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Monday, August 17, 202008/17/2020

DNC/DNC Campaigns & Political Ads

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Coronavirus upends conventions, changes TV coverage…An unconventional convention: Democratic event will attempt to re-create in-person feel

Monday, August 17, 202008/17/2020

Thorn Dickinson / NECEC Transmission Project

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Thorn Dickinson president and CEO of NECEC Transmission project speaks to Matt about CMP Corridor Referendum Ruled As Unconstitutional

Monday, August 17, 202008/17/2020

Who Just Endorsed Susan Collins

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Ad Watch: Susan Collins actually voted to cut most Mainers’ taxes — for now….Small-business group endorses Susan Collins

Monday, August 17, 202008/17/2020

RCV Lawsuit Tossed Out

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Judge tosses lawsuit challenging Maine’s ranked-choice voting law

Monday, August 17, 202008/17/2020

Democratic Conventions Begin….

In Local

Coronavirus upends conventions, changes TV coverage….An unconventional convention: Democratic event will attempt to re-create in-person feel

Friday, August 14, 202008/14/2020

COVID Catastrophe Report

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Nick Murray, Policy Analyst with Maine Policy Institute comes in studio to go over his report on COVID Catastrophe.

Friday, August 14, 202008/14/2020

Bruce Poliquin

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Former Congressman from the 2nd District, Bruce Poliquin joins Matt Gagnon discussing the latest in state & national politics.

Friday, August 14, 202008/14/2020

Do You Have Unclaimed Property?

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  Henry Beck, Maine State Treasurer Joins Matt about Unclaimed property. When was the last time you checked to see…

Friday, August 14, 202008/14/2020

Ranked Choice Voting

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Federal judge again hears arguments against Maine’s ranked-choice voting law. Maine secretary of state reaffirms decision to disqualify ranked-choice petitions

Friday, August 14, 202008/14/2020

CMP Corridor Referendum Unconstitutional

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Supreme court rules CMP corridor referendum unconstitutional

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.