Jon Chrisos

Emmy/Murrow/IRE Award-winning journalist @WMTWTV @Hearst | Happy to be home in the great state of Maine

[Jon Chrisos @JonChrisos]

State of Maine sides with lobstermen, decides to pull minimum lobster size rule https://t.co/JgTpYccqfP

[Jackie Mundry @j_mundry]

HAPPENING NOW: @GovJanetMills is unveiling the budget for the next two years which is estimated to be $11.63 million.

This proposal includes a $1 increase to the cigarette tax and programmatic changes to the Department of Health and Human Services.

[Jon Chrisos @JonChrisos]

@j_mundry has a look at Mills' budget proposal, which also includes some tax increases tonight at 6 @WMTWTV

[Jon Chrisos @JonChrisos]

"Maine is 1 of 5 states that operates a SNAP program with state funding to assist non-citizens."

NOW: Gov. Mills proposes $7.8 million in budget savings by cutting "food stamp" benefits to some non-citizens, including asylum seekers.

[Jon Chrisos @JonChrisos]

"Maine is 1 of 5 states that operates a SNAP program with state funding to assist non-citizens."

NOW: Gov. Mills proposes $7.8 million in budget savings by cutting "food stamp" benefits to some non-citizens, including asylum seekers.

[Jon Chrisos @JonChrisos]

Polls close in 15 minutes in Maine. Current line at Lisbon High School.

**REMINDER** per Maine law: If you are in line at the voting place at 8:00 p.m., you may still vote.

[Roger Griswold @RogerWMTW]

ALERT: A Tornado Warning is now in effect for portions of Grafton, Coos county. This is a dangerous storm. Find a safe place immediately. Live coverage is just moments away on WMTW-TV, Ch 8. #mewx

[Steve Bottari @WMURSteve]

JUST IN: "Following Ron DeSantis’ announcement suspending his presidential campaign, the campaign’s meet and greet event in Manchester, New Hampshire has been cancelled. DeSantis will remain in Tallahassee, Florida today"

[Jon Chrisos @JonChrisos]

DeSantis suspends campaign. No clear path to victory he says, endorses Trump.

[Ron DeSantis @RonDeSantis]

“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”

- Winston Churchill

[Jon Chrisos @JonChrisos]

Long line in Concord as people hope to get inside for tonight’s @realDonaldTrump rally. They are waiting outside in feels like 4 degrees cold.

[Jon Chrisos @JonChrisos]

Gov. DeSantis is pushing back on the suggestion that he has moved on from NH. He's now scheduled to have town hall events in Nashua and Dover on Friday.

[Jon Chrisos @JonChrisos]

Total Coverage of New Hampshire Primary - night 1/6 @WMTWTV and https://t.co/BlfGWfM9wp

[Jon Chrisos @JonChrisos]

BREAKING: Trump team appeals Maine secretary of state’s decision to remove him from primary ballot

[Jon Chrisos @JonChrisos]

"I am mindful that no Secretary of State has ever deprived a presidential candidate of ballot access based on Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. I am also mindful, however, that no presidential candidate has ever before engaged in insurrection."

Secretary Bellows

[Jon Chrisos @JonChrisos]

Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows removes Trump from 2024 presidential primary ballot

[Jon Chrisos @JonChrisos]

"The Maine Secretary of State is a former ACLU attorney, a virulent leftist and a hyper-partisan Biden-supporting Democrat who has decided to interfere in the presidential election on behalf of Crooked Joe Biden."

Steven Cheung
Trump Campaign Spokesman

[Jon Chrisos @JonChrisos]

Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows removes Trump from 2024 presidential primary ballot

[Jon Chrisos @JonChrisos]

“This is a sham decision that mimics third world dictatorships. It will not stand legal scrutiny. People have a right to choose their leaders devoid of mindless decisions by partisan hacks.“

Rep. Billy Bob Faulkingham
House Republican Leader

[Jon Chrisos @JonChrisos]

Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows removes Trump from 2024 presidential primary ballot

[Jon Chrisos @JonChrisos]

Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows removes Trump from 2024 presidential primary ballot

[WMTW TV @WMTWTV]

Maine Sec. of State: President Trump's ballot petition 'invalid' | Click on the image to read the full story https://t.co/9WSmh8H3bA

[James Corrigan @RealCorrigan]

A woman just attempted to climb the dais of the Mayor and City Manager to protest the vote just taken on legal encampments.

Bizarre scenes in the Portland council chambers. @WMTWTV

[James Corrigan @RealCorrigan]

@WMTWTV BREAKING: The Portland City Council has voted DOWN the order which would have legalized homeless encampments in public places.

The vote was 6-3. @WMTWTV

[Jon Chrisos @JonChrisos]

The @CityPortland Council Meeting live stream ended around 1 a.m. Discussion of Order 68 to allow homeless encampments continues. Follow @RealCorrigan for live updates.

[NH Homeland Security and Emergency Management @NH_HSEM]

The situation at New Hampshire Hospital has been contained. The scene remains active. The suspect is deceased.