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Monday, June 22, 202006/22/2020

Possible Tuition Increase

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

Monday, June 22, 202006/22/2020

Bath Iron Works’ Strikes

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Bath Iron Works’ largest union votes to strike

Friday, June 19, 202006/19/2020

Biden VP Drops Out

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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

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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

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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

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

Friday, June 19, 202006/19/2020

Moving To Maine During A Pandemic

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Matt go overs how More people from coronavirus hot spots are moving to Maine

Friday, June 19, 202006/19/2020

Fraudulent Jobless Claims

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Matt talks about As fraudulent jobless claims pass 50,000, state sets job search deadlines for claimants

Thursday, June 18, 202006/18/2020

Branding & Instant Rice

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Matt covers Aunt Jemima brand to change name, remove image that Quaker says is ‘based on a racial stereotype’; Virginia-Based….Which…

Thursday, June 18, 202006/18/2020

John Baldacci

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Former Governor & Congressman of Maine, John Baldacci joins Matt Gagnon to reflect on the recent passing of John Richardson…

Local Headlines

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New Maine Winter Heating Guide Released

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The guide offers tips for efficient heating, as well as contact info for state heating assistance programs.

2 hours ago in Local

Electrical issue to blame for house fire in Boothbay Harbor

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An electrical issue is the likely cause of a fire that destroyed a house in Boothbay Harbor over the weekend.

2 hours ago in Local

Maine is investigating a claim that bundles of ballots ended up in a resident’s Amazon order

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Authorities in Maine are investigating an allegation that dozens of unmarked ballots that were to be used in this November's election arrived inside a woman's Amazon order.

National Headlines

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is sentenced to over 4 years in prison

Sean 'Diddy' Combs was sentenced Friday to 4 years and 2 months in prison in case involving sex workers, violence and "freak-offs."

3 days ago in National

Hegseth announces latest strike on boat near Venezuela he says was trafficking drugs

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday that he ordered another strike on a small boat he accused of carrying drugs in the waters off Venezuela, expanding what the Trump administration has declared is an "armed conflict" with cartels.

3 days ago in National

Trump says US is in ‘armed conflict’ with drug cartels after ordering strikes in the Caribbean

President Donald Trump has declared drug cartels to be unlawful combatants and says the United States is now in an "armed conflict" with them, according to a Trump administration memo obtained by The Associated Press on Thursday, following recent U.S. strikes on boats in the Caribbean.

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is set to be sentenced and faces the possibility of years in prison

Sean "Diddy" Combs faces sentencing Friday in a sordid criminal case that could keep him locked up for years.