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Thursday, September 23, 202109/23/2021

Jason Savage / Maine GOP

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Keeping you informed about what’s going on in state and national politics,  Executive Director of the Maine Republican Party, Jason Savage.

Thursday, September 23, 202109/23/2021

Kevin On The Roof: 9/23 Check-In

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Long time STRIVE volunteer, Kevin Fitzpatrick, will kick off his 9th year of camping on the roof in support of…

Wednesday, September 22, 202109/22/2021

Eye On Politics

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Former Maine Legislator Jeremy Fischer and Cumberland County Republican Chair Eric Lusk give their Analysis of Maine & National Politics.

Wednesday, September 22, 202109/22/2021

Dr. Dora Mills

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Dr. Dora Mills , Chief Health Improvement Officer for MaineHealth speaks to us about the recent announcement from Pfizer on…

Wednesday, September 22, 202109/22/2021

Adam Cote

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Adam Cote comes on the program to discuss the upcoming Question 1 referendum, retroactivity questions and the recent stay that…

Wednesday, September 22, 202109/22/2021

Kevin On The Roof: 9/22 Check-In

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Long time STRIVE volunteer, Kevin Fitzpatrick, will kick off his 9th year of camping on the roof in support of…

Tuesday, September 21, 202109/21/2021

Our First Racked E-Mail

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We get our first racked e-mail….find out why!

Tuesday, September 21, 202109/21/2021

Phil Harriman

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Phil Harriman, joins us every Tuesday Morning to go over the latest in Local & National Politics.

Tuesday, September 21, 202109/21/2021

Howie Carr

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  Howie Carr joins The WGAN Morning News every Tuesday, discussing the latest in National Politics.

Tuesday, September 21, 202109/21/2021

Spencer Thibodeau

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Former Portland City Councilor Spencer Thibodeau joins The WGAN Morning News to discuss his resignation as Portland City Councilor

Local Headlines

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Vance touts work of his anti-fraud task force in visit to Maine ahead of primary election

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Vice President JD Vance highlighted the Trump administration’s efforts to combat fraud in a visit to Maine on Thursday ahead of the state’s primary elections for several high-profile races.

20 hours ago in Local

U.S. Marshals Arrest Maine Man Who Failed to Appear in Court for Manslaughter

Albert Deschaine of Peru was convicted in 2024 for a fatal crash in Auburn that killed another man.

21 hours ago in Local

Portland Man Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison for Child Pornography

Derren Wood-Peterson also received 10 years of supervised release.

National Headlines

24 hours ago in National, Trending

Prosecutors to retry Alex Murdaugh in deaths of wife and son after high court overturned convictions

Alex Murdaugh's murder convictions and life sentence for the deaths of his wife and son were overturned Wednesday by the South Carolina Supreme Court because the court clerk at his trial suggested he was guilty. But the disgraced lawyer won't be leaving prison anytime soon.

2 days ago in National

Denver airport security missed trespasser who was killed by plane on runway

Workers at Denver airport initially missed a security breach by man who scaled an 8-foot perimeter fence and crossed a runway where he was hit and killed in a fiery collision by a plane with 231 people on board, authorities said Tuesday.

2 days ago in National

US consumer prices jump as Iran war sends energy prices rapidly higher

The Labor Department's consumer price index rose 3.8% from April 2025, according to data released Tuesday. On a month-to-month basis, April prices rose 0.6% from March as gasoline prices rose 5.4% during the month; the month-over-month gain was down from 0.9% increase from February to March.

2 days ago in National

Hegseth is facing a new round of questioning from Congress on the Iran war and more

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced tough questions from Republican and Democratic lawmakers in Congress on Tuesday about the Trump administration's end game for the Iran war, the conflict's costs and its impact on diminishing weapons stockpiles.