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Die Grundsteuerreform sollte die Bürger nicht höher belasten. Eine CORRECTIV-Auswertung zeigt: In vielen Orten Hessens wurde das Versprechen gebrochen. In einigen ostdeutschen Bundesländern hingegen nehmen viele Gemeinden nun sogar weniger ein.

While the prospect of a blue wave in Florida elections this year remains uncertain, Democrats in the Sunshine State are seeing their first infusion of outside money to help them win back congressional seats since 2020. The House Majority PAC announced Thursday an injection of $20 million into Florida’s congressional races this fall, targeting a […]

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Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Michigan’s free newsletter here.Hundreds of voters have reportedly been affected by Antrim County Clerk Victoria Bishop’s attempt to cancel voter registrations in the small northern county, leaving voters confused and local clerks frustrated.The Michigan Bureau of Elections sent a letter to Bishop last week accusing her of improperly changing and canceling voter registrations. Such changes “fall outside the scope” of her authority as a county clerk, the bureau wrote, and failed “to comply with the law.” Michigan law puts municipal clerks, not county clerks, in charge of voter list maintenance.Bishop has until Thursday to respond to the state with an explanation of why she made the changes and lists of the affected voters.Antrim County voters confused about cancellation noticesMeanwhile, the affected voters are left to wonder why they were targeted for deregistration. Barbara Mullaly, a voter in Elk Rapids, received a notice in mid-March from Bishop’s office informing her that her registration was at risk of being canceled. Such notices are supposed to be sent only when a municipal clerk receives reliable information that a voter has moved. But Mullaly said she’s voted from the same address for years, missing only a single small election.“Yes, voting is a privilege and a right, but I do not have to vote,” Mullaly said. “If I don’t want to vote for four years, that shouldn’t negate my voter registration.”The notice of cancellation she received said that if she didn’t vote “by the second November general election following this notice,” her registration would be canceled. It also included a postcard that Mullaly was supposed to send back to Bishop confirming her personal information, such as her driver’s license number.Mullaly called Bishop to ask why she’d received the card and was told she hadn’t voted in the past two elections.“I said, ‘Well, obviously you have this information wrong,’” Mullaly told Votebeat. “The arrogance was pretty astounding.”Mullaly said she didn’t feel comfortable sending the card back to Bishop, so she turned it in to her township clerk instead.“If she wants it, she can get it from my local clerk,” Mullaly said.Mullaly is far from the only voter who received such notices in Antrim County. The deeply conservative county on the shores of Lake Michigan has about 24,700 people living in it, but each of the individual townships and villages within it have only a few thousand people at most.That’s why it was a surprise that 250 voters in Banks Township received notices that their registrations were on the line — 19% of the township’s 1,300 registered voters. Banks Township Clerk Julie Chellis told Interlochen Public Radio that a number of those people were 18-year-olds who hadn’t voted in previous elections because they weren’t old enough to be eligible. She told IPR it was “more frustrating than anything” and created more work for her as she tried to ensure voters’ registrations didn’t get canceled. It’s unclear if cancellation notices went out to voters in every community in Antrim County or if some were unaffected. Mancelona Township Clerk Mike Biehl and Central Lake Township Clerk Judy Kosloski both told Votebeat on Wednesday that they hadn’t heard of any of their voters getting such notifications.The first Biehl had heard of the concerns at all, he said, was seeing it reported on the news Wednesday morning.