At Wednesday’s gubernatorial debate, U.S. Rep. Michael Michaud, the Democratic candidate, suggested U.S. policymakers should combat the the spread of the…
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Republican congressional candidate Bruce Poliquin on Thursday received the endorsement of the National Rifle Association, the nation’s foremost Second Amendment advocacy group.…
Author’s note: A previous version of this column appeared in the Portland Press Herald We’ve heard the term “embarrassing” used…
This November we have an enormously important issue coming via Citizens Referendum regarding our ability to keep our black bear…
Mark Twain said, “Don’t let school get in the way of my education.” This is profound. Consider the two issues:…
In a surprising move, Eric Holder Jr. will step down as Attorney General, the White House announced Thursday. From NPR: Two…
The National Rifle Association has endorsed Republican Gov. Paul LePage in his reelection bid, the group announced on Tuesday. “Based…
The Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine (SAM) announced Thursday its unanimous decision not to endorse any candidates for Maine governor, U.S.…
“Youth comes but once in a lifetime,” said Maine’s own poet and educator Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. As a two term…
Following the controversial policing tactics employed in Ferguson, Mo., and heightened concern over the militarization of American police departments, the…
Given the traditional tripartite choice—animal, vegetable or mineral–there’s a solid consensus about Mike Michaud’s identify. Apart from a few violent…
The Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine (SAM) on Tuesday called on its former director to stop interfering with its business and to…
The Article V Convention movement has really gained traction since the release of Mark Levin’s book last summer titled The…
Not Ready: Potential Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s book, Hard Choices, appears to be a bomb. Although the former First Lady and…
Maine Attorney General Janet Mills makes no attempt to conceal her contempt for Republican Gov. Paul R. LePage or her wish…
By Ken Quinn — This week I would like to share with you the mission of the Convention of States…
By Jonathan McKane — Maine Democrats and the Maine press are fed up. They are demanding action. And for the…
From the Maine GOP: AUGUSTA — The Maine Democratic Party is holding its convention Friday and Saturday, May 30-31, and they have found…
Unilateral Climate Policy: President Obama is prepared to unveil a new regulation on June 2 that will, according to reports,…
Stinging Greens: James O’Keefe, conservative guerrilla journalist is at it again, this time with a undercover recording that shows prominent…
By David Trahan – Don’t be fooled by the group calling itself, “Mainers for Fair Bear Hunting” when they tell you…
Our nation’s founders painstakingly created one of the most lasting documents in human history — the United States Constitution. For…
Cumberland County GOP: Talk radio legend Howie Carr headlined the Cumberland County Republican convention Saturday. Carr told an audience of…
Big Brother in the Newsroom (update): After learning yesterday that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is sending researchers into newsrooms…
The Daily Catch is a new daily post The Maine Wire. It will feature top local and national news stories…
Maine’s economy is beginning to show signs of relative competitiveness. After years of ranking dead last for business friendliness, the…
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, said in a telephone interview on Friday that conservatives “have no place in…
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, said in a telephone interview on Friday that conservatives “have no place in…
AUGUSTA – The Maine State Police issued 11,000 concealed weapon permits in 2013, Gov. Paul R. LePage announced Friday. “Through…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence released its bipartisan report on the Sept. 11, 2012 terrorist…
Detroit police chief James Craig said Thursday his time serving on the force in Portland, Maine, in 2009 leads him…
Democratic candidate for governor Rep. Michael Michaud attacked his Republican opponent on Monday over problems with Maine’s taxpayer-funded ride program…
Top liberal lawmakers, including Senate President Justin L. Alfond (D-Portland), House Speaker Mark W. Eves (D-North Berwick) and Senate Majority…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Amid the shutdown turmoil in the nation’s capital city, 33 House Democrats crossed party lines Tuesday night…
One of the things that continues to irk me is how conservatives in general and Republicans in particular display a…
AUGUSTA – Governor LePage dedicated his weekly address to highlighting his efforts to improve employment opportunities in Maine. LePage’s words…
Vice President Joe Biden said in 2007 that President George W. Bush should be impeached if he bombed Iran without…
Last Wednesday, US News & World Report ran an opinion piece by Peter Roff describing the conflict of interest in the Portland Press…
The vast majority of Maine residents do not support the Maine Clean Election Act (MCEA), a law created via a…
“The bottom line is we’re not broke, there’s plenty of money, it’s just the government doesn’t have it. The government…
As many Americans contemplate the depressing fact that we are only six months into President Obama’s second term, with its…
The town of Deer Trail, Colorado is considering providing hunting licenses — and even cash bounties — for residents who…
AUGUSTA – Reporters from three of Maine’s largest newspapers will no longer have access to Gov. Paul LePage or his…
By Pierre Lemieux – The history of New England and Québec have been intertwined through wars, commerce, culture, and migrations.…
U.S. Sen. Angus S. King Jr. (U-Maine) has obtained the services of NGP Van, Inc. — the same Washington, D.C.-based…
AUGUSTA – State Democratic leaders have suspended a rule providing for transparency in the proceedings of the Legislature. Senate President…
Somehow, it’s appropriate that a multibillion-dollar slam-bang government porkfest in which tens of thousands of undeserving claimants and their lawyers…
