Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows has found herself at the center of a national media firestorm following her decision last week to remove former President Donald Trump from the 2024 Maine GOP primary Ballot. But less than a decade ago, she found herself in a far more subdued role: Interim Executive Director for Learning Works, a non-profit founded by socialist activist Ethan Strimling. Strimling, the former mayor of Portland, was the ringleader behind the…

Following the Black Lives Matter (BLM) riots of 2020, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Melville W. Fuller – the only Mainer to ever sit on the court — became a casualty of the left-wing mania that continues to tear down historical markers and statues across the U.S. Now, Fuller’s statue, or what’s left of it, is rotting away at a junkyard in Vassalboro following its removal in February 2022. Kennebec County Commissioners ordered the removal of…

Following a period of public confusion, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) officially announced on Friday that the “winter energy relief payments” received by Mainers earlier this year will be exempt from federal taxation. During a scheduled phone call between the IRS and the Maine Revenue Service (MRS) on December 7, the IRS reportedly indicated that these $450 payments would be subjected to federal tax — an apparent reversal of their previous guidance. Several months earlier,…

The House Judiciary Committee and its Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government released an interim staff report Monday detailing how the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) painted traditional Catholic Americans as potential domestic terrorists. The Committee and Select Subcommittee began their investigation into the weaponization of the FBI against “radical-traditionalist Catholic[s]” in February 2023, following the release of an FBI Richmond Field Office memorandum by whistleblower Kyle Seraphin. In the FBI Richmond…

Gov. Janet Mills (D) announced earlier this week that Madison will be getting a new 36 unit affordable housing development funded by a variety of state programs, according to a press release published by the governor’s office. Located at 55 Weston Avenue, the development is geared toward providing housing accommodations for employees of companies such as New Balance and TimberHP, both of which have recently expanded their operations in Maine. The first 18 units –…

The following op-ed was submitted to the Maine Wire by the Republican members of the Energy Committee and reflects the opinion of the authors: In a few short weeks, Maine voters will head to the polls to vote on Question 3. While referendum questions can often be confusing and unclear, Question 3 is straightforward. This proposal asks Mainers one simple question: do you support the forced seizure of two private Maine companies to be replaced…

It has been confirmed that the former Ramada Inn in Lewiston will not become a “transitional housing” facility for those “on the fringes of homelessness.” Chris Kilmurry, head of the Lewiston Housing Authority, told Maine’s Total Coverage that plans to convert the former hotel into a 117-unit transitional housing facility have fallen through after their request for a zoning variance was denied. Kilmurry further said that the agency has since canceled its sales and purchase…

Dr. Meryl Nass, a Ellsworth doctor who has been a vocal critic of official policies during the pandemic and of the COVID-19 injections, has filed a lawsuit against the Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine (BOLIM) and its members that alleges the board violated her First Amendment rights and the Maine Constitution, and suspended her in retaliation for her dissenting opinions. [RELATED: State agency defends punishment for Ellsworth doctor who criticized COVID-19 policies] Dr. Nass…

An employee of the world’s largest asset management company, BlackRock, describes how the company attempts to stay out of the media spotlight while buying politicians and profiting off of war, according to undercover footage obtained by the O’Keefe Media Group (OMG). [RELATED: Flashback: BlackRock CEO Says Investment Firm Forces Companies to Change Behavior on Diversity with Threats of Impacts to Compensation] https://twitter.com/JamesOKeefeIII/status/1671262303319392259?s=20 In footage secretly recorded by undercover journalists in New York, a BlackRock recruiter…

Democratic lawmakers on Monday rejected a proposal from Rep. John Andrews (R-Paris) that would have allowed the boards of government-run schools to employ armed security guards. “This bill would allow for school districts, who choose to do so, to be proactive in addressing their security needs,” Rep. Andrews said. [RELATED: Portland High School Denies Knife Involved in Violent Brawl That Lead to Student Suspensions [VIDEO]…] “As plain clothes security professionals, these men and women would…

Democrats are poised to kill a resolution from Rep. Katrina J. Smith (R-Palermo) that would have instructed the Maine Department of Education to adopt rules that block public school teachers from engaging in political, ideological, or religious indoctrination. “This resolve protects every viewpoint, because it keeps every personal opinion out of the classroom,” Rep. Smith said in her testimony before the Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs. Smith’s resolution would have instructed the State Board…

New England talk radio legend Howie Carr gave his listeners a scare on Monday when he appeared to pass out in the middle of his afternoon radio broadcast. An update posted to Carr’s Twitter by his family stated that he fainted during his show and was now recovering. https://twitter.com/HowieCarrShow/status/1655681340845568002?s=20 Carr opened Monday’s Howie Carr Show saying he was not feeling well after an unspecified medical procedure. Carr fainted during an interview segment with Gerry Manning,…

Attorney General Aaron Frey admitted Wednesday to having a “personal relationship” with a subordinate employee at the Attorney General’s Office, according to a statement released by his office. In the statement, Frey characterized his handling of the relationship, including not disclosing the relationship for more than seven months, as an “error in judgement.” The statement was released to some news media outlets only after a reporter with the Bangor newspaper made inquiries based on tips.…

Disgraced former Energy Department official Sam Brinton, who lost his job this month after a string of airport luggage thefts, helped craft a platform for school kids that is recommended by the Maine Department of Education. Brinton, who says he is “non-binary,” turned heads with his unique look and history-making appointment as deputy assistant secretary of Spent Fuel and Waste Disposition in the Office of Nuclear Energy in the Joe Biden administration. The appointment was…

A new research report on American welfare programs found that Mainers who take advantage of the full suite of state and federal welfare programs currently available can get annual benefits worth $71,757. In Maine, the median income for a household is $71,139 — meaning Maine families can make more money by skipping work and enrolling in welfare programs instead. Casey Mulligan, an economics professor at the University of Chicago, and E.J. Antony, a research fellow…