition” for 13-Year-Old

By Steve RobinsonApril 5, 20232 News 6K Views

A Maine mom who discovered in December that public school counselors secretly provided her daughter with a breast binder and…

News

8-Month Long “Error in Judgement” – Maine AG Aaron Frey Caught in Sex Scandal

By Steve RobinsonApril 5, 20230 News

Attorney General Aaron Frey admitted Wednesday to having a “personal relationship” with a subordinate employee at the Attorney General’s Office,…

News

Swiss Billionaire Funds Tax-the-Rich Liberals in Maine

By Steve RobinsonApril 5, 20230 News

Most Mainers have probably never heard of Swiss billionaire Hansjörg Wyss. The dark money groups influencing Maine politics would probably…

Commentary

TRUMP INDICTMENT: When the Law Becomes a Weapon

By Joshua FillerApril 5, 20230 Commentary

With the indictment of former President Donald Trump by Manhattan District Attorney (DA) Alvin Bragg, the United States has crossed…

News

Bill Would Provide Black Mainers Up to 100 Acres in Free Land to Farm

By Steve RobinsonApril 5, 20235 News

Sen. Craig Hickman (D-Kennebec) has proposed legislation that would create two state programs to encourage young African-Americans born in Maine…

Commentary

Press Herald Editor Lets Liberals Smear Conservatives, Then Prohibits Rebuttals

By Larry LockmanApril 4, 20230 Commentary

It’s no secret that Reade Brower’s MaineToday Media empire – five daily newspapers and 25 weeklies across the state –…

Commentary

What’s the GOP Plan After Dems Budget Betrayal?

By Steve RobinsonApril 3, 20230 Commentary

Democratic Gov. Janet Mills, with an assist from Senate President Troy Jackson (D-Aroostook) and House Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross, has…

News

Augusta Overflows with Opposition to School, Healthcare Vaccine Mandates

By Steve RobinsonApril 3, 20231 News

The Education and Cultural Affairs Committee filled two overflow rooms Monday morning as Mainers turned out to voice their opposition…

Sports & Entertainment

Nudge or Ram? Bangor Newspaper Can’t Decide How to Spin Mills’ Partisan Budget

By Steve RobinsonApril 3, 20230 Sports & Entertainment

Did Gov. Janet Mills and legislative Democrats “nudge” the partisan budget into law last week? That’s how the headline writers…

News

Maine Civil Rights Advocates Fear 2nd Term Flip on Second Amendment from Mills

By Steve RobinsonApril 3, 20230 News

Gun rights advocates from across the state of Maine gathered Monday at the State House in Augusta to voice their…

News

There’s Something Rotten in Augusta

By John AndrewsApril 2, 20232 News

With apologies to the Bard, there’s something rotten in Augusta. This is my fifth legislative session in the start of…

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Mills Offers Maine GOP “Reset” After Partisan Budget Betrayal

By Steve RobinsonApril 1, 20230 News

As expected, Gov. Janet Mills on Friday signed the $9.9 billion biennial budget Democratic lawmakers approved late Thursday night, saying…

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“Medical Freedom Day” Brings Debates on Covid-19 Vaccine Exemptions to State House

By The Maine WireMarch 31, 20231 News

The Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs will hold public hearings on six bills aimed at reinstating religious…

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“Hostage Taking” of WSJ Reporter Makes Russia Like North Korea, Iran: Helsinki Commission’s Kyle Parker

By Steve RobinsonMarch 31, 20230 News

Russia has now placed itself on a short list of rogue states, a list that includes belligerent nations like North…

News

Falmouth Teacher Lectured Elementary Schooler on “Misgendering” Non-Binary Peer: Emails

By Steve RobinsonMarch 31, 20230 News

A Falmouth public school teacher lectured a Falmouth Elementary School (FES) student for failing to use the preferred pronouns of…

News

Gun Rights Advocates to Rally at Maine State Capitol Ahead of Committee Hearings

By Steve RobinsonMarch 31, 20231 News

AUGUSTA, ME – On Monday, April 3rd, a coalition of gun rights groups and activists will be hosting a rally…

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Betraying Bipartisan Rhetoric, Mills Steers Maine Dems to Another Partisan Budget

By Steve RobinsonMarch 30, 20230 News

Democratic lawmakers at the State House approved a plan on Thursday to spend $9.9 billion on Maine state government for…

Featured

New York Grand Jury Indicts Trump: NBC

By The Maine WireMarch 30, 20230 Featured

Former President Donald Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury in connection to the hush money payment he…

News

Maine’s Biggest Liberal Newspapers May Be Up for Sale

By Steve RobinsonMarch 30, 20230 News

Maine’s largest network of print and online publications, including the liberal Portland Press Herald and affiliated papers, may soon be…

News

Biden Interior Secretary Won’t Say If She Prefers Oil From American Over Venezuela

By Steve RobinsonMarch 30, 20230 News

The Daily Caller News Foundation – John Hugh DeMastri on March 29, 2023 Secretary Deb Haaland of the U.S. Department of…

News

Fisherman, Landowners Hope To Stymie Biden Admin’s Pursuit Of Offshore Wind With Lawsuits

By Steve RobinsonMarch 30, 20230 News

The Daily Caller Foundation – Katelynn Richardson on March 30, 2023 Lawsuits from landowners and fishing groups threaten to undermine the…

Top News

Maine Has 3rd Highest Tax Burden in US: WalletHub

By Steve RobinsonMarch 30, 20230 Top News 3K Views

Maine has the third highest tax burden of all 50 states. That’s according to a new survey of 2023 tax…

