The owner of a plant store in Lewiston is facing aggravated drug trafficking charges after a search of the property by the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) resulted in the seizure of a large amount cocaine, crack cocaine and MDMA (ecstasy) from the business. The MDEA says they had been investigating possible illegal drug trafficking

The Maine state GOP lawmaker who got officially silenced by Democrats for defending girls’ high-school sports is now fighting her own party’s attempts to clamp down on chickens, she said on Thursday. “A fellow Mainer just alerted me to LD 1655, a bill that would regulate how many chickens you can own, the space required

Imagine two nuclear-armed, global superpowers sleepwalking into a war that would, by conservative estimates, cost at least 10,000 American lives but probably many more. That is the altogether possible scenario playing out between the United States and the Peoples’ Republic of China that CATO Institute senior fellow Doug Bandow described to a group of lawyers

Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) on Thursday signed a proclamation recognizing the Armenian genocide just months after appointed a now-resigned anti-Armenian activist to run her state migrant resettlement office. In December, Gov. Mills appointed Tarlan Ahmadov as the first director of the Maine Office of New Americans (ONA), a taxpayer-funded migrant resettlement office which the

Thomas College, a private post-secondary institution in Waterville, Maine, is under scrutiny from the U.S. Department of Justice following a whistleblower’s report of a group of Chinese national students who entered the U.S. under student visas to enroll at the school for the 2024-2025 academic year, but have since disappeared and are believed to still

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr.’s “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) agenda is moving forward with a new road map announced this week for phasing out synthetic, petroleum-based food dyes from the nation’s food supply. [RELATED: FDA Bans Cancer-Linked Food Dye Ahead Of RFK Jr’s Confirmation Hearing…] “If they

President Donald Trump an executive order on Thursday to end “disparate-impact liability,” which essentially compels employers to consider race when hiring or risk legal penalties, and restore meritocracy to hiring in areas where the federal government has discretion. The goal of the action, his order reads, is to “guarantee equal opportunity, not equal outcomes.” [RELATED:

Bangor Publishing Company — the company that owns both the Bangor Daily News (BDN) and a lesser-known marketing agency — has received more than $2.4 million from state agencies since Gov. Janet Mills (D) took office in 2019, according to a review of contracts filed with Maine’s procurement office. The payments to Bangor Publishing Company

A Democrat-led bill aimed at softening the criminal possession thresholds for crack cocaine was advanced by the Maine Legislature’s Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee after a work session on Thursday. State Rep. Nina Milliken (D-Blue Hill) sponsored LD 1366, “An Act to Amend Certain Provisions of the Drug Laws Related to Cocaine Base,” to

President Donald Trump aims to restore “common sense” to school discipline practices with a Wednesday executive order that will end the consideration of race and “equity ideology” when determining how students will be punished. [RELATED: Two-on-One Student Assault on Lewiston School Bus Caught on Viral Video…] “The Federal Government will no longer tolerate known risks

Maine’s new Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) Program was the center of sustained attention Wednesday afternoon in Augusta as the legislature’s Labor Committee held a massive public hearing on a protracted series of bills seeking to either amend or repeal the program. The PFML program, enacted last year as part of a spending bill

After Russia escalated its assault on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv overnight, U.S. President Donald Trump appeared to be shifting the focus of his criticism over the stalled peace talks over the war between the two former Soviet countries from Ukraine’s President Voldymyr Zelenskyy to Russia’s President Vladimir Putin. “I am not happy with the

The Maine native who made a cottage industry out of poking fun at downeasters is about to have the last laugh – on us. Now 74, humorist legend Tim Sample is preparing to step from the stage for good, with his final performance set for June. Sample, who, yes, was actually born in Maine –

Noting an uptick of crime in Maine committed by individual out on bail for a previous offense, Sen. David Haggan (R-Penobscot) wants to roll back provisions of a 2021 law that made it easier for those being held under suspicion of committing a crime to get released on bail. LD 1536, “An Act to Amend

The Maine Legislature’s Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs (ECA) held public hearings for four Democrat-led bills on Tuesday aimed at increasing race-based education requirements for Maine schools and increasing costs for Maine taxpayers. [RELATED: Harpswell Rep Quietly Withdraws Bill That Would Have Made LGBTQ Education Mandatory for Maine Schools…] While Maine faces a federal

Rep. Kristen Cloutier (D-Lewiston) withdrew a bill earlier this month that would have put taxpayer-funded tampons in public school boys’ bathrooms, marking a victory for the Mainers who agree that men cannot menstruate. [RELATED: Maine Democrats Push Bill to Require Tampons in Boys’ Bathrooms Across the State’s Public Schools…] Rep. Cloutier’s bill, LD 155, died

The Maine legislature will meet Thursday for the third session day in a row. Thursday’s calendar is light in both chambers; however, on the agenda there are several noteworthy bills to keep an eye on as well as a resolution showing how bans on militia training and weapon seizures without due process are tyrannical. Representative

Lewiston Police are investigating a pair of shooting incidents that occurred on the same street over two separate days this week. Police say that shortly after 4:30 a.m. on Sunday, April 20, officers responded to the area of 79 Birch St. in Lewiston to a report of gunshots. While they located no suspects or evidence

Rep. Mike Soboleski (R-Phillips) penned a letter to U.S. Attorney General (AG) Pam Bondi, signed by nearly every Republican in the Maine state legislature, calling for a review of they called the Maine’s burdensome, costly and unfair “clean energy” policies. [RELATED: Mainers Overflow Hearing to Speak Out on Both Sides of Proposed Net Energy Billing

President Donald Trump’s administration issued stop-work orders earlier this month on three University of Maine (UMaine) offshore wind development projects, funded through a $12.6 million grant, for alleged violations of grant terms. [RELATED: Trump Places Indefinite Halt on Offshore Wind Development and New England Fisherman Celebrate…] “Here is the letter from the Trump Administration to

Maine’s Democrat-controlled legislature has approved a measure that will create a $12M fund for the benefit of Maine’s abortion clinic operators, and the lead candidates to land the contract for managing the fund happen to be top donors to Maine Democrats. The legislation, titled “An Act to Improve Women’s Health and Economic Security by Funding

Robert Charles has vowed to turn Maine completely red in 2026.Here is how he plans to do it:

Maine Rep. Laurel Libby (R-Auburn) has filed an emergency appeal of an April 19 ruling on her lawsuit against Maine House Speaker Ryan Fecteau (D-Biddeford) for the denial of her rights following from her party-line censure earlier this year. That censure came after Libby refused to apologize for a viral social media post depicting a

A homeless man is facing a dozen counts of aggravated reckless conduct with a firearm for allegedly firing a handgun toward homes in Benton, Maine State Police announced on Tuesday. Maine State Police say that troopers responded to the area of Unity Road in Benton at about 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday after multiple 911 calls

The head of U.S. Border Patrol Houlton (USBP) Houlton Sector, Chief Patrol Agent (CPA) Juan Bernal, retired during a ceremony held last week. “On April 17th 2025 the U.S. Border Patrol Houlton Sector held a ceremony to recognize the outstanding service and dedication of its personnel. Awards were presented to agents and staff whose commitment

A reclusive Swiss liberal billionaire whose cash helped buy Maine’s largest paper is now being targeted by several states over his alleged foreign financial influence on their elections. The secretive Hansjorg Wyss created “dark money” nonprofits, seemingly to skirt the U.S. prohibition on foreign nationals influencing the ballot box, according to the Daily Caller News

Over the past two decades, a reclusive Swiss billionaire has poured more than $800 million into left-wing causes across America, and now states are fighting back. Hansjörg Wyss, 89, a Swiss national with an estimated net worth of roughly five billion dollars, has quietly become one of the most influential donors on the American left. He has spent more

The Montreal Canadiens are in a playoff series and Wednesday is Franco-American Day in the legislature. It’s a good week to have French-Canadian roots. On the regular House Calendar on April 23 are the final votes on the perceived gender, race, identity Equal Rights Amendment. It’s shaping up to be a busy day in the

An Ecuadorian national now faces federal charges for allegedly attempting to transport a group of illegal aliens through Vermont. On Tuesday, the the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont announced that 34-year-old Manuel Rolando Meza-Cambo was charged by criminal complaint with transporting illegal aliens. Federal prosecutors allege that in the early hours of Saturday

China may be integrating advanced artificial intelligence technology into its illicit bioweapons programs, according to the State Department’s 2025 report on international compliance with weapons agreements. [RELATED: Chinese Satellite Company Directly Helping Houthi Terrorists Attacks on U.S. Interests: State Department…] “China probably is unable to make complex scientific equipment without Westerninnovation. It probably is capable

The federal jurist assigned to the federal lawsuit against Maine for refusing to bar transgender-identifying men from women’s sports, U.S. Magistrate Judge John Nivison, recused himself from the case on Friday after previously recusing himself from Rep. Laurel Libby’s (R-Auburn) lawsuit against her censure order. [RELATED: DOJ Files Civil Suit Against Maine, Rep. Libby and

Duke superstar freshman and Newport native Cooper Flagg has confirmed that he is officially entering the NBA draft. Flagg, the projected No. 1 pick, made the announcement in a video shared to his social media on Monday. “Duke fans, my teammates, the brotherhood, and everybody that was along for this journey: it was an incredible

The “non-profit” group running Maine’s largest newspaper is refusing to disclose the salary of the new CEO, amid executive-compensation issues that have nagged at the company. The National Trust for Local News announced it’s hired a new CEO to replace the former trust boss who quit in the wake of questions about her huge salary

A group of renegades from Maine’s upper reaches tired of liberal Gov. Janet Mills (D) are forming their own faction to split from the southern realms of the state and form their own with the name “North Maine.” But as serious as they seem to be, they’re up against a national history that is not

The Winthrop and Monmouth Police Departments both rescinded their applications for an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) partnership program on Saturday that would have allowed local police to detain people on suspected immigration violations. [RELATED: Wells Police Department Becomes First Local Maine Law Enforcement Agency to Participate in ICE Program…] “The Town of Winthrop has

Why would a nationally-recognized Democrat pollster pen an article about her political research in the state of Maine? It could be that Celinda Lake is just really interested in the showdown between Maine Governor Janet Mills (D) and U.S. President Donald Trump (R) over whether transgender students should play on girls’ school sports teams. Or

U.S. State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce confirmed on Thursday that the Chinese satellite company, Chang Guang Satellite Technology, is “directly” helping the Yemen-based Houthi terrorists target U.S. warships and interests in the Red Sea. [RELATED: Trump Executive Order Aims to Restore U.S. Maritime Dominance and Counter Chinese Shipbuilding…] “We can confirm the reporting that Chang

A 39-year-old Portland man was arrested early Sunday after a nearly two-hour standoff with police, during which he threatened officers with a gun and wielded multiple weapons, authorities said. Shortly after 5 a.m. on Sunday, Portland Police observed a motorhome illegally parked and blocking traffic in the area of Elm and Lancaster streets in the

Portland Police have made an arrest following a Sunday shooting that left a 36-year-old woman with non-life threatening injuries. Police responded to 72 Oak St. (Oak Street Lofts) in Portland at 8:18 a.m. on Sunday for a report of a shooting inside of an apartment. Upon arrival, police found a 36-year-old female from Portland suffering

Pope Francis passed away early Monday morning at the age of 88 after a 12-year pontificate, just hours after making his final public appearance for Easter and meeting with Vice President J.D. Vance. [RELATED: Pope Francis Appoints Liberal Cardinal To Head DC Archdiocese As Trump Takes Office…] Dearest brothers and sisters, with deep sorrow I

Democrat lawmakers are looking to expand the use of ranked choice voting (RCV) to all Maine elections, including for the Governor, State Senate, and the State House of Representatives. If a new bill introduced this week is successful, it could change how these state officials are elected. Ranked choice voting has until now been used

A bipartisan group of Maine lawmakers have introduced a bill aiming to increase the value of the state’s Property Tax Fairness Credit beginning in the 2025 tax year. When filing their annual tax returns, Maine homeowners may claim the Property Tax Fairness Credit, subject to qualification based on a number of criteria, including income and

