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Friday, November 20, 202011/20/2020

Commissioner Heather Johnson

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Governor Janet Mills imposes 9 p.m. closing time for restaurants, tasting rooms and other venues and Heather Johnson, Commissioner, Maine…

Friday, November 20, 202011/20/2020

9PM Closing Time

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Mills imposes 9 p.m. closing time for restaurants, tasting rooms and other venues

Friday, November 20, 202011/20/2020

34th Annual Chocolate Lovers’ Fling

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Jennifer Rent, Board Member for SARSSM (Sexual Assault Response Services of Southern Maine) speaks to Matt about their 34th Annual…

Thursday, November 19, 202011/19/2020

Will You Take The Vaccine Part II

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A hot topic this morning and we take your calls on if you will take the vaccine.

Thursday, November 19, 202011/19/2020

Governor John Baldacci

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

Thursday, November 19, 202011/19/2020

Will You Take The Vaccine??

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Matt takes your calls on if you will take the vaccine when it becomes available.

Thursday, November 19, 202011/19/2020

Jason Savage / Maine GOP

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Keeping you informed about what’s going on in state politics,  Executive Director of the Maine Republican Party, Jason Savage speaks to…

Thursday, November 19, 202011/19/2020

Alaska Passed RCV

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Maine’s ranked-choice voting system will now have company in Alaska

Wednesday, November 18, 202011/18/2020

Rick Savage / Sunday River Brewing

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Judge orders Sunday River Brewing Company to close and owner Rick Savage speaks to The WGAN Morning News. 

Wednesday, November 18, 202011/18/2020

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.

Local Headlines

9 hours ago in Local

Sinkhole Snarls Traffic in Bangor

The work is expected to be complete by Wednesday.

10 hours ago in Local

Supreme Court Transgender Athlete Cases Could Guide Lawsuit Against Maine

The lawsuit in Maine has been on hold since last year's government shutdown.

10 hours ago in Local

2 MaineDOT workers killed in crash on I-95 in Waterville

Two MaineDOT workers were killed in a crash in a construction zone on I-95 in Waterville Tuesday morning.

National Headlines

19 hours ago in National

Bringing charges against the Fed: What we do (and don’t) know

President Donald Trump has dramatically escalated his confrontation with the Federal Reserve, his Justice Department investigating and threatening a criminal indictment of the independent central bank and serving it with subpoenas.

2 days ago in National

George Floyd and Renee Good: 5 years between Minneapolis videos, and confusion has increased

Five years ago, video images from a Minneapolis street showing a police officer kneeling on the neck of George Floyd as his life slipped away ignited a social movement. Now, videos from another Minneapolis street showing the last moments of Renee Good's life are central to another debate about law enforcement in America.

5 days ago in National

Protests over federal enforcement operations after shootings in Minneapolis and Portland

As anger and outrage spilled out onto Minneapolis' streets over the fatal shooting of a woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, a new shooting by federal officers in Oregon left two people wounded, sparked additional protests and elicited more scrutiny of enforcement operations across the U.S.

6 days ago in National

Minnesota must play a role in the investigation into Renee Good’s killing by ICE, governor says

The state of Minnesota must play a role in investigating the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, Gov. Tim Walz insisted Thursday, pushing back against the Trump administration's decision to keep the investigation solely in federal hands.