“I try to stay away from all that,” he said. Janet Beebe, Milton Township clerk, said Thursday she proactively asked Bishop to not send any notifications to her voters after hearing they were going out to other communities. Bishop seemed to respect that, Beebe said.She first learned about the notifications in conversations with fellow clerks. County clerks aren’t always particularly close with their local counterparts, Beebe said, but Bishop’s predecessor would have at least given her a heads up, she said.“We were blindsided,” Beebe said of the notifications going out across the county. She’s been looking for patterns in which voters received notifications, but there don’t appear to be any. In some cases, people in other communities who had cast ballots as recently as last year got the notices, Beebe said.She hasn’t heard anything from her voters, but she’s not sure if that will remain the case. At the end of March, Bishop promised to send Beebe a list of voters in Milton Township that Bishop was considering notifying. Beebe has asked repeatedly for that list and not yet received it, she said.Bishop argues Antrim County voter roll is bloatedBishop has not responded to multiple requests from Votebeat to respond to the state’s letter or the concerns of voters. Her office, however, put out a public statement earlier this week that called her actions a “corrective audit” based on federal laws such as the National Voter Registration Act and the Help America Vote Act.“In a high-stakes administrative environment, the risk of an over-inclusive and inaccurate voter roll poses a greater threat to public confidence than the risk of aggressive verification,” Bishop’s release said.The release argues that she was “addressing local-level inaction” for local officials who didn’t have the money or staff required to maintain the rolls. It also disputes the state’s assertion that she should have independently verified voters’ statuses before sending the notices, arguing instead that the notices are “the trigger for verification.”Bishop’s actions — which could lead to criminal penalties, according to the state’s letter — come after her 2024 campaign, in which she promised to clean up the county’s voter rolls. She is associated with the wing of the Republican Party that claims the 2020 election was stolen from President Donald Trump.Bishop’s statement suggested she did not feel chastened by the Bureau of Elections’ letter. The statement argued her election “represented a decisive directive from the electorate to prioritize the stewardship and accuracy of the democratic process.”“Victoria Bishop will ensure the 2026 electoral cycle is governed by a voter roll that is both accurate and beyond reproach after forwarding the information discovered to her local clerks for their review, determination, and final actions,” the release said.Angela Benander, a spokesperson for the Michigan Department of State, said on Wednesday that they did not consider the statement a response to the state’s letter. As of Thursday morning, the state had yet to hear from Bishop. What comes next if she doesn’t respond will be up to the Bureau of Elections.Hayley Harding is a reporter for Votebeat based in Michigan. Contact Hayley at hharding@votebeat.org.

