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MECEP staff host a TV talk show each week on Time Warner Cable Ch 9, Greater Portland Community Television Ch 4, Bath Community TV Ch 14, and Brunswick TV 3.

Ch 9: Tues, 7:30 pm; Sat/Sun 11:30 am
Ch 14: Tues, 1 pm and 6 pm.

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State of the State"State of the State", is a weekly talk show on Maine issues, hosted by MECEP staff: Christopher St. John and Nicole Witherbee.

Click on the Listen to this Podcast icon to listen to an individual show. All shows are in mp3 format. You can also subscribe to the podcast.

State of the State Schedule of Topics and Speakers

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Maine Transportation Update 07/22/2008Listen to this Podcast
A discussion about Maine's transportation system, infrastructure and the impact of high energy costs.

Host: Kurt Wise
Guest(s): Senator Dennis Damon, Transportation Committee Chair; Gregory Nadeau, Maine Department of Transportation; Maria Fuentes, Maine Better Transportation Association
Looking Ahead to the Next Legislative Session 07/15/2008Listen to this Podcast
How were the major issues of the last legislative session resolved, what was learned and what will be the big issues of the next session?

Host: Kurt Wise
Guest(s): Representative Glenn Cummings, Speaker of the House; Representative Carol Weston, Senate Minority Leader
Tax Reform in Maine07/08/2008Listen to this Podcast
Efforts to move forward comprehensive tax reform in Maine have been studied and debated - but not passed - in former legislative sessions. In this episode leading Republican and Democratic legislators discuss what they hope will happen next session to reform Maine's tax system.

Host: Christopher St. John
Guest(s): Senator Peter Mills; Representative Thom Watson; Representative Gary Knight
Funding Affordable Health Care: Changes in Dirigo Health07/01/2008Listen to this Podcast
Has Dirigo Health lived up to its promise of affordable, accessible health care for Maine people? Will the recently passed wine, beer and soda tax improve funding for Dirigo Health? This program explores changes made to Dirigo Health this legislative session and ideas for moving forward.

Host: Christopher St. John
Guest(s): Karynlee Harrington, Dirigo Health, Bob Downs, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care; Gordon Smith, Maine Medical Association
More Efficient Jails06/24/2008Listen to this Podcast
One of the tasks of the 2008 legislative session was to review the county jail system. This program explores the results of that work and how to make the sytem more efficient and cost-effective going forward.

Host: Christopher St. John
Guest(s): Denise Lord, Associate Commissioner Department of Corrections; Kennebec County Commissioner George Jabar; Senator Bill Diamond
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Where and When You Can See It

Time Warner Cable Channel 9, on Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. and at 11:30 a.m. Saturdays and Sundays.

Portland Community Television Network Channel 4, on Tuesdays at 12:00 a.m., 6:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.

Other community television stations that are running the program are WOGT, Ogunquit; WVACTV Channel 2, Bethel; BaCATTV, Baileyville; Bath Community Television, Mt. Blue Community Access Corp. and Brunswick TV3(Brunswick schedule)

 
More About the Show

Guest speakers include prominent policy makers, researchers, and advocates discussing a wide range of policy topics.

Show director is Trudy DeBlois.

 
Ordering DVD Copies

Please Note: Copies of these shows are available on DVD for $5.00 by contacting the MECEP office: info@mecep.org

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