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Friday, September 4, 202009/04/2020

Bruce Poliquin

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

Friday, September 4, 202009/04/2020

Maine Unemployment Claims Increase

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  Maine unemployment claims increase slightly as layoffs continue

Friday, September 4, 202009/04/2020

Maine Bureau of Highway Safety

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Jamie Dionne, the director of the Impaired Driving Safety Program at The Maine Bureau of Highway Safety. Since 1975, Maine’s…

Friday, September 4, 202009/04/2020

Maine Policy Institute

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Jake Posik, Communications Director at the Maine Policy Institute goes over this weeks news including the delay of fall sports.

Friday, September 4, 202009/04/2020

MAINAH-PALOOZA 2020!!

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He’s our sports guy on The Morning News and Host Of AM Kick Start on our sister station next door…

Friday, September 4, 202009/04/2020

TGIF

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The Friday before Labor Day and we have our morning banter in which we find out how much weight Matt…

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…

Local Headlines

51 minutes ago in Local

Cat Dies in Campground Fire in Farmington

Fresh

Crews were sent to the fire at 283 Red Schoolhouse Road in Farmington

1 hour ago in Local

Lewiston Police Ask for Return of Items Mistakenly Taken from Closed Store

Fresh

Officers say they were sent to a report Saturday of people removing items from Goshen Super Market.

2 hours ago in Local

Waterville police respond to 2 unrelated shootings within 24 hours

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Waterville police say two shootings reported within 24 hours are not related.

National Headlines

3 days ago in National

States worry about how to fill the gap in food aid ahead of a federal benefits halt

Officials in Louisiana, Vermont and Virginia pledged Thursday to keep food aid flowing to recipients in their states, even if the federal program is stalled next month because of the government shutdown.

3 days ago in National

Trump says he’s ending trade talks with Canada over TV ads

President Donald Trump announced he's ending "all trade negotiations" with Canada because of a television ad opposing U.S. tariffs that he said misstated the facts and called "egregious behavior" aimed at influencing U.S. court decisions.

4 days ago in National

Trump backs off planned surge of federal agents into San Francisco after talking to the mayor

President Donald Trump said Thursday that he's backing off a planned surge of federal agents into San Francisco after speaking to the mayor, as protesters gathered outside a U.S. Coast Guard base where they were located.

4 days ago in National

Health care compromise appears far off as the government shutdown stalemate persists

The government shutdown has reopened debate on what has been a central issue for both major political parties in the last 15 years: the future of health coverage under the Affordable Care Act.