Author: Portland Post

Long-time Democrats accused of betrayal due to criticizing Platner’s controversies

The Democrats’ presumptive nominee in Maine — already drowning in controversy over Nazi tattoos, homophobic slurs, and pro-Hamas posts — now has to explain why he wrote in vivid detail about masturbating in military porta-potties and waxing poetic about explicit graffiti found inside them

A teacher at a a Maine public high school is thinking of casting a “modern” version of ‘1776’, which features Alexandria Ocasio Cortez and Bernie Sanders instead of America’s founding fathers. 

A Portland home care agency collected more than $1 million in Maine Medicaid payments while running up a 65% billing error rate, submitting fraudulent records, and repeatedly stonewalling state auditors — and may never have paid a dime back.

Maine Democratic Senate challenger Graham Platner has extended his already commanding lead over incumbent Governor Janet Mills to 35 points in a new internal poll, as her campaign’s attack ad strategy continues to show no signs of working.

A Maine man broke a tooth and called over 30 dentists without finding care — exposing the growing gap between MaineCare’s promises and its real-world access failures.

Maine’s 2026 Senate race is shaping up to be one of the most competitive in the country — and a new poll suggests Senate Republicans may be about to hand it away before the first TV ad even airs. A McLaughlin & Associates survey conducted April 6-9 among 333 likely Maine general election voters delivers a direct warning to every Republican senator watching the Save America Act stall in the upper chamber: Maine’s Republican base is watching — and a meaningful share of them won’t show up in November if the SAVE America Act dies. Among Maine Republican voters surveyed,…

Maine’s Secretary of State issued draft ballot wording for a citizen initiative requiring schools to designate sports and bathrooms by biological sex at birth.

A federal appeals court allowed Maine’s 72-hour gun waiting period to take effect, overturning a lower court block as the NRA vows to appeal to the Supreme Court.

The Maine Senate passed LD 695, creating a $450,000 taxpayer-funded home security fund for state lawmakers, drawing sharp criticism from Republicans over public spending priorities.