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Angus King and West Virginia Senator Partner to Designate September as ‘National Recovery Month’ Amid Rise in Overdoses
By Edward TomicMaine Sen. Angus King and Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W. Va.) earlier this week introduced…
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U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) — the longest-serving woman in the United States Senate — has died…
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House Republicans Launch Probe into Biden Energy Secretary’s Disastrous Taxpayer-Funded EV Road Trip
By Edward TomicHouse Republicans announced Tuesday that they have launched an investigation into President Joe Biden’s Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm over her taxpayer-funded electric vehicle (EV) summer 2023 road trip. Granholm’s 770-mile multi-state road trip through…
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced Monday that Maine taxpayers affected by Hurricane Lee will now have until Feb. 15, 2024, to file various individual and business tax returns and to make tax payments. The…
Portland City Council to Consider $134,000 150-Bed Expansion to Homeless Shelter by Emergency Declaration
By Edward TomicThe Portland City Council will host a second public workshop Tuesday on possible policy solutions to the city’s homeless encampment crisis. Tuesday afternoon’s workshop will be a follow-up to a previous Sept. 14 workshop, in…
Sam Patten had to survive getting nearly stabbed to death, twice, in order to live long enough to write the memoir he will publish on Oct. 3. Fans of Maine politics and international political intrigue…
New Maine CDC Director Recommends Masks and Latest COVID Booster for Everybody Ages 6 months and Older
By Edward TomicThe new Director of the Maine Center for Disease Control (CDC) Dr. Puthiery Va joined the taxpayer-funded Maine Calling radio program Monday, urging listeners to take the latest COVID-19 vaccine and to wear masks. [RELATED:…
Canadian House Speaker Apologizes After Parliament Gives ‘Hero’ Nazi Veteran a Standing Ovation
By Edward TomicCanadian Speaker of the House of Commons Anthony Rota issued an apology Sunday for recognizing a 98-year-old Nazi Waffen-SS veteran for a standing ovation during Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit to the Canadian Parliament last…
NASCAR Driver Austin Theriault Joins the Race for Maine’s Second Congressional District
By Edward TomicThe field for the Republican primary race in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District grew Monday when former NASCAR driver and State Rep. Austin Theriault (R-Fort Kent) announced his candidacy, hoping to be the one to take…
The Bar Harbor Town Council is currently considering a proposal to temporarily ban the construction of new hotels in the area. According to the proposed emergency memorandum included in the agenda packet for the town’s…
The Portland Police Department issued a warning Monday regarding an extortion scheme scammers are using to take people’s money using Bitcoin ATM machines. The scam, according to Portland Police, begins with the fraudsters sending their…
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has encountered more Chinese foreign nationals attempting to enter the country illegally in fiscal year 2023 then in the previous three years, with nearly 40,000 single adults crossing since October.…