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Wednesday, February 12, 202502/12/2025

Eye On Politics

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Cumberland County Republican Chair Eric Lusk and  former State Senator and former Secretary of State Bill Diamond give their Analysis…

Wednesday, February 12, 202502/12/2025

Speaker Ryan Fecteau

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Representative Ryan Fecteau discussed the Maine legislature’s supplemental budget, highlighting two primary issues: addressing a gap in MaineCare due to…

Wednesday, February 12, 202502/12/2025

Rep. Laurel Libby

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Rep. Laurel Libby (R-Auburn) joins host Matt Gagnon for her monthly segment. She discussed the ongoing budget debates in Augusta,…

Wednesday, February 12, 202502/12/2025

The Budget | Weather

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Matt Gagnon discusses the political dynamics surrounding a budget bill in Maine, emphasizing the need for a two-thirds majority to…

Tuesday, February 11, 202502/11/2025

Tuesday Topics & Calls

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Matt Gagnon discussed various news topics, including Elon Musk’s allegation that FEMA reimbursed New York City $59 million for housing…

Tuesday, February 11, 202502/11/2025

Phil Harriman

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Phil Harriman has served in Augusta, and is the founder of WGAN’s Saturday show “Inside Maine.” Every week he joins…

Tuesday, February 11, 202502/11/2025

Kristofor Healey | Homeland Security Analyst

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Kristofor Healey, Homeland Security Analyst joins the program discussing all matters related to Homeland Security.

Tuesday, February 11, 202502/11/2025

Bowdoin College Protest

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Matt Gagnon discusses the Bowdoin College protest organized by the Bowdoin Students for Justice in Palestine, which began on February…

Tuesday, February 11, 202502/11/2025

Scheduled Hostage Release

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After signing several Executive Orders in the Oval Office on Monday night, President Trump spoke about the ceasefire between Hamas…

Tuesday, February 11, 202502/11/2025

Guitar Day + Plane Crash

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The conversation touches on various topics, including personal experiences with Guitar Hero and playing the guitar, with Matt Gagnon sharing…

Local Headlines

18 minutes ago in Local

Gas leak that killed 2 at Maine paper mill was preventable, federal investigators say

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Federal investigators say a deadly gas release at a Maine paper mill could have been prevented.

23 minutes ago in Local

Man faces reckless driving charge for striking bicyclist in Lewiston

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A man who police say fell asleep at the wheel before striking a bicyclist in Lewiston has been charged.

11 hours ago in Local

Cooling Centers Open Today with Heat Advisory in Southern Maine

There’s a heat advisory is in effect from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. in Southern Maine today. Feel-like temperatures, or…

National Headlines

7 hours ago in National

An experimental Alzheimer’s drug shows some promise as researchers hunt new approaches

An experimental drug might help slow early Alzheimer's disease in a markedly different way than today's treatments — by lowering levels of a brain protein called tau, researchers reported Tuesday.

7 hours ago in National

Darline Graham Nordone, sister of Lindsey Graham, chosen to fulfill remainder of his US Senate term

Lindsey Graham's sister, Darline Graham Nordone, has been named as his temporary replacement in the U.S. Senate after his unexpected death over the weekend.

5 days ago in National

El Nino powers up as forecasters predict historic strength and a rainier winter for the US South

An intensifying El Nino, nature's heat-releasing thermostat that spikes global temperatures, is heading to historically strong levels, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday.

6 days ago in National

Judge orders E. Jean Carroll be paid $5.8M in Trump sex abuse and defamation case; Trump appeals

The writer E. Jean Carroll can collect $5.8 million held in escrow since a jury found that President Donald Trump sexually abused and defamed her, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. Trump's lawyers immediately appealed to stop the payment.