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Live in Maine? Your Streaming Service Subscriptions May Soon Be Subject to a New TaxBy Libby Palanza on Jun 23, 2025 06:23 am
Mainers who subscribe streaming services like Netflix, Hulu, Disney Plus, and Spotify can likely expect to see a new tax applied to their bills in the near future. As part of the $320 million supplemental budget approved by lawmakers this week, streaming service subscriptions were added to the list of goods and services subject to [...]
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Lewiston and Portland to Gain 129 Affordable Housing Units Thanks to $13M State SubsidyBy Edward Tomic on Jun 23, 2025 06:22 am
The Maine State Housing Authority (MaineHousing) last week announced that they have awarded over $13 million in state subsidies to create affordable housing apartment buildings in Lewiston and Portland, the state two most populous cities. According to MaineHousing, the total $13.4 million in subsidies will create 129 affordable rental units across three different projects–two in [...]
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Former U.S. Army Intel Sergeant Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Transfer Military Secrets to ChinaBy Seamus Othot on Jun 23, 2025 06:21 am
Former U.S. Army Sergeant Joseph Daniel Schmidt, 31, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to attempting to transfer military secrets that he illegally retained to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). [RELATED: Chinese Nationals Caught Trying to Smuggle Dangerous Biological Agent Into the U.S…] Schmidt served in the Army from 2015 to 2020, where he was last stationed [...]
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How Iran Could Shake Up Global Economy In Response To US StrikesBy DCNF on Jun 23, 2025 06:20 am
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Even Adam Schiff Doesn’t Seem To Be A Fan Of AOC’s Call To Impeach Trump Over Iran BombingBy DCNF on Jun 23, 2025 06:20 am
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The post Even Adam Schiff Doesn’t Seem To Be A Fan Of AOC’s Call To Impeach Trump Over Iran Bombing appeared first on The Maine Wire.
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Recent Articles:Cumberland County DA Weighs In to Defend Corrections Officer Who Allegedly Overstayed His Visa
Susan Collins Defends Her Position on Congressional Oversight of Nation’s Capital after Ted Cruz Charge
Maine Think Tank Urges Janet Mills to Stick to Her 2017 Position and Veto Expansion of Ranked Choice Voting
Border Patrol Busts 3,000 Foot Cartel Tunnel Connecting Mexico and San Diego
New Details on Portland Woman Identified as a Member of Antifa “Militia,” Threatened Agents
Mainers who subscribe streaming services like Netflix, Hulu, Disney Plus, and Spotify can likely expect to see a new tax applied to their bills in the near future. As part of the $320 million supplemental budget approved by lawmakers this week, streaming service subscriptions were added to the list of goods and services subject to [...]
The post Live in Maine? Your Streaming Service Subscriptions May Soon Be Subject to a New Tax appeared first on The Maine Wire.
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Lewiston and Portland to Gain 129 Affordable Housing Units Thanks to $13M State SubsidyBy Edward Tomic on Jun 23, 2025 06:22 am
The Maine State Housing Authority (MaineHousing) last week announced that they have awarded over $13 million in state subsidies to create affordable housing apartment buildings in Lewiston and Portland, the state two most populous cities. According to MaineHousing, the total $13.4 million in subsidies will create 129 affordable rental units across three different projects–two in [...]
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Former U.S. Army Intel Sergeant Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Transfer Military Secrets to ChinaBy Seamus Othot on Jun 23, 2025 06:21 am
Former U.S. Army Sergeant Joseph Daniel Schmidt, 31, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to attempting to transfer military secrets that he illegally retained to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). [RELATED: Chinese Nationals Caught Trying to Smuggle Dangerous Biological Agent Into the U.S…] Schmidt served in the Army from 2015 to 2020, where he was last stationed [...]