Both nationally, and especially in places like Maine, housing is becoming unaffordable for too many. This trend kills the American Dream. Can it be reversed? Yet bet it can. Working Americans – single and families – deserve home ownership. Older Americans deserve to be able to stay in their homes.On the national level, the cost

New Hampshire U.S. District Judge Joseph N. Laplante ruled on Wednesday that the Trump administration must give 72 hours’ notice before transferring a Guatemalan illegal immigrant arrested in Massachusetts out of the NH facility where he is currently held. [RELATED: Numerous Chinese Massage Parlors in Maine, Some Run By Illegal Aliens, Busted for Sex Trafficking…]

Maine’s House Democrats slipped a surprise vote onto Thursday’s legislative calendar to force through a proposed equal rights amendment to the state constitution that would make transgender identity legally inviolable. [RELATED: Trans-Identifying Murderer Given Taxpayer-Funded Sex Change Drugs Alleges Mistreatment and Wants Sentence Reduction and Transfer to Women’s Prison…] “Today we voted on a Constitutional

If you wanted to build a name for yourself with Maine Democrats to lay the foundations to run against Republican U.S. Senator Susan Collins in 2026, what would be your smartest play? Silly question, I realize, the answer is so obvious: convince elite audiences in Washington, DC that you, in fact, the man. That’s exactly

The Auburn Police Department’s Proactive Community Enforcement (PACE) Unit this week executed a search warrant at a Seventh Street residence, resulting in two arrests and the seizure of over 20 grams of crystal methamphetamine. Police say the operation followed an investigation into drug activities at the home. During a search of the residence Thursday morning

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: Trump Executive Order Aims to Restore U.S. Maritime Dominance and Counter Chinese Shipbuilding…] “The United States

Tarlan Ahmadov stepped down as director of the Maine Office of New Americans in early April — just three months after his appointment to the position by Governor Janet Mills — officially citing health concerns, following scrutiny over his anti-Armenian social media activity and ties to Azerbaijan uncovered by The Maine Wire. However, sources reveal

When anti-Trump Maine businesses called a news conference recently to lobby against the administration’s proposed and imposed tariffs, the fawning legacy media couldn’t set up their cameras and mics quickly enough. Predictably, the news coverage was one-sided, as so-called journalists failed to so much as even ask for an opposing view. The most obvious –

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. [RELATED: Democrat Plan Naming Maine Railroad For Floridian Teeters on Derailment…] “This survey shows that

Yet another bill aiming to allow Maine municipalities to adopt a local option sales tax has been introduced in Augusta just days after the legislative committee that reviews tax proposals rejected a similar “revenue raiser” for towns and cities. Unlike the previous local option sales tax proposals considered by the Taxation Committee, however, LD 1641

Over the past year, Maine has seen a series of high-profile raids on Chinese-run massage parlors suspected of operating as fronts for sex trafficking and forced labor. These operations, in at least two instances were being run by Chinese illegal aliens, have drawn significant attention from local and federal law enforcement. From Rockland to Lewiston

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: Federal Judge Issues Injunction Against Maine’s 72-Hour Waiting Period after Purchasing

Rumford Police arrested both a fugitive who had been evading law enforcement for nearly a year and a domestic violence suspect after a standoff in two separate incidents on Wednesday. According to Rumford Police, a plain-clothes detective observed Jesse Robert Farrington, 41, a known fugitive, entering a vehicle on Andover Road in Rumford Center. Police

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 Ongoing Title IX Concerns…] Golek’s bill, LD 1482, drew strong support from her party

Maine lawmakers on the Taxation Committee have unanimously rejected three proposals to increase the state’s homestead exemption, a program designed to help lower the property tax bill on Mainers’ primary residences. While one of the now-defeated proposals would have increased the value of this exemption for all homeowners, the other two represented more targeted reforms

A report of shots fired in the Town of Paris on Wednesday led to a high-speed police chase involving multiple law enforcement agencies and the arrest of a Massachusetts man, the Maine State Police announced Thursday. Shortly after 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday, the Oxford County Regional Communications Center received a report of several shots fired

The Supreme Court in Britain ruled Wednesday that men identifying as trans women are not legally regarded as women under the nation’s equality legislation. The judgment comes after a long legal battle over whether men identifying as trans women can be considered female under the nation’s Equality Act 2010, which seeks to prohibit discrimination based on gender, sexuality, race

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 Education Even As Schools Risk Funding Loss Over Ongoing Title IX Concerns…] “Parents

Maine’s Racial Equity Commission has emerged among the most frequent abusers of the sloppy no-bid contract system recently scrutinized in State Auditor Matt Dunlap’s 2024 annual report. According to copies of Project Justification Forms (PJFs) related to the no-bid contracts obtained by the Maine Wire, the so-called “Permanent Commission on the Status of Racial, Indigenous

Democrat Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey said without any basis Wednesday that there are “no concerns of safety” regarding male athletes competing against women. The Department of Justice (DOJ) sued Maine on Wednesday over the state’s refusal to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order that bans male athletes from competing in women’s sports on a national

Two individuals out on bail were arrested in Rockland on Monday after police found fentanyl in their vehicle during a traffic stop. Rockland Police say that at around 9 p.m. on Monday officers stopped a vehicle for traffic violations while conducting proactive patrols around a suspected drug trafficking location. At that time, police found that

Is federal Medicaid spending, which last year amounted to over $580 billion, a virtual sacred cow for which reform or cuts in spending are unthinkable? House Republicans in Congress have called for a ten year trimming of the Department of Health and Human Services’ budget through reconciliation that would average cuts of about $88 billion

It’s Easter weekend, but the only Easter egg to be found under the dome in Augusta is just another goose egg on the scoreboard for anything even close to resembling an emergency to justify this current emergency session. The House and Senate will meet tomorrow at 10am for legislative business before the holiday weekend. On

A Maine GOP lawmaker is looking to establish a new special committee tasked with reviewing routine technical rulemaking by state agencies in the name of ensuring “transparency, accountability, and alignment with the public interest.” Under the Maine Administrative Procedures Act, agency rulemaking falls into one of two categories: routine technical or major substantive. While routine

A Dominican illegal alien who was previously deported from the United States has been arrested in Massachusetts and charged with conspiring to distribute tens of thousands of fentanyl pills. Juan Alexis Rodriguez Garcia, 35, who was unlawfully residing in Lawrence, Mass., was arrested Tuesday morning and charged federally with conspiracy to distribute over 400 grams of

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 Wednesday morning for refusing to bar men from women’s sports. “We believe they are failing

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) will begin chip production at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company’s (TSMC) facility in Arizona, marking the first time the company’s processors will be made on U.S. soil. The announcement, delivered Tuesday by CEO Lisa Su in Taipei, signals a sharp pivot in AMD’s manufacturing strategy as the Trump administration ramps up scrutiny

Lawmakers on the Taxation Committee have unanimously rejected a Democrat-led bill that would have revitalized a now-defunct property tax stabilization for senior homeowners in Maine. LD 559 — sponsored by Sen. Donna Bailey (D-York) — would have allowed municipalities to impose a one percent sales tax on prepared food and living quarter rentals and use

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: Maine’s Gun Grabbers Propose New Legislation to Crack-Down on Firearms, Including a Ban

The Department of Justice (DOJ) charged a self-professed “queer scientist” linked to the firebombing of a Tesla dealership and the Republican Party of New Mexico (RPNM) headquarters in Albuquerque. The suspect, Albuquerque resident Jamison Wagner, 40, was charged with two federal counts of malicious damage or destruction of property by fire or explosives in connection

When the head-turning girlfriend of former New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick takes the stage in this year’s Miss Maine USA beauty pageant, she’ll be squaring off against another eyebrow-raiser: Isabelle St. Cyr, a 24-year-old Monson man who now identifies as a woman. According to a report in the Bangor Daily News, St. Cyr

Mainers weighed in Monday morning on a proposed amendment to Maine’s Constitution that would prohibit the governor from calling the Legislature into a special session within 90 days of adjournment. This, in effect, is intended prevent or deter the kind of parliamentary maneuvering that was seen most recently last month to pass a controversial $11.3

A fugitive investigation by the U.S. Marshal’s Service (USMS) on Friday resulted in the arrests of three people in Biddeford on drug and firearm charges in a coordinated effort with local law enforcement. USMS said in a Saturday press release that they received investigative leads from the Biddeford Police Department indicating that 20-year-old Tyler Langille

Just two weeks after Waldo County Hospital closed its maternity and birthing unit citing declining birth rates, on Monday Rep. Jan Dodge (D-Belfast) testified before the legislature’s Education and Cultural Affairs Committee on her bill to mandate that Maine high schools expand a condom giveaway program statewide. “My students were grateful for the availability of

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 laws and banning males from female school sports. The Hodgdon school board is the first to vote to accept

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. [RELATED: Trump Administration Repurposes Biden’s ‘CBP One’ Phone App to Encourage Illegal Aliens to Self-Deport…]

Maine’s Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee held a public hearing Monday morning for a proposal concerning Maine’s unique method of distributing its electoral votes that would essentially hitch its wagon to whatever Nebraska does. Maine and Nebraska are the only two states in the country that do not have a winner-take-all system for allocating their

It’s Tax Day. Taxation is theft. With that grim reminder out of the way, let’s get down to the scouting report for the April 15 session for the Maine House and Senate. Both chambers will gavel in tomorrow at 10 a.m. for a session with light calendars. There are a few potential spots worth watching

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 opposing both DEI and gender ideology. [RELATED: Massachusetts City Declares Itself a Sanctuary for Transgenderism in Wake of

A new “Maine” paper claiming the name of an oldie but a goodie has announced its creation – as a Delaware corporation. The who, what, why, when and where behind the revived Maine Times and its stated mission of “high-impact journalism” from Delaware is a definite head scratcher. The new corporation filed March 28 in

The distribution of Maine’s four presidential electoral votes was up for grabs in Augusta Monday morning, as lawmakers on the Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee held a public hearing on legislation related to Maine’s participation in the Electoral College. Two nearly identical bills to withdraw from the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact were the focus

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 measure would waive the current 17-day waiting period applicants currently face. On Friday, the

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. [RELATED: AG Frey Sues USDA Over Freeze on Federal Funding Following Maine’s Refusal to Ban Males

Boston Democratic Mayor Michelle Wu’s 2021 campaign received hundreds of thousands of dollars from a fundraiser who is listed by a Chinese intelligence agency as an official, a Daily Caller News Foundation investigation discovered. Gary Yu, the founder of Boston International Media Consulting, helped raise over $300,000 for Wu with the help of a Chinese civic association he leads. However

A Republican lawmaker is looking to legally abolish the controversial practice of introducing placeholder legislation, known as a “concept draft,” with the intention of swapping it out with the text of an actual bill later on down the road. Under the proposal introduced by Rep. Laurel D. Libby (R-Auburn), any legislation that could not theoretically

The Heritage Foundation released a database last Thursday allowing parents to identify classical schools in their area as an alternative to the deteriorating state of public education. The Classical Schools Database features over 900 public and charter schools that are committed to “passing down the wisdom of past generations” and teaching students traditional liberal arts as opposed

When Joe Biden’s would-be successor’s campaign was tanking, the now-retiree came up with a plan he thought would help rescue it – a pickleball call to arms in northern New England. “No joke” Joe couldn’t scrape up enough wrinkled Democrat retirees from the pickleball courts in the two oldest-demographic states – Maine and New Hampshire

A public hearing has now been set for a bill seeking to revitalize a now-defunct property tax stabilization program for seniors. On Tuesday, April 15 at 2pm in Room 127 of the State House, Mainers will have the opportunity to weigh in on the GOP-led proposal. Written testimony may also be submitted online at http://www.mainelegislature.org/testimony.

