Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) is once again throwing his weight behind a Republican-led effort to bar Congress members from trading stocks, after Rep. Chip Roy (R-Tex.) reintroduced the TRUST in Congress Act on Tuesday. [RELATED:…

Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) told House Republicans that if they can’t support raising taxes as outlined in her budget, then they should expect her to sign whatever proposal legislative Democrats put on her desk,…

President Joe Biden released a statement Friday declaring that the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) “has become part of our Constitution.” Biden asserted that as of 2020, 38 states have ratified the amendment and stated it…

A group of Republican lawmakers in Maine are hoping to repeal Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) this legislative session. LD 234 — An Act to Eliminate Ranked-Choice Voting — was sponsored by Rep. Richard H. Campbell (R-Orrington)…

A foreign national from the Ivory Coast is facing possible deportation from the United States after he was sentenced this week to just over four years in prison for the 2021 robbery of a convenience…

President-elect Donald Trump tapped three actors on Thursday to serve as his special ambassadors to Hollywood, California, to help advise him in his plan to bring the American entertainment industry back to its pre-Biden Administration…

A federal judge has denied a Belfast church’s request to halt the sale of a former University of Maine (UMaine) property after the school reneged on their initial decision to sell to the church. Calvary…

With three recent votes, U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree (ME-CD1) has taken extreme positions on immigration and transgender ideology, including opposing bills that would protect women and girls’ sports and deport illegal aliens arrested for sexual…

Rep. Josh Brecheen (R-Okla.) proposed a bill on Thursday that would prevent people on welfare from using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) — a.k.a. Food Stamps — to buy certain types of junk food and…

Lewiston Police announced on Thursday that they have arrested a transient man for allegedly possessing child pornography. Police arrested David Brower, 24, on Wednesday on an arrest warrant for the possession of sexually explicit material…

Two tractor trailers crashed on I-95 in York Thursday afternoon, resulting in serious injuries to the driver of one trailer after the vehicle rolled over. Maine Department of Public Safety spokesperson Shannon Moss says Maine…

Democratic Congressman from Maine’s 2nd District Jared Golden has reintroduced his proposed bill that would implement a universal 10 percent tariff on all imports, a move he believes will help incentivize American manufacturing, raise revenues…

President Joe Biden’s tone was familiar during his final address to the country, as he used his brief speech to paint a  depressing picture of the future of America. The 82-year-old sat behind the Resolute…

Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows provided an update to the Maine Legislature’s Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee regarding the administration of the state’s voter registration systems in 2024 on Wednesday. The letter, addressed to…

The Maine State Chamber of Commerce and Bath Iron Works (BIW) have sued the Maine Department of Labor (MDOL) over their rules implementing the state’s new Paid Family and Medical Leave Program. In the lawsuit,…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday announced that they have authorized the marketing of a wide array of ZYN nicotine pouch products to adults 21 and older as a less harmful alternative…

A teen who was the target of a police raid in connection to the “Grand Theft Auto”-style southern Maine drug trafficking network uncovered by Portland Police last spring was arrested again last week for an…

A Buxton man was arrested by South Portland Police on Tuesday in connection to a December shooting incident near the Maine Mall in which a vehicle was struck by gunfire. The shooting incident occurred during…

President-elect Donald Trump is working with former Democrat and current Republican Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-N.J.) to draft an executive order halting offshore wind turbine production off the East Coast and setting the stage for…

A political cartoonist who developed an online following among anti-Trump readers of the Washington Post has been arrested on charges that he possessed child sexual assault material. Darrin Bell, who has been celebrated in left-wing…

Even as Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) is looking to close Maine’s yawning $450 million FY 26-27 budget gap and $118 million MaineCare deficit with an increased tobacco tax, Democrats in the legislature want to…

A high-ranking official at the cabinet-level state agency admitted Wednesday that she intentionally withheld a report from lawmakers last year to protect the Office of Cannabis Policy’s legislative agenda. Anya Trundy, the deputy director for…

After more than a year of war, Israel and Hamas have reached a ceasefire deal in which Hamas will return the surviving hostages it took during its October 7, 2023, attack that left over 1,200…

Maine’s chief cannabis regulator said Wednesday that the Office of Cannabis Policy (OCP) is aware that it’s been issuing licenses to individuals associated with transnational organized crime. However, the agency lacks the authority to deny…