The Robinson Report

Tom Shattuck, Steve Robinson, Jon Fetherston and the panel cover Sanford PD’s response to the mill video. Graham Pollard, Joe Sokol and Seamus Othot join as Fetherston describes an overnight look inside Sanford’s abandoned mill; the panel says Sanford police then secured the area and the city moved people off the sidewalk, with a street shutdown notice following. They also cover Joe Sokol’s Bangor confrontation an...

Tom Shattuck, Steve Robinson, Jon Fetherston, Graham Pollard and Seamus Othot on the Susan Collins-Troy Jackson debate. The panel says Jackson’s answer on the FHA loan for his Augusta house, that he was there five days a week, contradicts how he described the house when defending his mileage reimbursements. They also play MS NOW host Jen Psaki’s interview with Jackson in Maine. Robinson says absentee ballot requests thr...

William Turton is the Pro Publica investigative reporter who released a report this week alleging that Sen. Susan Collins and several members of her staff engaged in an elaborate conspiracy to funnel defense appropriations money into a federal contractor in return for campaign contributions. He joins us on The Robinson Report to talk about the credibility of his primary source for the story — convicted fraudster and serial li...

Host Tom Shattuck welcomed Shawn Packard onto Maine Wire TV alongside the panel as the show dug into Bobby Charles’s 10-part plan to fight addiction. Packard described citizen cleanup work in Waterville near the Two Cent Bridge—needles, trash, and encampments in places that show up on local “things to do” lists—and pressed the gap between syringe service programs and what residents actually see on the ...

After four shots rang out in Lewiston and a massive police presence flooded the scene, Jon Fetherston reported from the ground with eyewitness accounts of youths running from the area. A school bus later dropped young children near what reporters described as an active crime zone. On the same episode, the panel reacted to a ProPublica story claiming the FBI had eyed Sen. Susan Collins over a defense contractor’s donations; Co...

A Chinese national who worked as a U.S. Customs and Border Protection supervisor in Calais was arrested after FBI agents said he altered computers at three Maine border facilities. The case raised new questions about DHS hardware security, CBP oversight and how 46 modified machines were allegedly put back on the agency’s network.

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Webb’s return as a declared write-in candidate brings unusual policy ideas and possible protest-vote complications. Meanwhile, Susan Collins told Jon Fetherston she accepted four debate offers and was ready to debate before early voting begins. This raised questions as to why Jackson is pushing town halls while refusing scheduled face-offs.

Quality Care Access charges more per patient than any autism residential care provider in the country, at nearly $40,000 monthly for each patient. Every single dollar comes from the American taxpayer. In return, they promise to provide Mainers who have Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Intellectual and Developmental Disorders (IDD), or traumatic brain injuries (TBI) with a comforting, home-like environment. They politicians and burea...

The debate over Flock cameras exposed a split between public-safety benefits and concerns about government surveillance. Also, Trump’s $100 fee on foreign visitors at major national parks became another example of Democrats opposing a policy that the Maine Wire said is already working.

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Maine’s $56 million Meta settlement sparked a debate over whether big lawsuit payouts actually help residents or simply create new pools of money for left-wing causes. Furthermore, Jon Fetherston had a live confrontation in Kennebunk that turned into a revealing exchange over Trump, immigration and whether Maine Wire’s reporting is “propaganda.”

What began as Gov. Janet Mills’ $300 relief check program has become another example of state records that appear to include people who should not be receiving taxpayer payments. Maine Wire reporter Seamus Othot said a check was sent to the estate of a dead person, while arguing the same process may also be sending money to inmates, noncitizens and anyone who appeared in the state tax-filing data.

JD Vance credited Maine Wire and Paul LePage with raising fraud concerns long before Washington took serious notice, calling LePage one of the strongest advocates for protecting taxpayer dollars. Vance also took aim at Matt Dunlap, saying Maine should not promote someone who failed to protect taxpayer dollars while the state became what he called a fraud capital.