The Portland City Council’s Health and Human Services Committee met on Thursday to discuss various options related to how the city can continue operation of its homeless warming and cooling shelters. Portland partners with private organizations that receive funding from the Maine State Housing Authority (MaineHousing) to operate a cooling shelter in the summer months

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 Golden Urges Crackdown on Chinese Ship Manufacturing and Investments in the U.S…] “The commercial shipbuilding capacity

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: Mills’ Continued Defiance of Trump’s Deadline for Title IX Compliance Could Cost Maine Hugely…] “I’m sorry, but negative

A group of Republican lawmakers have introduced a bill that would improve transparency in Maine’s program allowing students to attend a public school outside of their home district through what is known as a Superintendent Agreement. LD 1588, sponsored by Rep. Barbara A. Bagshaw (R-Windham), would require all school administrative units throughout the state to

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 Councilor Arrested on Corruption Charges…] “Today’s charges against Massachusetts State Representative Christopher Flanagan reveal

An Ecuadorian national stopped by Brunswick Police in January for driving without a seatbelt has pleaded guilty in federal court to illegally reentering the United States after a prior removal. According to court records, 37-year-old Juan Pablo Clabijo Tacuri was observed operating a vehicle without a seatbelt by Brunswick Police on Jan. 27. The Brunswick

After Democrats in Augusta passed a partisan biennial budget for an unprecedented third time in a row, Representative Gary Drinkwater (R-Milford) is pushing back with an initiative for a People’s Veto of the budget. Secretary of State Shenna Bellows has quickly joined in on the partisan fight. People’s Veto efforts have gone to referendum 29

As Congress fast-tracks the SAVE Act, which would require voters to provide proof of citizenship when they register, lawmakers in Maine are looking to remedy another challenge to election integrity by cutting down on the possibility of people being registered in more than one state or jurisdiction at a time by cross-checking the state’s voter

In an effort to address the affordable housing crunch, the Maine State Housing Authority has awarded $23.5 million in Rural Affordable Rental Housing funding to build a combined 137 new rental apartment units across nine municipalities. All housing constructed under the auspices of this program must be made affordable to those earning up to 80

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-identifying males from competing in women’s sports or using women’s restrooms and locker

A group of Democratic lawmakers are looking to give Mainers who do not have a permanent residence an alternative means by which to register their vehicles. Rep. Daniel Sayre (D-Kennebunk), the primary sponsor of LD 611, explained that he was inspired to bring forward this bill after he was made aware that a homeless Mainer

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 to be enacted. [RELATED: Angus King Co-Sponsors Bill to Block Trump’s

When Kevin Bell, 46, told a plainclothes law enforcement officer last weekend that he wanted to kill U.S. President Donald Trump, it wasn’t the first time the Bridgton man mused publicly about his desire to inflict violence on others. While it might be tempting to write off such declarations as the ravings of a madman

The Sanford Police Department is investigating a Wednesday stabbing that left one victim with non-life threatening injuries. On Wednesday, April 9 at about 7:30 a.m., Sanford Police responded to a reported disturbance reported on Bodwell Street. [RELATED: Sanford Police Hunt for Suspect in Dollar Store Stabbing…] Upon arrival at the scene, officers discovered a male

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 like to take a nice shower to take care of my beautiful hair.

Nearly two years after the mast of an historic excursion vessel splintered and fell onto the deck, killing a woman aboard the schooner Grace Bailey off the Maine coast, the chastened Coast Guard claims to have no clue how it happened. The guard, distracted by bureaucratic feuding, is refusing to release any information about the

While some Republicans work this legislative session to eliminate state vehicular inspections or at least make them less burdensome, Sen. Brad Farrin (R-Somerset) and Rep. Wayne Parry (R-Arundel) have each proposed bills to make inspections more expensive and invasive. [RELATED: Inspecting the Inspectors: Electronic Surveillance System for Vehicle Inspections, and Fee Hikes, Proposed…] Both legislators’

A Massachusetts man was arrested in Auburn this week after being found by police in possession of cocaine, fentanyl, a firearm and over $1,000 in suspected drug proceeds. Auburn Police announced on Wednesday that their Proactive Community Enforcement (PACE) Unit had been investigating suspected drug trafficking activity taking place at 114 Hampshire St. in Auburn.

The Maine State Senate unanimously approved a bill Tuesday that aims to address the state’s indigent legal defense crisis, incorporating an amendment advanced by the Judiciary Committee earlier this month. Originally introduced in March by Sen. Anne Carney (D-Cumberland) and Rep. Amy D. Kuhn (D-Falmouth), this legislation looks to make notable changes to the process

President Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause on tariffs for roughly 75 countries that did not issue retaliatory tariffs, and said that the U.S. raised the tariff charged to China to 125%, according to a Wednesday Truth Social post. This comes after Trump implemented tariffs on several other nations on April 2, sending shockwaves across

The ranking Republican lawmakers on the Maine Legislature’s Appropriations Committee have come out against a bill that would increase MaineCare coverage for noncitizens. “We, the ranking Republican members of the Joint Standing Committee onAppropriations and Financial Affairs, write in opposition to LD 782, ‘An Act to AmendMaineCare Financial Eligibility Requirements,’” wrote State Sen. Susan Bernard

A transgender member of a cult-like group facing murder charges was ejected from a courtroom for a second time on Tuesday over an outburst about his treatment in jail. Alexander Leatham, a man who identifies as a woman, accused officers of not respecting his stated female gender in a California facility while shouting words from

The Permanent Commission on the Status of Racial, Indigenous & Tribal Populations (PCRITP), Maine’s taxpayer-funded racial equity board, is getting kicked out of their office space by the building’s new owner. The Permanent Commission was established by the Legislature in 2019 as a result of a bill sponsored by former House Speaker and now State Senator Rachel Talbot

Two Republican-led bills aimed at restoring religious exemptions for vaccine requirements for schools received a contentious joint public hearing in the Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs on Monday, drawing numerous passionate testimonies from both sides of the issue. [RELATED: Maine Court Says Doctor Who Injected 5-Year-Old with COVID-19 Vaccine Without Parental Consent Has Immunity…]

Bowdoin College, an elite liberal arts college on the coast of Maine, is coming under national scrutiny for its handling of anti-Semitism thanks to an investigation by the U.S. House Committee on Education and Workforce announced March 28. That investigation may inexorably point to questions over Bowdoin’s hiring of Nasser Abourahme, an assistant professor of

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled at the end of March that a Biden-era rule regulating so-called “ghost guns” may stand, at least in certain cases. Gun control groups hailed the recent ruling in Bondi v. Vanderstock, but it may not apply to all instances of make-your-own firearms, gun rights advocates hope. Ghost guns are firearms

A Sudanese refugee with multiple prior convictions in Maine, including criminal threatening with a firearm, assault, driving while intoxicated and unlawful possession of a controlled substance, as well as a previous charge for his alleged involvement in a 2012 gang rape in Portland, has pleaded guilty to federal drug charges. Francis Wilson Mezan, 34, pleaded

The Maine House and Senate will be in session on Thursday beginning at 10am. Both calendars are fairly light and most of the morning will be taken up by bill referrals and legislative sentiments. The Maine Wire will be tracking many of bills being referred to committees, but one of particular note caught our eye.

The Maine Senate GOP unanimously opposed the reappointment of Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) Chair Philip Bartlett on Tuesday, citing his suspicious dealings with solar companies and soaring energy costs under his leadership. [RELATED: Mainers Overflow Hearing to Speak Out on Both Sides of Proposed Net Energy Billing Repeal…] “Ratepayers and businesses are going to

One of the biggest Congressional champions of President Donald Trump’s tariff policy hails from the Democratic Party. Democratic Rep. Jared Golden of Maine, who has consistently won reelection in a district Trump carried by nine percentage points in 2024, is emerging as one of the most ardent defenders of the administration’s recent tariffs. While some Congressional Republicans are seeking

House Minority Leader Billy Bob Faulkingham (R-Winter Harbor) has introduced legislation that aims to cap the share of state tax dollars that any one municipality may receive to cover the cost of administering General Assistance in a measure that appears aimed at Maine’s largest city and substantially the biggest spender on welfare — Portland. In

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi pulled non-essential federal funding from the Maine Department of Corrections (DOC) on Monday in response to the state’s decision to house a male convicted multiple murderer in a women’s prison because he declared that he is transgender. [RELATED: Maine Man Who Murdered His Parents and Dog Moved to Women’s Prison…]

The White House’s Office of Management and Budget issued new policies on Monday intended to allow the federal government to take better advantage of rapidly improving artificial intelligence (AI) technology, following a January 23 executive order from President Donald Trump. [RELATED: AI Startup Reveals DEI-Related Language Embedded in Maine Education Laws…] “Under President Trump’s leadership

A former executive at Metrc, Inc., a major provider of cannabis tracking systems that is active in Maine, has filed a federal whistleblower lawsuit accusing the company of enabling illegal marijuana diversion and retaliating against him after he raised concerns about the alleged practice internally. The lawsuit could have serious implications for Maine, where Office

Maine’s Legislature officially defeated efforts to eliminate ranked choice voting (RCV) following a nearly party-line vote in the Senate. Late last month, members of the Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee were split straight down party lines over LD 234, An Act to Eliminate Ranked-Choice Voting. While all Republicans on the committee voted in support of

The Department of the Maine Secretary of State, Bureau of Corporations and Commissions will be paying $10,000 in taxpayer funds for a two-day “emotional intelligence” training seminar. The Department last week posted a Notice of Intent to Waive Competitive Bidding (NOI) document revealing that they will enter into a no-bid contract with the Missouri-based Graceland University’s

A Maine man was taken into protective custody by law enforcement after witnesses reported that he had emerged naked from a wooded area in between Bridgton and Sweden while carrying a rifle. On Monday, April 7, the Oxford County Regional Communications Center received a report of a naked male subject who was seen by witnesses

One Democratic lawmaker has proposed making major changes to how Maine’s primary elections are held by instituting a unique and controversial method of ranking choices now well-known to the state’s voters. Under LD 1422, sponsored by Sen. Joe Baldacci (D-Penobscot), Maine’s most important elections would be determined using open primaries where ballots would be tabulated

Maine Attorney General (AG) Aaron Frey added to his growing list of lawsuits against President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday when he announced the state has filed suit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for freezing some of its education funding to Maine. [RELATED: USDA Freezes Part of Maine’s Federal Funding over Transgender Athlete

Attorney General Aaron Frey joined the attorneys general of 20 other states on Friday in suing President Donald Trump’s administration to stop the closure of three federal agencies, including the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). [RELATED: Maine AG Aaron Frey, Blue State Coalition Secures Preliminary Injunction Against Trump Admin, Halting NIH Cuts…] “The

The Maine House and Senate will both have session days on Tuesday with a full dance card of debates and divided reports. The chambers will take up a repeal of the ban on plastic bags, as well as the ban on paramilitary training, and the perennial vote on a state-level Equal Rights Amendment for all

Maine’s Transportation Committee will hold a public hearing Tuesday on several bills that aim to amend the state’s vehicle inspection requirements. Lawmakers from both sides of the political aisle have introduced legislation that would change Maine’s annual vehicle inspection requirements as they are known today. While some proposals would make this program more restrictive, others

The Somerset County Sheriff’s Department executed a massive drug bust on Gagnon Road in Fairfield early Friday morning, leading to the arrests of six people and the seizure of substantial quantities of illegal drugs. [RELATED: Police Seize Over Four Pounds of Crystal Meth and Make Three Arrests in Auburn Drug Bust…] The Sheriff’s Department secured

The Wells Police Department became the first local Maine law enforcement agency to join a partnership program with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Wednesday, empowering the department to work as immigration enforcers. [RELATED: NH State Police Join List of Law Enforcement Partnering with ICE While Maine Agencies Remain Off the List…] Wells Police Chief

The Maine Legislature’s Judiciary Committee will hold a public hearing on a bill Monday intended to codify into law the principle that power essentially belongs to state agencies and not the people. If enacted, LD 1408 would mandate that state bureaucrats exercise more power than Maine’s courts when it comes to rule-making. LD 1408, “An

One of two Venezuelan nationals arrested by U.S. Border Patrol in Brunswick on March 30 was determined to be connected to the criminal gang Tren de Aragua (TdA), authorities announced on Friday. Earlier this year, the State Department designated TdA as a Foreign Terrorist Organization. After the two Venezuelan citizens were detained in connection with

The Senate voted largely along party lines early Saturday morning to pass a budget blueprint encompassing many of President Donald Trump’s legislative priorities, including a permanent extension of the president’s 2017 tax cuts and $175 billion in new spending on border security. Senators voted 51 to 48 to advance the Trump-backed budget resolution to the House for consideration with

