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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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,…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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)…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

Commentary

GOP Signals Virtue on Asylum Seeker Work Permit Bill: Lockman

By Larry LockmanMarch 26, 20230 Commentary

It’s unfortunate that Republican legislators at the Statehouse in Augusta have thrown in the towel and joined with left-wing, open-borders…

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Bates College Workers Reject Union Bid Backed by MSEA-SEIU Local 1989

By Steve RobinsonMarch 23, 20230 News

Union officials and activists were giddy Wednesday at the news that the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) would begin remotely…

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Blue City Pledged Its Buses Would Go Electric. Now It’s Making Drastic Route Cuts

By DCNFMarch 23, 20230 News

The Daily Caller News Foundation – Laurel Duggan on March 23, 2023 Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser proposed cutting routes for…

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American News Outlets That Took Money From TikTok Downplay Fears Of Chinese Influence

By DCNFMarch 23, 20230 News

The Daily Caller News Foundation Laurel Duggan on March 22, 2023 Major American media outlets that receive funding from TikTok have…

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Maine AG Warns of Sophisticated Vehicle Sale Scam Targeting Mainers

By Steve RobinsonMarch 23, 20230 News

The Maine Attorney General’s office issued a warning Thursday about an ongoing online scam involving the fraudulent sale of used…

News

Faulkingham Pitches $1,000,000 State Contribution to Lobster Legal Defense Fund

By Steve RobinsonMarch 22, 20230 News

A public hearing will be held Thursday to discuss a bill aimed at providing financial support to the Maine Lobstermen’s…

Featured

Lisbon Police, Border Patrol Expose Elaborate Human Smuggling Scheme; 17 Foreign Nationals Deported

By Steve RobinsonMarch 22, 20230 Featured

LISBON, Maine – Border Patrol agents in Lisbon have uncovered what federal immigration officials called an “elaborate human smuggling scheme,”…

Commentary

Robinson Talks Maine Education with PJ Media’s Megan Fox [VIDEO]

By The Maine WireMarch 22, 20230 Commentary

Maine Wire Editor-in-Chief Steve Robinson joined PJ Media’s Megan Fox this week to discuss Maine’s education system and recent Maine…

News

Fed Raises Interest Rates To Highest Levels Since 2007

By DCNFMarch 22, 20230 News

The Daily Caller News Foundation – Jason Cohen on March 22, 2023 The Federal Reserve hiked its target federal-funds interest rate…

News

U.S. Attorney Demands Return of FTX Dirty Money, Including Maine Dems’ $100,000

By Steve RobinsonMarch 22, 20230 News

The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York is demanding that politicians and political committees that received donations…

Top News

Maine Pension Fund Will Continue Investing in Fossil Fuels Well Beyond 2026 Despite “Divestment” Law

By Steve RobinsonMarch 22, 20230 Top News

Maine became the first state to require the state’s employee pension fund to divest from fossil fuel-related stocks — a…

News

Janet Mills Goes Beastmode on Maine’s “Culture Workers”

By The Maine WireMarch 22, 20231 News

On Monday morning, the Cultural Alliance of Maine, a group purporting to represent “culture workers” in Maine, had a Zoom…

News

Harrington Wants Honest Disclosure of Taxpayer Funded Political Campaigns

By Steve RobinsonMarch 22, 20230 News

Sen. Matt Harrington (R-York) has introduced a bill that would require candidates who receive taxpayer funding for the state election…

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Biden Administration Accused of Misusing Federal Resources Against Parents at School Board Meetings

By Steve RobinsonMarch 22, 20232 Top News

A House of Representatives committee has released a report Tuesday on the Biden Administration’s alleged misuse of federal law enforcement…

News

Trump Indictment Coming Wednesday, Daily Mail Reports

By Steve RobinsonMarch 21, 20230 News

UPDATE: Multiple media outlets reported Wednesday that the grand jury vote that could potentially lead to an indictment for former…

News

Are FOAA Requests Hate Speech? Lawmakers Will Decide

By Steve RobinsonMarch 21, 20230 News

The Judiciary Committee of the Maine State Legislature held a hearing Tuesday on a bill that would clarify that public…

News

Polewarczyk Introduces Bill to Repeal Maine’s Ranked-Choice Voting Law

By Steve RobinsonMarch 21, 20230 News

Rep. Ed Polewarczyk (R-Wiscasset) announced Tuesday that his bill to repeal Maine’s ranked-choice voting law will have a Public Hearing…

Top News

DeSantis Wants to Ban CBDCs; Maine Lawmaker Wants to Support Them

By Steve RobinsonMarch 21, 20231 Top News

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Monday new legislation to protect Florida residents from federally controlled Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC).…

Brakey News

“Defend the Guard” Bill Introduced in Augusta

By Steve RobinsonMarch 21, 20230 News

Maine lawmakers will soon decide the fate of a proposal that would require a formal declaration of war from the…

Commentary

Letter: Why Was an Alleged MCEA Fraudster Allowed to Finish Race?

By The Maine WireMarch 20, 20231 Commentary

A most basic right, that of fair and honest elections, is the cornerstone of our representative form of government. A…

Commentary

Homeschoolers: Beware of School Choice Policies!

By Heidi SampsonMarch 20, 20230 Commentary

If there was a trap set for you, would you want to know how to identify it? Homeschoolers and those…

Commentary

The Shrinking National Interest: Patten

By Steve RobinsonMarch 20, 20230 Commentary

This weekend marked the twentieth anniversary of America’s invasion of Iraq, and for those of us who spent time in…

News

Education Bill Would Bring Unprecedented Transparency to Public Schools

By Steve RobinsonMarch 20, 20230 News

A transparency and accountability revolution could be coming to Maine’s public schools if a proposal backed by several lawmakers on…

News

Feds, Stanford, Social Media Censored True Claims About COVID-19: Twitter Files

By Steve RobinsonMarch 17, 20230 News

The 19th installment of the Twitter Files courtesy of independent journalist Matt Taibbi came out Friday. The new information expands…

Commentary

In Viral Clip, Treasury Sec. Janet Yellen Explains Why Silicon Valley Bank Gets Special Treatment

By Steve RobinsonMarch 17, 20230 Commentary

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen was in Congress Thursday to provide information regarding the extraordinary decision to rescue depositors at the…

National

Media Goes Nuts Over Claim Ron DeSantis Once Ate Pudding with Fingers

By Steve RobinsonMarch 17, 20230 National

The mainstream media — the same guys who once hyperventilated about President Donald Trump getting two scoops of ice cream…

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