Mornings

Wednesday Calls & Topics

Photo: Newsradio WGAN, WGAN

Wednesday Calls & Topics

Matt Gagnon discussed recent special elections in Florida and Wisconsin. In Florida’s 1st and 6th districts, Democrats faced steep odds in Republican-leaning areas, with the GOP winning by 14 points and 55-45%. Despite a financial advantage, the Democratic challenger in the 6th district lost. In Wisconsin, a Democrat won by 10 points, impacting the state’s Supreme Court balance. The conversation also touched on the Family Medical Leave Act in Maine, criticizing its broad definition of “significant personal bond” and potential negative effects on businesses. Listeners called in to share their opinions on these topics.

Local Headlines

13 hours ago in Local

A Political PAC Funded by a Dead Maine Philanthropist, is Throwing Support to a Gubernatorial Candidate

Reclaim Maine is funding online ads for Republican gubernatorial candidate, Bobby Charles.

2 days ago in Local

Police arrest 3 accused of running from crash scene in Richmond

Three men from Venezuela accused of running from police after a crash in Richmond are facing charges.

2 days ago in Local

Portland police chief responds to reports that officers cooperated with ICE

Portland's Police Chief says the city does not participate in federal immigration enforcement.

National Headlines

2 days ago in National, Trending

US forecasts blizzard, polar vortex, heat dome and atmospheric river all at once

Days of downpours have begun in Hawaii. The Southwest will soon bake with day after day of record 100-degree-plus (38 Celsius-plus) heat. Two storms will dump snow by the foot over northern Great Lakes states. And the dreaded polar vortex will again invade the Midwest and East with soul-crushing Arctic chill. This forecast of extremes comes as weather whiplash has already hit much of the East.

2 days ago in National

Key inflation gauge worsened in January, before Iran war lifted gas prices

An inflation gauge closely monitored by the Federal Reserve moved higher in January in the latest sign that prices were persistently elevated even before the Iran war caused spikes in oil and gas costs.

2 days ago in National

Man in Michigan synagogue attack lost family members in Israeli airstrike in Lebanon, official says

A man with a rifle who crashed into a large Michigan synagogue in what federal officials are saying was an attack had lost four family members in an Israeli airstrike in his native Lebanon last week, an official said Friday.

3 days ago in National

Epstein’s longtime accountant testifies on his wealth and business ties

House lawmakers were digging into Jeffrey Epstein's sprawling financial portfolio on Wednesday as a committee deposed his former accountant and tried to understand his connections to some of the world's wealthiest men.