Larry from Hallowell expressed concern about a new gun law requiring guns to be locked in cars. They discussed a property tax proposal that would exempt seniors from property taxes, noting it would increase state spending by $26 million annually, potentially rising to over $100 million. Speaker 1 argued against the proposal, citing its unfairness and potential future financial strain on towns. They also highlighted the financial burdens of middle-aged parents compared to seniors, emphasizing the unfairness of the tax break.
Days of downpours have begun in Hawaii. The Southwest will soon bake with day after day of record 100-degree-plus (38 Celsius-plus) heat. Two storms will dump snow by the foot over northern Great Lakes states. And the dreaded polar vortex will again invade the Midwest and East with soul-crushing Arctic chill. This forecast of extremes comes as weather whiplash has already hit much of the East.
An inflation gauge closely monitored by the Federal Reserve moved higher in January in the latest sign that prices were persistently elevated even before the Iran war caused spikes in oil and gas costs.
A man with a rifle who crashed into a large Michigan synagogue in what federal officials are saying was an attack had lost four family members in an Israeli airstrike in his native Lebanon last week, an official said Friday.
House lawmakers were digging into Jeffrey Epstein's sprawling financial portfolio on Wednesday as a committee deposed his former accountant and tried to understand his connections to some of the world's wealthiest men.