A Republican lawmaker has introduced a bill that would revitalize the now-defunct property tax stabilization program with several key amendments. Introduced by Rep. Wayne R. Parry (R-Arundel), LD 1481 would bring the short-lived stabilization program back beginning in April of this year for eligible seniors. To qualify for the program, homeowners must be over the

Maine’s highways could soon be monitored by automated speed-tracking cameras that could be used to issue tickets without a driver ever interacting with police if Republican Sen. Brad Farrin’s (R-Somerset) recent resolution is successful. [RELATED: Inspecting the Inspectors: Electronic Surveillance System for Vehicle Inspections, and Fee Hikes, Proposed…] The proposed resolution, LD 1457, introduced on

Rhode Island-based U.S. District Court Judge Melissa DuBose presided Friday over the first hearing in Rep. Laurel Libby’s (R-Auburn) federal lawsuit against House Speaker Ryan Fecteau (D-Biddeford) over his decision to block the representative from voting and speaking on the floor of the Maine Legislature. Libby was censured by a party-line vote in February for

As Maine’s Democrats resist efforts by the federal government to remove Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) ideology and radical gender education from schools, the Legislative Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs held a hearing on Wednesday for a bill that would increase transparency of public schools for parents seeking more information about what their children

Democrat Reps. Chellie Pingree (ME-CD1) and Jared Golden (ME-CD2) had very different outlooks after President Donald Trump announced his controversial “Liberation Day” tariffs on Wednesday, causing stock markets to plummet. The ultimate goal was to restore U.S. economic independence and end the exploitation of the U.S. by other nations. [RELATED: Tariff Hikes Kick In Today

The Foundation for Individual Rights and Freedoms (FIRE) has filed an amicus brief in support of Rep. Laurel Libby (R-Auburn) in her lawsuit against Speaker of the House Ryan Fecteau (D-Biddeford) seeking relief for his stripping her of the right to vote and speak on the chamber floor after she refused to apologize for a

Attorneys from the Democrat Party-aligned Elias Law Group filed a lawsuit against the Trump Administration’s new election integrity efforts on Monday on behalf of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), and others. [RELATED: Trump Signs Executive Order to Ensure Election Integrity Across the Country…]

The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) announced the arrest of two men on Tuesday at a residence in Dixfield following a two-month investigation into illegal drug trafficking. Kenneth McCoullum, 33, of Portland, and Joshua Campbell, 38, of Dixfield, face multiple charges, including aggravated trafficking in Schedule W drugs (cocaine), after a search warrant was executed

DeepAudit, a non-profit tech startup using artificial intelligence tools to root out Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and ideologically-charged language, published a report on Monday identifying 14 statutes in Maine education law that appear to use DEI-related language. [RELATED: Federal Department of Education Sends Maine DOE Final Warning on Transgender Athlete Policy…] “We looked at

Lawmakers on the Taxation Committee have unanimously rejected two bills that would have imposed new taxes on the cost of hotel rentals in Maine. While one bill sought to give municipalities the opportunity to adopt a two percent sales tax to fund affordable housing initiatives, the other would have mandated an additional three percent sales

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins sent a letter to Gov. Janet Mills (D-Maine) on Wednesday announcing a pause in federal education funding from the department due to Maine’s repeated refusal to comply with federal law removing males from girls’ sports. [RELATED: Trump Admin’s USDA Pauses Millions in Funding to Maine Universities…]

A group of Democrat Maine legislators, headed by Rep. Cheryl Golek (D-Harpswell), introduced a bill on Thursday that would require Maine students to take LGBTQ Studies in order to pass through the public school system. [RELATED: U.S. DOE Investigates Maine Schools Over Secret Gender Transitions…] Golek’s bill, LD 1482, drew strong support from her party

Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) delivered remarks on the Senate floor Wednesday in support of a resolution sponsored by Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) that would end President Donald Trump’s (R) emergency declaration imposing tariffs on Canada for not doing enough to stop illegal drugs from coming into the United States. The Senate went on to approve

Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey has joined a coalition of twenty-three states in suing Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over the termination of approximately $11 billion in federal COVID-era grants, $91 million of which had been earmarked for Maine. In March, the Trump Administration cancelled and revoked $11.4

A 33-year-old Portland man is facing multiple charges after allegedly attempting to stab a victim and steal the victim’s car Wednesday night. Portland Police say they responded to the area of Commercial and High Streets shortly before 8:55 p.m. on Wednesday for a report of a motor vehicle theft and an attempted stabbing. The suspect

A Honduran national who was previously deported from the United States in 2015 after illegally crossing the southern border has now pleaded guilty to illegally reentering the country, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maine announced on Tuesday. Jose Luis Matute-Duarte, 35, a citizen of Honduras, pleaded guilty on Tuesday in U.S. District

Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) joined a group of nine Democrats on Wednesday in co-sponsoring Sen. Alex Padilla’s (D-Calif.) bill to nullify the new election integrity measures implemented by President Donald Trump via executive order last week. [RELATED: Trump Signs Executive Order to Ensure Election Integrity Across the Country…] “The continued success of our unique experiment

A solution to the long-standing challenge that has vexed every American president since Dwight D. Eisenhower may be at hand, former senior diplomat Ambassador Edward P. Djerejian told an audience at the University of Southern Maine’s McGoldrick Center on Wednesday in calling for a “grand bargain” that could bring peace to the Middle East. Djerejian

During tomorrow’s House session, legislators will tackle a 40-page calendar. Those pages are largely filled with bill references to committees, legislative sentiments, and ‘In Memorandum’ tributes. The work on the calendar as written should go smoothly and quickly. However, a light calendar can often lead to legislative hijinks. Any bill that has been reported out

The Trump administration says it’s broken a record for all-time lowest border encounters in a single month, marking a dramatic turnaround from the monthly border encounters experienced under the Biden White House. Border Patrol agents counted roughly 7,180 crossings along the U.S.-Mexico border during March, according to data released Tuesday by Customs and Border Protection (CBP). This

Democratic Speaker of the House Ryan Fecteau (D-Biddeford) has filed his official response to Rep. Laurel Libby’s (R-Auburn) lawsuit against him for violating her rights as an elected legislator by censuring her earlier this year. Rep. Libby was censured by a party-line vote in February brought by House Democrat leadership for posting a viral image

The Maine Legislature’s State and Local Government Committee held a timely public hearing before on Wednesday to allow for input on a bill with bipartisan support aimed at increasing transparency and accountability regarding the state’s issuance of sole-source non-competitive contracts. The proposed bill, LD 875 or “An Act to Increase Government Transparency in the Procurement

Maine Republicans have put forward two bills in recent days to remove the language in the Maine Human Rights Act’s (MHRA) which lays the legal basis of Governor Janet Mills (D) pretext for refusing to comply with a White House executive order to protect girls’ school sports. The specific language in the MHRA includes “gender

The Consensus Economic Forecasting Commission (CEFC) on April 1 revised its economic outlook for Maine, signaling slower growth ahead through 2029 and highlighting elevated risks from fiscal and trade policies. April’s update marks a shift from the Commission’s November 2024 forecast, showing weaker projections for employment, income growth, and inflation trends. The CEFC cited significant

Nina Jankowicz, previously the head of former President Joe Biden’s administration’s short-lived “Disinformation Governance Board,” defended the 51 former intelligence officials who signed the letter casting doubt on the Hunter Biden laptop emails during a Tuesday hearing. The former officials signed an Oct. 19, 2020 letter claiming the emails reported by the New York Post had “all the classic

Maine has been found to have the fifth highest total tax burden in the country, according to a new study published by personal finance website WalletHub. To determine residents’ tax burden, WalletHub calculated property, income, and sales and excises taxes as a share of personal income. The data used for these rankings were collected on

Radically different testimonies from a politician and a prosecutor before a legislative committee in Augusta this week cast doubt on whether an initiative to ban life sentences in Maine will get far. After the Democratic state representative who proposed the measure told the Legislature’s Judiciary Committee that she did not speak to any victims of

Republicans on the Maine Legislature’s Education and Cultural Affairs Committee reversed course on a bill last Tuesday that would have initially increased the number of charter schools in the state, but instead proposed an amendment to lower the cap to prevent the establishment of a school aimed primarily at “new Americans.” [RELATED: Illegal Alien Previously

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday intended to combat ticket scalpers and predatory practices by online concert and event ticket vendors, who impose numerous fees and make concerts unaffordable for many Americans. In the signing ceremony, President Trump appeared in the Oval Office with the musician Kid Rock who thanked him for

The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) issued its final warning to the Maine Department of Education (MDOE) on Monday for its continued violation of Title IX anti-discrimination laws by allowing males to compete in girls’ sports. “Under prior administrations, enforcement was an illusory proposition. No more. The Trump-McMahon Education Department is moving quickly to ensure

Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) is shirking her duty to pay property taxes for a Salem Township lot she owns in Franklin County, according to records obtained by the Maine Wire. Franklin County Registry of Deeds records show that Gov. Mills, who backed a litany of tax increases on everything from paychecks and hospitals to

A Saco man has been charged with felony theft after allegedly stealing an ATM from a business in Westbrook. “In something you only think you see on TV, an ATM was stolen from a business during the middle of a busy weekday,” Westbrook Police wrote in a post to their Facebook page on Monday. Westbrook

A group of Republican Maine state senators on Monday sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi requesting an investigation into the Maine Department of Administrative and Financial Services (DAFS) and its Office of State Procurement Services (OSPS) following the release of a devastating audit. The letter, signed by 14 Republican senators, including Senate

A new bill from Rep. Gary Drinkwater (R-Milford) could give Mainers a better sense of how much of their tax money is spent on healthcare for illegal immigrants by collecting data on medical expenditures for asylum seekers. [RELATED: Trump Admin Orders End to Cash Welfare Benefits for Illegal Immigrants…] “So the question is, how are

The Maine Judiciary Committee released updated language Monday morning for a bill aimed at addressing the lack of state-provided attorneys for criminal defendants ahead of this week’s work session. Originally introduced earlier this month by Sen. Anne Carney (D-Cumberland) and Rep. Amy D. Kuhn (D-Falmouth), this legislation look to make notable changes to the process

Secretary of State — and announced gubernatorial candidate — Shenna Bellows has officially notified the House of Representatives that anti-gun activists have now collected enough valid signatures to place the ‘Red Flag’ law on the ballot. The law if enacted by referendum would allow a citizen’s weapons to be seized without any due process. The

Maine lawmakers have introduced a bill that would exempt any money earned by kids from state income tax. This proposal would make any income earned by someone under the age of 18 years tax-free, either for the individuals themselves or by those who claim them as dependents. If approved, these changes would go into effect

A bipartisan group of state lawmakers in Maine have sponsored a bill that would decriminalize the possession of small amounts of psilocybin for persons 21 and older. Psilocybin is a naturally occurring psychedelic compound found in certain types of mushrooms, often called “magic mushrooms.” The proposed bill, “An Act to Decriminalize Personal Possession of Therapeutic

A Hartford man was shot and killed by Oxford County Sheriff’s deputies during a domestic assault incident after the man allegedly advanced towards the deputies with a knife. According to the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office, shortly after 4:40 p.m. on Sunday, Oxford and Androscoggin County deputies responded to 911 call from an 80-year-old man reporting

Codee Houston, 33, of California, pleaded guilty to drug trafficking charges on Thursday at the U.S. District Court in Bangor, admitting to transporting drugs from his home state into Maine. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the FBI worked in cooperation with the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and multiple police departments in Penobscot and Hancock

The Office of Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services referred the State of Maine to the U.S. Department of Justice on Friday — one day after the Maine Principals’ Association (MPA) and Cumberland’s Greeley High School announced they refused to sign a voluntary resolution agreement the federal agency proposed after

New details have emerged about Ronald Joseph, 43, the illegal Haitian immigrant, who allegedly raped and impregnated his 14-year-old daughter while living at an illegal immigrant shelter in Marlborough, Massachusetts, including an earlier pregnancy and a forced abortion, in a shocking story broken last year by The Maine Wire. [RELATED: Illegal Alien Charged with Aggravated

Portland Police say they are investigating a Sunday morning stabbing incident on Portland Street that left one man injured. Police say they responded to 45 Portland Street, the address of Dyer’s Variety Store in the city’s Bayside neighborhood, shortly before 6:30 a.m. on Sunday. [RELATED: Longtime Bayside Resident Says She was Victim of Brutal Mugging

