February 19, 2026
Seamus Othot is a reporter for The Maine Wire. He grew up in New Hampshire, and graduated from The Thomas More College of Liberal Arts, where he was able to spend his time reading the great works of Western Civilization. He can be reached at [email protected]
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President Donald Trump moved to reinvigorate the U.S. seafood industry and restore U.S. dominance on Thursday with an executive order that drew praise from Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) as well as the New England Fishermen’s Stewardship Association (NEFSA). [RELATED: Tr…
The Maine Rail Group (MRG), a pro-railway non-profit lobbying organization, is presenting survey data claiming that 58 percent of Mainers would “occasionally” ride a train line between Portland and Orono in order to push for a new taxpayer-funded passenger railway. …
It’s been a busy week for law enforcement in the Paris area. On Thursday, a Maine State Police tactical team joined the Paris Police Department in a raid on a South Paris drug den, leading to drug seizures and the arrests of two repeat offenders. [RELATED: Rumford Pol…
Maine Republicans are working to end some of the new restrictions placed on gun ownership in the state last year with a trio of bills either to repeal the 72-hour waiting period for firearm purchases or the background check requirement for private sales. [RELATED: Feder…
Rep. Cheryl Golek (D-Harpswell) withdrew a bill from consideration on Monday that would have mandated LGBTQ education curriculum in all public schools across the state. [RELATED: Maine Democrats Now Want to Mandate LGBTQ Education Even As Schools Risk Funding Loss Over …
Yarmouth Police last week arrested a transgender-identifying man, Deserai Collins, 33, after he allegedly stole a van in Portland, led law enforcement on a multi-town chase, and crashed into two police cruisers, injuring two officers. [RELATED: Monson Man to Square Off …
Mainers had the opportunity on Tuesday to testify on three Republican-led bills that aim to protect students from sexually explicit material and give parents more say in what happens to their children in school. [RELATED: Maine Democrats Now Want to Mandate LGBTQ Educat…
U.S. Attorney General (AG) Pam Bondi, joined by women’s sports advocate Riley Gaines, Maine Rep. Laurel Libby (R-Auburn), Secretary of Education Linda McMahon, and two Maine female athletes who lost opportunities to male students, announced a lawsuit against Maine on …
Maine firearm dealers could be forced to hand out “public health brochures” with their firearms thanks to a bill from Rep. Holly Stover (D-Boothbay) proposed at the start of this month aimed at imposing public health warnings on gunsmiths and dealers. [RELATED: Main…
Maine School Administrative District (MSAD) 70’s school board voted unanimously on Monday night to defy the Maine Principals’ Association (MPA) and the Maine Department of Education (MDOE) by adopting policies consistent with federal Title IX anti-discrimination law…
President Donald Trump’s administration is taking new steps to crack down on illegal immigration this month, with fines of nearly $1,000 per day for immigrants who ignore deportation orders and a deadline for illegal immigrants to register with the government. [RELATE…
Worcester, Massachusetts, is now mandating a new regimen of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) training for firefighters, just months after declaring itself an official transgender sanctuary city, in an apparent rebuff of President Donald Trump’s various orders op…
Maine State Rep. Michelle Meyer (D-Eliot) introduced legislation in February, and carried over into the current emergency session last month, that would expand Maine’s assisted suicide program through an amendment to the 2019 Maine Death with Dignity Act. If enacted, …
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) must resume federal education funding for Maine, according to a Friday ruling from George W. Bush-appointed U.S. District Court Judge John Woodcock, granting a request from Maine Attorney General (AG) Aaron Frey. [RELAT…
President Donald Trump aims to restore U.S. maritime dominance with a Wednesday executive order promoting domestic shipbuilding in direct response to China ascendant position in the industry globally and a mounting trade war between the two superpowers. [RELATED: Jared …
An Augusta father was silenced at a Wednesday public school board meeting when he used his testimony to criticize the Augusta school board’s interpretation of Title IX anti-discrimination laws that allow transgender-identifying males into girls’ sports. [RELATED: Mi…
Massachusetts State Rep. Chris Flanagan (D-Barnstable) was indicted by a Boston grand jury on Friday for an alleged fraud scheme that netted him tens of thousands of dollars, which he allegedly used for both personal and political expenses. [RELATED: Boston City Council…
Gov. Janet Mills (D-Maine) is poised to ignore the April 11 deadline set by the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) for Maine to comply with Title IX anti-discrimination laws which the federal government found it to be breaking by refusing to prevent transgender-identify…
A group of Maine Democrats, led by Sen. Craig Hickman (D-Kennebec), began a push last week to lower the state’s voting age to 16 years via a proposed constitutional amendment that would require a two-thirds legislative majority and a statewide referendum vote in order…
Amidst President Donald Trump’s attempts to restore domestic manufacturing to the U.S. with his controversial tariffs, he took the time on Wednesday to fight for Americans’ small personal freedoms with an executive order ending the war on showers. “In my case, I l…