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Monday, June 22, 202006/22/2020

All In The Numbers – Trump vs Biden

In Local, Podcasts

What we learned about Biden and Trump from their latest fundraising numbers and ‘Trench warfare’: Trump, Biden dig in for…

Monday, June 22, 202006/22/2020

Dr. Nirav Shah / Maine CDC

In Podcasts, Poll Question

Dr. Nirav Shah with Maine CDC, gives us an update on Coronavirus in Maine.

Monday, June 22, 202006/22/2020

Trump’s Rally

In Local, Podcasts

Matt talks about his view on Trump’s Oklahoma rally

Monday, June 22, 202006/22/2020

Commissioner Heather Johnson

In Local, Podcasts

Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Heather Johnson speaks to Matt Gagnon about where we stand with Maine’s re-opening.

Monday, June 22, 202006/22/2020

Possible Tuition Increase

In Local, Podcasts

UMaine System trustees to consider tuition increase in new $559 million budget

Monday, June 22, 202006/22/2020

Bath Iron Works’ Strikes

In Local, Podcasts

Bath Iron Works’ largest union votes to strike

Friday, June 19, 202006/19/2020

Biden VP Drops Out

In Local, Podcasts

Amy Klobuchar drops out of Biden VP contention and says he should choose a woman of color

Friday, June 19, 202006/19/2020

Maine Policy Institute

In Local, Podcasts

Nick Murray, policy analyst from Maine Policy Institute gives us an update on petition to reconvene the legislature and the…

Friday, June 19, 202006/19/2020

Secretary Of State, Matt Dunlap

In Local, Podcasts

Secretary Of State, Matt Dunlap speaks to us about how the COVID-19 pandemic will affect voting, polling places, absentee ballots,…

Friday, June 19, 202006/19/2020

Maine Hospital Association

In Local, Podcasts

Steven Michaud, President of The Maine Hospital Association gives us an update on how Maine’s Hospitals have been doing during…

Local Headlines

17 hours 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

18 hours ago in Local

‘Unidentified’ Officers Detain Parent at Portland School

The school superintendent said the officers declined to identify themselves or their agency

19 hours ago in Local

Senator King Opposes Trump VA Nominee After Tense Exchange

Senator King  is a member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee

National Headlines

7 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.

1 day 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.

1 day ago in National, Trending

US marks 24th anniversary of 9/11 terror attacks

Americans are marking 24 years since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks with solemn ceremonies, volunteer work and other tributes honoring the victims.

1 day ago in National

US inflation worsened last month as the cost of gas, food and airfares jumped

Inflation moved higher last month as the price of gas, groceries, hotel rooms and airfare rose, along with the cost of clothes and used cars.