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April is Fair Chance Month. Stigma is one of the biggest barriers to any fair chance, but it also profoundly shapes public safety. The post Opinion: Fair chances are public safety appeared first on Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service.

Emperor penguins are native to Antarctica, where record low sea ice over the last decade has dramatically changed their habitat. Populations of the world’s largest penguin have fallen so much that they have now officially moved from near threatened to endangered in the latest assessment by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, the global […]

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The impending strike in LAUSD is part of a wider reckoning in California public education funding, as districts across the state are reaching similar impasses.

Lambiase dejará la escudería austríaca en 2028 y liderará la revolución técnica de los coches de Wokin.

No project better embodies the nation’s wild swings in climate and energy policy than the Keystone XL pipeline. Proposed in 2008 to carry Canadian oil to the U.S. Gulf Coast, the conduit was killed by President Barack Obama and then revived by Donald Trump in his first term, only to be snuffed out again by […]

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(The Center Square) – Outgoing U.S. Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, is calling on Congress to pass H.Res. 50, a resolution he filed several times affirming states’ constitutional authority to defend themselves when the federal government fails to secure the border. Arrington filed the resolution in January after previously filing it in 2021 and 2023. All three times the resolution was referred to the House Judiciary Committee. All three times the resolution went nowhere. On Thursday, he renewed his call for Congress to pass it. The resolution states, “Recognizing that article I, section 10 of the United States Constitution explicitly reserves to the States the sovereign power to repel an invasion and defend their citizenry from the overwhelming and 'imminent danger' posed by paramilitary, narco-terrorist cartels, terrorists and criminal actors who seized control of our southern border.” Arrington argues after “millions of illegals invaded our southern border, flooding communities with drugs, crime, and criminals,” under the Trump administration “border crossings are now at historic lows … but we cannot rely on who occupies the White House to determine whether our border is secure.” He states Article IV, Section 4 in the U.S. Constitution clearly states: “the federal government ‘shall protect each [state] against invasion,’ but when the federal government fails to fulfill this constitutional duty, Article I, Section 10 expressly guarantees states the sovereign power to repel an invasion and defend their citizenry from ‘imminent danger.’” He also claims that “states like Texas cannot afford another border crisis” and Congress passing the resolution will “ensure that states are not passive victims of a failed federal government under a future Democrat presidency.” The resolution is nonbinding, has no statutory weight and is solely symbolic. It states the House of Representatives “declares and finds as a matter of fact any State within the United States has the sovereign right to exclude from the sovereign’s territory any person who does not have the right to be there; declares and finds as a matter of fact that from 2021 through 2024, the States at our southern border, including Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California, were invaded or were in such imminent danger from paramilitary, narco-terrorist cartels, terrorists, and criminal actors as will not admit delay as stated in article I, section 10 of the United States Constitution and those States have the sovereign and unilateral authority pursuant to article I, 4 section 10 of the United States Constitution to defend themselves against the invasion or imminent danger by paramilitary, narco-terrorist cartels, terrorists and criminal actors.” Arrington’s resolution says only California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas were invaded and only during the Biden administration. Many in northern states would disagree. During the Biden administration, five northern states reported the most illegal crossings at the border with Canada: New York, Washington, Vermont, Maine and Montana, The Center Square exclusively reported. The greatest number on the terrorist watch list were apprehended by U.S. officials at the northern border under the Biden administration, The Center Square first reported. Ongoing transnational crime is so extensive at the northern border that both Texas officials and Canadian groups have demanded immediate action be taken. The resolution also departs from border security advocates who argue the entire U.S. was and is still being invaded. This includes migrant warfare, which constitutional scholars argue is ongoing, The Center Square reported. Federal and Texas law enforcement argue narco-terrorist cartels and transnational crime exists nationwide. Nearly half of U.S. states are grappling with Tren de Aragua crime. Prosecutions are ongoing nationwide including for terrorism, The Center Square reported. It was Texas counties that changed the national conversation on invasion but the majority were not in his district, The Center Square exclusively reported. Only the leaders of two of 32 counties in Arrington’s district passed invasion resolutions citing the same constitutional clauses: Shackelford and Throckmorton. Overall, 60 Texas counties issued disaster declarations citing the border crisis and 55 passed invasion resolutions, which are still in effect, The Center Square exclusively reported. Additionally during the border crisis, Republicans in the Texas legislature failed to pass a resolution similar to Arrington’s and Gov. Greg Abbott did not sign an invasion declaration or proclamation. In 2022, after 33 Texas counties had declared an invasion county judges remained at odds with Abbott. Also during the border crisis, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton refused to issue a legal opinion on invasion after repeated calls to do so. First Attorney General Brent Webster also claimed Texas was not being invaded. Paxton has never issued a legal opinion on the matter. The only governor to declare a national invasion before a state legislature was former South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem. The only state attorney general to issue a legal opinion on invasion was former Arizona AG Mark Brnovich.

State Republicans and Democrats want authorities to stop collecting child support and Social Security payments intended for foster kids. Why haven’t they changed the law? The post Wisconsin takes millions from foster kids and their parents — even as both parties say it should stop appeared first on Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service.

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Governments cannot reach their climate goals without rethinking humanity’s relationship to the Earth.  That is the overarching takeaway from a new paper published today in Frontiers in Science by a global team of scientists, conservationists and Indigenous people. The authors examined a set of climate targets from around the world, including the Paris Agreement, through […]

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt voted to award a multibillion-dollar investment advisory contract to a firm run by his former chief of staff and one-time business partner, without any board discussion of their prior relationship. The contract positions the firm to earn fees from successful investments it brings before the state board. The post Oklahoma Governor’s Vote Steered $2 Billion Advisory Role to Former Business Partner’s Firm appeared first on Oklahoma Watch.

