Ryan Fecteau, Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives, discussed the ongoing budgetary issues in Augusta, including the need for a second biennial budget to address new requests such as permanent funding for the free community college program and additional funding for MaineCare, community colleges, and school meals. He highlighted the importance of housing, mentioning a bill to reduce minimum lot sizes to support affordable housing. Fecteau also addressed upcoming public hearings on transgender athlete bills, emphasizing the need for a respectful solution. Lastly, he noted that the voter ID referendum will proceed as planned, with no competing legislative measures in sight.
A woman in Indiana who put off dental surgery because she doesn't know if she can afford the copay. A Florida couple with young children who are depleting their savings. A grandmother in Idaho who plans to sell her car to pay the rent. They are among the tens of thousands Transportation Security Administration officers set to receive another $0 paycheck this week.
Two people were killed and several others badly hurt when an Air Canada regional jet struck a fire truck on a runway while landing at New York's LaGuardia Airport, officials said.
Federal immigration officers have been seen at an airport in Atlanta after President Donald Trump said he'd deploy agents to supplement the Transportation Security Administration during a government shutdown that has caused long lines at security checkpoints across the country.
