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Wednesday, August 19, 202008/19/2020

Secretary Of State, Matt Dunlap

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Secretary Of State, Matt Dunlap speaks to Matt about Maine’s online absentee ballot application system is now available and the…

Wednesday, August 19, 202008/19/2020

Mail In Voting / The Media

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Quick segment on Mail in voting and also about how the media has changed our behavior.

Tuesday, August 18, 202008/18/2020

John Baldacci / DNC Day 1

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Former Governor & Congressman of Maine, John Baldacci gives us his insight on Day 1 of the DNC.

Tuesday, August 18, 202008/18/2020

Day 1 DNC Continued

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  Three takeaways from the 1st night of the Democratic National Convention, plus some of your calls on this. 

Tuesday, August 18, 202008/18/2020

Dana Connors

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Dana Connors discusses the impact of the BIW strike on Maine’s economy with Matt Gagnon and the vote that will…

Tuesday, August 18, 202008/18/2020

Partial June Recovery

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Maine restaurants, hotels saw partial June recovery as virus restrictions relaxed

Tuesday, August 18, 202008/18/2020

Day 1 DNC

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Democrats put divisions aside to rally behind Biden at convention……Michelle Obama, Capping Off First Night of Democratic Convention…..Three takeaways from…

Tuesday, August 18, 202008/18/2020

Pizza Hut Store Closings

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Pizza Hut to close up to 300 locations operated by bankrupt franchisee. The latest coronavirus shortage is . . .…

Monday, August 17, 202008/17/2020

OMP Director Erik Gundersen

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On Friday, the Office of Marijuana Policy, a part of the Maine Department of Administrative and Financial Services, unveiled plans…

Monday, August 17, 202008/17/2020

Dr. Nirav Shah

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Maine CDC Director Dr. Nirav Shah joins Matt for an update on the latest with Covid-19 in Maine

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.