This morning sitting at the table are Ray Richardson, Debi Davis, Assistant House Republican Leader and State Senate Candidate Ellie Espling, House Republican Leader and Gubernatorial candidate Rep. Kenneth Fredette
Part 1: The discussion is signature petitions, People’s referendum process and how important it is to read what you are signing.
Part 2: David and Ken were talking during the break about rural Maine and how beautiful it is, but it is also the most poor part of our state. David describes their discussion and then Ray ask Ken what he would do to help stop the migration of our youth leaving the state.
Part 3: Ken was suppose to be speaking at the Maine Republican Convention on Saturday afternoon, but his daughter will be graduating from Husson College at 3pm and he won’t miss her walking across the stage. The panel talks about family comes first. He also talks about his service as a Lieutenant Colonel and Judge Advocate General (JAG) in the Maine Air National Guard which he is also suppose to be on reserve. Ray asks about our returning service members and what Ken will do to help the with integration into private lives, medical attention. Ray asks about helping law enforcement. Ken response that he would wage war on drugs and gangs. Ray talks about the 3 prong approach to the drug problem, Education, Enforcement and Rehabilitation. Ellie answers that it isn’t a short term answer, we have to be in it for the long haul.
Part 4: The discussion is about marijuana and its legalization. Some of the issues that surround marijuana legalization. For more information or to help with Ken’s campaign visit his website, kenfredette.com.
05-01-18 Kyle Petty
Ray, Debi and David are joined by NASCAR royalty, Kyle Petty and his communication Director Ginny Talley. Kyle is raising awareness of his charity motorcycle ride coming up. Victory Junction has served as the Ride’s primary beneficiary since its establishment by Petty and his family in 2004 in honor of his late son, Adam. Kyle describes the camp. This camp is designed for chronically ill children. The ride will be starting in Portland, Maine, on May 5 and ending in Greensboro, N.C., on May 11. Some of the celebrities participating this year are NASCAR Hall of Famer and seven-time champion Richard Petty; NASCAR legends Harry Gant, Hershel McGriff and Donnie Allison; current driver David Ragan; former NASCAR driver and ESPN racing analyst Ricky Craven; former Heisman Trophy winner Herschel Walker; and Heisman Trophy winner and Super Bowl champion George Rogers. For more information about the Ride or to donate, please visit www.kylepettycharityride.com.
05-01-18 Disenfranchised Votes
Ray, Debi and David discuss the signatures on the petition for Max Linn. They continue the discussion from earlier.
05-01-18 Portland Mayor Ethan Strimling
Ray, David Jones and Debi are joined by Portland Mayor Ethan Strimling by phone. They discuss the Julia with The Yellow Tulip Project who was in studio on Friday. Mental illness was discussed. How do we address the problem. Ray doesn’t believe that everyone can be mainstreamed. What we are doing isn’t working. Ethan asks Ray about smart guns?