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In the wake of our reporting on a recount election pushed by Senate President Troy Jackson for a town selectboard seat he lost, Representative Rudnicki asks Jackson if he is now in favor of voter ID laws.

Senator Brad Ferrin gives a personal story on why this issue means so much to him.

When considering a proposal to provide professional development to school staff members, the School Board rejected an amendment that would ensure professional development on sensitive or controversial issues be as objective and scholarly as possible.

Maine Governor Janet Mills is pushing a radical abortion bill, that completely defies her campaign promises from just a few months earlier.

Amber Lavigne joins Maine Editor-in-Chief Steve Robinson on the inaugural episode of Maine Wire TV! Amber Lavigne's lawsuit against the Great Salt Bay Community School in Damariscotta could set the stage for a court ruling with big implications for gender identity policies in public schools across the country. In December, Lavigne discovered that public school counselors were secretly providing her 13-year-old daughter with a chest binder, and referring to her using male pronouns. Amber and Steve talk about what happened, the lawsuit, and how her family has coped since December.

Maine Wire Editor-in-Chief investigates Maine Senate President Troy Jackson's allegations of a ballot tampering conspiracy in a local election he lost.

Last week, RSU-14 school board member Jennie Butler gave the middle finger to parents as she stormed off the stage following a contentious debate on pornographic material in school libraries. Watch as she blames the middle finder on a "medical issue," then calls for cops to escort parents out of the meeting.

Gun rights advocates gave a press conference yesterday in Augusta, in opposition to a series of bills which would increase gun control on Maine citizens.

Maine Wire Editor-in-Chief Steve Robinson interviews Representative David Boyer before he testifies on his bill in front of the Maine Educational and Current Affairs committee. LD 1209 "An Act To Reinstate The Religious And Philosophical Vaccine Exemptions For Private Schools And Virtual Public Charter Schools," would give more rights and liberties to individuals who want to go to a private school of their choice.

Steve Robinson interviews Representative Gary Drinkwater on his bill to restore religious and philosophical exemptions to vaccine mandate in Maine schools and the Maine healthcare system.

Senator James Libby and Senator Mike Tipping spar on the taxation committee, over inflation and taxing the wealthy.

The Cultural Alliance of Maine, a left-wing non-profit, got a Zoom meeting with Maine Gov. Janet Mills, but it didn't go like they'd planned.

Sen. Eric Brakey (R-Androscoggin) advocates for his "Defend the Guard" bill which would prevent Maine's national guardsmen from being deployed abroad without a formal declaration of war by the U.S. Congress.

Maine State Representative Heidi Sampson asks Education Commissioner Pender Makin point blank if the focus on DEI is responsible for Maine's drop in test scores.

When pressed on why test scores in Maine are falling, Education Commissioner Pender Makin says "academic learning is definitely going to take a backseat."

Betsy Sweet, perennial Democratic candidate and former psychic medium, took a break from communing with the dead to tell Newscenter Maine's Don Carrigan that Maine Republicans are "supporting Putin" after GOP members expressed skepticism of a symbolic war resolution.

When Maine lawmakers opted to pass a purely symbolic resolution of support for continued U.S. involvement in the Ukraine War, State Sen. Eric Brakey exposed for the public record the sordid record of American interference in the Ukraine. Brakey condemned the resolution and warned against continuing to escalate the war, risking nuclear conflict.

In unearthed CNN footage, Sen. Angus King compares alleged 2016 Russian hacking to the 9-11 terrorist attacks. King claims that suggestion that he made this comparison is "misinformation" spread by his 2018 opponent, State Sen. Eric Brakey. Twitter Files journalist Matt Taibbi revealed records showing King conspired with Facebook and Twitter to have the claim -- and those who posted about it -- scrubbed from social media.

Parents in Windham, ME, are asking questions about why a survey was given to their children in 6th grade, asking detailed questions about their sex lives.

Parents in Windham, ME, are fighting back against the grossly high volume of pornographic material available in school libraries.

A heart wrenching story at a Windham school board meeting, with a mother claiming her middle school daughter was bullied by the school civil rights team when she did not come out as gay.

A Windham father passionately pleads his case against the school having explicit content in the library. He reads a section of the book "Identical," which is the story of how two 7 year old twin girls are violently raped by their father. "I would like to know how this has anything to do with any sort of curriculum the school and children need to learn."

Maine's newspaper editors all have exactly the same opinions about Maine Gov. Janet Mills' decision to seek the legalization of late-term abortion after saying repeatedly during her campaign against former Gov. Paul LePage that she did not want to change Maine's abortion laws.

A meeting organized by the Falmouth Schools system in Maine was supposed to educate parents about the school's diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. But the meeting descended into personal attacks and accusations of racism. (Note: The transcription on the video is computer-generated and may not be accurate. For a more accurate transcript, please see the full article at TheMaineWire.com. Due to the nature of the audio recording, even that transcript may be inaccurate."

A King Middle School substitute teacher was fired from the Portland, Maine, school district last week after school officials learned she had shared her TikTok handle with students. The Middle Schoolers subsequently began viewing videos on the account, which the school later decided were inappropriate. The TikTok account was deleted, but students had already downloaded many of the videos. The Maine Wire obtained one of those videos.