Maine Democrats Sneak in Last-Minute Gun Grab Measure
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by Seamus Othot
9h ago
Elected Democrats in Augusta continue to leverage last year’s mass shooting in Lewiston in order to secure passage of long-sought gun control measures that wouldn’t even have stopped the Oct. 25 killing spree carried out by Army Reservist Robert R. Card, Jr. Democratic lawmakers signalled their intention to advance a so-called “Red Flag” law late [...] The post Maine Democrats Sneak in Last-Minute Gun Grab Measure appeared first on The Maine Wire ..read more
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DeSantis OKs Florida Squatter Crackdown
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by Seamus Othot
10h ago
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) signed a bill Wednesday meant to combat the growing national scourge of squatting — that is, sneaking into people’s homes and refusing to leave. “On so many issues, what New York does, what California does, we will do the opposite,” said Gov. DeSantis. “Now in Florida, you call up, you fill [...] The post DeSantis OKs Florida Squatter Crackdown appeared first on The Maine Wire ..read more
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South Portland Habitual Offender Who Obtained a $20k PPP Loan for his ‘Courier’ Business While on Probation Arrested for Drug Trafficking
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by Edward Tomic
10h ago
A drug trafficking investigation involving the South Portland Police Department and the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) led to the arrest of a South Portland man with a lengthy criminal history in the state who obtained a $20,000 PPP loan from the federal government, [RELATED: Multiple Teenagers Arrested as Portland PD Seizes 400 Grams of [...] The post South Portland Habitual Offender Who Obtained a $20k PPP Loan for his ‘Courier’ Business While on Probation Arrested for Drug Trafficking appeared first on The Maine Wire ..read more
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Lawmakers Unanimously Approve Increased State Funding for Homeless Shelters and Development of 10-Year Plan to Address “Root Causes” of Homelessness in Maine
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by Libby Palanza
12h ago
Lawmakers have unanimously voted to advance a bill allocating additional state funding for homeless shelters, explicitly reserving a portion of this funding for low-barrier shelters, and convening a stakeholder group to develop a 10-year plan to address the “root causes of homelessness” in Maine. LD 2136 was sponsored by Rep. Anne-Marie Mastraccio (D-Sanford) and introduced [...] The post Lawmakers Unanimously Approve Increased State Funding for Homeless Shelters and Development of 10-Year Plan to Address “Root Causes” of Homelessness in Maine appeared first on The Maine Wire ..read more
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Disgraced Crypto Mogul Sam Bankman-Fried Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison
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by Edward Tomic
12h ago
Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of the fraud-ridden cryptocurrency exchange FTX, was sentenced to 25 years in prison Thursday, the culmination of the disgraced former billionaire’s fall from grace after the collapse of his firm in November 2022. [RELATED: Sam Bankman-Fried’s Fraudulent FTX Crypto Scheme Funneled Cash to Left-Wing Groups Through Arabella Advisors: Lawsuit…] “A lot of [...] The post Disgraced Crypto Mogul Sam Bankman-Fried Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison appeared first on The Maine Wire ..read more
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Collins Goes to Bat for the Maine Potato’s “Vegetable” Classification
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by The Maine Wire
14h ago
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins is urging federal bureaucrats to avoid reclassifying the potato as a vegetable, a move which could have deleterious consequences for consumers of the nutrient rich tuber as well as farmers throughout northern Maine. Sen. Collins and Michael Bennet (D-CO) have spearheaded a bipartisan appeal to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) [...] The post Collins Goes to Bat for the Maine Potato’s “Vegetable” Classification appeared first on The Maine Wire ..read more
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Gov Mills “Jobs and Recovery Plan” Diverted $1,000,000 to Maine DEI Commission
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by Edward Tomic
15h ago
The Permanent Commission on the Status of Racial, Indigenous, & Tribal Populations (PCRITP), which was established in 2019 by the Legislature to address “systemic racism,” received $1 million in federal funds meant to help Maine businesses and families recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. [RELATED: Mills Directs $6.5 Million of COVID-Era Funds to Maine Electrical Grid [...] The post Gov Mills “Jobs and Recovery Plan” Diverted $1,000,000 to Maine DEI Commission appeared first on The Maine Wire ..read more
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Texas Border Officials Intercept Mexican National Attempting to Smuggle Over $1.1 Million Worth of Meth Across Border
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by Edward Tomic
15h ago
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers stationed at the Eagle Pass, Texas Port of Entry intercepted over $1.1 million worth of methamphetamine which was being smuggled across the border by a Mexican national, the agency announced Wednesday. According to CBP, the seizure occurred on Tuesday, March 25, at the Camino Real International Bridge, which [...] The post Texas Border Officials Intercept Mexican National Attempting to Smuggle Over $1.1 Million Worth of Meth Across Border appeared first on The Maine Wire ..read more
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Maine Rejects Electric Vehicle Nonsense: Bobby Charles
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by Robert "Bobby" Charles
15h ago
Among radical ideas destined to run aground, “hard rudder left,” are recyclable diapers, solar-, wind-, and Flintstone cars, snowplows pulled by with horses, and mandating electric vehicles in Maine – where logic and facts make electric vehicles a natural fail. No, Maine will not follow California. Thankfully, common sense still lives in places like Maine, [...] The post Maine Rejects Electric Vehicle Nonsense: Bobby Charles appeared first on The Maine Wire ..read more
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Julian Assange Extradition Halted Unless U.S. Guarantees That He Won’t Face Execution
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by Seamus Othot
15h ago
A British court ruled that Wikileaks founder and journalist Julian Assange cannot be extradited to face espionage charges in the U.S. unless American authorities rule out the death penalty. [RELATED: Calls Grow for the Pardon of Julian Assange Before a Potential Extradition to the U.S…] “The courts recognise that Julian Assange is exposed to a [...] The post Julian Assange Extradition Halted Unless U.S. Guarantees That He Won’t Face Execution appeared first on The Maine Wire ..read more
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