AUGUSTA – As demonstrators gathered at the State House Tuesday to support a Farmington Republican’s push for better labeling of…
Republican Gov. Paul R. LePage on Friday published an opinion editorial with the Wall Street Journal in which he invited…
LESSONS FOR TODAY FROM THE IMMORTALS, BUCKLEY AND REAGAN Remarks by Neal B. Freeman Amelia Island, Florida, March 23, 2013 Looking…
The Mercatus Center at George Mason University has released its biennial report on freedom in these United States. According to…
During the 2012 election, much ado was made over Cleveland resident Michelle Dowery’s rant in a viral YouTube video about…
The National Rifle Association (NRA), the foremost defender of Second Amendment rights in the country, is running ads targeting Maine’s junior senator.…
Democratic leaders in Augusta are using unorthodox parliamentary tricks to prevent the Legislature from considering a proposal to make Maine’s…
Before the 2012 presidential campaign got going in earnest, there was a boomlet in some circles for (of all people)…
AUGUSTA – The 4th floor committee room in the State House overflowed with outspoken citizens on Tuesday as the Judiciary…
News reports told us of an odd and tragic circumstance recently when a man fell into a giant hole that…
Some within the media have wrapped themselves in the flag of the freedom of access law. They are rallying to oppose…
Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum — Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus, c. 400 A.D. Back in the bad old days,…
By Neal B. Freeman The Buckley Rule has been much invoked in recent weeks, in this space and elsewhere, and…
When President Obama traveled to Minnesota Feb. 4 to make a plea for gun control, the photos of him delivering…
President Obama has made his leftist goals explicit in a pair of major national addresses (his acceptance speech at the…
There’s one thing about our immigration policy that is an absolute necessity for any progress to be made on the…
There’s surprisingly little gold in the world. This infographic shows all the gold ever mined. If all the gold ever mined…
Conan O’Brien said last week that the mayor of Washington, D.C., had asked the owner of the Washington Redskins football…
When the going gets tough, the tough take their fun where they can find it. So, rather than dwell on…
Numerous commentators, with Fox’s Bill O’Reilly chief among them, are busy this time of year building up the idea that…
Governor LePage will assess options in a thoughtful and meaningful manner AUGUSTA – Governor Paul R. LePage has received notification…
An index of economic freedom in North America ranks Maine in the bottom 10 of states and provinces that offer…
There’s a story told about the ancient, fabled Eastern European Jewish city of Chelm, in which the elders of the…
After 35 years as president of the indispensable Heritage Foundation, Edwin Feulner will soon be stepping down. By NEAL B. FREEMAN…
By Senator Susan Collins For more than two centuries, young Americans have left the comfort and security of home in order…
Well, at least Big Bird is safe. OK, that wasn’t all that funny. But there isn’t much that is this…
When Halloween is over, the masks come off, at least for trick-or-treaters. Thus, it’s also a good time to note…
By Prof. John Frary Maine Wire columnist On October 22 at a forum the candidates for U.S. Senate explained their…
By Prof. John Frary Maine Wire columnist Unlike Chellie Pingree and Angus King, Congressman Mike Michaud and his challenger, Maine…
By Rob Bluey The Heritage Foundation Vice President Biden and Representative Paul Ryan squared off last night for a spirited and…
“You can fool some of the people all of the time, and you can fool all of the people some…
By Prof. John Frary U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens traveled to Benghazi on September 11 to open an American Cultural…
By Amy Payne The Heritage Foundation The controversy over the Obama Administration’s gutting of welfare reform continues to grow. Two new…
By Pat Murray In 2007 I began to research elementary math programs because my son, a second grader at the…
By John Jaques As executive director of the Baxter Academy for Technology and Science, I would like to set…
“Paul Ryan represents Obama’s most horrifying nightmare: Math!” — David Burge, blogging as “Iowahawk” By M.D. Harmon Conservative activists are…
On July 1, most of Central Maine Power’s customers unknowingly suffered a 19.6% increase in electrical transmission rates. If they…
How corrupt is our federal government under Barack Obama? You can get a measure of that from the things politicians…
Report says states must make structural changes – more flexibility from Feds is needed for states’ stability AUGUSTA – A new…
Baldacci task force, Hannah Pingree and “Kid Safe Act” laid groundwork for DEP to list “chemicals of high concern” Following…
Summer in Maine is a favorite time of year, and the Fourth of July is always a joy. With parades, picnics,…
*Editors Note – This is the third in a series of pieces about Maine’s Land Trusts. Read all Land Trust…
Mitt Romney told Wisconsin’s once-and-future governor, Scott Walker, that his seven-point win in the recall election that state employee unions…
As I read the news this week, I’m starting to get nostalgic for 1968: I see cops in Chicago trying…
For months now, we have been told in numerous ways that Mitt Romney is going to have to “tack back…
Ron Paul may have ceased spending money on the remaining Presidential primaries, but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t want the…
People pondering the business-friendliness of Maine’s tax and regulatory policies should be paying attention to another pair of reports this…
By now you’ve heard the story of Democrat Rep. Chuck Kruger and his tweet saying he would like to see…
Tune in to this week’s Maine Wire ‘Week in Review’ podcast. Click below to listen. Hosted this week by: David…
The current ginned-up controversy over “stand your ground” laws in Florida and elsewhere is actually a testament to the growing…
The sad, wry joke that goes, “How can you tell a politician is lying? His lips are moving,” is a…
The Maine Heritage Policy Center Friday received a series of threats by phone, as a result of our reporting on…
by Scott Moody Maine’s private-sector share of personal income for 2011 has begun to recover from the all-time lows set…