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The new law is set to take effect in July and includes the first increases in the state’s caps on total workers’ compensation benefits since 2011.

Soon after the fires started, the state attorney general’s office filed a petition with the state Supreme Court blaming an environmental court judge’s caps on East Maui stream diversions for a lack of water for firefighting.

Russia, however, said it would respect the treaty’s caps on nuclear weapons.

It is not clear whether McCarthy's caps would apply just to domestic programs, as some media outlets have reported, or would cover military and veterans programs as well.

The Russian Foreign Ministry said the country would respect the treaty’s caps on nuclear weapons and continue notifying the U.S. about test launches of ballistic missiles.