Maine’s Democrat Gov. Janet Mills vetoed a bill on July 19 that would bar foreign governments from influencing state elections or ballot measures, but the state Legislature will make the final decision next week on whether the measure becomes law. The governor cited constitutionality concerns as one of her reasons for blocking the bill (pdf),…
Maine Governor Vetoes Bill to Ban Foreign Influence in Elections
July 20, 2023
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Competitor Dies During Maine Road Rally Race Through Forest
NEWRY, Maine—A competitor was killed in a crash on the first day of a rally race through a forest in western Maine, leading organizers to cancel the event’s second day. Erin Kelly, a 48-year-old woman from Marshall, Virginia, was killed Friday when her team’s car crashed near Lower Richardson Lake during the New England Forest…
Maine Becomes Latest US State to End COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates for Health Care Workers
July 13, 2023
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The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has filed a proposal with the secretary of state to remove the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers. In a July 11 press release, the department said the proposal was based on evolving scientific evidence and trends including available clinical and epidemiological data about COVID-19, increased…
Nonprofit to Buy Over 20 Maine Newspapers Including Portland Press Herald
July 11, 2023
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The nonprofit National Trust for Local News is set to purchase a string of daily and weekly newspapers in Maine, including the Portland Press Herald, officials confirmed on July 10. The deal is set to be finalized in late July, and will also include all of the other assets of Masthead Maine, which also owns…
Maine High School Pays Drag Performer $1,000 to Host Catered Workshop for LGBT Students
Dominick Varney, known as Priscilla Poppycocks when performing in drag, paints his social media page with sexual innuendo. Yet Maine’s Bangor High School (BHS) paid him $1,000 to put on a workshop with a theme of his choice for LGBT students in May. “I just know you are a role model for these kids, and…
Advocate Says Democrats Turning Maine Into One-Stop Shop for Wokeness
Maine’s Welcome Home nickname should be Welcome Woke, say some Republicans in the New England state. Last week alone, Maine’s Democratic lawmakers shot down a parental consent bill over the use of alternative gender pronouns in school, passed one of the largest tax hikes in Maine’s history, and one of the most liberal late-term abortion…
Appeals Court Hands Maine Lobstermen Major Victory in Whale Protection Case
June 18, 2023
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) overstepped its authority with a plan for lobstermen to reduce the lines they place in the water by 98 percent within ten years. “It’s a huge win,” eighth-generation lobsterman Jason Joyce of Swans Island, Maine, told…
Maine Man Charged With Killing His Parents and 2 Others Indicted, Faces More Charges
PORTLAND, Maine—A man charged with four counts of murder for allegedly killing his parents and two others in a series of shootings that shook Maine earlier this year has been indicted, officials said on Friday. Law enforcement officials say 34-year-old Joseph Eaton confessed to police to the killings at a property in rural Bowdoin and…
911 Transcripts Point to Chaos, Fast-Evolving Situation in April Shootings in Maine
June 3, 2023
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PORTLAND, Maine—A frantic 911 call to report at least one person had been fatally shot led law enforcement to discover four bodies at a home in Maine and eventually to arrest a man who fired at vehicles on a nearby highway before confessing to police that he was behind the killings. According to heavily redacted…
State Trooper Opens Fire on Bomb Threat at US-Canada Border
A state police officer opened fire at a man near the U.S.-Canada border on Monday. The man was driving a truck that had a sign claiming there was an explosive device on board. A state trooper noticed the sign after he tried to stop the man around 10:40 a.m. Maine State Police troopers pursued the…
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