A state senator apparently forgot to stop, look and listen before trying to name a Maine railroad crossing for a Florida tourist with no local ties. Locals in the picturesque coastal village of Wiscasset can’t figure out what Rachel Talbot Ross, D-Portland, was thinking. Or, more to the point, why she sprung it on them

A Hallowell Democrat has introduced a bill to expand the use of overseas absentee ballots for local elections. In last year’s federal and state elections, absentee ballots swung the Second District congressional race and gave Democrats the majority for the 132nd Maine State Legislature. “An Act to Improve Access to Absentee Ballots for Municipal Elections

A Winterport Republican has introduced a bill that limits the immunity of the state’s education system. The bill’s public hearing on Monday afternoon comes in the middle of a political storm sweeping across Maine schools that includes a recent sexual assault in Buxton and the national fight over trans athletes which has pitted the state’s

A public hearing is now on the books for a series of constitutional amendments that would give Mainers the right to popularly elect key constitutional officers, including the Attorney General and Secretary of State. Because several separate resolutions have been introduced so far this session that all effectively aim accomplish this same objective in slightly

An Auburn Democrat has introduced a bill that would prevent Maine voters in the northern, more rural part of the state from awarding an electoral college vote to a presidential candidate other than statewide popular vote winner. If passed, the bill would ensure that Maine’s Second Congressional District would not be able to award one

Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, who just this week announced her candidacy for governor, has “serious concerns” about the new election integrity measures imposed by President Donald Trump in an executive order. [RELATED: A Failed 2023 Bill Could Have Forced Bellows to Resign Before Running for Governor…] “I have serious concerns about the policies

Nearly two-thirds of Mainers agree with President Donald Trump (R) that biological men should be barred from participating in women’s sports, according to the newest Pine Tree State Poll, a States of Opinion Project, conducted by the University of New Hampshire (UNH) Survey Center. While 64 percent of respondents said that biological men “definitely” or

A federal appeals court has reinstated a lawsuit brought by a Maine substance abuse counselor who alleges a state judge used his authority to sexually harass her, ruling that the judge is not shielded by qualified immunity. In a decision issued Thursday, the First Circuit Court of Appeals concluded that Samantha Pike, who worked with

Maine Democrats tried to silence Rep. Laurel Libby for defending women’s sports. As a result, they’ve given her more of a voice than ever. Now, she hopes to shine a light on the ENTIRE extreme agenda being pushed in Augusta. Watch the full interview with Steve Robinson:

The Trump Administration’s multiple probes into Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) and her cabinet agencies have now expanded to include potential violations of federal law stemming from public school policies that allow school officials to keep secrets from parents about sex-change counseling for minors. The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) initiated an investigation into the

Republican lawmakers are taking steps to make Maine’s new Paid Family and Medical Leave Program voluntary. Currently, all employers and employees are required to participate in the program, but some legislators are looking to change that. This program, enacted last year as part of a spending bill, has imposed a one percent payroll tax on

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) updated its guidelines on Wednesday to ensure that illegal immigrants and non-permanent residents aren’t receiving government-backed mortgages. [RELATED: Trump Admin Orders End to Cash Welfare Benefits for Illegal Immigrants…] “HUD-backed mortgages should benefit Americans who play by the rules and work hard, not those who enter

Maine lawmakers in the state Senate have rejected a push to call for an Article V Convention to amend the U.S. Constitution. The now-defunct request would have called specifically sought to call an Article V Convention to implement campaign finance reform. This, however, is not the only Article V resolution on the table in Augusta

Democrat Rep. Jared Golden (ME-CD2) urged U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer to crack down on ascendant Chinese shipbuilding in a letter on Monday, accusing the Chinese government of predatory practices that seek to undermine the U.S. industry. [RELATED: Bath Iron Works Receives $34 Million from Navy for Six Workforce Initiatives…] “China’s discriminatory practices and

Maine’s Democratic legislators have returned once again to one of their favorite legislative priorities: cracking down on Second Amendment rights. Multiple bills came before the Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, including a ban on magazines that hold more than ten rounds. [RELATED: Maine Liberals Seek New Second Amendment Restrictions, Including 5-Round Limit…] “From the Las Vegas

Maine’s Judiciary Committee is set to hold a massive public hearing this Friday on a slate of abortion-related legislation. The hearing is set to begin at 9:30am in State House Room 438 and is expected to go until sometime between 5pm and 6pm that night. Mainers may begin arriving as early as 8am to sign

Republican lawmakers in Maine have proposed an amendment to the state’s constitution that would prohibit the governor from calling the Legislature into a special session within 90 days of adjournment. This, in effect, would likely prevent or deter the kind of parliamentary maneuvering that was seen this past week with respect to the $11.3 billion

Tomorrow the legislature gavels in for a day of work in the Governor’s new special session. Both the House and Senate have light calendars. The goal is to probably wrap things up in time for committees to start at 1pm. There will be the usual administrative paper shuffle, but there are two big items in

Struck by how quickly Augusta has changed, I look back to when I got my start in the capital. In 2018, I was a freshman member of the 129th Legislature. My first day I found a note on my desk from Terry Hayes. She was a former legislator who had held my seat before me.

Democrat lawmakers are now looking to amend Maine’s constitution to cap property tax increases for senior homeowners. Sponsored by Sen. Joe Baldacci (D-Penobscot), LD 1304 would amend the state constitution to give the Legislature authority to cap property tax increases for homeowners over the age of 65 to two percent annually. Under the proposed language

As Secretary of State Shenna Bellows launches her campaign to succeed Gov. Janet Mills (D-Maine) in 2026, she has not resigned from her current position. A failed 2023 bill could have forced her resignation to avoid a conflict of interest. [RELATED: The Audacity of Shenna Bellows…] “The sanctity of our elections is extremely important to

The Legislative Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety voted unanimously on Monday in favor of a bill from Rep. Nina Milliken (D-Blue Hill) that would allow prisoners to opt into additional monetary restitution for their victims. [RELATED: Blue Hill Rep’s Bid to Restrict Coyote Hunting Season Fails in Committee, Regardless of Whether There Are

Chief Patrol Agent Juan Bernal, the U.S. Border Patrol’s top official in Maine’s Houlton Sector, on Monday released a promotional video highlighting the agency’s commitment to combatting illegal immigration and human smuggling across the northern border. [RELATED: ‘Whiteouts, dangerous cold, and hazardous terrain’: Maine’s Chief Border Patrol Agent Warns Against Illegal Crossings…] “The time for

The legislature’s Committee on Labor held a public hearing on Tuesday for a bill from Rep. Valli Geiger (D-Rockland) to change the minimum wage to a living wage based on MIT’s calculator, which would set Portland’s wage at over $25 per hour. [RELATED: Maine Looks to Replace Statewide Minimum Wage with Regionally Based Living Wage…]

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday cracking down on voter fraud through a slew of election integrity measures, including universal proof-of-citizenship requirements for anyone registering to vote and increased enforcement of election laws. [RELATED: Records Show Legal and Illegal Aliens Are Voting in Maine and Costing MaineCare a Fortune…] “Above all, elections

The Portland Public School Board will be considering changes to its multiple equity-related policies in order to avoid an appearance of racial discrimination in its hiring practices. Portland Superintendent Ryan Scallon foreshadowed the revisions to the district’s equity policy at the board’s March 18 meeting, saying that the policies, initially approved in 2021, would need

The Maine Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) has sponsored a pilot computer programming training project specifically targeted to “historically marginalized racially, ethnically, and linguistically diverse youth.” The project, entitled “Pathways to Software Engineering,” is funded by a grant from the DECD to the Maine Immigrants’ Rights Coalition (MIRC), a statewide network of over

As U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pushes forward with his Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) agenda, efforts are growing to stop food stamps from being used to buy soda, but soda lobbyists have paid online “conservative” personalities to sway public opinion on their behalf. [RELATED: A GOP Bill Could

China’s growing foothold over the Panama Canal isn’t just fueling its own commercial interests, it also appears to be helping America’s adversaries engage side-step sanctions, court documents obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation show. China has expanded its presence considerably in the Panama Canal since former President Jimmy Carter sold the shipping lane to Panama for

An Eddington man was arrested on Tuesday in connection to social media posts in which he allegedly made threats against Jews, politicians, the Supreme Court and others. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maine announced on Tuesday that Thadius Wind, 50, of Eddington, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with transmitting an

The U.S. reached agreements with Ukraine and Russia on Tuesday to stop attacks on maritime traffic in the Black Sea and lay the groundwork for further progress toward peace, the White House announced. Both Russia and Ukraine agreed to “ensure safe navigation, eliminate the use of force, and prevent the use of commercial vessels for military purposes in the

A Maine Republican representative has filed an application to begin collecting signatures for a People’s Veto of the $11.3 billion two-year, party-line budget approved last week. In Maine, a People’s Veto allows voters to “repeal a piece of legislation passed by the legislature” by using “the initiative and referendum process.” To earn a place on

A group of Maine House Democrats is working to enshrine the commemoration of the January 2021 Capitol protests into law with a bill from Rep. Rafael Macias (D-Topsham), declaring a “day to remember” and educating the public about the protest. [RELATED: Bombshell DOJ Report Finds More Than Two Dozen FBI Informants Present, Breaking Laws at

Lawmakers on the Veterans and Legal Affairs (VLA) Committee are divided along partisan lines over whether or not to advance a proposal to repeal ranked choice voting. While all Republicans on the committee voted in support of doing away with the controversial system, all Democrats opposed this effort. LD 234 — An Act to Eliminate

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Administration for Children and Families (ACF) issued a memo on Monday for state-level administrators of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) welfare program reminding them that it is illegal to give TANF benefits to illegal immigrants. Because TANF is provided on Electronic Transfer Benefit (EBT)

You get a censure! and you get a censure! and you get a censure! Action in the House seems to be shaping up like an old episode of the Oprah Winfrey Show. Tomorrow starts a prefabricated special session called by Gov. Janet Mills to finish the work that 132nd Legislature left on the table after

This past week in Augusta, Democrat lawmakers pursued a relatively obscure parliamentary maneuver to pass an $11.3 billion spending bill without any Republican support. But how did we get here from the $120 million supplemental spending bill that was being debated earlier this month? After significant back and forth between chambers, this bill was placed

The Maine state government is Frigged Up Beyond All Recognition (FUBAR, as the military acronym is politely known). It’s obvious to anyone paying attention. There are no checks and balances, rules are ignored or misinterpreted. Waste, fraud and abuse rule the day. The only principle that is respected is power and the only skills that

A multi-day Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operation in the Boston, Massachusetts area last week led to the arrests of 370 illegal immigrant criminals, including fugitives wanted for murder, child sexual predators, drug traffickers, and other violent criminals. [RELATED: Bay State Hotel Flop House Becomes Hub for Illegal Alien Rape and Domestic Violence on Maura

Tarlan Ahmadov, the director of the Maine Office of New Americans (ONA) who has recently faced calls for his resignation over his history of making anti-Armenian comments on social media and for taking several Maine lawmakers on a eyebrow-raising gift trip to Azerbaijan, appears to be vacationing at a ritzy lakeside Italian resort. [RELATED: Did

Plot : Star of “The Blair Witch Project” retires from acting, moves to small town in Maine, gets elected to municipal governing board. Fact or fiction? Fact. A year later, Heather Donahue faces ouster from town office after allegedly vandalizing private property. True or false? True. Donahue, who since 2022 has lived in Freedom, Maine

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has suspended funding for migrant shelters as it investigates possible misuse of the funds to support illegal immigrants involved in human smuggling, according to a letter from FEMA Acting Administrator Cameron Hamilton. [RELATED: Trump Administration Removes Biden-Era Advisory Designating Gun Violence as a ‘Public Health Crisis’…] The letter, reviewed

President Donald Trump’s administration has removed the Biden-era Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) advisory designating gun violence as a public health crisis, the first designation of its kind. [RELATED: Federal Judge Issues Injunction Against Maine’s 72-Hour Waiting Period after Purchasing a Firearm…] “HHS and the Office of the Surgeon General are complying with

