The State House budget, totaling $529 million, includes $300 relief checks and a millionaires tax, which passed narrowly in a divided House. Governor Janet Mills, facing a tough Senate race, prioritized relief checks in exchange for the tax. The budget, criticized as one of the worst, passed 76-73, with only one Democrat voting against. Republicans proposed numerous amendments, but the majority party, led by Mills, systematically voted them down. Mills, who initially promised bipartisanship, has since become an extreme partisan, breaking her campaign promises.
In the recent Wisconsin gubernatorial race, David Crowley, a 40-year-old Milwaukee County official, unexpectedly won the Democratic nomination over three…
Sorry, North America. After winning the cosmic lottery with a pair of coast-to-coast total solar eclipses, now it's Europe's turn. But look skyward anyway Wednesday and, if you're far enough north in the U.S. and Canada, you might savor a partial eclipse as the moon nibbles away at the sun.
The Perseid summer light show is back — and viewing conditions are especially promising for the Northern Hemisphere. The meteor shower's peak Wednesday night into Thursday morning coincides with a total solar eclipse across Spain, Iceland and Greenland and a six-planet parade — though the best time to view the fireballs will come after totality.
Taylor Fresh Foods, parent company of Taylor Farms, is voluntarily recalling some products that include jalapenos because of worries about a possible salmonella contamination.
