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The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) alerted providers last week that unless lawmakers approve the proposed supplemental spending bill for FY25, many MaineCare payments will temporarily be withheld. This supplemental spending bill,…
The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office arrested two Massachusetts men on Wednesday after they allegedly scammed a Rangeley Plantation woman out of $40,000 using PayPal. [RELATED: Illegal Immigrant Scammer Caught by Penobscot Sheriff’s Department after Extorting…
DCNF EXCLUSIVE: Federal Trade Commission Launches Probe Into Big Tech’s Censorship Of Americans

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is opening up an official request for public comments on censorship by Big Tech companies. The agency is asking Americans to detail cases where they’ve faced consequences from companies for…
As Armenian-Americans in Maine voice their outrage with past anti-Armenian advocacy by Gov. Janet Mills’ (D) newly appointed Director of the Office of New Americans Tarlan Ahmadov, The Maine Wire is taking a deeper look…
Newly obtained emails show a wave of heated, anti-Christian opposition from community members and University of Maine staff after UMaine initially agreed to sell the Hutchinson Center to Calvary Chapel Belfast, a Christian church. The…
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), chair of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, suggested during a recent interview with Politico that President Donald Trump’s efforts to cut wasteful spending with the help of Elon Musk could violate…
A Canadian national has been charged with illegally photographing sensitive U.S. military installations using a drone, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The charges stem from an ongoing multiagency investigation involving federal law…
Joanne O’Brien, a far-left Maine MSAD 11 School Board member overseeing public education in Gardiner, has garnered nationwide attention in recent days for her unhinged social media posts, including one calling for President Donald Trump-supporting…
Several members of Maine’s Armenian community are calling for the resignation of the director of the Maine Office of New Americans (ONA) due to his history of making anti-Armenian comments on social media. Tarlan Ahmadov…
Public Advocate Pressed to Hold Solar Companies to Account for High Costs and Confusion

When Heather Sanborn served in the Maine State Legislature not so long ago, she voted in support of granting credits to solar companies as part of Governor Janet Mills’ (D) green energy agenda, but now…
When your city has a “sustainability director” on the payroll, you can only guess what comes next. How about a ban on gas leaf blowers? In this case, it was South Portland, Maine, where a…
After Banning Plastic Dinner Utensils, Maine College Uses Hi-Tech System to Police Theft of Stainless Steel
When was the last time in modern history that a college student felt any sense of guilt for snatching utensils from a dining hall? Like, maybe never. So now that the College of the Atlantic…
A question on whether Maine should require some form of valid identification in order to vote, or voter ID, will officially be on the ballot this year in Maine, as the Secretary of State has…
The Maine State Legislature’s Government Oversight Committee voted unanimously on Friday to investigate a possible conflict of interest between Director John Hudak of the Office of Cannabis Policy (OCP) and a company that does business…
Frenchville resident and Voice of the People radio host Dan Smeriglio calls himself “an activist first,” so he was ready to record when Maine State Republican Party Chairman Jim Deyermond called him for a friendly…
Maine lawmakers may soon be calling on the United States to convene an Article V convention to amend the nation’s Constitution. Should this effort be successful, amendments concerning term limits for members of Congress and…
Travis Mills, a retired United States Army staff sergeant, motivational speaker and author, known for his advocacy for wounded veterans, is floating the idea of running for governor of Maine. “I might have to start…
Trump Order Pulls Federal Funds from Schools and Universities Still Imposing COVID Vaccine Mandates

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Saturday aimed at eradicating the last vestiges of the COVID-19-era mandates by removing federal funding from all schools and universities that continue to require COVID vaccinations. [RELATED:…
A Canadian family that was planning its annual foray to the Maine Moxie Festival is canceling, blaming President Trump. Conrad Gregoire of Kanata, Ontario, said his family of 12 is sick and tired of Trump…
Maine’s Attorney General has instructed employees of at least one state agency to avoid cooperating with officials from the U.S. Department of Justice or the U.S. Attorney’s Office, according to a Jan. 10 email obtained…
Trump Puts Anti-Fraud Expert In Charge Of Social Security After Acting Chief Quits In DOGE Clash

President Donald Trump appointed a fraud detection expert to lead the Social Security Administration (SSA) after its acting commissioner reportedly resigned following a dispute over access to sensitive documents, according to The Washington Post. Leland…
The Trump administration is reportedly using a covert drone program to hunt down fentanyl laboratories in Mexico, the latest in the White House’s effort to combat the flow of illicit drugs into the United States,…
A transgender-identifying male, competing under the name “Katie,” from Cumberland’s Greely High School, came out on top in the girls’ pole vault competition on Monday during the Maine Indoor Track Meet at Bates College. [RELATED:…
Gov. Janet Mills announced on Tuesday that Commissioner of the Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) Patrick Keliher, who shouted “F— you” to a fisherman during a public hearing just weeks ago, will retire from…