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How Iran Could Shake Up Global Economy In Response To US StrikesBy DCNF on Jun 23, 2025 06:20 am
(Goran_tek-en / Wikimedia Commons)
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Even Adam Schiff Doesn’t Seem To Be A Fan Of AOC’s Call To Impeach Trump Over Iran BombingBy DCNF on Jun 23, 2025 06:20 am
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The post Even Adam Schiff Doesn’t Seem To Be A Fan Of AOC’s Call To Impeach Trump Over Iran Bombing appeared first on The Maine Wire.
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Recent Articles:Cumberland County DA Weighs In to Defend Corrections Officer Who Allegedly Overstayed His Visa
Susan Collins Defends Her Position on Congressional Oversight of Nation’s Capital after Ted Cruz Charge
Maine Think Tank Urges Janet Mills to Stick to Her 2017 Position and Veto Expansion of Ranked Choice Voting
Border Patrol Busts 3,000 Foot Cartel Tunnel Connecting Mexico and San Diego
New Details on Portland Woman Identified as a Member of Antifa “Militia,” Threatened Agents
Maine to Become Sanctuary State for Illegal Alien Criminals Under Bill Heading to Janet Mills’ DeskBy Steve Robinson on Jun 17, 2025 10:33 pm
Maine’s Democrat-controlled legislature easily passed a bill that will cement the state’s status as a sanctuary jurisdiction for illegal alien criminals and restrict state, county, and local law enforcement from cooperating with federal immigration authorities. The bill (LD 1971) was introduced by Rep. Deqa Dhalac (D-South Portland), a former Somali refugee who has previously worked [...]
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National Pro-Solar Group Works to Kill a Bipartisan Bill to Reduce Some of the Harms of Net Energy BillingBy Seamus Othot on Jun 17, 2025 08:48 pm
A powerful, pro-solar energy lobby group, the Coalition for Community Solar Access (CCSA), is using its national resources to urge Mainers to oppose a bipartisan bill that would mitigate some of the economic hardships caused by pro-solar net energy billing (NEB) policies. [RELATED: Mainers Overflow Hearing to Speak Out on Both Sides of Proposed Net [...]
The post National Pro-Solar Group Works to Kill a Bipartisan Bill to Reduce Some of the Harms of Net Energy Billing appeared first on The Maine Wire.
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Republicans and Sportsmen Offer Competing Measure to “Red Flag” Bill That Strengthens Yellow Flag LawBy Maine Wire Staff on Jun 17, 2025 08:40 pm
Maine House Republicans teamed up with the Sportsmen’s Alliance of Maine (SAM) on Tuesday to propose a counter-measure to a “Red Flag” bill that finally came to light last week after a sustained effort to compel majority Democrats to adhere to the law and legislative procedure and hold a hearing about it. “Red Flag” laws, [...]
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Speaker Fecteau’s Tax Bill That Would Benefit his Employer is Quietly Rolled into State BudgetBy John Andrews on Jun 17, 2025 02:53 pm
House Speaker Ryan Fecteau (D-Biddeford) has slipped a tax change into the spending bill Democrats will pass before adjourning the legislature this summer that is intended to increase the amount of real estate taxes flowing into subsidized housing funds. “With Maine’s housing vacancy rate at just 2%, both current residents and those looking to relocate [...]
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Progressive Democrat Running to Unseat Susan Collins Boasts $1 Million in Donations, Local EndorsementsBy Edward Tomic on Jun 17, 2025 02:42 pm
Jordan Wood, a progressive Democratic candidate running to unseat Republican U.S. Senator Susan Collins, last week boasted that his campaign has raised $1 million in just under two months and earned endorsements from several local and state politicians. Wood, 35, a former congressional staffer from Lewiston who spent about a decade working in politics in [...]
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Police Investigate Targeted Shooting in Lewiston That Left Man with 2 Gunshot WoundsBy Edward Tomic on Jun 17, 2025 02:18 pm
Lewiston Police are investigating a shooting that occurred over the weekend that left a man with non-life-threatening injuries from two gunshot wounds. According to police, at about 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, officers responded to reports of a shooting in the area of Bartlett and Walnut Street in Lewiston. Upon arrival at the scene, officers found [...]
