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Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ Q-Point Podcast | Maine State Senator Mike Tipping “It Is Under Attack.” — Tipping On Rural Healthcare Infrastructure Maine State Senator Mike Tipping joined Q-Point Podcast to discuss rural healthcare, pressures facing hospitals and birthing centers, and PCHC’s financial challenges. He outlined hospital ownership protections, MaineCare reimbursement concerns, and his proposal...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ Q-POINT PODCAST — MAINE GOVERNOR JANET MILLS “If Anything, We May Have Provided Too Many Services.” — Mills On The HHS Audit Of MaineCare Autism Services Governor Janet Mills joined Corenna and David Quirk in studio to discuss Maine’s budget growth, housing affordability, property taxes, and her eight years in office. Mills addressed the HHS audit of MaineCare autism services,...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ Q-Point Podcast | Leo Kenney “A One-Sided Government Does Not Serve Its People.” — Kenney On Political Balance In Augusta Republican candidate Leo Kenney joined Q-Point to discuss his campaign for Maine Senate District 8 and his rematch against Senator Mike Tipping following a 132-vote loss in 2024. An Orono native, longtime small-business owner, and former town council and sch...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ Q-Point Podcast | Anthony Cote “I Think This Is A Turning Point For Bangor.” — Cote On The City Council Election Bangor City Council candidate Anthony Cote joined Q-Point to discuss why he entered the race and his priorities for the city. A local construction business owner and father, Cote described how attending council meetings and dissatisfaction with city decisions prompte...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ Q-Point Podcast | Amy Sussman  — Part One “What He Wanted Most To Be Was A Dad” — Sussman On Remembering Maxx Hathaway Amy Sussman, aunt of Maxx Hathaway, joined Q-Point to remember her nephew, one of the 18 people killed in the Lewiston mass shooting, and to explain why she has been advocating for victims’ families and survivors. She described Maxx as a devoted father whose wi...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ Q-Point Podcast | Amy Sussman — Part Two “We Should All Be on the Same Side” — Sussman On The Oversight Hearing Continuing our conversation with Amy Sussman, aunt of Maxx Hathaway, we turn to the September 16 Government Oversight Committee hearing. Sussman describes her efforts to obtain answers about the Maine Community Foundation’s Lewiston-Auburn Area Response Fund for victi...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ Q-Point Podcast | Detective Corey Bagley “It Does Make It More Difficult When Augusta Changes Laws” — Bagley On Maine’s Drug-Trafficking Laws Detective Corey Bagley, a Republican candidate for Hancock County sheriff, joined Q-Point to discuss his campaign and 34 years in law enforcement. Bagley currently serves as a detective with the Ellsworth Police Department and previously...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ Q-Point Podcast | Lieutenant Dakota Dupuis “We’ve Already Seen Twice As Many Fatalities This Year”  — Lt. Dakota Dupuis On Hancock County’s Rising Traffic Deaths Democratic candidate for Hancock County sheriff Lieutenant Dakota Dupuis joined Q-Point to discuss public safety, staffing and his priorities for the sheriff’s office. Dupuis, who currently serves in the department, ou...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ Q-Point Podcast | Speaker Ryan Fecteau “All That Gets Baked Into the Bill” Fecteau On Maine’s Electricity Bills. Maine House Speaker Ryan Fecteau joined Q-Point to discuss the issues facing lawmakers as he seeks reelection and hopes to serve another term as speaker. Fecteau addressed Maine’s electricity costs, what is included in ratepayers’ bills and whether federal funding or...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ Q-Point Podcast | Ryan Fecteau “That’s Always a Sticky Subject” Fecteau On Tax-Exempt Nonprofits and Municipal Contributions. Maine House Speaker Ryan Fecteau joined Q-Point to discuss his path into public service and the major issues addressed during the legislative session. Fecteau began in politics as a student representative on the Biddeford School Committee, was first elec...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ Q-Point Podcast | Mike Myatt — Part Two “The City Is Still Receiving 25% Net-New Tax Revenue” Myatt On What Bangor Retains Annually. Mike Myatt, CEO of BangorHousing, joined Q-Point for an in-depth conversation about Yellen Pines, the proposed 30-unit permanent supportive-housing development in Bangor. Myatt discussed the project’s financing, construction plans, accountability...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ Q-Point Podcast | Mike Myatt — Part One “There’s Gonna Be Consequences for That” Myatt On Illegal Drug Use at Yellen Pines. Mike Myatt, CEO of Bangor Housing, joined Q-Point to discuss the organization’s public housing, voucher and resident-support programs, along with the growing demand for affordable family and senior housing. The conversation centered on Yellen Pines, a prop...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ Q-POINT | JANET BEAUDOIN | CANDIDATE FOR MAINE HOUSE DISTRICT 94 “If This Isn’t An Emergency, What Is?” — Janet Beaudoin On Youth Violence And Public Safety In Lewiston Republican candidate for Maine House District 94 Janet Beaudoin joined Q-Point Podcast for a wide-ranging conversation about the issues facing Lewiston and why she’s running for office. Beaudoin discusses youth...

