Matt Gagnon discusses his return to “Eggs and Issues” after a hiatus, noting the recent news, including Trump’s actions in Los Angeles and new gubernatorial candidates Hannah Pingree (Democrat) and Owen McCarthy (Republican). Gagnon delves into the debate over ranked-choice voting (RCV) in Maine, noting that while it’s used in federal elections and some local ones, a bill to extend it to statewide elections, including for governor, faces legal challenges. He argues that the Alaska Supreme Court’s ruling on RCV is irrelevant to Maine’s constitution and predicts the bill will be overturned if signed by Governor Janet Mills.
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Officials in Louisiana, Vermont and Virginia pledged Thursday to keep food aid flowing to recipients in their states, even if the federal program is stalled next month because of the government shutdown.
President Donald Trump announced he's ending "all trade negotiations" with Canada because of a television ad opposing U.S. tariffs that he said misstated the facts and called "egregious behavior" aimed at influencing U.S. court decisions.
President Donald Trump said Thursday that he's backing off a planned surge of federal agents into San Francisco after speaking to the mayor, as protesters gathered outside a U.S. Coast Guard base where they were located.
The government shutdown has reopened debate on what has been a central issue for both major political parties in the last 15 years: the future of health coverage under the Affordable Care Act.