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DAILY CALLER EXCLUSIVE: How Chinese Intel Infiltrated LA Mayor Karen Bass’ CampBy DCNF on Jun 17, 2025 02:01 pm
[Image created by DCNF with screenshot from Voyager's Diary - Through My Lenses' YouTube account and Canva]
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Foreign Graduates Are Crushing Natural-Born Americans In Pay, Analysis FindsBy DCNF on Jun 17, 2025 07:15 am
College graduates who immigrated to the U.S. on student visas earn substantially more than their native-born counterparts, according to an analysis by the Economic Innovation Group (EIG). The median salary for natural-born U.S. college graduates, as of 2023, is $87,000, while graduates who initially came to the U.S. on student visas earned a median of [...]
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Scarborough Police Assist Border Patrol, Maine Warden Service in Suspicious Death InvestigationBy Edward Tomic on Jun 17, 2025 07:12 am
Scarborough Police on Saturday assisted the Maine Warden Service and U.S. Border Patrol with a suspicious death investigation after stopping a vehicle with eight occupants that allegedly left the scene. According to Scarborough Police, the department received information from the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office shortly before 11 a.m. on Saturday regarding two vehicles that left [...]
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Raymond Woman Arrested After Allegedly Threatening Boyfriend With FirearmBy Seamus Othot on Jun 17, 2025 07:10 am
The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office responded to a home at 6 Wogan Road in Raymond on Sunday following reports of a domestic disturbance involving a firearm. [RELATED: Saco Man Leads Police on Multi-Town Chase…] The alleged victim, whom the Sheriff’s Office did not name, told officers that his live-in girlfriend, Erika Frank, 54, of Raymond, [...]
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Maine’s Democrat-controlled legislature easily passed a bill that will cement the state’s status as a sanctuary jurisdiction for illegal alien criminals and restrict state, county, and local law enforcement from cooperating with federal immigration authorities. The bill (LD 1971) was introduced by Rep. Deqa Dhalac (D-South Portland), a former Somali refugee who has previously worked [...]
The post Maine to Become Sanctuary State for Illegal Alien Criminals Under Bill Heading to Janet Mills’ Desk appeared first on The Maine Wire.
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National Pro-Solar Group Works to Kill a Bipartisan Bill to Reduce Some of the Harms of Net Energy BillingBy Seamus Othot on Jun 17, 2025 08:48 pm
A powerful, pro-solar energy lobby group, the Coalition for Community Solar Access (CCSA), is using its national resources to urge Mainers to oppose a bipartisan bill that would mitigate some of the economic hardships caused by pro-solar net energy billing (NEB) policies. [RELATED: Mainers Overflow Hearing to Speak Out on Both Sides of Proposed Net [...]
The post National Pro-Solar Group Works to Kill a Bipartisan Bill to Reduce Some of the Harms of Net Energy Billing appeared first on The Maine Wire.
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Republicans and Sportsmen Offer Competing Measure to “Red Flag” Bill That Strengthens Yellow Flag LawBy Maine Wire Staff on Jun 17, 2025 08:40 pm
Maine House Republicans teamed up with the Sportsmen’s Alliance of Maine (SAM) on Tuesday to propose a counter-measure to a “Red Flag” bill that finally came to light last week after a sustained effort to compel majority Democrats to adhere to the law and legislative procedure and hold a hearing about it. “Red Flag” laws, [...]
The post Republicans and Sportsmen Offer Competing Measure to “Red Flag” Bill That Strengthens Yellow Flag Law appeared first on The Maine Wire.
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Speaker Fecteau’s Tax Bill That Would Benefit his Employer is Quietly Rolled into State BudgetBy John Andrews on Jun 17, 2025 02:53 pm
House Speaker Ryan Fecteau (D-Biddeford) has slipped a tax change into the spending bill Democrats will pass before adjourning the legislature this summer that is intended to increase the amount of real estate taxes flowing into subsidized housing funds. “With Maine’s housing vacancy rate at just 2%, both current residents and those looking to relocate [...]
