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Thursday, September 3, 202009/03/2020

Weekly Column

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Matt’s weekly column in the BDN and gives a brief explanation of it.

Thursday, September 3, 202009/03/2020

John Baldacci

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

Thursday, September 3, 202009/03/2020

Biden Raised 360M & Pelosi Will Not Apologize

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Biden raises over $360 million in August, shattering record….Nancy Pelosi refuses to apologize for salon jaunt, says she was ‘set…

Thursday, September 3, 202009/03/2020

Governor Mills Extends State of Civil Emergency

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Governor Mills Extends State of Civil Emergency. Mills warns against ‘pandemic fatigue’ as she extends state of emergency for 6th…

Thursday, September 3, 202009/03/2020

Jason Savage / Maine GOP

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Jason Savage, Executive Director of the Maine Republican Party speaks to Matt about RCV, as well as well as the…

Thursday, September 3, 202009/03/2020

The Federal Deficit

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  Budget deficit to hit record, near levels not seen since end of World War II

Thursday, September 3, 202009/03/2020

Bowling A Distraction

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Its, National Bowling League Day…..Danny is trying to distract Matt as Governor Mills Extends State of Civil Emergency

Wednesday, September 2, 202009/02/2020

Eye On Politics

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Cumberland County Republican Chair Eric Lusk and filling in for Jeremy Fischer this week is Portland City Councilor & Senior…

Wednesday, September 2, 202009/02/2020

Tech Talk w/ Craig Peterson

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  It’s Tech Talk with Craig Peterson and he’s discussing the latest in Technology.

Wednesday, September 2, 202009/02/2020

Spending Fraud?

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Congressional investigation finds over $1 billion in coronavirus aid fraud

Local Headlines

19 hours ago in Local

Gov. Mills authorizes use of COVID-19 vaccine for anyone 6 months and older

A new standing order from Gov. Janet Mills on Friday authorizes healthcare providers to offer the COVID-19 vaccine to anyone who wants one.

19 hours ago in Local

Occupant of Amish buggy injured in Aroostook County crash

A crash between a horse-drawn Amish buggy and a pickup truck left one person with minor injuries.

2 days ago in Local

Maine Principals Fight DOJ Request for Student Names in Transgender Athlete Case

TheTrump administration sued Maine in April for not complying with an executive order barring transgender athletes from sports

National Headlines

21 hours ago in National

Trump says he’ll send National Guard to Memphis, escalating his use of troops in US cities

President Donald Trump said Friday he'll send the National Guard to address crime concerns in Memphis, Tennessee, his latest test of the limits of presidential power by using military force in American cities.

21 hours ago in National

Suspect in Charlie Kirk killing became more political, opposed activist’s views, authorities say

A 22-year-old Utah man who was arrested and booked on murder charges in the assassination of Charlie Kirk held deep disdain for the conservative activist's provocative viewpoints and indicated to a family member that he was responsible for the shooting, authorities said Friday.

1 day ago in National

The rise of AI tools forces schools to reconsider what counts as cheating

The book report is now a thing of the past. Take-home tests and essays are becoming obsolete. Student use of artificial intelligence has become so prevalent, high school and college educators say, that to assign writing outside of the classroom is like asking students to cheat.

2 days ago in National

Authorities search for conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s killer but provide little about motive

Authorities searched on Thursday for a sniper who assassinated Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of President Donald Trump, with one bullet and then slipped away in the mayhem resulting from the latest act of political violence to befall America.