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Il était le dernier Européen détenu arbitrairement au Venezuela. Le Français Julien Février a été libéré lundi 6 avril. De retour en France, il raconte ses quinze mois passés dans l'enfer de la prison d'El Rodeo 1.

(The Center Square) – California Attorney General Rob Bonta has announced the results of a massive hospice fraud bust in Los Angeles County. Known as Operation Skip Trace, the bust ended a hospice fraud scheme that defrauded Medi-Cal of $267 million, Bonta said. “These are funds that are paid for by Californian taxpayers, funds that are meant to provide care to Californians in need,” said Bonta at a press conference Thursday in Los Angeles. “It is unacceptable, it is illegal, and we will not stand for it.” Medi-Cal is California's version of Medicaid. On April 2, the Office of the Attorney General filed felony criminal charges against 21 suspects. Charges include health care fraud, money laundering and identity theft. OAG followed that on Wednesday by executing search and arrest warrants at 10 locations. Five suspects have been arrested so far throughout Southern California. “This is our case, a California case, from beginning to end,” said Bonta. “While health care fraud might be President Trump's shiny new political talking point, California DOJ has been going after health care fraud since 1979.” Operation Skip Trace was initiated after a tip from the California Department of Healthcare Services of alleged hospice fraud at 14 companies. California DOJ’s Division of Medi-Cal Fraud & Elder Abuse investigated those companies, as well as a billing company and eight individuals suspected of money laundering. According to Bonta, those involved in this scheme would purchase personal identifying information for people who live outside of California on the dark web and then enroll them into Covered California, posing as California residents. Participants in the alleged fraud then bought hospice companies and began billing Medi-Cal for nonexistent services for those stolen identities, Bonta said. “They used fake records, nonexistent offices and fake diagnoses to justify these claims,” Bonta told reporters. “Meanwhile, the so-called patients were healthy, out of state and completely unaware that they had been enrolled in hospice care.” After the money was paid out, Bonta said it was funneled through a “complex web of over 130 shell companies” hidden across bank accounts, payment apps and cryptocurrency. Bonta explained the alleged fraud was a “brazen, calculated, criminal scheme" to exploit the Medi-Cal system. “They stole from the state of California and Medicaid and prevented services and care from going to sick individuals who actually need it,” said Bonta. “Let this be a lesson to anyone targeting Medi-Cal and hospice care in California. We are on the case, and we are coming for you.” California Health and Human Services Secretary Kim Johnson agreed. “When the state identifies a problem, we take action,” Johnson told reporters at Bonta’s press conference. “Today's announcement is an example that demonstrates our commitment and effectiveness to act decisively when we see evidence of fraud in the programs we administer.” Gov. Gavin Newsom, who said in 2025 that he will consider running for president, congratulated his fellow California officials and agencies for their “swift work” in bringing the charges. “Since these are state charges, Donald Trump cannot pardon these individuals in exchange for campaign donations,” the Democratic governor said. The Center Square on Thursday sought comment from the White House, which referred the news outlet to Vice President JD Vance’s office. Vance – who in March 2026 was put in charge of a federal task force to eliminate fraud – did not respond by press time. Susan Shelley of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association said California officials did not take meaningful steps to investigate and stop hospice fraud after the state auditor warned of it in a report titled, "The State’s Weak Oversight of Hospice Agencies Has Created Opportunities for Large-Scale Fraud and Abuse." The report was released in 2022. “Taxpayers can be grateful that the federal government has taken strong action against fraudsters and schemes that have stolen hard-earned tax dollars,” said Shelley, the association's vice president of communications. “It's good news that the state attorney general has now decided to help," Shelley told The Center Square. The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association has offices in Los Angeles and Sacramento. Assembly Minority Leader Heath Flora told The Center Square that this is tax season - a good time to remember that more needs to be done to ensure tax dollars are wisely spent. “This is not even a debate about which vulnerable population should be prioritized for government services,” said Flora, a Republican who serves Amador, Calaveras, Sacramento, San Joaquin and Stanislaus counties. “This is an acknowledgment, at both the state and federal levels, that there is a massive, organized criminal effort to defraud California’s social safety net programs that taxpayers are footing the bill for.” Tim Anaya, vice president of Pasadena-based Pacific Research Institute, said this is something that taxpayers of every state should care about and pay attention to at this time. Anaya explained taxpayers have a right to expect that programs are going to spend tax dollars properly. He added governments at every level should do better at oversight. “We should take this example of today to demand that elected officials and law enforcement at every level of government all across the country, they have their watchdog hats on,” Anaya told The Center Square. “We do it in our private lives when we are balancing our checkbooks every month. Why don't we have the same expectations for government officials spending the people's checkbook? Why aren't they doing this every day? And why aren't they doing a better job of it? So absolutely, these are important.”

O depoimento do presidente do Banco Central, Gabriel Galípolo, na CPI do Crime Organizado reforçou que a atuação do governo Lula com relação ao Banco Master foi estritamente técnica e fortalece a narrativa de autonomia do órgão. Essa é a avaliação do cientista político Paulo Niccoli Ramirez, professor da Fundação Escola de Sociologia e Política […] Fonte

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The millions of dollars the University of Michigan had been spending on its diversity equity and inclusion initiative have helped expand a free-tuition program to thousands more students.

Expertos y representantes empresariales analizan el desplazamiento del poder económico hacia Asia, los desafíos de la minería sostenible y la necesidad de nuevas estrategias frente a los incendios forestales en Galicia.