Top News

Bowdoin Grad, Wall Street Journal Reporter Arrested in Russia for “Espionage”

By Steve RobinsonMarch 30, 20230 Top News

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has been arrested in Russia on espionage charges, the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB)…

Top News

Taxationland: Maine GOP Rebukes Dems with Offer to Change “Vacationland” License Plates

By Steve RobinsonMarch 29, 20230 Top News

Two Maine Republicans have prepared floor amendments for Thursday’s likely budget vote that would replace the phrase “Vacationland” on Maine’s…

Pender Makin News

GOP Leader Asks Mills Admin Why “Academic Learning” Takes a Back Seat in Maine Schools

By Steve RobinsonMarch 29, 20230 News

The top Republican in the House of Representatives is calling on Maine Education Commissioner Pender Makin to explain what she…

Commentary

Robinson Covers Maine Political News with WVOM’s Ric Tyler [AUDIO]

By Steve RobinsonMarch 29, 20230 Commentary

Maine Wire Editor-in-Chief Steve Robinson joined WVOM’s Ric Tyler on Wednesday morning to cover a host of topics in Maine…

News

Parental Rights In Education Bill Becomes Law After Dem Governor Declines To Veto

By DCNFMarch 29, 20230 News

The Daily Caller News Foundation – Reagan Reese on March 29, 2023 Democratic Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear let a bill…

News

High Electricity, Fiber Costs Shutter Old Town Mill

By Steve RobinsonMarch 29, 20230 News

The high cost of electricity in Maine has claimed another victim, at least in the short term. Nine Dragons Paper…

News

Lawsuit Seeks to Invalidate EMS Vaccine Mandate

By Steve RobinsonMarch 29, 20230 News

A legal challenge filed on behalf of Mainers who lost their jobs as a result of a COVID-19 vaccine mandate…

News

Maine City Council Wants to Ban Gas-Powered Lawn Mowers

By Steve RobinsonMarch 29, 20230 News

City Councilors in South Portland think banning gasoline-powered lawnmowers could be the ticket to Maine’s environmental salvation. At a council…

Top News

Medicaid for Illegal Aliens Bill Moves Forward in Maine

By Steve RobinsonMarch 29, 20230 Top News

A bill that would provide free healthcare to income eligible adults in Maine regardless of immigration status moved through the…

News

Maine Dept. of Education Screw Up Sends Extra $3.6M to Portland Schools

By Steve RobinsonMarch 28, 20230 News

The Maine Department of Education made an error that has resulted in an extra $3.6 million for the Portland School…

News

Marjorie Taylor Greene Accuses Canada Of Wanting ‘To Participate In Mexico’s Invasion’ Of The US

By DCNFMarch 28, 20231 News

The Daily Caller News Foundation Jennie Taer on March 28, 2023 Republican Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene accused Canada of wanting…

News

Garland Dodges Committing To Hate Crime Probe Over Nashville School Shooting

By DCNFMarch 28, 20230 News

The Daily Caller News Foundation Trevor Schakohl on March 28, 2023 Attorney General Merrick Garland would not pledge Tuesday to launch…

News

Jackson Closes the Door on Income Tax Relief in Radio Interview Filled With Falsehoods

By Steve RobinsonMarch 28, 20230 News

Budget negotiations in Augusta deteriorated further on Tuesday with the top Senate Democrat making a series of claims during a…

News

Nashville Police Release Bodycam Footage From Shooting That Targeted Christian School

By Steve RobinsonMarch 28, 20230 News

Nashville Police have released body cam footage less than 24 hours after a 28-year-old ex-student murdered six students and staff…

Commentary

Maine’s Lawmakers Want to Let Migrants Work, But the Immigration Crisis Has No Easy Answers

By Steve RobinsonMarch 28, 20230 Commentary

Maine’s immigration crisis is only getting worse. On Friday, news broke that the city of Portland will once again open…

News

Overtime Tax Relief Bill Aims to Aid Low and Middle-Income Earners in Maine

By Steve RobinsonMarch 27, 20230 News

Rep. Lucas Lanigan (R-Sanford) said Monday that there will be a public hearing Tuesday afternoon on his tax relief bill…

News

Drinkwater Wants to Restore Religious, Philosophical Exemption for Vaccines

By Steve RobinsonMarch 27, 20230 News

Rep. Gary Drinkwater (R-Milford) wants to bring back a provision of Maine law that allows employees at health care facilities…

Commentary

The Left-Wing Book Banning Lie

By Steve RobinsonMarch 27, 20231 Commentary

The Nazis burned books. You might have heard those words uttered at a school board meeting recently. Or perhaps they…

Maine and New England

Dems to Pass Partisan Budget After Rejecting GOP Tax Relief for Poor

By Steve RobinsonMarch 26, 20230 Maine and New England

Democratic lawmakers have rejected a Republican proposal to reduce taxes for low-income Mainers, setting the stage for a one-party budget…

News

In Call for Taxing Wealthy, Orono Senator Blames Inflation on “Corporate Profits”

By Steve RobinsonMarch 26, 20231 News

A Maine State Senator said Thursday lawmakers need to increase taxes on wealthy Mainers. “We need to tax the wealthy…

Commentary

Posik: Lawmaker’s “Eat the Rich” Mentality Bodes Ill for Maine

By Jacob PosikMarch 26, 20230 Commentary

“We need to tax the wealthy more. We need to increase taxes on those wealthy individuals and those wealthy and profitable…

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