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12/21 U.S. Senate Republicans are already using AI slop to deceive Maine voters #maine #MEpolitics
December 21, 2025 at 2:01 PM
12/21 U.S. Senate Republicans are already using AI slop to deceive Maine voters #maine #MEpolitics
12/20 President Trump endorses Paul LePage for Congress in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District, which, admittedly, is not terribly surprising #maine #MEpolitics
December 20, 2025 at 2:01 PM
12/20 President Trump endorses Paul LePage for Congress in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District, which, admittedly, is not terribly surprising #maine #MEpolitics
12/19 The decline in Canadian visitors to Maine began growing again in November, ending a six-month streak of incremental improvement. #maine #MEpolitics
December 19, 2025 at 2:16 PM
12/19 The decline in Canadian visitors to Maine began growing again in November, ending a six-month streak of incremental improvement. #maine #MEpolitics
12/18 A very quick note about those “warrior dividends” President Trump announced in his televised address Wednesday night. #maine #MEpolitics
December 18, 2025 at 10:20 PM
12/18 A very quick note about those “warrior dividends” President Trump announced in his televised address Wednesday night. #maine #MEpolitics
12/17 The Lewiston, Maine, city council has unanimously rejected a planned $300 million AI data center after a week of intense public pressure #maine #MEpolitics
December 17, 2025 at 9:53 PM
12/17 The Lewiston, Maine, city council has unanimously rejected a planned $300 million AI data center after a week of intense public pressure #maine #MEpolitics
12/16 Part 1 of the 10 most surprising candid comments from President Trump’s chief of staff, Susie Wiles, given across 11 interviews with Vanity Fair #maine #MEpolitics #republican #maga #trump #bangor #bangormaine #augustamaine #lewiston #portlandmaine #yorkmaine
December 16, 2025 at 9:46 PM
12/16 Part 1 of the 10 most surprising candid comments from President Trump’s chief of staff, Susie Wiles, given across 11 interviews with Vanity Fair #maine #MEpolitics #republican #maga #trump #bangor #bangormaine #augustamaine #lewiston #portlandmaine #yorkmaine
12/16 Part 1 of the 10 most surprisingly candid comments from President Trump’s chief of staff, Susie Wiles, given across 11 interviews with Vanity Fair #maine #MEpolitics
December 16, 2025 at 8:52 PM
12/16 Part 1 of the 10 most surprisingly candid comments from President Trump’s chief of staff, Susie Wiles, given across 11 interviews with Vanity Fair #maine #MEpolitics
12/16 President Trump proposes $12 billion bailout for farmers hurt by his trade war because they export their crops to China
#maine #MEpolitics #republican #maga #trump #bangor #bangormaine #augustamaine #lewiston #portlandmaine #yorkmaine
#maine #MEpolitics #republican #maga #trump #bangor #bangormaine #augustamaine #lewiston #portlandmaine #yorkmaine
December 16, 2025 at 2:18 PM
12/16 President Trump proposes $12 billion bailout for farmers hurt by his trade war because they export their crops to China
#maine #MEpolitics #republican #maga #trump #bangor #bangormaine #augustamaine #lewiston #portlandmaine #yorkmaine
#maine #MEpolitics #republican #maga #trump #bangor #bangormaine #augustamaine #lewiston #portlandmaine #yorkmaine
12/15 BREAKING NEWS: Maine is effectively banning local and state police from working with ICE, with Governor Janet Mills announcing Monday that she will allow LD1971, passed by the legislature in the spring, to become law #maine #MEpolitics
December 15, 2025 at 10:46 PM
12/15 BREAKING NEWS: Maine is effectively banning local and state police from working with ICE, with Governor Janet Mills announcing Monday that she will allow LD1971, passed by the legislature in the spring, to become law #maine #MEpolitics
12/13 Maine Rep. Jared Golden’s bill to restore federal workers’ union rights passes the House with bipartisan support, after Golden drove a very rare successful discharge petition effort to force a vote #maine #MEpolitics
December 13, 2025 at 2:01 PM
12/13 Maine Rep. Jared Golden’s bill to restore federal workers’ union rights passes the House with bipartisan support, after Golden drove a very rare successful discharge petition effort to force a vote #maine #MEpolitics
12/11 First independent poll on Maine’s Senate and Gubernatorial races yields some surprising results. Governor Janet Mills is up 47-37 on Graham Platner, and both candidates are essentially even with Senator Susan Collins. #maine #MEpolitics
December 12, 2025 at 2:17 PM
12/11 First independent poll on Maine’s Senate and Gubernatorial races yields some surprising results. Governor Janet Mills is up 47-37 on Graham Platner, and both candidates are essentially even with Senator Susan Collins. #maine #MEpolitics
