Irwin Gratz News Today

The Cross Insurance Center in Bangor has installed new weapons-screening technology at its entrances that relies on artificial intelligence.

The Mills administration says it’s preparing for the possibility that the U.S. government will default on its debt, an outcome that it says will have “serious implications” for the state economy and Maine residents.

Maine author Colin Woodard says America's long-ago past is at the heart of its present dispute over what to do about gun violence.

Morning Edition Host Irwin Gratz spoke with James Marple, a senior economist for TD Bank Group, ahead of the Maine Real Estate and Development Association Conference.

Dana Connors talked recently with Maine Public's Irwin Gratz about heading the chamber for 29 years along with 11 years as state transportation commissioner and 16 years as city manager of Presque Isle.

Callaghan, who will retire at the end of this week after 43 years in television news, said in an interview that he initially envisioned a different future for himself in broadcasting: spinning his favorite records. He went on to cover a shuttle disaster in Florida, peace negotiations in Northern Ireland and countless other things back here in Maine.

Three researchers at the Harvard Kennedy School have released a report that says Maine's Indian tribes have suffered financially under the Maine Indian Land Claims Settlement Act.

The latest Measures of Growth report from the Maine Development Foundation showed, among other things, that wages were up, but the state continued to face the challenge of having enough workers for the available jobs.

After an election that went particularly well for Maine Democrats, Maine Public's chief political correspondent, Steve Mistler, spoke with host Irwin Gratz about the results.

Some 60 of these so-called Violins of Hope that have been recovered from the Holocaust era are in Maine this month, where they're being played at various events.