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Monday, July 11, 202207/11/2022

Spamming Texts

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Monday, July 11, 202207/11/2022

Matt’s Take

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Matt gives his take on Portland Charter Commission approving the final report including proposal for strong mayor

Monday, July 11, 202207/11/2022

Commissioner Chann & O’Brien

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We  speak with Commissioner Marpheen Chann & Robert O’Brien , Members of the Portland Charter Commission about Portland Charter Commission…

Monday, July 11, 202207/11/2022

New Poll

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Poll: Mainers care more about the economy than abortion.  Plus Matt gives up his morning coffee intake!

Friday, July 8, 202207/08/2022

Caller Of The Week 7/8

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Friday, July 8, 202207/08/2022

Portland Mayor Kate Snyder

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We speak with Portland Mayor Kate Snyder gives us an update on Portland Charter Commission approving their final report including…

Friday, July 8, 202207/08/2022

Question Of The Day 7/8

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Do you expect the opioid crisis in Maine to get better or worse over 2022?

Friday, July 8, 202207/08/2022

Gordon Smith | Maine Director of Opioid Response

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We speak with Gordon Smith , Maine Director of Opioid Response on our statewide report for the period Jan-May, 2022.…

Thursday, July 7, 202207/07/2022

Question Of The Day

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British PM Boris Johnson will step down….We ask you should President Biden step down.

Thursday, July 7, 202207/07/2022

Capital Insights With Governor John Baldacci

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Former Governor & Congressman of Maine, John Baldacci gives us his Capital Insights on Local and National Politics.

Local Headlines

6 minutes ago in Local

Game Wardens Cite Anglers for Illegally ‘Snagging’ Salmon in Western Maine

Fresh

Snagging involves intentionally hooking a fish in parts of the body other than the mouth.

49 minutes ago in Local

Sen Collins Demands Coast Guard Abandon ‘Swastika’ Reclassification

Fresh

Collins is joining a chorus of Jewish groups that are condemning the policy change.

2 hours ago in Local

Fire destroys local business, damages apartment building in Penobscot County

A fire early Wednesday morning in Patten damaged an apartment building and destroyed a local business.

National Headlines

6 hours ago in National

4 Republicans defy Speaker Johnson to force House vote on extending ACA subsidies

Four centrist Republicans broke with Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday and signed onto a Democratic-led petition that will force a House vote on extending for three years an enhanced pandemic-era subsidy that lowers health insurance costs for millions of Americans.

2 days ago in National

Search for the Brown University shooter resumes as questions swirl about campus security

Authorities knocked on doors Monday searching for any video there might be of the Brown University gunman, who could be seen in grainy footage walking away from the weekend attack that killed two students and wounded nine others.

2 days ago in National

Authorities say they will release person of interest detained in Brown University shooting

A person of interest detained after a Brown University shooting that killed two students and injured nine will be released after law enforcement authorities determined there was no basis to keep the individual in custody, officials said Sunday night.

5 days ago in National

Washington state faces historic floods that have washed away homes and stranded families

Days of torrential rain in Washington state caused historic floods that have stranded families on rooftops, washed over bridges and ripped at least two homes from their foundations, and experts warned that even more flooding expected Friday could be catastrophic.