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ATHENS, Ohio – The City of Athens announces that High Street will be closed on Friday April 24, 2026 between Washington Street and West State Street for pavement repair. Road will be closed from 8 A.M. until work is complete. Questions or concerns may be directed to the City of Athens Engineering and Public Works […]

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Showings of Coming Home will take place between April 16 and April 30 at the historic Downer and Oriental theaters. The post Post From Community: Coming Home Documentary shines at Milwaukee Film Festival, showcasing Tahira Malik’s inspiring journey from addiction to advocacy and creating Samad’s House appeared first on Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service.

(The Center Square) – A $306.1 million provision in the Colorado budget proposal would have economic consequences beyond lost taxpayer refunds, a new analysis says. The analysis warns of losses to the state's gross domestic product and jobs. House Bill 26-1410, also known as the Long Bill, details the state’s $46.8 billion budget for fiscal year 2026-27 and is making its way through the House after passing the Senate last week. The General Assembly's Joint Budget Committee was scheduled to discuss the Long Bill on Thursday. State lawmakers have had to make cuts to spending to deal with a $1.5 billion deficit. The budget bill includes a provision from the governor’s office to retain $306.1 million total from the next two budgets, money that would otherwise be refunded to taxpayers under the state’s Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights. According to the analysis from the Common Sense Institute, a free-enterprise think tank based in Greenwood Village in the Denver area, retaining $306.1 million rather than issuing a TABOR refund could cause a minimum gross domestic product loss of $1.6 million and a maximum of $35.8 million between 2027 and 2031. The think tank also estimates it could cause between 483 jobs lost and 44 jobs gained, and $7.4 million to $64.8 million in lost economic output. "Colorado taxpayers are very involved in this,” Erik Gamm, CSI’s senior research analyst who authored the report, told The Center Square, answering questions by email. “For the sake of some temporary control over its own cost overruns, the state would seize $306.1 million in refunds without giving voters any say in the matter, eliminating taxpayers’ agency to decide, whether by paying living expenses, donating to charity, or growing their own wealth, how best to allocate money that would normally be theirs by law," he said. Under TABOR, the state must issue refunds to taxpayers when revenue collections exceed the TABOR cap. A spokesperson for Gov. Jared Polis’s office said in email to The Center Square that H.R. 1, also known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that was signed into law by President Donald Trump in July, is to blame for wiping out TABOR refunds. “The Governor always fights to make sure that each and every dollar eligible for being refunded under TABOR is refunded,” Deputy Press Secretary Ally Sullivan said. “This year for the taxes just filed by Coloradans, residents can expect a refund between $19 to $118 depending on income.” “H.R.1 retroactively impacted revenue in FY 24-25, and that is reflected in the TABOR surplus calculations,” she said. “The truth is that H.R. 1, supported by Republicans including [U.S. Rep.] Gabe Evans, completely wiped out what would have been a healthy refund to taxpayers of up to hundreds of dollars next year.” “The Governor looks forward to signing a balanced budget that reduces wasteful spending while increasing Medicaid spending, protects important investments in education, and enhances public safety,” Sullivan added. According to the CSI report, CSI uses REMI Tax-PI modeling, with “two scenarios to outline a range of possible impacts: a high-benefit scenario, in which increased state spending generates direct investment in jobs and employee compensation, and a low-benefit scenario, whereby new state spending serves priorities that are less economically fecund.” “In both scenarios, the boost to government spending in 2027 results in temporary economic benefits — between 795 and 1,994 jobs and up to $250 million in GDP, depending on the state’s use of resources,” the report said. “When the first year of lost refunds hits taxpayers’ earnings in 2028, however, the benefit diminishes under the first scenario and reverses under the second.”

For the first time, House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, on Wednesday hesitantly addressed his exiling of Rep. Harry Benton, D-Plainfield, from the House Democratic Caucus earlier this year. But he declined to offer specific details, citing the need to “respect victims” and protect “due process.”

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Coastal Georgians are responding to the Highway 82 wildfire in Brantley County by donating to established organizations and collecting items for those affected, while Brantley County residents are organizing an impact rally to support the families affected. The Current is an inclusive nonprofit, non-partisan news organization providing in-depth watchdog journalism for Savannah and Coastal Georgia’s communities.

