The Maine Monitor Radio Hour 7/2/26

The Maine Monitor Radio Hour 7/2/26

Host: Stephanie McFeeters, Kate Cough The Maine Monitor Radio Hour is a collaboration between WERU-FM and the Maine Monitor, the nonpartisan, independent publication of the Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting. This month: In this episode, listeners will hear a recent panel discussion on ranked-choice voting, moderated by Monitor elections and government reporter Matt Junker. Panelists examined the ranked-choice voting strategies that came into play, debated whether the process makes candidates and campaigns more inclined to keep things civil and looked at potential improvements the state could make to expedite the timeline for tabulating results. Guests: Matt Junker, Chrissy Hart, Ronald Schmidt, Aaron Chadbourne FMI: themainemonitor.org/events/ The post The Maine Monitor Radio Hour 7/2/26 [https://archives.weru.org/maine-monitor-radio-hour/2026/07/the-maine-monitor-radio-hour-7-2-26/] first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives [https://archives.weru.org].

The Maine Monitor Radio Hour 6/4/26

Host: Kate Cough, Editor at The Maine Monitor. The Maine Monitor Radio Hour is a collaboration between WERU-FM and the Maine Monitor, the nonpartisan, independent publication of the Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting. This month: Monitor Reporters Delger Erdenesanaa, Sean Scott and Matt Junker join editor Kate Cough to talk about the growing influence of the Maine church behind Portland’s Turning Point USA event, the forecast for electricity growth in Maine, the state’s sludge crisis and ranked choice voting. Guests: Environment reporter Delger Erdenesanaa, Religion, politics and society reporter Sean Scott, Elections reporter Matt Junker, Editor Kate Cough. FMI: themainemonitor.org/ themainemonitor.org/calvary-chapel-growing-influence/ themainemonitor.org/electricity-demand-forecast/ themainemonitor.org/sewage-sludge-crisis-still-under-clock/ themainemonitor.org/ranked-choice-voting-explained/ The post The Maine Monitor Radio Hour 6/4/26 [https://archives.weru.org/maine-monitor-radio-hour/2026/06/the-maine-monitor-radio-hour-6-4-26/] first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives [https://archives.weru.org].

The Maine Monitor Radio Hour 5/7/26

Host: Kate Cough, Editor at The Maine Monitor. The Maine Monitor Radio Hour is a collaboration between WERU-FM and the Maine Monitor, the nonpartisan, independent publication of the Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting. This month: On this episode of the Maine Monitor Radio Hour, government accountability reporter Josh Keefe, elections and government reporter Matt Junker, and senior reporter Rose Lundy, who covers health care, join editor Kate Cough in discussing their most recent stories. Guests: Josh Keefe, Matt Junker, and Rose Lundy. FMI: themainemonitor.org/ The post The Maine Monitor Radio Hour 5/7/26 [https://archives.weru.org/maine-monitor-radio-hour/2026/05/the-maine-monitor-radio-hour-5-7-26/] first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives [https://archives.weru.org].

The Maine Monitor Radio Hour 4/2/26

Host: Kate Cough, Editor at The Maine Monitor. The Maine Monitor Radio Hour is a collaboration between WERU-FM and the Maine Monitor, the nonpartisan, independent publication of the Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting. This month: Maine Monitor Editor Kate Cough is joined by Monitor Housing Reporter Caitlin Andrews, Education Reporter Kristian Moravec and Report for America Corps Member Dan O’Connor, who covers rural government for The Monitor in partnership with the Bangor Daily News. We talk about their recent reporting on a fund that would help towns convert empty schools into housing, a new approach to teaching reading and a police department that is using AI to draft reports. Guests: Caitlin Andrews, Kristian Moravec, and Dan O’Connor. FMI: themainemonitor.org/ The post The Maine Monitor Radio Hour 4/2/26 [https://archives.weru.org/maine-monitor-radio-hour/2026/04/the-maine-monitor-radio-hour-4-2-26/] first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives [https://archives.weru.org].

The Maine Monitor Radio Hour 3/5/26

Host: Kate Cough, Editor at The Maine Monitor. The Maine Monitor Radio Hour is a collaboration between WERU-FM and the Maine Monitor, the nonpartisan, independent publication of the Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting. This month: This episode covers how tariffs have affected Maine’s loggers and sawmills, the debate over whether federal immigration agents can wear masks or otherwise conceal their identities and how that compares to rules for local police, and more. Guests: Sean Scott, religion, society and politics reporter for The Maine Monitor and Report for America corps member. Emmett Gartner, environmental reporter for The Maine Monitor. FMI: themainemonitor.org/loggers-tariff-impact/ themainemonitor.org/sawmill-tariffs-boom-or-dust/ themainemonitor.org/forest-pests-diseases-outlook/ themainemonitor.org/immigration-agents-identification-concerns/ themainemonitor.org/faith-leaders-discuss-helping-mainers/ The post The Maine Monitor Radio Hour 3/5/26 [https://archives.weru.org/maine-monitor-radio-hour/2026/03/the-maine-monitor-radio-hour-3-5-26/] first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives [https://archives.weru.org].