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The Permanent Commission on the Status of Racial, Indigenous & Tribal Populations (PCRITP), Maine’s taxpayer-funded racial equity board, is looking to hire a full-time policy coordinator who will advance state-level policies aimed at “reducing racial disparities” in Maine. [RELATED: Maine Racial Equity Commission to Be Booted from Office, New Owner Won’t Meet Their Needs…] According

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

In a series of votes reflecting Maine’s divided stance on gun control, the Maine Senate this week rejected a bill redefining “machine gun” to ban bump stocks, previously vetoed by Gov. Janet Mills for its broad language, while both chambers advanced a measure requiring serial numbers on firearms and prohibiting undetectable “ghost guns.” Those bills

The Maine Department of Education (DOE) issued a no-bid contract this week spending nearly $30,000 on English language classes for adult “multilingual learners” at a cost of $159 per seat, extending a program that launched last June for another year. According to a procurement justification form (PJF) filed by the Maine DOE on Sunday, over

A Portland homeless man was arrested Wednesday morning for allegedly stabbing another homeless man in the city’s downtown area. Portland Police say they responded to the area of Cumberland Avenue and Preble Street shortly after 6 a.m. on Wednesday for a report of a stabbing. At the scene, police found a 41-year-old homeless man who

Portland Police last week apprehended a fugitive wanted by federal law enforcement after officers chased him down and found him in possession of crack cocaine and other illegal drugs. Police say their crime reduction unit was working in the area of Portland Street and Forest Avenue shortly after 7 p.m. on Thursday when they observed

Democratic lawmakers on the Maine Legislature’s Judiciary Committee on Friday afternoon chose to carry over two bills that would abolish the 72-hour waiting period for firearm purchases in the state over objections from Republicans, effectively denying the two bills from being debated or getting a vote on the House and Senate floor this session. LD

U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) agents from Maine’s Rangeley Station last week arrested a Salvadoran illegal alien gang member wanted by Interpol for murder. USBP Houlton Sector announced in a Thursday post to social media that agents from the Rangeley Station arrested an illegal alien from El Salvador on Friday, May 23. [RELATED: Another Illegal Alien

A man accused of firing a gun at passing vehicles in Lewiston on Tuesday evening was arrested after a standoff with Lewiston Police. According to Lewiston Police, officers responded to the area of Horton and Walnut Streets at about 9:40 p.m. on Tuesday due to reports of a male subject firing a gun at vehicles.

A Maine man on the run from New Hampshire authorities due to a probation violation stemming from a domestic violence conviction and multiple drug charges has been taken into custody in Lebanon, Maine, the York County Sheriff’s Office announced on Wednesday. John Bauer, 43, originally from Acton, Maine, was wanted by the New Hampshire Department