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.
Matt Gagnon responds to a caller’s controversial remarks about Maine’s Somali community, rejecting ethnic attacks while discussing immigration, public assistance,…
An investigation by U.S. Homeland Security led to charges for six people at a personal care company in South Portland who are accused of defrauding MaineCare.
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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