Sign up for Chalkbeat Detroit’s free newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system and Michigan education policy.The Detroit school district’s board approved a one-year contract with a charter school that operates in the Wayne County Juvenile Detention Facility, as the school’s future remains uncertain.Board members signed off on the contract last week for Infinity Institute of Learning Strict Discipline Academy after district administrators said the school made enough progress to merit the extension. The one-year contract could also serve as a transition period as Wayne County officials consider other options for educating youth detained in the facility. Mervat Jaafar, county spokesperson, told Chalkbeat last week the county is preparing to ask for proposals from other contractors and charter schools.“The purpose is to ensure we secure the highest‑quality educational services for the youth in our care, supported by strong oversight, appropriate interventions, and programming aligned with their individual needs,” said Jaafar.The charter’s current authorization contract ends June 30.Infinity Institute of Learning Strict Discipline Academy went through a number of changes last year after the Michigan Department of Education found its management company did not evaluate students for special education services in the time required by the law.A new management company, Infinite Pathways, overhauled the charter’s staff and brought the charter into compliance with special education requirements, according to the state. Zakia Gibson, CEO of Infinite Pathways, said during the board’s March committee meeting the charter has added transitional services for youth exiting the program.“I think that we are needed,” she said. “I think that our students and our youth appreciate the services of continuing their education, even under these difficult and trying circumstances.”The county may seek another one-year renewal with the current management company after this one to “provide the necessary transition period” and ensure there is no lapse in educational services, Jaafar said.The detention facility has faced scrutiny in recent years for complaints of understaffing and overcrowding. In 2022, youth were left to mostly educate themselves for seven weeks when they were moved to a different facility because the charter was only authorized to operate in Detroit, the Detroit Free Press reported.Jaafar said the facility has not experienced overcrowding in more than three years.“The facility has maintained adequate staffing and continues to strengthen staffing levels to support safe operations and high‑quality services,” she added.Improvements to education in the Wayne County JDFThe charter in the Wayne County JDF, formerly Capstone Charter Academy, was first authorized in 2012, according to DPSCD. It is the only strict discipline academy in Detroit.Strict discipline academies serve students referred by the court system, have been expelled or suspended from other schools, and those whose special education plans require it. They are intended for students who may otherwise not have an opportunity to be educated.Michigan law requires that juvenile justice facilities make every effort to ensure the educational needs of the youth in their custody are met. Youth must be provided with appropriate educational services within five days of their arrival. Schools in the facilities must also comply with special education laws, including providing immediate assessments if a child displays signs of a disability. Students, parents, and public agencies may request initial evaluations, which must be completed within 30 days.Of the 102 students enrolled in Infinity Institute of Learning Strict Discipline Academy at the start of this school year, 39 had disabilities, state records show. The school serves youth as young as age 10.The MDE issued a corrective action plan for the charter in February 2025, state documents obtained through public records requests show.The charter’s students generally have a history of dropping out, previous incarceration, placement in other residential facilities, and short windows of enrollment in other schools, state records show. Students’ typically stay between one and 90 days, according to the state.A “high percentage” of the students enrolled in the charter were either not evaluated for special education or given an individualized education program, or IEP, in the amount of time the law requires, according to state records. (Records didn’t give the specific percentage.)The MDE also ordered the charter to train its staff on the revised special education procedures.Last spring, after the MDE’s initial findings, the charter hired a new superintendent and created several new positions to address gaps in service, according to DPSCD.A new special education coordinator changed the academic programming, created a new documentation process to ensure students received services, and created a plan to provide outstanding compensatory hours to make up for service and instructional time students did not previously get.There has been a reduction in the number of compensatory hours owed to students, though there are still more for the charter to make up, DPSCD administrators said.The charter also improved family engagement and communication, as well as coordination with the JDF, the district said.The MDE found the charter in compliance in January and closed the corrective action plan.Felecia Brimmage, superintendent of Infinity Institute, said during the March committee meeting that students are now engaged in their education.“We are making sure that when youth are coming to us, not in compliance with their IEP, that we are changing that for them,” she said.Charters are not the only option for educating kids in detention in the state.For example, the Macomb County Juvenile Justice Center contracts education services with L’Anse Creuse Public Schools, a traditional public school district.DPSCD’s role with the Wayne County JDF is as an authorizer of the charter that operates within it. Michigan school districts, community colleges, and universities can authorize charters, which means they monitor schools’ compliance with state and federal education laws. They earn up to 3% of the state funding the charters receive.The Detroit district currently serves as an authorizer for seven charters, including Infinity Institute. In recent weeks, the DPSCD board began to discuss how it will navigate its relationship with charters. Superintendent Nikolai Vitti has said the standard for authorization is for charters to either meet or exceed the academic achievement of district schools or offer a unique service that DPSCD cannot.Charter operators, like Infinite Pathways – also known as educational service providers – handle key aspects of daily operations, such as payroll and hiring teachers. In Michigan, most of those companies are for-profit.Hannah Dellinger covers Detroit schools for Chalkbeat Detroit. You can reach her at hdellinger@chalkbeat.org.

Caracas, April 23, 2026 (venezuelanalysis.com) – Venezuelan Acting President Delcy Rodríguez has established a commission to assess the “strategic” value of state-owned assets and their possible transfer to the private sector. The Commission for the Evaluation of Public Assets held its first meeting on Wednesday. In a short televised message, Rodríguez said the commission had... The post Venezuela Installs Commission to Evaluate State Assets, Mulls Possible Sell-Offs appeared first on Venezuelanalysis.

A new national study by the National Institute for Early Education Research finds North Carolina ranks 32nd in the nation in providing preschool access to four-year-olds. The 2025 State of Preschool Yearbook notes that North Carolina spent less on preschool programs and enrolled fewer children in the 2024-2025 school year than the previous year. According […]

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La falda midi de lunares de Zara, con un precio de 25 euros, es una de esas piezas que capturan miradas sin esfuerzo.