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Friday, August 28, 202008/28/2020

COVID-19 Testing

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State opens new COVID-19 mobile testing lab, quadrupling capacity, Plus Rapid, inexpensive COVID-19 test to be produced in Maine, creating…

Friday, August 28, 202008/28/2020

Demi Kouzounas

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Demi Kouzounas Chair of Maine Republican Party speaks to Matt about the final night of RNC.

Friday, August 28, 202008/28/2020

Fall Sports

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Maine principals give go-ahead to fall sports season pending state approval

Friday, August 28, 202008/28/2020

211 Maine

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Nikki Busmanis / 211 Maine Program Manager, speaks to us about the launch of a redesigned website, www.211Maine.org.  211 Maine and…

Friday, August 28, 202008/28/2020

Final Night Of RNC

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Matt gives his take on the final day of RNC.

Thursday, August 27, 202008/27/2020

Day 4 RNC P2

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  Matt recaps some highlights from Day 4 of RNC.

Thursday, August 27, 202008/27/2020

John Baldacci

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Former Governor & Congressman of Maine, John Baldacci gives us his insight of the RNC as well as Local/National Politics.

Thursday, August 27, 202008/27/2020

Commissioner Laura Fortman

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Commissioner Laura Fortman with Maine Department Of Labor gives us an update on Maine’s Unemployment and Workforce.

Thursday, August 27, 202008/27/2020

Jason Savage

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Jason Savage, Executive Director of the Maine Republican Party speaks about RCV and RNC.

Thursday, August 27, 202008/27/2020

Day 4 RNC

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Matt recaps some highlights from Day 4 of RNC.

Local Headlines

1 day ago in Local

Police seek suspects in Eddington stabbing

Penobscot County deputies are looking for suspects who they say stabbed man in the neck during a robbery in Eddington Thursday morning.

1 day ago in Local

Maine man indicted on attempted murder and other charges for hitting police cruiser in Bar Harbor

A man accused of leading police on a chase and crashing into a police cruiser in Bar Harbor in April has been indicted for attempted murder.

2 days ago in Local

Platner Denies Hurting Ex-Girlfriend, Will Not Leave Race

Platner, an oyster farmer and combat veteran who is favored to win Tuesday’s Democratic primary

National Headlines

2 days ago in National

Employers added 172,000 jobs last month as US job market shows resilience despite Iran war

The American job market continues to show surprising strength, shrugging off the high costs of the Iran war. Employers added 172,000 jobs in May – roughly double what forecasters had expected – and the unemployment rate remained at a low 4.3%.

2 days ago in National

Homicide convictions reversed for Colorado paramedics who injected ketamine into Elijah McClain

A Colorado court reversed homicide convictions against two paramedics on Thursday in the death of Elijah McClain, a Black man who was pinned down by police and injected with a fatal dose of ketamine.

4 days ago in National

Takeaways from primaries featuring Spencer Pratt, a missing congressman and a rare Trump setback

Here are takeaways from primary elections Tuesday in California, Iowa, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico and South Dakota.

5 days ago in National

Florida sues OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, claiming company concealed serious risks of ChatGPT

The state of Florida filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman on Monday, claiming the company knowingly released and aggressively marketed ChatGPT to the public while concealing serious risks.