Representative Laura Libby discussed the fast-paced legislative session in Augusta, anticipating a majority budget passage by March 31. She criticized recent energy bills, noting they won’t lower costs but are politically motivated for election year. Libby highlighted the ineffectiveness of proposed healthcare price controls, which could harm hospitals, especially small rural ones. She also opposed income tax increases, citing a 65% budget increase over seven years and advocating for spending cuts instead. Libby emphasized that Maine does not need more revenue; it needs to reduce spending.
Representative Laura Libby discussed the fast-paced legislative session in Augusta, anticipating a majority budget passage by March 31. She criticized…
From a surprising heatwave in California to blizzards burying parts of the Midwest and storms rolling into the East Coast, chaotic weather on Monday put more than half the nation's population in the path of extreme conditions.
Legislation that would require proof of U.S. citizenship for new voters has become a rallying cry for President Donald Trump, who claims that passage of the bill will "guarantee the midterms" for his Republican Party in November.
Thousands of flights across the U.S. were canceled or delayed Monday as powerful storms swept across the eastern half of the country and a partial government shutdown affecting airport security screeners dragged into a second month.
Days of downpours have begun in Hawaii. The Southwest will soon bake with day after day of record 100-degree-plus (38 Celsius-plus) heat. Two storms will dump snow by the foot over northern Great Lakes states. And the dreaded polar vortex will again invade the Midwest and East with soul-crushing Arctic chill. This forecast of extremes comes as weather whiplash has already hit much of the East.
