These are some of the stories central Maine is talking about today.

The Maine House has overturned the 64 line-item budget vetoes issued by Republican Gov. Paul LePage. The House overwhelmingly voted to override each of the governor's vetoes in the $6.7 billion budget at a dizzying speed on Thursday evening. The Senate is expected to consider the vetoes this morning. Among $60 million in spending that LePage struck out was $1 million for health centers that serve rural and low-income people and $600,000 toward the creation of a state unit dedicated to investigating unsolved homicides. He also reduced funding for K-12 schools by about $30 million over the biennium. The governor acknowledged that he vetoed the initiatives to slow down the budget process. Democrats say he's also wasting taxpayer dollars by keeping them in Augusta longer. (AP)

After three people were injured at a carnival ride in Waterville recently, it raises questions and concerns about ride inspections. According to WCSH, Gregory Day, the inspection supervisor with the Maine State Fire Marshal's Office rides are inspected under some standards, the manufacturer's recommendation for maintenance and tolerances to mechanics on the ride and they check the restraints on the rides and we also check the rides for American Society for Testing and Materials standards to make sure everything is ok at the time of inspection. All carnival rides are inspected once a year in addition to random spot checks throughout the year. The State Fire Marshal's office did inspect the Dragon Wagon ride in Waterville before the accident that left three kids with minor injuries. That case is still under investigation. (WCSH)

Lobster prices are rising as the summer fishing season gets off to a slow start in New England. Maine lobstermen and retailers say the summer staple is selling in the $6 or $8 per pound range to consumers. According to WCSH that is an average increase of about $1 to $2 from last year. Lobstermen are also getting about a dollar more per pound for lobster at the dock. Prices are high because supply is low. The season picks up after the bulk of lobsters shed shells and reaches legal harvesting size. Lobstermen say that hasn't happened yet. Maine is by far the biggest lobster fishing state in the country. Federal data say more than 85 percent of the lobsters landed in American in 2013 were caught in Maine. (WCSH)

Maine's House and Senate are at odds over a bill to increase the state's $7.50 an hour minimum wage. The Senate voted 18-17 to give initial approval to a proposal that would raise it gradually to $9 in 2018. The version of the bill approved would also make several changes to work rules for minors. It would eliminate the ban on minors under the age of 16 working more than 6 days in a row, among other things. The House gave initial approval to a different version earlier this month that would raise the minimum wage to $9.50 by 2018. The bill faces further votes in both chambers. (AP)

The House of Representatives has given initial approval to a bill that would allow Maine's American Indian tribes to bring a casino to northern Maine. The House endorsed the bill by a vote of 114-26 on Thursday with no debate. It faces further votes. The bill, which was crafted by the Legislature's Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee, would establish a competitive bid process for a casino in Washington or Aroostook County. The license would be awarded to the bidder that can prove their casino would provide the most economic benefits to the state's four federally-recognized tribes. Maine's tribes have pushed for years for a casino to bring jobs and money into their communities. But Maine's two existing casinos have fiercely opposed the expansion of gambling in the state. (AP)

Cony High School, which has been targeted by three bomb threats since the start of the month, was locked down Thursday afternoon after school officials learned of a potential threat against the school. According to the KJ, the last day for students at the school was Tuesday, and on Thursday, teachers and other staff members were in the building. Augusta police said Thursday’s action followed a “concerning” Facebook post that was brought to Cony officials’ attention. Detectives found the juvenile who wrote the post and determined it was not intended as a threat to Cony or any other person or place. The juvenile will not face any charges. (centralmaine.com)

A bond hearing is pending for the 21-year-old man accused of gunning down nine people in a South Carolina church. Dylann Roof, who was captured Thursday in Shelby North Carolina, was flown back to South Carolina to face charges. He's being held at the Al Cannon Detention Center. Authorities say Roof killed six women and three men during a prayer meeting at Charleston's Emanuel AME Church, a historic black church. (AP)

There are flood warnings across the Ozarks and mid-Mississippi Valley thanks to a stormy weather system that once was Tropical Storm Bill. It's the same weather system that dropped 10 inches of rain north of the Texas border Wednesday night and Thursday. The emergency manager in Ardmore, Texas says the water was "so forceful that it washed away the barricades and pushed manhole covers out of the streets." Forecasters say the worst weather overnight is likely to be in the heart of the Ozark Mountains along the Arkansas-Missouri border. (AP)

Authorities in Oklahoma have recovered the body of an 80-year-old woman from a vehicle partially submerged in water. The cause of her death has not been released, but the region has been dealing with raging waters from flooding brought by the remnants of Tropical storm Bill. The body of a 2-year-old boy also was recovered Thursday in Oklahoma, after he was pulled from his father's arms by a fast-moving creek in Ardmore. (AP)

President Barack Obama is acknowledging that he has not been able to bring the hope and change to America's political system that he campaigned on. In a speech Thursday night at a Democratic Party fundraiser in Beverly Hills, Obama unleashed a torrent of frustration, saying he has struggled "mightily" against division in politics but the system "still is broken." Obama said, "The problem is that too often the political system doesn't reflect the common sense and decency of the American people." (AP)

Asian shares are pushing higher Friday following a rally in U.S. markets, but China's benchmark is sinking. Meanwhile, investors are monitoring events in Europe, where Greece and its international lenders are deadlocked in bailout talks. Greece needs more loans from its creditors before June 30, when its current bailout program expires and a 1.6 billion euro ($1.8 billion) debt repayment is due. Greece and its creditors blame one another for an impasse in the talks. A default could result in Greece leaving the euro currency bloc. (AP)

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