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Tuesday, May 12, 202005/12/2020

Commissioner Laura Fortman

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Commissioner Laura Fortman With Maine Department Of Labor gives us an update on Unemployment in Maine.

Tuesday, May 12, 202005/12/2020

Going Back Into The Office

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Matt speaks about how he’s planning on going back into the office and the worry of dressing up and how…

Tuesday, May 12, 202005/12/2020

Retail Association of Maine

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Curtis Picard President & CEO of Retail Association of Maine speaks to Matt about the 12 rural counties reopening: Retail…

Tuesday, May 12, 202005/12/2020

Maine Turnpike Authority

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Erin Courtney with The Maine Turnpike Authority speaks to Matt Gagnon about how COVID has impacted roads as well as…

Monday, May 11, 202005/11/2020

Veterans Count Radiothon

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Joe Reagan from Veterans Count announces that the make 12 hours radiothon has been re-scheduled to May 28th on WGAN!

Monday, May 11, 202005/11/2020

Dr. Nirav Shah / Maine CDC

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

Monday, May 11, 202005/11/2020

FREE Virtual Eggs & Issues

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Join the Portland Community Chamber for a FREE virtual Eggs & Issues panel this Wednesday morning at 8AM. It will…

Monday, May 11, 202005/11/2020

Commissioner Heather Johnson

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Commissioner Heather Johnson  with Department of Economic and Community Development speaks to Matt Gagnon about the State’s revised reopening plan

Monday, May 11, 202005/11/2020

FEMA Federal Coordinating Officer

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FEMA Federal Coordinating Officer Capt. Russ Webster speaks to Matt Gagnon about the response and coordination of federal agencies to…

Monday, May 11, 202005/11/2020

DOT Revenue Loss

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Maine Department of Transportation braces for big revenue loss

Local Headlines

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An Accused Drunk Driver Arrested for Driving the Wrong Way on I-295

The driver was charged with an OUI and Reckless Conduct with a Dangerous Weapon.

2 days ago in Local

Lobster Population Drops in New England, Overfishing Declared

A regulatory agency says lobster stock has declined by 34% since 2018

2 days ago in Local

Maine Network Ends Primary Care After Medicaid Cut from Trump Admin.

Maine Family Planning operates 18 clinics in the state

National Headlines

2 days ago in National

Trump says Senate should scrap the filibuster to end the shutdown, an idea opposed by Republicans

Back from a week abroad, President Donald Trump is calling on the Senate to scrap the filibuster and reopen the government after a monthlong shutdown, breaking with majority Republicans who have long opposed such a move.

2 days ago in National

FBI Director Patel says multiple people were arrested in Michigan in a Halloween weekend attack plot

Multiple people who had been allegedly plotting a violent attack over the Halloween weekend were arrested Friday morning in Michigan, FBI Director Kash Patel said in a social media post.

3 days ago in National

US stocks slip as Wall Street sees both good and bad in Big Tech profits, US-China relations

Options trader Steven Rodriguez works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

he U.S. stock market is pulling back from its record heights as Wall Street sifts through mixed developments on everything from the U.S.-China trade war to profits for Big Tech behemoths.

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Banks and retailers run short on pennies as the US Mint stops making them

A sign in a Kwik Trip store shows the store will no longer be using pennies to give change, on Oct. 23, 2025, in Yorkville, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

President Donald Trump's decision to stop producing the penny earlier this year is starting to have real implications for the nation's commerce.