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Thursday, June 18, 202006/18/2020

Delaying Bar Openings

Matt covers how Maine may delay Maine bar openings because of COVID-19 infection risk. Fitness centers, nail salons, tattoo parlors…

WGAN

Thursday, June 18, 202006/18/2020

Home Energy Assistance Program

Dan Brennan Director of Maine Housing speaks to WGAN Morning News. There is additional funding as a result of COVID. They…

WGAN

Thursday, June 18, 202006/18/2020

Clean Elections During Pandemic

Matt talks about Would-be Clean Elections candidates find it harder to qualify during pandemic

WGAN

Wednesday, June 17, 202006/17/2020

Matt’s Reflection On John Richardson

Matt gives his reflection on the recent passing of Former Maine House Speaker and WGAN Morning News Contributor John Richardson.

WGAN

Wednesday, June 17, 202006/17/2020

Eye On Politics

Former Maine Legislator Jeremy Fischer and Cumberland County Republican Chair Eric Lusk Eric give their Analysis of Maine & National…

WGAN

Wednesday, June 17, 202006/17/2020

Bruce Poliquin

Former Republican U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin gives us his analysis on the current state of Maine including the passing of…

WGAN

Wednesday, June 17, 202006/17/2020

Michael Edes / Fraternal Order of Police

Mike Edes , Executive Director of the Fraternal Order of Police in Maine speaks to WGAN Morning News. Mike Edes…

WGAN

Wednesday, June 17, 202006/17/2020

Remembering John Richardson

Phil Harriman, speaks to Matt Gagnon about the sudden passing of Former Maine House Speaker and WGAN Morning News Contributor…

WGAN

Tuesday, June 16, 202006/16/2020

Commissioner Laura Fortman

Commissioner Laura Fortman with Maine Department Of Labor gives us an update on Maine’s Unemployment.

WGAN

Tuesday, June 16, 202006/16/2020

Portland Mayor Kate Snyder

Portland Mayor Kate Snyder gives us an update on what’s happening in Portland: Portland still needs more than 120 poll…

Local Headlines

12 hours ago in Local

Oklahoma Fugitive Wanted on Child Exploitation Charges Arrested in Maine

U.S. Marshals say an investigation determined that Jaime A. Oktay had fled Oklahoma and was hiding in Maine

12 hours ago in Local

Shed Destroyed in Topsham Fire

Firefighters say discarded woodstove ashes are the cause of a fire that destroyed a shed at a home in Topsham…

12 hours ago in Local

New York Woman Pleads Guilty To Illegal Marijuana Grow Operation in Somerset County

Prosecutors say Jiamin Liao admitted to federal agents that she grew marijuana in Madison and stored it in Norridgewock

National Headlines

22 hours ago in National

George Floyd and Renee Good: 5 years between Minneapolis videos, and confusion has increased

Five years ago, video images from a Minneapolis street showing a police officer kneeling on the neck of George Floyd as his life slipped away ignited a social movement. Now, videos from another Minneapolis street showing the last moments of Renee Good's life are central to another debate about law enforcement in America.

4 days ago in National

Protests over federal enforcement operations after shootings in Minneapolis and Portland

As anger and outrage spilled out onto Minneapolis' streets over the fatal shooting of a woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, a new shooting by federal officers in Oregon left two people wounded, sparked additional protests and elicited more scrutiny of enforcement operations across the U.S.

5 days ago in National

Minnesota must play a role in the investigation into Renee Good’s killing by ICE, governor says

The state of Minnesota must play a role in investigating the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, Gov. Tim Walz insisted Thursday, pushing back against the Trump administration's decision to keep the investigation solely in federal hands.

5 days ago in National

Senate considers limiting Trump’s war powers after Venezuela raid

The Senate is expected to vote on a resolution Thursday that would limit President Donald Trump's ability to conduct further attacks against Venezuela, setting up a test for his expanding ambitions in the Western Hemisphere.