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Tuesday, August 11, 202008/11/2020

Dr. Susan Goodfellow

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…

Thursday, August 6, 202008/06/2020

False Claims

In Local, Podcasts

Facebook and Twitter move to delete Trump’s false claim about COVID-19

Local Headlines

2 hours ago in Local

Oklahoma Fugitive Wanted on Child Exploitation Charges Arrested in Maine

Fresh

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

2 hours ago in Local

Shed Destroyed in Topsham Fire

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

2 hours ago in Local

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

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

National Headlines

12 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.

4 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.

5 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.