Across the Aisle: Dawn of a New Legislative Session

Maine Public | By Keith Shortall

Published January 7, 2016 at 10:44 PM EST

It's Thursday and time to talk Maine politics. In this week's edition of Across the Aisle, Cynthia Dill, an attorney with the Portland firm of Troubh Heisler and former Democratic state senator, Mike Cianchette, former chief counsel to Republican Gov. Paul LePage, and Dick Woodbury, an economist and former independent state senator.

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Keith Shortall

Keith grew up in Thomaston, Maine, and graduated from Bowdoin College in 1982, majoring in philosophy. He began his career in commercial broadcasting in Portland, before moving to Maine Public in 1989. Keith has taken on a number of roles at Maine Public and is the primary editor of Maine news and feature stories aired on Maine Public Radio, and TV news specials including election debates and the annual live State of the State address. Keith is the host and producer of the weekly political roundtable Across the Aisle and on occasion takes the host chair for the daily call-in news program Maine Calling.

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