The Department of Defense (DOD) and Department of Energy (DOE) have funded more than 100 research projects using Chinese government supercomputers sanctioned by the U.S. for collaborating with China’s military, a Daily Caller News Foundation investigation found. The DCNF compared federally-funded research project reports against entities sanctioned by the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC). The

Former President Joe Biden has offered to come back into politics after dropping out of the 2024 presidential race to campaign to fix the Democratic party following his historically unpopular presidency, according to an NBC report. [RELATED: Trump Declares Biden’s Pardons Void Because They Were Allegedly Signed with an Autopen…] Unnamed sources close to President

Ryan McLaughlin, a sports reporter with The Ellsworth American, deleted his X account on Thursday following intense backlash after he posted a statement telling female athletes that they should simply train harder to win against transgender-identifying males. [RELATED: ‘Transgender Death Educator’ Tapped by Maine House Democrats to Deliver Invocation Celebrating Diversity and Ignoring God…] “There’s

An illegal alien was among two New York-based individuals who were arrested in Auburn on Thursday in connection to a spree of retail thefts across Maine. According to Auburn Police, at about 11:20 a.m. on Thursday, officers located a vehicle on Washington Street that was being sought in connection to several organized retail thefts around

Majority Democrats in the Maine Legislature approved an $11.3 billion budget in the late hours of Thursday night after repeated and unsuccessful efforts by minority Republicans in both chambers to force spending curbs on the runaway costs of various programs, including Medicaid. The budget now being sent to Governor Janet Mills (D) for approval marks

The Maine Legislature’s Committee on Environment and Natural Resources voted against two Republican-led bills that would prevent geo-engineering in the name of combating climate change during a work session on Wednesday. [RELATED: Public Advocate Pressed to Hold Solar Companies to Account for High Costs and Confusion…] Both bills would have prevented a slew of actual

A new bill introduced this week looks to amend the laws governing Maine’s new Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) Program to allow employers who had a “substantially equivalent” private plan in place by January 1 of this year. Currently, Maine employees and employers are required to make non-refundable contributions to the new paid leave

President Donald Trump signed an executive Thursday that represents the first step toward officially abolishing the federal Department of Education (DOE). Flanked by students and educators in a White House signing event, President Trump moved closer towards fulfilling a promise to return decision-making and resources for education from the federal government to the states. “Our

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed on Wednesday that the University of Maine system of state-funded schools will comply with an executive order preventing males from competing in women’s sports. In FY24, the USDA granted the University of Maine nearly $30 million in funding. Last week, funds were briefly frozen, though the hold was

A U.S. Department of Education’s (DOE) Office of Civil Rights (OCR) investigation found on Wednesday that the Maine DOE is in violation of Title IX anti-discrimination laws, joining the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in ruling against Maine for its transgender policies. [RELATED: Feds Rule Maine’s Transgender Policy Forcing Females to Compete Against

The Maine House Democrats selected self-described “Transgender Death Educator” Quinn Gormley, former executive director of the far-left transgender advocacy group Maine Trans Net, to deliver the prayer invocation starting Thursday’s legislative day. [RELATED: Board Member of LGBTQ+ Nonprofit Resigns After Complaining About Racism, Minors Crossing “Sexual Boundaries”…] “A great holiness I pray here for these

A French member of European Parliament made headlines on Sunday when he said it was time for the United States to return the Statue of Liberty to France because America no longer deserves it, drawing return fire from White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, who essentially said ‘no way!’ “We’re going to say to the

The question now isn’t whether President Trump will ever invite the country’s top judge to his Mar-A-Lago hideout for a round of golf. Now it’s whether the chief U.S. Supreme Court justice will ever invite the president to his Maine vacation home for a round of lobster. Make that homes – plural. The Chief Justice

Sen. Joe Baldacci (D-Penobscot) wants the state to either purchase or use eminent domain to seize control of the Bangor Mall so it can be transformed into subsidized “affordable” housing units, and submitted a resolution to that effect which was met with a range of skepticism at a public hearing on Tuesday. [RELATED: Sen. Joe

Republican lawmakers are pushing for Maine to eliminate the state’s vehicle excise tax and replace it with an annual mileage-based fee. Drivers in Maine currently have to pay an annual excise tax on their vehicles, the amount of which is calculated based on a vehicle’s age and manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP). LD 1194 —

Portland Public Schools Superintendent Ryan Scallon on Tuesday doubled down on the district’s commitment to “equity” and to continue allowing transgender-identifying boys to participate in girls’ sports, comparing the controversial political climate surrounding the issue to the civil rights and women’s suffrage movements. In a nearly 20-minute speech to the school board during their Tuesday

Madness comes in many forms. Maine seems to be ground zero for it. Despite historic support for mandatory minimum sentences for Class A and B felonies, Democrats aim to end mandatory minimums for murder, rape, drug trafficking, and gun felonies—madness. Democrats in Maine are pushing LD 268, a bill that—very simply—ends the certainty that felons

The transgender-identifying Waterville City Councilor Rien Finch—formerly known as Hannah Heidt—resigned from her position without warning on Monday, claiming that President Donald Trump’s election left physically unable to breathe, requiring hospitalization. [RELATED: Feds Rule Maine’s Transgender Policy Forcing Females to Compete Against Males Violates Title IX…] “Mentally, I’ve taken a beating,” said Finch in an

Maine Democrats are spending money like crazy. Is anything in Maine actually getting better?Senator Matt Harrington and Maine Wire Editor-in-Chief Steve Robinson discuss:

Three Dominican nationals were arrested Wednesday morning and charged in connection to an alleged conspiracy to distribute cocaine and crack cocaine in Nashua, N.H., acting U.S. Attorney Jay McCormack announced. Elizardo Escaria Delison, 32, Belisario Luis Delison, 49, and Rayddy Delison De Aza, 28, all of the Dominican Republic, were each charged with one count of

Senate Minority Leader Trey Stewart joined Maine Wire Editor-in-Chief Steve Robinson to describe the largest spending package in Maine history, the censure of Laurel Libby, the consequences of one-party rule in Augusta, and much more!Watch:

Democrat lawmakers are now looking to extend funding that makes community college free for all Maine residents — a benefit that was introduced as an extraordinary measure three years ago. To qualify for the proposed program, students would need to (1) enroll in an associate degree, diploma, or certificate program at a participating institution, (2)

The FBI successfully extradited Francisco Javier Roman-Bardales, 47, thought to be a key leader of the MS-13 terrorist gang, on Monday night, marking the third member of the FBI’s ten most wanted fugitives list apprehended under President Donald Trump. [RELATED: Cartel Terrorist Bomb Kills Texas Rancher…] “He was arrested in Mexico and is being transported

The State of Maine has now awarded the last of the $60 million relief package approved last year in response to the destructive storms that swept through the state in the winter of 2023, leaving a trail of destruction in their wake. This final round of funding, worth a total of $2 million, was allocated

On Tuesday, Portland Police took three suspects into custody accused of displaying handguns and making threats against an individual at a mosque on Forest Avenue. Police say they responded to the Cumberland Islamic Center at 1844 Forest Avenue shortly after 9 p.m. on Tuesday for a weapons possession call. [RELATED: Shooting Outside Lewiston Mosque Disrupts

As Maine faces a potentially substantial loss of federal education funding for refusing to comply with one of President Donald Trump’s executive orders, the University of Maine has quietly changed the name of its Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI) in an attempt to avoid a funding loss. On January 20, President Trump signed an

Maine lawmakers are on track to reject a proposal to soften the restrictions surrounding candidates’ ability to communicate with voters at the polls on election day. Members of the Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee are divided along partisan lines over whether or not the state should amend the restrictions surrounding candidates’ ability to interact voters

GOP lawmakers are looking to reinstate the property tax stabilization program for Maine’s older homeowners that previously had been repealed after just one year. Referred to the Taxation Committee Tuesday, LD 1144 was sponsored by Sen. Jim Libby (R-Cumberland) and cosponsored by Sen. Bruce Bickford (R-Androscoggin) and Sen. Trey Stewart (R-Aroostook). Originally introduced in 2022

After failing to secure a $120 million MaineCare bailout package at the State house last week, the Democrat-controlled State Legislature is slated to vote on the first part of a nearly $12 billion budget that contains spending for fiscal years 2025, 2026, and 2027. As admitted last week by Sen. Mark Lawrence (D-York), the Democratic

A new Republican-led bill introduced on Tuesday looks to amend the citizens petition process with respect to agency rule making in Maine. Under current Maine State Law, agencies are required to begin appropriate rule making proceedings upon receipt of a petition with 150 valid signatures. This process was recently invoked by the Natural Resources Council

Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to a limited 30-day ceasefire in the ongoing conflict with Ukraine after a nearly two hour phone call with US President Donald Trump on Tuesday, the White House announced. The offer by the Russians refers only to attacks on energy and infrastructure targets, falling short of President Trump’s goal to

A midcoast Maine homeowner who was annoyed his neighbor’s trees were ruining his harbor view may have found a solution – pesticide. State officials suspect a Rockport man drilled holes in the trees outside Ruth Graham’s $2.8 million Mechanic Street house and injected them with poison. Stephen Antonson, who owns a house next door to

Maine’s legislature held a public hearing on Monday for a bill from Rep. Chad Perkins (R-Dover-Foxcroft) that would expand Mainers’ right to self-defense, removing requirements for potential victims to either retreat or surrender property before defending themselves. [RELATED: Maine Democrats Push Bill to Eliminate Mandatory Minimum Criminal Sentences…] “Removal of the duty to retreat is

The City of Portland and Maine taxpayers will be footing a nearly $4.5 million annual bill for operating a 179-bed shelter for single asylum-seeking migrants after the nonprofit organization that was contracted to take over services at the shelter dropped out due to lack of funding. The migrant shelter, located at 166 Riverside Industrial Parkway and

The Biden administration deliberately buried a final draft version of a study that would have undermined its January 2024 decision to pause approvals for liquefied natural gas (LNG) export projects, according to four Department of Energy (DOE) sources. Former Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and former President Joe Biden announced the LNG freeze in January 2024, stating that it would

Rep. Kristen Cloutier (D-Lewiston) wants to put tampons in high school and middle school boys’ bathrooms with a new bill that would require free menstrual products in public school restrooms, even for male students who do not menstruate. The bill, LD 155, drew support from nine Democratic co-sponsors and will be considered in the Committee

A public hearing has been scheduled next week for a bill that aims to support Maine’s hospitality industry by eliminating the sales tax on prepared foods, including meals sold in restaurants. The official summary of this legislation indicates that the purpose of this change would be to “mak[e] dining out more affordable,” as well as

Lawmakers on the Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee have unanimously voted to recommend that a bill allowing candidates for Attorney General and Secretary of State to participate in the Maine Clean Elections Act (MCEA) not be passed into law. LD 454 was sponsored by Sen. Joe Baldacci (D-Penobscot) and, if approved, would have given candidates

The next and perhaps final phase of the budget battle is starting to gear up in Augusta. This week the House and Senate are scheduled for session days on both Tuesday and Thursday. The fact that the legislative calendars for tomorrow appears to be basically boilerplate is an indicator that the majority is setting their

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Friday announced that they have awarded the first border wall construction contract of President Donald Trump’s second term in office, and will spend just over $70 million for the construction of seven miles of new border wall in Hidalgo County, Texas. CBP says that the $70,285,846 contract with

President Donald Trump made a bombshell announcement on Sunday night, declaring that all the pardons signed by former President Joe Biden for the members of the Select Committee on the January 6, 2021 are invalid because they were signed with an autopen. [RELATED: Biden Lashes Out at Press, Suffers Memory Lapse While Denying Senility…] “The

The U.S. military began a large-scale operation Saturday against the Iran-backed Houthi terrorists in Yemen to defend American interests and global maritime trade, President Donald Trump announced. The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said it launched “precision strikes against Iran-backed Houthi targets across Yemen to defend American interests, deter enemies, and restore freedom of navigation.” A video accompanying

Maine Democrats have proposed levying an additional four percent tax on income earned over $1 million to fund public education. Sponsored by Rep. Cheryl A. Golek (D-Harpswell), LD 1089 would impose this new “surcharge” on income beginning with that generated this year. The four percent tax would only be applied to the portion of a

