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Tuesday, August 11, 202008/11/2020

Kate Snyder

In Local, Podcasts

Portland Mayor Kate Snyder joins Matt for her weekly segment

Tuesday, August 11, 202008/11/2020

Dr. Susan Goodfellow

In Local, Podcasts

Dr. Goodfellow joins Matt to discuss how Navy Week Going Virtual. She is the Director of Naval Operations Energy & Environmental Readiness Division

Monday, August 10, 202008/10/2020

Dr. Nirav Shah

In Local, Podcasts

Maine CDC Director Dr. Nirav Shah joins Matt for an update on the latest with Covid-19 in Maine

Monday, August 10, 202008/10/2020

Heather Johnson

In Local, Podcasts

Heather Johnson, Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, joins Matt to talk about Maine’s economy, and how the small business sector is still in crisis after reopening

Friday, August 7, 202008/07/2020

Bruce Poliquin

In Local, Podcasts

Former Congressman from the 2nd District, Bruce Poliquin joins Matt Gagnon discussing the latest in state & national politics.

Friday, August 7, 202008/07/2020

John Pence

In Local, Podcasts

John Pence, Senior Advisor to the campaign and the VP’s nephew, is in Maine Today and Tomorrow. He will be…

Friday, August 7, 202008/07/2020

Jeff Timberlake

In Local, Podcasts

Senator Jeff Timberlake, Assistant Senate Republican Leader talks Matt Gagnon about the proposed budget cuts and if the legislature will…

Friday, August 7, 202008/07/2020

Dissolving The NRA?

In Local, Podcasts

New York’s attorney general sued the National Rifle Association on Thursday, seeking to put the powerful gun advocacy organization out…

Friday, August 7, 202008/07/2020

Unemployment Claims

In Local, Podcasts

Nearly 80,000 Mainers filed continuing federal and state unemployment benefits last week, more than twice the number during the worst…

Friday, August 7, 202008/07/2020

New Poll Shows Gideon In Slight Lead

In Local, Podcasts

Quinnipiac University’s survey of 807 registered Maine voters finds Republican Sen. Susan Collins trailing the Democratic House speaker by 4…

Local Headlines

11 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.

12 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.

1 day 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

13 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.

13 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.

21 hours 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.