Governor Janet Mills is delaying action on 61 bills, including measures to ban untraceable firearms and allow Wabanaki nations to offer online gambling. She has until January to act, potentially vetoing or allowing the bills to become law. Mills’ office testified against the online gambling bill, indicating a clear stance. Meanwhile, the IRS has filed a court case suggesting that clergy and houses of worship should be allowed to make political endorsements without losing their tax-exempt status, arguing it aligns with the First Amendment’s protection of free speech and religion. The IRS’s stance challenges a 71-year-old tax policy that prohibited such endorsements.
The horse-drawn carriages that have cruised through Central Park for more than 150 years will soon be banished from New York City, ending an iconic tradition beloved by tourists but long opposed by animal welfare activists.
Trees fell onto homes and utility poles were knocked down by a possible tornado in a central Arizona community during a series of violent storms that moved through the state overnight into Thursday.
The Orionids — one of two major meteor showers caused by remnants from Halley's comet — will peak this week, though a large moon will dim visibility until after it sets late at night.
Six Flags Over Georgia opened its gates Friday evening for the first time since a man fell to his death from one of the amusement park's towering roller coasters.
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