Matt speaks with David Daigler President of the Maine Community College System. He discussed the impact of the free community college program for the class of 2025, which is facing funding cuts. The program has significantly exceeded expectations, with 17,000 enrolled, up from the anticipated 8,000. It has attracted a younger demographic and filled critical workforce needs in fields like healthcare and trades. Daigler emphasized the importance of expanding the program to include adult learners and highlighted the program’s success in increasing enrollment by 19% in 2023, leading the nation. The conversation also touched on legislative debates about the program’s future.
A federal judge temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's ban of three news outlets from the White House, ordering early Thursday that CNN, MS NOW and Politico must have their access restored. Reporters from all three outlets, however, said they remained blocked a few hours after the ruling.
It's harvest time in California wine country, but many growers are struggling to sell their grapes as changing drinking habits have caused demand to plunge. The decline is forcing some growers to tear out vineyards that their families have grown for generations.
In-person voting for this year's midterm elections began Friday, ushering in the final six weeks for Americans to decide which party they trust to lead Congress through a cost-of-living crisis, a prolonged war in Iran and other pressing issues.
Americans are commemorating the 25th anniversary of 9/11, remembering the shock, the dead and the sweeping consequences of the al-Qaida attacks on symbols of U.S. might and prosperity.
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