Send us Fan Mail  🎙️ Q-Point | Maine State Representative Steve Bishop “It Was Transportation’s Money To Begin With” — Questions Over Maine’s Highway Funding Maine State Representative Steve Bishop joined Corenna and David Quirk for a wide-ranging conversation about state and local issues affecting communities, taxpayers, businesses, and property owners across Maine. Bishop discusses rising state...

Send us Fan Mail “We Serve the Whole State of Maine, and We’re It” — LifeFlight of Maine CEO Joe Kellner On Maine’s Statewide Critical Care Mission LifeFlight of Maine CEO Joe Kellner joined Corenna and David for an in-depth conversation about the organization’s statewide mission and the critical care it provides to Mainers when minutes matter most. Kellner explains how LifeFlight operates by heli...

Send us Fan Mail Q-Point Podcast | Brad Coffey President, Covenant Health Foundation “We’ve Gone From 22,000 Patient Encounters Per Year… to Over 30,000” — Coffey On Rising Emergency Department Demand. Brad Coffey, President of Covenant Health Foundation, joined Q-Point to discuss St. Joseph Hospital’s growing emergency department needs, including an increase from 22,000 annual patient encounters...

Send us Fan Mail Q-Point Podcast | Brewer Police Chief Christopher Martin “One Kid Being Poked Is One Too Many” — Chief Martin On The Brewer Riverwalk Needle Incident Brewer Police Chief Christopher Martin joined Q-Point to discuss the recent incident involving a child reportedly poked by a discarded needle on the Brewer Riverwalk and the city’s immediate response. Martin explains why police, fire...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ Q-Point Podcast | Terry Dinkins “That Just Blew My Mind...350,000. That's A Lot Of Needles.” Dinkins on Needle Distribution in Bangor. Pastor Terry Dinkins, candidate for Bangor City Council, joined Q-Point to discuss why he is running and how decades of living and working in the Bangor area have shaped his priorities. Dinkins shares his experience leading The Mansion Chur...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ Q-Point Podcast | Matt Dunlap “I’m Just Gonna Run As Matt Dunlap” — Dunlap On The DSA, Political Labels, And Where He Fits Politically Maine Democratic nominee for the 2nd Congressional District and Maine State Auditor Matt Dunlap joined Q-Point Podcast to discuss his primary victory, the general election campaign, fundraising, polling, and what he is hearing from voters across...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ Q-Point Podcast | Steve Carey "Numbers Don't Lie." —  Carey On The Data Behind His Campaign  Independent candidate for Maine State Senate District 9, Steve Carey joined Q-Point Podcast for a wide-ranging conversation on the issues facing Bangor, Hermon, and the State of Maine. Carey discusses homelessness, addiction and recovery, education, state spending, taxes,...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ "We've Got A Plan For Everything" Pingree On Her Plans For Maine Maine Democratic gubernatorial nominee Hannah Pingree joined Q-Point Podcast for an in-depth conversation on the issues shaping Maine's future. Pingree discusses affordability, property tax relief, rising energy costs, AI data centers, education, childcare, healthcare, immigration, public safet...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ Q-Point Podcast | Joe Perry "A Billion Dollars Isn't Going To Get Us Through Much Of A Downturn." — Perry On Maine's Rainy Day Fund Maine State Treasurer Joe Perry returns to Q-Point Podcast for a wide-ranging conversation on the state's financial outlook, transportation funding, and the growing pressure facing Maine taxpayers. Perry discusses the state...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ Q-Point Podcast | Bobby Charles — Part One "Maine Is In Trouble." — Bobby Charles On His Priorities For Maine Following his Republican primary victory, Maine Republican gubernatorial nominee Bobby Charles returns to Q-Point Podcast for the first of a two-part conversation, discussing the transition from a competitive primary to the general election and why he says his...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ Q-Point Podcast | Bobby Charles — Part Two "We Know What The Wheel Looks Like" — Bobby Charles On Returning Maine To Prosperity In Part Two of our conversation, Maine Republican gubernatorial nominee Bobby Charles continues outlining his vision for Maine's future. He discusses lowering taxes, reducing regulations, cutting energy costs, reforming education, streng...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ Q-Point Podcast "Humans Over Houses" — Cota On Maine Real Estate Award-winning NextHome Experience Broker/Owner Jon Cota joins Q-Point Podcast for an in-depth conversation about Maine's real estate market, home affordability, interest rates, company culture, and the philosophy that has helped build one of the nation's top-performing NextHome brokerages. Cota...