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Emmy/Murrow/IRE Award-winning journalist @WMTWTV @Hearst | Happy to be home in the great state of Maine

Portland, Maine
Joined February 2009
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HAPPENING NOW: @GovJanetMills is unveiling the budget for the next two years which is estimated to be $11.63 million. This proposal includes a $1 increase to the cigarette tax and programmatic changes to the Department of Health and Human Services.
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"Maine is 1 of 5 states that operates a SNAP program with state funding to assist non-citizens." NOW: Gov. Mills proposes $7.8 million in budget savings by cutting "food stamp" benefits to some non-citizens, including asylum seekers.
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Polls close in 15 minutes in Maine. Current line at Lisbon High School. **REMINDER** per Maine law: If you are in line at the voting place at 8:00 p.m., you may still vote.
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ALERT: A Tornado Warning is now in effect for portions of Grafton, Coos county. This is a dangerous storm. Find a safe place immediately. Live coverage is just moments away on WMTW-TV, Ch 8. #mewx
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JUST IN: "Following Ron DeSantis’ announcement suspending his presidential campaign, the campaign’s meet and greet event in Manchester, New Hampshire has been cancelled. DeSantis will remain in Tallahassee, Florida today"
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DeSantis suspends campaign. No clear path to victory he says, endorses Trump.
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” - Winston Churchill
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Long line in Concord as people hope to get inside for tonight’s @realDonaldTrump rally. They are waiting outside in feels like 4 degrees cold.
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Gov. DeSantis is pushing back on the suggestion that he has moved on from NH. He's now scheduled to have town hall events in Nashua and Dover on Friday.
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Total Coverage of New Hampshire Primary - night 1/6 @WMTWTV and wmtw.com
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BREAKING: Trump team appeals Maine secretary of state’s decision to remove him from primary ballot
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"I am mindful that no Secretary of State has ever deprived a presidential candidate of ballot access based on Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. I am also mindful, however, that no presidential candidate has ever before engaged in insurrection." Secretary Bellows
Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows removes Trump from 2024 presidential primary ballot
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"The Maine Secretary of State is a former ACLU attorney, a virulent leftist and a hyper-partisan Biden-supporting Democrat who has decided to interfere in the presidential election on behalf of Crooked Joe Biden." Steven Cheung Trump Campaign Spokesman
Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows removes Trump from 2024 presidential primary ballot
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“This is a sham decision that mimics third world dictatorships. It will not stand legal scrutiny. People have a right to choose their leaders devoid of mindless decisions by partisan hacks.“ Rep. Billy Bob Faulkingham House Republican Leader
Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows removes Trump from 2024 presidential primary ballot
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Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows removes Trump from 2024 presidential primary ballot
Maine Sec. of State: President Trump's ballot petition 'invalid' | Click on the image to read the full story wmtw.com/article/maine-sec-o…
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A woman just attempted to climb the dais of the Mayor and City Manager to protest the vote just taken on legal encampments. Bizarre scenes in the Portland council chambers. @WMTWTV – at Portland, ME
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BREAKING: The Portland City Council has voted DOWN the order which would have legalized homeless encampments in public places. The vote was 6-3. @WMTWTV
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The @CityPortland Council Meeting live stream ended around 1 a.m. Discussion of Order 68 to allow homeless encampments continues. Follow @RealCorrigan for live updates.
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The situation at New Hampshire Hospital has been contained. The scene remains active. The suspect is deceased.
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BREAKING: Multiple victims reported in a shooting at New Hampshire State Hospital in Concord, New Hampshire, according to NH State Police
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