Senate President Mattie Daughtry discussed the ongoing negotiations for Maine’s supplemental budget, emphasizing the need to balance the state’s accounts. A bipartisan agreement was reached in the appropriations committee, but complications arose due to a member’s inability to vote. The amendment, including elements from various caucuses, initially passed 31-2 but faced reversals in the Senate. Key issues include critical healthcare access and the spruce budworm infestation threatening the forest products industry. Daughtry expressed frustration over the lack of trust and compromise, highlighting the urgency to avoid provider funding losses and maintain bipartisan efforts.
Tropical Storms Karina and Lowell formed Thursday in the Pacific Ocean, both of which were expected to become hurricanes in the next few days, the National Hurricane Center said.
A new study suggests that El Ninos — the natural climatic chaos agent that pops up periodically and spikes global temperatures — are getting stronger because of human-caused climate change.
Two unvaccinated Pennsylvania residents have died after being infected with measles, the first U.S. deaths this year related to the contagious virus. State health officials announced the deaths Tuesday. They did not reveal any details about the people who died, other than that they lived in Lancaster County, west of Philadelphia.
