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🎙️ 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 school board member, Kenney outlined his case for greater political balance and compromise in Augusta.
Kenney said affordability, particularly property taxes, was the leading concern he encountered with voters. He supported exploring means-tested relief through the homestead exemption for seniors and potentially first-time homebuyers, along with reviewing nonprofit payments in lieu of taxes. He also discussed energy costs, paid family and medical leave, and how state policies affect businesses and investment.
The conversation covered classroom management, child welfare oversight, rural hospitals, maternity services, and PCHC’s importance to the Bangor region. Kenney advocated timely hospital payments, stronger accountability, and safeguards for AI data centers rather than a blanket moratorium. He emphasized business experience, predictable policies, and reducing regulatory burdens as priorities he would bring to the Senate.
📻 Airs statewide weekends on The Voice of Maine and WLOB Portland.
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This episode was pre-recorded, produced, and sponsored by Corenna Quirk, Broker at NextHome Experience.
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🎙️ 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 prompted his candidacy.
Cote outlined his concerns about public safety, homelessness, public drug use and the needle exchange program. He explained why he would have voted against Yellen Pines and discussed construction costs, zoning and permitting as barriers to housing development in Bangor.
The conversation also covered property taxes, city funding for nonprofits, school building decisions and his family’s homeschooling experience. Cote said he wanted to hold taxes steady, examine spending and give residents greater attention during public comments. He encouraged voters to research candidates, follow council voting records and remain involved beyond the election.
📻 Airs statewide weekends on The Voice of Maine and WLOB Portland.
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🎙️ 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 victims and their families.
Sussman questions how donations were distributed, including the $1.9 million she says went to nonprofits, and calls for a fuller investigation. She describes a possible shift at the hearing after Lewiston city council members asked for an investigation and committee members discussed inviting the foundation to answer questions.
In a phone update recorded afterward, Sussman disputes statements about her in materials associated with the Attorney General’s investigation. She says an email cited as an attempt to contact her went to the wrong address and that she plans to seek corrections. The episode closes with news that the committee scheduled another meeting for October 21 and invited the Maine Community Foundation.
📻 Airs statewide weekends on The Voice of Maine and WLOB Portland.
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🎙️ 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 wife was pregnant with their child when he died.
Sussman questioned how donations to the Maine Community Foundation’s Lewiston-Auburn Area Response Fund were divided. She said donors and families understood the money would help people directly affected by the shooting, while approximately $1.9 million went to 29 nonprofits. She discussed the foundation’s separate donation options, whether donors understood how their gifts would be allocated, and the help survivors continue to need.
Sussman also described how one nonprofit redirected an equivalent amount to Victims First, raised concerns about the nonprofit grant process, and recounted a meeting with the Maine attorney general’s office. She said 57 people asked the office to reopen its investigation after additional documents came to light, but the office declined. She continues to seek answers about what families and donors were told.
📻 Airs statewide weekends on The Voice of Maine and WLOB Portland.
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🎙️ 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 spent 31 years with the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office, holding positions that included corrections officer, patrol lieutenant and chief deputy.
Bagley discussed changes to Maine’s drug laws, saying increased drug-quantity thresholds have made it more difficult for law enforcement to bring trafficking charges. He also addressed repeat offenders, people accumulating multiple sets of bail, the loss of Stonington’s approximately $89,000 patrol contract and the resulting loss of a deputy position.
The conversation also covered fatal crashes, speeding, mental-health and substance-use calls, deputy recruitment and the departure of 14 sheriff’s office employees since 2023. Bagley outlined priorities that included employee recruitment and retention, an embedded mental-health liaison, stronger collaboration, public trust and transparency, responsible budgeting and effective public safety.
📻 Airs statewide weekends on The Voice of Maine and WLOB Portland.
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The statute is Title 17‑A, §1118‑A(1)(C), covering aggravated illegal importation:
“At the time of the offense, the person illegally imports cocaine in a quantity of 112 grams or more. Violation of this paragraph is a Class A crime.”The change came through LD 1366, “An Act to Amend Certain Provisions of the Drug Laws Related to Cocaine Base,” Public Law 2025, Chapter 326. It removed the separate 32‑gram threshold for cocaine base, making the threshold 112 grams for both powder cocaine and cocaine base. 
https://www.mainelegislature.org/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ID=280097951

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