The post Speaker Fecteau’s Tax Bill That Would Benefit his Employer is Quietly Rolled into State Budget appeared first on The Maine Wire.
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Progressive Democrat Running to Unseat Susan Collins Boasts $1 Million in Donations, Local EndorsementsBy Edward Tomic on Jun 17, 2025 02:42 pm
Jordan Wood, a progressive Democratic candidate running to unseat Republican U.S. Senator Susan Collins, last week boasted that his campaign has raised $1 million in just under two months and earned endorsements from several local and state politicians. Wood, 35, a former congressional staffer from Lewiston who spent about a decade working in politics in [...]
The post Progressive Democrat Running to Unseat Susan Collins Boasts $1 Million in Donations, Local Endorsements appeared first on The Maine Wire.
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Police Investigate Targeted Shooting in Lewiston That Left Man with 2 Gunshot WoundsBy Edward Tomic on Jun 17, 2025 02:18 pm
Lewiston Police are investigating a shooting that occurred over the weekend that left a man with non-life-threatening injuries from two gunshot wounds. According to police, at about 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, officers responded to reports of a shooting in the area of Bartlett and Walnut Street in Lewiston. Upon arrival at the scene, officers found [...]
The post Police Investigate Targeted Shooting in Lewiston That Left Man with 2 Gunshot Wounds appeared first on The Maine Wire.
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DAILY CALLER EXCLUSIVE: How Chinese Intel Infiltrated LA Mayor Karen Bass’ CampBy DCNF on Jun 17, 2025 02:01 pm
[Image created by DCNF with screenshot from Voyager's Diary - Through My Lenses' YouTube account and Canva]
The post DAILY CALLER EXCLUSIVE: How Chinese Intel Infiltrated LA Mayor Karen Bass’ Camp appeared first on The Maine Wire.
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Foreign Graduates Are Crushing Natural-Born Americans In Pay, Analysis FindsBy DCNF on Jun 17, 2025 07:15 am
College graduates who immigrated to the U.S. on student visas earn substantially more than their native-born counterparts, according to an analysis by the Economic Innovation Group (EIG). The median salary for natural-born U.S. college graduates, as of 2023, is $87,000, while graduates who initially came to the U.S. on student visas earned a median of [...]
The post Foreign Graduates Are Crushing Natural-Born Americans In Pay, Analysis Finds appeared first on The Maine Wire.
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Scarborough Police Assist Border Patrol, Maine Warden Service in Suspicious Death InvestigationBy Edward Tomic on Jun 17, 2025 07:12 am
Scarborough Police on Saturday assisted the Maine Warden Service and U.S. Border Patrol with a suspicious death investigation after stopping a vehicle with eight occupants that allegedly left the scene. According to Scarborough Police, the department received information from the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office shortly before 11 a.m. on Saturday regarding two vehicles that left [...]
The post Scarborough Police Assist Border Patrol, Maine Warden Service in Suspicious Death Investigation appeared first on The Maine Wire.
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Raymond Woman Arrested After Allegedly Threatening Boyfriend With FirearmBy Seamus Othot on Jun 17, 2025 07:10 am
The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office responded to a home at 6 Wogan Road in Raymond on Sunday following reports of a domestic disturbance involving a firearm. [RELATED: Saco Man Leads Police on Multi-Town Chase…] The alleged victim, whom the Sheriff’s Office did not name, told officers that his live-in girlfriend, Erika Frank, 54, of Raymond, [...]
The post Raymond Woman Arrested After Allegedly Threatening Boyfriend With Firearm appeared first on The Maine Wire.
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2-20-2024 At the York GOP monthly meeting, School Superintendent Tim Doak was invited to give an update on the state of our schools and covered information ranging from special needs, endorsing Pre-K for addressing the needs of our youngest entering the schools, budget, shared IT expense, SEL Social Emotional Learning and a number of other issues the audience asked to Tim to address.
