Matt Gagnon and his colleagues discuss their eating habits, particularly their preferences for vegetables. They joke about their aversion to being told what to eat, with Matt Gagnon deciding to skip vegetables on National Eat Your Vegetables Day. The conversation shifts to legislative matters, including a Senate vote on an income tax hike for earners over $1 million to fund 55% of education, which Gagnon criticizes as arbitrary. They also discuss a transgender athletic competition bill that was blocked in the Maine Senate, marking the failure of all eight such bills this session. The segment ends with a brief mention of community college funding.
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