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Jeremy Fischer

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Jeremy Fischer

Analysis of Maine & National Politics with Former Maine Legislator Jeremy Fischer joins WGAN Morning News.

Local Headlines

21 hours ago in Local

One Person Stabbed in Mattawamkeag Home Invasion

Deputies say the victim had left the scene in a vehicle and was subsequently located at another residence.

21 hours ago in Local

Man Arrested for Kidnapping After Bangor Motel Confrontation

Officers say a woman was able to escape and call police.

22 hours ago in Local

3 turned over to ICE after ATM burglaries in Augusta

ICE has taken three men into custody who are accused of breaking into ATMs in Augusta.

National Headlines

35 minutes ago in National, Trending

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

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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.

7 hours ago in National

Key inflation gauge worsened in January, before Iran war lifted gas prices

An inflation gauge closely monitored by the Federal Reserve moved higher in January in the latest sign that prices were persistently elevated even before the Iran war caused spikes in oil and gas costs.

7 hours ago in National

Man in Michigan synagogue attack lost family members in Israeli airstrike in Lebanon, official says

A man with a rifle who crashed into a large Michigan synagogue in what federal officials are saying was an attack had lost four family members in an Israeli airstrike in his native Lebanon last week, an official said Friday.

1 day ago in National

Epstein’s longtime accountant testifies on his wealth and business ties

House lawmakers were digging into Jeffrey Epstein's sprawling financial portfolio on Wednesday as a committee deposed his former accountant and tried to understand his connections to some of the world's wealthiest men.