State
of the State
Don't miss MECEP's very own weekly TV talk show on Time Warner Cable Ch 9 in Central Maine, Aroostook and Washington counties; Ch 22 in Cumberland and York counties; and Ch 12 in Penobscot County. Other community television stations run State of the State. See times and days on the right or check your local listings.
State of the State is a weekly talk show on Maine issues, hosted by MECEP staff: Christopher St. John, Garrett Martin Dan Coyne, Mark Sullivan and Connie Zhu. Let us know if you have ideas for future programs.
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| A Conversation with Congressman Mike Michaud | 03/09/2010 |
| Congressman Michaud discusses jobs legislation, health care reform, climate change, fiscal responsibility and other topics impacting Maine.
Host: Dan Coyne, MECEP Fiscal Analyst
Guest(s): U.S. Representative Mike Michaud, Maine Second Congressional District | | “Moving Forward to Enact National Health Care Reform” | 03/02/2010 |
| An update on the efforts by Congress and the President to enact comprehensive health care reforms and how this legislation might affect Maine.
Host: Christopher St. John
Guest(s): Joe Ditre, Exec. Dir., Consumers for Affordable Health Care; Trish Riley, Dir., Governor's Office of Health Policy and Finance; and Andy MacLean, Deputy Exec. VP & General Counsel, Maine Medical Assn. | | Connecting Farms and Schools | 02/22/2010 |
| Students, schools and communities are benefiting by connecting farms and schools. Find out how!
Host: Garrett Martin
Guest(s): Karen Kleinkopf, Co-Founder, F.A.R.M.S. (Focus on Agriculture in Rural Maine Schools); Robert Bouchard, Superintendent, AOS 93; Jan Goranson, Farmer, Goranson Farm | | New Jobs Bill Needed Now | 02/16/2010 |
| Many provisions of the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which saved or created hundreds of thousands of jobs, will expire unless Congress acts soon to pass a new jobs bill that includes fiscal relief for states.
Host: Christopher St. John
Guest(s): Gordon Smith, Executive Vice President, Maine Medical Association; Carla Dickstein, Senior Program Officer, Research & Development, Coastal Enterprises, Inc.; Bill Bridgeo, City Manager, Augusta | | Investing in Green Jobs | 02/02/2010 |
| Are green jobs the wave of the future and will they make a difference in Maine.
Host: Garrett Martin
Guest(s): Laura Fortman, Commissioner, Maine Dept. of Labor; John Napolitano, Maine United Plumbers and Pipefitters Union; Curry Caputo, Sustainable Structures, Inc. |
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Time Warner Cable airs State of the State on Tuesdays
at 7:30 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays at 11:30 a.m. on the following channels:
Central Maine, York, Cumberland, Washington & Aroostook Counties: Channel 9
Penobscot County: Channel 12
Other community
television stations that are running the program are
WOGT, Ogunquit; WVACTV Channel 2, Bethel; CATTV, Baileyville;
Harpswell, Freeport; Bath Community Television Channel 14, Mt. Blue Community TV, and Brunswick TV3(Brunswick schedule)
Guest speakers include prominent policy makers, researchers, and
advocates discussing a wide range of policy topics.
Show director is Trudy DeBlois.
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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