12/11 As expected, Senator Collins’s Obamacare tax-credits "message bill" gets a headline, but not a vote #maine #MEpolitics
December 11, 2025 at 10:06 PM
12/11 As expected, Senator Collins’s Obamacare tax-credits "message bill" gets a headline, but not a vote #maine #MEpolitics
12/10 Portland, Maine, planning board unanimously approves 400-foot tower in Old Port neighborhood #maine #MEpolitics
December 10, 2025 at 9:30 PM
12/10 Portland, Maine, planning board unanimously approves 400-foot tower in Old Port neighborhood #maine #MEpolitics
12/10 Trump Admin backs off (for now) cuts that would have made 1,200 vulnerable Mainers homeless #maine #MEpolitics
December 10, 2025 at 2:36 PM
12/10 Trump Admin backs off (for now) cuts that would have made 1,200 vulnerable Mainers homeless #maine #MEpolitics
12/9 Three things Mainers should know about Senator Collins’s new Obamacare tax credits bill
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December 9, 2025 at 10:04 PM
12/9 Three things Mainers should know about Senator Collins’s new Obamacare tax credits bill
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12/8 What we learned from U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree about ICE stopping lawyers from attending clients’ immigration appointments at Scarborough, Maine facility, as well as about whether people are being detained there #maine #MEpolitics
December 8, 2025 at 10:46 PM
12/8 What we learned from U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree about ICE stopping lawyers from attending clients’ immigration appointments at Scarborough, Maine facility, as well as about whether people are being detained there #maine #MEpolitics
12/8 Not exactly Maine news, but the Shoresy Classic in Boston on Sunday was a blast #maine #MEpolitics
December 8, 2025 at 5:21 PM
12/8 Not exactly Maine news, but the Shoresy Classic in Boston on Sunday was a blast #maine #MEpolitics
12/4 Bundle up, Mainers. It's going to be REALLY cold Thursday night into Friday. Dangerously cold. https://www.bangordailynews.com/2025/12/04/state/wind-chill-warning-negative-28-degrees/
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#maine #MEpolitics
December 4, 2025 at 7:18 PM
12/4 Bundle up, Mainers. It's going to be REALLY cold Thursday night into Friday. Dangerously cold. https://www.bangordailynews.com/2025/12/04/state/wind-chill-warning-negative-28-degrees/
#maine #MEpolitics
#maine #MEpolitics
12/4 Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows has pushed back again, twice, on attempts by the Trump Administration to obtain private voter data #maine #MEpolitics
December 4, 2025 at 2:30 PM
12/4 Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows has pushed back again, twice, on attempts by the Trump Administration to obtain private voter data #maine #MEpolitics
12/3 Mainers share their staggering health insurance bill increases as America’s cost of living crisis spirals #maine #MEpolitics
December 3, 2025 at 8:29 PM
12/3 Mainers share their staggering health insurance bill increases as America’s cost of living crisis spirals #maine #MEpolitics
12/2 President Trump has pardoned a major Honduran narco-terrorist, while simultaneously saying the U.S. is at war with narco-terrorists #maine #MEpolitics
December 2, 2025 at 10:48 PM
12/2 President Trump has pardoned a major Honduran narco-terrorist, while simultaneously saying the U.S. is at war with narco-terrorists #maine #MEpolitics
12/2 More than 1,200 vulnerable Mainers could lose their homes because of Trump Admin cuts and rules changes to a critical homelessness program, so Attorney General Aaron Frey has teamed up with other AGs to sue the Administration #maine #MEpolitics
December 2, 2025 at 2:21 PM
12/2 More than 1,200 vulnerable Mainers could lose their homes because of Trump Admin cuts and rules changes to a critical homelessness program, so Attorney General Aaron Frey has teamed up with other AGs to sue the Administration #maine #MEpolitics
12/1 USDA has declared Maine's drought a natural disaster, allowing Maine farmers access to loan programs to help them survive #maine #MEpolitics
December 1, 2025 at 9:45 PM
12/1 USDA has declared Maine's drought a natural disaster, allowing Maine farmers access to loan programs to help them survive #maine #MEpolitics
11/25 Some MAGA Mainers appear not to trust the Trump Administration's border data #maine #MEpolitics
November 25, 2025 at 9:59 PM
11/25 Some MAGA Mainers appear not to trust the Trump Administration's border data #maine #MEpolitics
11/25 Canadian visitors to Maine down again for ninth straight month, with 61,000 fewer visitors coming in October #maine #MEpolitics
November 25, 2025 at 2:40 PM
11/25 Canadian visitors to Maine down again for ninth straight month, with 61,000 fewer visitors coming in October #maine #MEpolitics