Keith Shortall
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A blind singer from Down East has been recognized as a top young artist by an NPR music program
Noah Carver, who has been blind from birth, will be featured with other emerging classical artists this Saturday on NPR's From the Top program, airing 5 p.m. Saturday on Maine Public Classical. → Read More
Mills Proposes Using Federal Relief To Lower Health Insurance Costs For Small Businesses
Mills says if approved by the Legislature, the program would lower premiums by $50 dollars a month per covered employee through the end of next year. → Read More
Maine Restaurants Begin Seating Customers, But Some Are Taking Their Time
Restaurants in 12 of Maine’s 16 counties may reopen dine-in service Monday, but must take certain health precautions to protect against the spread of COVID → Read More
Secretary Of State: Maine Among Worst States In Nation For Census Respondents
While Maine is known for its high voter turnouts in general elections, it’s nearly last in the nation in responding to the 2020 Census. → Read More
'Almost, Maine' Returns To The Stage In Portland
When "Almost, Maine" opened in Portland in 2004, the play was well-received and would go on to receive mixed reviews in New York a few years later. Today, → Read More
MaineHealth Offering 4 Weeks Paid Parental Leave
Maine’s largest private employer says it will offer eligible full- and part-time workers four weeks of paid parental leave starting Oct. 1. → Read More
South Portland Police Lieutenant Will Become Portland's New Police Chief
The city of Portland is getting a new police chief, and he comes from right next door. → Read More
Rockland Theater, Local Radio Station To Host Live 'Strand On The Air' Variety Show
Given immense popularity of the radio variety show back in the so-called Golden Age of Radio, you might wonder why the appeal faded. It might be because → Read More
Across the Aisle: Did A 'Blue Wave' Just Crash On Maine's Shores?
In this edition of our monthly political roundtable "Across the Aisle" Keith Shortall talks with former Republican lawmaker Meredith Strang Burgess, of → Read More
Ready For Bangor's American Folk Festival? Here's Some Background On Folk Music
Next weekend, 100,000 people will descend on the Bangor waterfront to take in music that has evolved over centuries. The three day American Folk Festival → Read More
Across the Aisle: The Trial Run Of Ranked-Choice Voting
It is Thursday, and time for Across the Aisle, our foray into Maine Politics. This week, Cynthia Dill, an attorney and former Democratic legislator; Meredith Strang-Burgess of Burgess Advertizing and Marketing who served in Augusta as a Republican; and economist Dick Woodbury, who served in the legislature as an independent spoke with Keith Shortall. → Read More
Across the Aisle: Election Aftermath and (Of Course) Ranked-Choice Voting
It's Thursday, which means it’s time again for Across the Aisle, Maine Public’s foray into Maine Politics. This week, Cynthia Dill, an attorney and former → Read More
Across the Aisle: Convention Season
It's Thursday and time again for Across the Aisle, our weekly roundtable on Maine politics. This week, Cynthia Dill, an attorney and former Democratic → Read More
Local Politicians ‘Have A Problem’ With Exclusion From Rockland Lobster Festival Parade
This summer’s annual Lobster Festival Parade will have its usual share of firetrucks, floats and marching bands — but you won’t see any politicians or → Read More
Across the Aisle: Lawmakers Face Vetoes and Unresolved Issues
It is Thursday and time again for "Across the Aisle" our weekly rountable on Maine Politics. This week, Cynthia Dill, an attorney and former Democratic → Read More
Across the Aisle: Legal Wrangling with Ranked-Choice Voting and the Legacy of Barbara Bush
It's Thursday and time again for Across the Aisle, our weekly politics roundtable. Our analysts this week include Cynthia Dill, an attorney who served in → Read More
Across the Aisle: Ranked Choice Voting
It's Thursday and time again for Across the Aisle, our weekly politics roundtable. Our analysts this week include Cynthia Dill, an attorney who served in → Read More
Across The Aisle: The Ranked Choice Voting Chaos, And LePage's Stay In Trump Hotel
It's Thursday and time again for Across the Aisle, our weekly politics roundtable. Our analysts this week include Cynthia Dill, an attorney who served in → Read More
Across the Aisle: Looking Ahead to the 2018 Midterms
It’s Thursday, and time again for Across the Aisle, our weekly foray into Maine Politics. This week, Cynthia Dill, an attorney and former state lawmaker, → Read More
Across the Aisle: Gun Control in the Legislature and Marketplace
It's Thursday and time again for "Across the Aisle," Maine Public's weekly foray into Maine politics. This week, Cynthia Dill, an attorney and former democratic lawmaker, Dick Woodbury, an economist who served in the legislature as an independent, and former republican legislator Phil Harriman, a financial planner join Keith Shortall in a weekly round up. → Read More