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07-09-18

Part 1: Ray talks about the government’s role in our private lives. He talks about Maine Referendum’s Question 1 (”An Act To Establish Universal Home Care for Seniors and Persons with Disabilities,”) on the November ballot. This measure needs to be defeated. Go to Stop the Scam Maine to find out more information.
Part 2: Fox News Radio’s Simon Owen joins us with an update on the soccer team rescue out of Thailand. The rescue efforts have gotten 5 boys out. Simon describes the cave and some of the issues in getting them out. This has been an international effort.
Part 3: Assistant House Republican Leader Ellie Espling joins us by phone. Ellie explains how voting on the Gov.’s vetoes will work. She explains the conversion therapy bill will probably be sustained, because of the wording of the bill. She also hopes that they will be able to get done today. Paul from Ormand Beach, Florida calls in and talks about the development that has happened there and how it has upset the environment. It is all because of apathy.
Part 4: Ray takes a call about the vetoed bills from the Gov. and compares it to Ranked Choice Voting and he asks Ray about conversion therapy.

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07-09-18 Ray Making Friends

Part 1: Ray, Debi and Dee Dee discuss Hillary Clinton and speculate on whether she is beginning to campaign for something.
Part 2: Ray talks about Eastpoint Church.
Part 3: Ray and Debi talk about conversion therapy. Gov. Paul LePage vetoed a bill that would have prohibited state-licensed mental health professionals from subjecting minors to conversion therapy, which attempts to change the orientation or identity of LGBTQ people.
Part 4: Ray reads some of the headlines about the Putin-Trump summit.

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07-09-18 Whole Lot Goin’ On

Part 1: Ray touches on the vote happening in Augusta today on the bills that Gov. LePage has vetoed. Fox News Radio’s Rachel Sutherland joins by phone to discuss the nominations. Pres. Trump will be giving his “Prime Time” announcement tonight. There are two swing votes, Sen. Susan Collins, (R. Maine) and Sen. Lisa Murkowski, (R. Alaska). Ray and Debi talk about the boys trapped in a cave in Thailand.
Part 2: Ray continues on the Veto of bills that are in front of the Maine House. Assistant Minority House Leader Ellie Espling will be joining us later this am. Ray and Debi talk about the Democratic Party and how they have changed. Debi would like them to go back to the party.
Part 3: The Pine Tree Zone program, created in 2003 as a way to spur economic activity in hard-pressed corners of the state, offers reimbursements and tax credits to qualified businesses. OPEGA estimated that this year the state will lose $12.1 million in tax revenue through the program. George Gervais, the DECD commissioner oversees the program.

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07-06-18 Being a Governor

Part 1: Joe starts this segment with his other hat as Treasurer of Shawn Moody for Governor on. July 17th deadline for the fundraising. They talk about the job of being a Governor. What makes a person “qualified”. Ray points out that it is a job that you have no idea how to do unless you have been in the office. Being part of the Legislative branch is a completely different role than being Governor.
Part 2: The boys go back to Scott Pruitt and how easily it is to get sucked into the swamp.
Part 3: The boys talk about trade wars and the tariffs. Canada, Japan do we really want free trade? They also discuss NATO and the United States’ financial support. They also discuss other possible locations for NATO. Ray takes us back to the Supreme Court nominations. They talk about settled law and the 2nd Amendment and Susan Collins.
Part 4: The talk of this segment is about the differences of the Gubernatorial Candidates. Shawn Moody for Governor is the way to vote if you want to stay on the path that Governor LePage has started.

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