The Democratic Party has dropped to a new record low among Americans, reaching only a 29% favorability rating, according to a CNN poll conducted by SSRS. In the CNN/SSRS poll conducted from March 6-9, 1,206 respondents were asked about their views on both the Republican and Democratic parties, with a margin of sampling error of +/- 3.3 for

The Oxford County Sheriff’s Department conducted a raid on a large-scale illegal marijuana operation in Dixfield on Friday, seizing over 1,600 illegally cultivated plants. The Sheriff’s Department procured a search warrant after receiving information that a house on Porter Rd. in Dixfield had been converted into an illegal marijuana grow site. The address — 142

A Portland man accused of throwing a rock through the window of a motor vehicle was arrested on Sunday and found in possession of a stolen firearm and over 11 grams of cocaine, police announced Monday. Portland Police say they responded to the area of Chestnut and Oxford Streets shortly after 12 p.m. on Sunday

Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) agents from the Calais station apprehended a group of illegal immigrants after encountering a suspicious van on March 5 in Maine’s Houlton border sector. [RELATED: ‘Whiteouts, dangerous cold, and hazardous terrain’: Maine’s Chief Border Patrol Agent Warns Against Illegal Crossings…] Agents from the Calais station encountered a suspicious black passenger

Democrats and anti-Israel activists are claiming the attempted deportation of an alleged Hamas sympathizer to be unconstitutional, but immigration experts point out that the State Department has broad authority to remove foreign nationals deemed a foreign policy threat. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents on March 8 arrested Mahmoud Khalil, a Syrian-born Algerian national who became the

Democrat lawmakers in Augusta have introduced a bill that aims to prohibit “housing discrimination” based on a person’s source of income under the Maine Human Rights Act. If approved, this law would prevent anyone looking to sell or rent a property from refusing to rent to, or engage in housing negotiations with, individuals because of

The public will now get a chance to weigh in on whether to give Maine voters the opportunity to approve or reject pay raises for elected officials in the state, including legislators and the governor. Sponsored by a group of GOP lawmakers, LD 775 would put the pay raise legislators already approved earlier in the

Rep. Reagan Paul (R-Winterport) along with eight Republican co-sponsors, proposed a bill on Tuesday that would place chaplains in Maine public schools as a new method of combatting the mental health crisis afflicting America’s youth. [RELATED: Dem Claims ‘Christian Prayer’ Should Not Be Allowed In Capitol, Protests National Prayer Breakfast…] “The definition of insanity is

A 13-year-old Cassidy Carlisle got an unwelcome shock when she encountered a biological male in the girls’ locker room at her school in Presque Isle years ago. When she complained to the school administration, she was told that if she chose to change in a private bathroom instead, she might be late for class. Years

The White House withdrew the nomination of President Donald Trump’s pick for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) director, David Weldon, on Wednesday night, the day before his confirmation hearing was scheduled. [RELATED: Senate Confirms Robert F. Kennedy Jr. As Next HHS Secretary…] After the withdrawal, Weldon, a medical doctor and former congressman

A service provider for the state’s Office of MaineCare Services left several expletive-ridden voicemails for a Republican state senator early Friday morning after he voted against the Maine Democrats’ $120 million MaineCare bailout plan on Thursday. On Thursday afternoon, the emergency spending bill sponsored by Rep. Drew Gattine (D-Westbrook) on behalf of the governor meant

A political science professor at the University of Maine (UMaine) sent out a recruitment flyer for the UMaine Orono Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), a left-wing activist group that describes themselves as “anti-ICE” and hopes to turn the public university into a “sanctuary school” for illegal aliens. Robert Glover, a UMaine associate professor of

Mainers gathered in Augusta Wednesday for a public hearing on two bills that look to allow cities and towns throughout the state to adopt a local option sales tax on short-term lodging. Both laws up for consideration this week would give municipalities the option of imposing a two percent sales tax on the cost of

Lewiston’s Rep. Mana Abdi (D) has introduced a bill to allow state workers to get the Muslim holidays Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha off from work, requiring the closure of all non-essential state offices on those days — which fall on different dates each year. [RELATED: Maine Department of Corrections to Pilot Prison Rehab Program

The third rail of life in summertime Maine – competition for limited beach parking – is heating up in one of the state’s southernmost coastal towns. Wells town officials are actually considering reducing the numbers of beach permits taxpayers can get to park in the eight oceanfront municipal lots. The officials are even thinking about

The number of migrants crossing from South to North America through what had been a highly-trafficked corridor on Panama’s southern border drastically dropped in February to its lowest level since COVID lockdowns, suggesting a potential result of President Donald Trump’s tightened immigration policies. [RELATED: CBP Closes Temporary Processing Facilities after Historic Low Encounter Number Make

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced that they will be repurposing the Biden administration’s “CBP One” phone application, which was used to facilitate the entry of migrants into the U.S. along the southern border, into a portal that illegal aliens can use to report that they will be self-deporting from the country.

The young Maine child who was given a controversial and experimental Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA injection at a public school without his parents consent may not have immunity from Covid-19. But the doctor who delivered the non-consensual shot and the powerful hospital system that supplied it do. Legal immunity, that is. The Maine Supreme Judicial Court decided

Maine State Police are investigating the death of a Massachusetts man who was found deceased from a gunshot wound at a residence in Palmyra in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Shortly after 1:30 a.m. on Wednesday, the Somerset County Regional Communications Center received a 911 call reporting a shooting at 531 Madawaska Rd. in

Protecting Sears Island from exploitative development has been a mission of its Waldo County defenders for decades, and the latest leader in this effort wants to make sure that it is not turned into a port for controversial wind turbines. On Wednesday, the Maine’s Legislative Committee on Environment and Natural Resources held public hearings on

Northern Light Inland Hospital and its associated Waterville clinics are slated to be shut down and will halt patient care on May 27 before fully closing their doors on June 11, its administration said on Thursday. According to the announcement, Lakewood Continuing Care, a 105-bed facility, will remain open and will not be affected by

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has begun reducing the number of temporary soft-sided illegal immigrant processing facilities this month, as record-low border crossings and quick removals have rendered them unnecessary, the agency’s acting head said on Thursday. [RELATED: Pentagon Orders Mechanized Stryker Brigade with 5,000 Troops to the Southern Border…] “CBP no longer

Maine’s Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs voted in favor of a bill legalizing home alcohol distilling with a positive, “Ought to Pass as Amended,” recommendation on Wednesday, despite opposition from three committee Democrats and one Unenrolled representative. [RELATED: Maine Dems Demand Governor’s Weed Boss Stop Hiding Legally Required Report from Legislature…] The Republican-led bill

Rep. Jared Golden (ME-CD2) explained why he was the only Democrat in the House to vote on Tuesday in favor of a Republican-led, seven-month Continuing Resolution (CR) spending package that would avert a government shutdown. [RELATED: 1,500-Plus Page Continuing Resolution Needed to Avoid Gov’t Shutdown Includes Billions in Storm Relief and Pay Raise for Lawmakers…]

The Oxford County Sheriff’s Office announced on Wednesday that following a multi-day search they have arrested a suspect accused of crashing his vehicle into ski lift gates and the slopes at Sunday River Resort in Newry. Deputies responded to Sunday River at 6:30 a.m. on Sunday, March 9, to investigate a report of an aggravated

Funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for Maine universities was restored Wednesday following a brief pause by the federal government on Monday. U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine), who chairs the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued a statement on Wednesday as news of that the funding pause had ended broke. The University of Maine System

The Portland Press Herald published the same unredacted photo of a transgender-identifying male minor on Tuesday that they slammed Rep. Laurel Libby (R-Auburn) for posting, the same photo that led the Democrat Majority to strip her of her right to vote and speak on the House floor. [RELATED: Rep. Libby Files Federal Lawsuit Against Speaker

Under the Trump administration, Border Patrol apprehensions are sinking to levels never before experienced in Customs and Border Protection (CBP) history. Border Patrol agents apprehended a total of 8,347 illegal migrants along the southern border throughout February, according to the latest figures released Wednesday by CBP. The number marks a 71% decrease from the previous month when

A senior aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin threw cold water on a ceasefire overture that U.S. Special Envoy Steven Witkoff brought to Moscow on Thursday even before U.S. President Donald Trump’s negotiator got out of his plane. “It seems to me that no one needs any steps that imitate peaceful actions in this situation,”

Democrat lawmakers in Maine are looking to impose an additional four percent tax on capital gains earned by residents over a certain threshold. Capital gains refers to the increase in the value of an asset between the time it is acquired and when it is sold. These assets include a wide range of investments, including

Maine’s leading Democratic figures have recently condemned the act of posting pictures of minors on Facebook as a serious political offense — one worthy of stripping Rep. Laurel Libby (R-Auburn) of her right to vote and speak on the floor of the House of Representatives. Since House Speaker Ryan Fecteau (D-Biddeford) is in the business

A Maine church embroiled in a legal dispute with the Hermon School System has claimed that Drummond Woodsum—the law firm representing Hermon and numerous other public schools in Maine—intentionally withheld emails during the discovery phase. These emails, according to the church, could have demonstrated that religious discrimination influenced the school board’s decision to deny the

New Hampshire’s senior senator and former governor, Jeanne Shaheen (D), announced on Wednesday that she will not seek another term in the U.S. Senate in 2026, where she has served since 2009 after six years as the state’s governor. [RELATED: NH State Police Join List of Law Enforcement Partnering with ICE While Maine Agencies Remain

Cumberland Police on Wednesday announced the arrest of a man accused of orchestrating a sophisticated online fraud scheme targeting a local Maine resident. In a joint operation with the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office and the FBI, on March 10, Cumberland Police arrested Zhangqi Xie, 44, for of theft by deception, a Class B offense punishable

The Maine State Police and Attorney General’s Office on Wednesday announced that they have concluded the investigation into the deaths a mother and daughter who were found dead in Farmington in late December of 2023. On the morning of Dec. 27, 2023, 76-year-old Jean Robinson and her daughter, 53-year-old Allison “Joy” Cumming, both of Farmington

Maine lawmakers are now looking to have the final say over what civil lawsuits are brought by the state’s Attorney General. In recent years, Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey has pursued litigation on a host of controversial topics, as well as joined a number of suits challenging the policies of President Donald Trump’s (R) administration.

During remarks on the Senate floor on Tuesday, U.S. Senator from Maine Susan Collins (R) claimed it was a “myth” that European countries have not done their fair share to provide aid to Ukraine in their war with Russia. Sen. Collins’ remarks come as the Trump administration lifted a pause on intelligence sharing and security

In an unprecedented move that’s turning heads in the legal community, every single federal judge in the District of Maine has recused themselves from a first-of-its-kind lawsuit pitting a House Republican against the Democratic House Speaker who stripped the GOP member of her right to vote and speak in the House chamber. All six of

The Lewiston Police Department on Tuesday issued an update on their investigation into a shooting that occurred outside of a mosque Friday evening, stating that both the victim who suffered a gunshot wound and the members of the mosque have been uncooperative with police. Police responded to Masjidu Salaam Mosque at 243 Bartlett St. in

Ukraine agreed Tuesday to a U.S.-proposed 30-day ceasefire with Russia, according to a joint statement from the U.S. State Department and Ukraine. Ukraine agreed to the deal after Secretary of State Marco Rubio led negotiations with Ukrainian diplomats in Saudi Arabia Tuesday, with peace pending the approval of the Kremlin, according to the statement. The U.S. will also “immediately”

A London-based Ukrainian intelligence group linked to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) labelled American politicians as “foreign propagandists,” falsely accusing them of Russian loyalty. The group, Molfar, created an online blacklist including Vice President JD Vance, Republican Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie, U.S. Counterterrorism Director Joe Kent and others. The list claims these officials are “external

Rep. William Tuell (R-East Machias) introduced a disarmingly simple bill to Maine’s Legislature last month consisting of only one sentence. His measure seeks to “direct the attorney general to drop his lawsuit against big oil about climate change.” What’s left unsaid by Rep. Tuell’s bill is a broader sentiment that Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey

The Maine House and Senate spent the second half of Tuesday passing different versions of the state’s supplemental budget between the chambers, but again failed to enact the measure by the time the session came to an end that evening. At issue was LD 209, largely a bill to bail out the state’s Medicaid shortfall

