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Morning News Replay

Monday, August 23, 202108/23/2021

Commissioner Laura Fortman

Commissioner Laura Fortman with Maine Department Of Labor gives us an update on Maine’s Unemployment and Workforce Overall, weekly unemployment…

Morning News Replay

Friday, August 20, 202108/20/2021

Caller of the Week / Joe Lundberg

The Caller of the Week is revealed! Matt is also joined by Accuweather’s Joe Lundberg to talk about Tropical Storm Henri, which is expected to be a hurricane when it hits New England later in the weekend.

Morning News Replay

Friday, August 20, 202108/20/2021

Matt Gagnon- Segment 5

The phones are back open for the fist half of the final hour of today’s WGAN Morning News with Matt Gagnon

Morning News Replay

Friday, August 20, 202108/20/2021

Laura Boyett

Federal unemployment programs are ending on the week ending September 4th. Maine Director of the Bureau of Unemployment Compensation Laura Boyett joins Matt to talk about this further. After that, the crew talks about the headlines of Senator King being diagnosed with Covid.

Morning News Replay

Friday, August 20, 202108/20/2021

Nick Murray

Nick Murray of the Maine Policy Institute joins Matt to discuss the latest mask mandates

Morning News Replay

Friday, August 20, 202108/20/2021

Phil Briggs

Phil Briggs hosts “Eye On Veterans” Sunday mornings on WGAN. He joins Matt with a preview of this weekend’s show, as well as his take on the current events in Afghanistan.

Morning News Replay

Friday, August 20, 202108/20/2021

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This Friday edition of the WGAN Morning news opens up with some random conversation about famous hermits

Morning News Replay

Thursday, August 19, 202108/19/2021

Capital Insights With Governor John Baldacci

  Former Governor & Congressman of Maine, John Baldacci gives us his Capital Insights on  Local and National Politics.

Morning News Replay

Thursday, August 19, 202108/19/2021

Dr. James Jarvis

Dr. James Jarvis, Medical Director of Northern Light Health’s Covid-19 Incident Command gives us an update on Vaccine Booster Shots.

Morning News Replay

Thursday, August 19, 202108/19/2021

Jason Savage / Maine GOP

Keeping you informed about what’s going on in state and national politics,  Executive Director of the Maine Republican Party, Jason Savage.

Local Headlines

9 hours ago in Local

Sen King Introduces Measure to Hike Benefits for Service Members Who Die in Action

Congress increased burial benefits for non-service-connected deaths and tied them to inflation back in 2020.

10 hours ago in Local

Measure to Ban Transgender Athletes in Girls Sports Passes Hurdle

State lawmakers can now choose to enact the bill as written or to send it to voters.

15 hours ago in Local

State Police neutralize explosive device in Limington

Police received a report at around 5:30 PM Monday from an individual who had found what they believed to be a grenade near a dumpster.

National Headlines

19 hours ago in National

Winds, blizzards and triple-digit heat put over half of the US in the path of extreme weather

From a surprising heatwave in California to blizzards burying parts of the Midwest and storms rolling into the East Coast, chaotic weather on Monday put more than half the nation's population in the path of extreme conditions.

19 hours ago in National

What’s in the voting bill that Republicans are pushing to the Senate floor

Legislation that would require proof of U.S. citizenship for new voters has become a rallying cry for President Donald Trump, who claims that passage of the bill will "guarantee the midterms" for his Republican Party in November.

2 days ago in National, Trending

Storms cancel more US flights as TSA remains under pressure from partial government shutdown

Thousands of flights across the U.S. were canceled or delayed Monday as powerful storms swept across the eastern half of the country and a partial government shutdown affecting airport security screeners dragged into a second month.

5 days ago in National, Trending

US forecasts blizzard, polar vortex, heat dome and atmospheric river all at once

Days of downpours have begun in Hawaii. The Southwest will soon bake with day after day of record 100-degree-plus (38 Celsius-plus) heat. Two storms will dump snow by the foot over northern Great Lakes states. And the dreaded polar vortex will again invade the Midwest and East with soul-crushing Arctic chill. This forecast of extremes comes as weather whiplash has already hit much of the East.