Ryan Fecteau, Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives, discussed the recent legislative session focused on budget negotiations. Despite a 31-2 Senate vote and a 2/3 House vote, the supplemental budget failed to pass due to Senate inaction. A baseline budget was passed, avoiding a July 1 government shutdown, but a people’s veto remains a concern. Future budget work will address cuts, new initiatives like free community college, and funding for the free school meals program. The state auditor’s report on 2024 finances is pending review. The legislature is also addressing the federal government’s compliance deadline on transgender athlete policies, with over 2000 bills in session, including those related to Title IX.
Maine radio legend Bud Sawyer has passed away at 94. WGAN remembers the longtime broadcaster, who began at the station in 1962 before becoming a familiar voice at WPOR.
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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