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Thursday, August 13, 202008/13/2020

Let The Water Flow

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Trump administration wants to ease showerhead rules

Thursday, August 13, 202008/13/2020

Jason Savage

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Jason Savage, Executive Director of the Maine Republican Party speaks about Biden’s VP pick as well as local and state…

Thursday, August 13, 202008/13/2020

Cost Reductions

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Janet Mills signals that she doesn’t want job cuts or reduced education aid in budget overhaul

Thursday, August 13, 202008/13/2020

Survey On Schools

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Parents don’t think students will follow schools’ COVID-19 rules, survey says Most teachers are likely to return to classrooms but…

Thursday, August 13, 202008/13/2020

Back In The Saddle

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Danny is back and a conversation about Danny’s hair and wrestling.

Wednesday, August 12, 202008/12/2020

Eye on Politics

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WGAN’s political analysts Eric Lusk and Jeremy Fisher join Matt to analyze the latest in the world of politics

Wednesday, August 12, 202008/12/2020

Craig Peterson

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Craig Peterson is WGAN’s tech guru, and joins Matt once again for his weekly segment.

Wednesday, August 12, 202008/12/2020

Jane Williams

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FTA Acting Administrator Jane Williams joins Matt to discuss federal funding to help Portland’s public transportation system

Tuesday, August 11, 202008/11/2020

Laura Fortman

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Maine Department of Labor Commissioner Laura Fortman joins the show

Tuesday, August 11, 202008/11/2020

Kate Snyder

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Portland Mayor Kate Snyder joins Matt for her weekly segment

Local Headlines

13 minutes ago in Local

Oklahoma Fugitive Wanted on Child Exploitation Charges Arrested in Maine

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U.S. Marshals say an investigation determined that Jaime A. Oktay had fled Oklahoma and was hiding in Maine

40 minutes ago in Local

Shed Destroyed in Topsham Fire

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Firefighters say discarded woodstove ashes are the cause of a fire that destroyed a shed at a home in Topsham…

51 minutes ago in Local

New York Woman Pleads Guilty To Illegal Marijuana Grow Operation in Somerset County

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Prosecutors say Jiamin Liao admitted to federal agents that she grew marijuana in Madison and stored it in Norridgewock

National Headlines

10 hours 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.

3 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.

4 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.

4 days ago in National

Senate considers limiting Trump’s war powers after Venezuela raid

The Senate is expected to vote on a resolution Thursday that would limit President Donald Trump's ability to conduct further attacks against Venezuela, setting up a test for his expanding ambitions in the Western Hemisphere.