OPEN BORDER COSTS REVEALED
Republicans blow the lid off a program that spends over $56,000 per asylum seeker while spending far less addressing Maine’s homeless and nursing home crises
STATE HOUSE – Legislative Republicans held a press conference today to deliver shocking new numbers on state spending related to thousands of asylum seekers coming to Maine for free housing. The migration is part of Governor Mills’ pledge to bring in 75,000 new Mainers by 2029.
These costs have largely been hidden from the public and are now being exposed in an effort to demand accountability and a results-driven plan. Taxpayer money is being diverted away from pressing state needs as Mainers languish on housing lists for years or waiting lists for nursing homes.
WATCH THE PRESS CONFERENCE
Mainers List Their Concerns About the State
Today Maine House Representative Katrina J. Smith, District 62, a Republican from Palermo, asked the question, "What concerns you the most about Maine right now?"
There were over 184 responses, and here were some of the concerns raised:
According to U.S. Census Bureau facts, in 2022, per capita income in Maine was $39,718 and 10.8% of people in Maine are living in poverty.
Maine ranks in the top 10 states for the highest electricity rates, coming in at number 3 for 2024.
When it comes to affordable rent, Maine is the 5th least affordable state.
The cost of living index for Maine is 110.7.
In 2022, there were 151,212 small businesses in Maine.
Do you agree with the concerns on this list? What if any other concerns would you add to the list? Please add your concerns and suggestions in the comment section.
Please keep emailing me your local news tips, school/education news, community issues, crime concerns, issues you feel should be investigated, upcoming events, good news stories, neighbors helping neighbors, etc. to [email protected]
Today Maine House Representative Katrina J. Smith, District 62, a Republican from Palermo, asked the question, "What concerns you the most about Maine right now?"
There were over 184 responses, and here were some of the concerns raised:
- There are too many free benefits
- Illegal marijuana grows
- Election integrity
- The Secretary of State's decision to remove former President Trump from Maine's primary ballot
- The attack on legal gun owners' rights by the anti-gun lobby
- Governor Mills policies
- The cost of living was mentioned several times
- The cost of electricity, food, heating oil, and taxes in Maine
- The number of solar panel farms plastering the state
- A lack of affordable rentals and housing for hard-working Mainers was mentioned a few times
- Immigration
- Finding medical care in a timely manner
- The state not doing enough to take care of the homeless
- Maine is turning into California more and more
- Lack of common sense in Augusta
- The removal of the religious and philosophical exemptions for the huge list of mandatory childhood vaccinations to attend public school
- Underfunded nursing homes
- Maine is not attracting new businesses
- Energy bills are too high
- Poorly maintained roads
- High property taxes
- Poor use of taxpayer money
- Cost of living
- Housing for asylum seekers
- Government overreach
- Lack of support for Maine educators
- Quality of the schools
- Ranked choice voting
- Gender ideology
- Fentanyl overdoses
- Mental health
According to U.S. Census Bureau facts, in 2022, per capita income in Maine was $39,718 and 10.8% of people in Maine are living in poverty.
Maine ranks in the top 10 states for the highest electricity rates, coming in at number 3 for 2024.
When it comes to affordable rent, Maine is the 5th least affordable state.
The cost of living index for Maine is 110.7.
In 2022, there were 151,212 small businesses in Maine.
Do you agree with the concerns on this list? What if any other concerns would you add to the list? Please add your concerns and suggestions in the comment section.
Please keep emailing me your local news tips, school/education news, community issues, crime concerns, issues you feel should be investigated, upcoming events, good news stories, neighbors helping neighbors, etc. to [email protected]
Flag Day - June 14, 2023
County Meeting in Alfred
Kentucky Derby - May 6, 2023
Lincoln Day Breakfast - February 11, 2023
Host: York County Republican Committee
Rep. Heidi Sampson - January 18, 2023
Candidate for ME State GOP Chair