Democrat lawmakers are looking to add new penalties and enforcement measures to Maine’s Paid Family and Medical Leave Program that went into effect earlier this year. The bill introduced by President of the Senate Mattie Daughtry (D-Cumberland) and cosponsored by Rep. Kristen Cloutier (D-Lewiston) would also establish a Bureau of Paid Family and Medical Leave

An amendment to Governor Janet Mills’ $120 million supplemental budget request passed the Senate on Tuesday afternoon that would place modest limits on the state’s ballooning General Assistance program in exchange for exempting temporary and emergency shelters. General Assistance is a taxpayer-funded welfare program administered on the municipal level in Maine that provides the poor

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard revoked the security clearance of a cadre of Democratic staffers, officials and lawyers associated with highly-politicized activities on Monday and barred former President Joe Biden from accessing the President’s Daily Briefing, following a directive from President Donald Trump. [RELATED: Senate Confirms Tulsi Gabbard As Director Of National Intelligence…] “Per

Taking your car in every year for its inspection sticker is a familiar ordeal to all Maine drivers, but some lawmakers are looking to make this a less frequent experience. Under LD 1010, sponsored by Rep. Chad R. Perkins (R-Dover-Foxcroft), drivers would only need to get their inspection stickers updated every other year. Cosponsoring this

Maine State Senator and former House Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross (D-Cumberland) has introduced a bill that would extend taxpayer-funded prescription drug discount program coverage to certain noncitizens residents of Maine. Sen. Talbot Ross’ bill, LD 842, would provide coverage under the Maine Rx Plus Program to noncitizens living in Maine who might otherwise qualify for

Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey celebrated a settlement with Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC that will cap Mainers’ insulin costs at $35 per month out-of-pocket on Tuesday, but the company had already been providing the drug at that cost for over a year. [RELATED: Instead of Cutting Fat from the Budget, Maine Democrats Want State-Funded Weight Loss

Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser ordered the dismantling of the city’s Black Lives Matter (BLM) Plaza and the destruction of its mural—which she commissioned—with crews beginning demolition work on Monday following pressure from Republicans. [RELATED: State Department Orders Embassies to Stop Flying Pride, BLM Flags, in New Trump Era Rule…] “The mural inspired millions of

Maine’s Health and Human Services (HHS) Committee voted Wednesday to recommend that millions in proposed cuts to certain child care programs included in the state’s proposed biennial budget be scrapped. These cuts, worth more than $36 million in total, were originally proposed as part of an effort to address the massive budget shortfall that Maine

The federal government has temporarily halted millions of dollars in funding through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for the University of Maine System (UMS). The USDA announced publicly on February 22 that it would be initiating a review of UMS’ compliance with Title IV and Title IX, citing “the State of Maine’s blatant disregard

Rep. Laurel Libby (R-Auburn) filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against Maine House Speaker Ryan Fecteau in the U.S. District Court of Maine for violating her First and Fourteenth Amendment rights by censuring her last month for posting a publicly-available photograph of a trans-sexual identifying high school athlete and stripping her of her ability to speak

Maine’s Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety held a public hearing on Monday for Rep. James White’s (R-Guilford) bill to repeal the last legislative session’s controversial ban on “paramilitary training” that raised Second Amendment concerns. [RELATED: Controversial Bill Targeting “Unauthorized Paramilitary Training” Passes Through Maine’s House…] “This law was put in place to fix

The Maine American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has issued a statement denouncing the use of a New Hampshire federal prison by U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to detain suspected illegal aliens. [RELATED: Maine ACLU Vows to Resist ‘repression and totalitarianism’ of Second Trump Administration…] Last month, media outlets began reporting on a leaked memo

Rockland Police on Monday announced the arrest of an 18-year-old accused of stealing $40,000 from a vehicle in February while out on bail conditions from prior criminal charges. Police say that Zachary Gilbert, 18, of Rockland, was arrested on Friday, March 7, and was charges with felony theft and violation of conditions of release. According

President Donald Trump’s new nominee for the highest military officer in the land earned his stars through a long storied career ascending the rank and file all the way to being one of Trump’s top allies. Ret. Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan “Razin’” Caine is set to replace Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown as

Democratic lawmakers have proposed replacing Maine’s statewide minimum wage with a regionally based structure tied to an assessment of the living wage for the area of the state where one is based. Under this legislation, Maine would be divided into three regions: coastal, northern, and Portland metropolitan. Each of these sub-divisions would be subject to

The Maine House and Senate will convene for legislative session at 10 am on Tuesday, as uncertainty over the supplemental budget persists, a joint conference of both chambers is scheduled to hear about the state of higher education in Maine, and two largely symbolic but potentially contentious resolutions are on the agenda. LD 209, the

The New Hampshire State Police arrested a Somersworth, NH, man, Shawn P. Weiner Sr., 35, on Sunday after receiving numerous reports that a completely nude man was running down the travel lanes of a highway. [RELATED: NH State Police Join List of Law Enforcement Partnering with ICE While Maine Agencies Remain Off the List…] State

The Biden administration implemented hundreds of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives across a host of U.S. government agencies, according to findings from a new study. There were 460 programs across 24 different government agencies under the Biden-Harris administration that allocated resources for DEI efforts, according to a study published Monday by the Functional Government Initiative and the

A Wisconsin school district agreed to pay out $20,000 to a teacher who was terminated for refusing to use preferred names and pronouns for transgender students. Jordan Cernek, an English teacher, sued the Argyle School District in July 2024 after his contract was not renewed, alleging the district violated his right to free exercise of his religion

A group of Maine Democratic lawmakers have introduced a bill that would allow municipalities to adopt a local option sales tax to fund affordable housing initiatives. If approved, this law would give cities and towns the option of imposing a two percent sales tax on the cost of hotel rentals. While the majority of revenue

A new bill from Rep. James White (R-Guilford) would allow adults over the age of 21 who possess a concealed carry permit for handguns to carry a firearm onto school property, potentially allowing teachers to carry self-defense weapons. [RELATED: Rep. Soboleski Reveals Gardiner School Is Not Zoned for Controversial Clinic on Site, School Board Balks…]

Sen. Joe Baldacci (D-Penobscot) defended the highly controversial and nationally-publicized decision to censure Rep. Laurel Libby (R-Auburn) for posting a photo of a male high school athlete victorious in girls’ sports during a televised debate with House Republican Leader Billy Bob Faulkingham (Winter Harbor) last Thursday. [RELATED: House Dems Strips Laurel Libby’s Voting Rights Over

A shooting outside of a mosque in Lewiston on Friday night interrupted a Ramadan service and left a 19-year-old injured. Lewiston Police say they responded to the parking lot of “Masjidu Salaam Mosque” at 240 Bartlett St. at around 9:45 p.m. on Friday to reports of a shooting. [RELATED: Somali-American Maine Rep Says Immigrants’ ‘lives

President Donald Trump celebrated the return of the Panama Canal to U.S. control during his State of the Union speech last week, but failed to mention that the company taking over the canal is BlackRock, known for pushing far-left agendas and partnering with the World Economic Forum (WEF). [RELATED: BlackRock Employee Caught on Tape Bragging

Criminal defendants in Maine will now be released from jail if a lawyer is not provided within 14 days, and charges must be dropped for those who have been incarcerated for more than 60 days without receiving legal representation. Those who are released from jail under this new order will be subject to conditions of

A Canadian citizen was caught trying to smuggle a large bag of methamphetamine pills over the northern border by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers, the agency announced this week. CBP says that on Friday, Feb. 28, officers at the U.S.-Canada port of entry in Ogdensburg, N.Y., encountered 32-year-old Canadian citizen Raphael Leblond-Lacroix attempting

U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have revealed new details about the Chinese national now facing deportation after being charged with sex trafficking in connection to a massage parlor he operated in Rockland. [RELATED: Owner of Rockland Asian Massage Parlor Charged with Sex Trafficking Now Being Held in ICE Custody…] Tian “Adam” Tao, 54, owner

The United States Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in support of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), rejecting the argument made by two veterans that the denial of their claims deserved deeper review by the courts. When veterans apply for service-related benefits from the VA, they are entitled to receive the “benefit of the doubt” if

The FBI arrested two active-duty U.S. Army soldiers and one veteran on Thursday for alleged bribery and theft of government property as part of a plot to sell classified national defense information to China. “While bribery and corruption have thrived under China’s Communist Party, this behavior cannot be tolerated with our service members who are

Eleven children were hospitalized on Thursday after becoming mysteriously ill at the Wentworth School, an elementary school in Scarborough, with one child reportedly passing out and others experiencing respiratory distress. [RELATED: Carbon Monoxide Leak at Kittery Daycare Leaves Eleven Hospitalized…] The Scarborough Fire Department responded to the incident around 10 a.m., according to a Facebook

Two people out on bail were arrested in Rockland on Thursday after police found cocaine and other narcotics in their vehicle during a traffic stop. Rockland Police say they were conducting proactive patrols around a suspected drug trafficking location in Rockland around 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, when they stopped a vehicle for multiple traffic violations.

Some Maine students are granted the ability to attend a public school outside of their home district through what is known as a Superintendent Agreement. Under current state law, however, students may be denied such a transfer if either of the superintendents involved deems that it is not a child’s “best interest.” All it takes

Left-wing activists in Gardiner’s Maine School Administrative District (MSAD) 11 faced a potentially game-changing obstacle to their plans to establish a school-based medical clinic on Thursday when it was revealed that the school is not zoned for such a project. [RELATED: Gardiner School-Board Member Running for Re-election Accused of Threatening a Parental Rights Activist with

So-called “gender-affirming” surgeries significantly increase the rates of depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, and substance abuse compared to gender-dysphoric people without surgeries, according to a new study published last week in the Journal of Sexual Medicine. [RELATED: Study Finds Transgender Surgeries Dramatically Increase the Risk of Suicide…] “Those undergoing surgery were at significantly higher risk for

Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) signaled a shift in his stance on Ukraine with a Tuesday Substack post, calling for an election and ceasefire and suggesting further military aid may just lead to more Ukrainian deaths and prolong the war. [RELATED: Angus King “Can’t Think of a Rational Argument” to Stop Sending Ukraine Hundreds of Billions

President Donald Trump issued an executive order Wednesday targeting the law firm Perkins Coie LLP, directing federal agencies to suspend security clearances for its employees, review contracts linked to the firm, and investigate its hiring practices for alleged racial discrimination. Perkins Coie, long a major legal power in Washington’s Democratic circles, rose to national attention

Lightning struck a wind turbine off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts, last week, further damaging a turbine operated by Vineyard Wind that made headlines last year when its blade fell off, polluting the ocean and nearby beaches. [RELATED: Trump Places Indefinite Halt on Offshore Wind Development and New England Fisherman Celebrate…] “The coverup blows on.

President Donald Trump issued a memorandum Wednesday directing federal agencies to enforce a rule requiring plaintiffs who seek injunctions against the federal government to post security covering potential costs and damages in cases where an injunction is later overturned. The directive, addressed to executive departments and agencies, cites concerns over what Trump described as “activist

Nine Republican lawmakers are looking to completely phase out Maine’s income tax by 2030 and reduce the state budget proportionally, according to a bill they introduced this week. Based on their plan, beginning in 2026, state income taxes would gradually be phased out over the course of several years, with Mainers paying a smaller and

Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey, alongside a coalition of 21 other Democratic state attorneys general, on Wednesday were able to secure a preliminary injunction against the Trump administration, blocking their planned steep cuts to research grants at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The injunction, granted Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Angel Kelley in Boston

Matthew Lillibridge, a Maine School Administrative District (MSAD) 11 board member currently running for re-election, appeared to threaten parental rights activist and president of the Courage is a Habit non-profit, Alvin Lui, with “an AR-15 and a Doberman” in a text message. “I’ll see how much courage he has if u [sic] answer the door

A Brunswick-based LGBTQ advocacy nonprofit will be hosting a “queer wildlife day” later this month, during which participants will learn “how Queerness exists in animal relationships and behaviors.” Queerly ME will be hosting the “queer wildlife” event on March 24, featuring animal ambassadors from the Center for Wildlife in Cape Neddick — which include various