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The Montana Supreme Court unanimously approved new language for a proposed ballot initiative which aims to halt corporate contributions to political candidates. Attorney General Austin Knudsen rewrote the ballot language of the proposal, which is backed by the Transparent Election Initiative. He had previously tried to strike other ballot language as legally deficient.  The court […]

Las protestas contra el gobierno de Rodrigo Paz ya superan los 40 días y continúan extendiéndose en distintos puntos de Bolivia. Hoy, miércoles, miles de trabajadores, campesinos, organizaciones indígenas, mineros y movimientos sociales volvieron a movilizarse en el centro de La Paz para reclamar la renuncia del mandatario. La jornada estuvo marcada por una fuerte […]

(New York Jewish Week) — Standing before hundreds of mourners last month, Rabbi David Wise held up a T-shirt with the words “Proud American, Proud Zionist.” It was the shirt he had planned to wear to the Israel Day Parade that morning. Instead, he carried it to honor Cara Trager, a Queens-based journalist and congregant... The post Cara Trager, beloved Queens Jewish communal leader and lifetime journalist, dies at 71 appeared first on The Forward.

Newly released test results showed Fort Worth ISD making gains, but there’s a long road ahead under state takeover.

The changes represent another move in the chess game between the district and concerned parents over the handling of safety and distraction issues on student devices, who’ve pushed for a YouTube ban. The post Santa Barbara Unified School District bans YouTube on iPads appeared first on Santa Barbara News-Press.

(The Center Square) - As a crowded August primary looms, Washington Supreme Court candidates are making their pitch to voters ahead of the 2026 election that could decide the fate of a new income tax. The 9.9% tax on annual household income over $1 million is facing a constitutional challenge that will likely reach the high court in the next year or so, as 16 candidates face off for five seats on the bench. The Office of the Secretary of State confirmed in an email to The Center Square on Tuesday that voter guides will be published by June 18 with candidate profiles written by each campaign. TVW, the state’s public affairs network, published a video guide on June 1 for 11 of the 14 people on the August ballot. The two candidates with the most votes in each race in the August primary will advance to the general election. Ian Birk and Sean O’Donnell, two judges competing to replace outgoing Justice Charles Johnson, have already advanced to the November general election, since they were the only ones to file for Position 4. The other four positions will see a contested election this summer, with three candidates campaigning for Position 1, three for Position 3, four for Position 5 and four for Position 7. Two incumbents, Justices Colleen Melody and Theo Angelis, joined the court this year after being appointed by Gov. Bob Ferguson. “I've only ever worked as a government lawyer with the goal of protecting the civil and constitutional rights of my neighbors,” Melody told voters in her TVW voter’s guide statement, “and for many years I was the head of the Civil Rights Division in the Attorney General's office here in Washington State.” Both appointments replaced justices who retired before the end of their term, forcing the newcomers to compete on the ballot, but the timing raises questions, given that Ferguson signed the income tax. While seasoned attorneys, neither Melody nor Angelis had served as a judge before joining the bench. Melody worked under Ferguson while he was the state attorney general and received his endorsement, along with those of current Attorney General Nick Brown, every sitting justice and Solicitor General Noah Purcell. Purcell had helped craft the income tax in anticipation of a legal challenge expected to reach the Supreme Court. “You don't have to wonder or worry about my decisions and legal analysis being influenced,” Laura Christensen Colberg, an attorney challenging Melody, said in her TVW video. “I won't need to consider recusing myself on legislation that might be challenged because I was an employee of the governor.” Records obtained by The Center Square show that Purcell advised state Democrats on how to use the tax to force the court to reconsider a 1933 ruling that essentially outlawed progressive income taxes. Melody has not responded to numerous email inquiries from The Center Square in the past few months about whether she plans to recuse herself in a potential ruling over the income tax. However, she did not recuse herself when rejecting a lawsuit earlier this year that would've allowed a voter referendum on the income tax. “Our highest court must be a place where the law is applied fairly and thoughtfully, as written and in accordance with the Constitution, without political posturing,” Scott Edwards, a tax attorney seeking Melody’s seat, said in his video. “The court must serve as a fair and balanced check to government.” Meanwhile, Angelis joined the bench after leaving K&L Gates, the law firm where he had worked with Ferguson about 20 years ago. Sen. Jamie Pedersen, the Democrat who proposed the income tax, also had worked there at the same time as Angelis and Ferguson, though Angelis outlasted both of them. “I've taken on powerful interests and difficult cases, because I believe justice should work for all people,” Angelis said in his TVW video, citing wins against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Angelis is endorsed by Ferguson, every sitting justice and Democrat lawmakers, including Pedersen. Moderate-to-conservative challengers have lined up in every Supreme Court race this year to provide some diversity of thought and swing the liberal bench to the right. So far, the races, which are usually low-turnout affairs, have seen nearly $1.5 million in combined contributions from all of the candidates. “Washington families, workers, and businesses deserve courts they can rely on. They deserve a justice who respects the Constitution, protects judicial independence, and applies the law fairly without political pressure,” Sharonda Amamilo, a Thurston County judge challenging Angelis, said in her TVW video. Supreme Court elections are considered nonpartisan, and the state’s Code of Judicial Conduct prohibits candidates from making statements about cases and issues that are likely to come before the justices. The judicial rule makes it difficult for voters without much knowledge of the court to make their picks. In the TVW voters’ guide, the incumbents, including Chief Justice Debra Stephens, framed themselves as defending the court's integrity, while challengers argued it’s already too politicized and misaligned. “The political storm we face in our courts is caused by the desire of some to use the power and control of the courts to rule us instead of embracing the duty and responsibility to represent us. I can be the calm in that storm,” Dave Larson, a former Federal Way judge challenging Angelis, said in his TVW video.

Here’s how other school districts did on end-of-course exams, including Lake Worth ISD.

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2022. urtean Berangon antolaturiko ongietorriaren ondorioz Espainiako Auzitegi Nazionalean epaitzen ari direnei gure sustengu eta indar guztia helarazi nahi diegu. Zenbaitek halako auzien atzean sektore erreakzionario baten nahia ikusten duten bitartean, iraganeko errepresio latzera kateatuta mantendu nahi gaituztelako, guk argi daukagu orainaldiari dagokion afera bat dela, gaur egun ere etsaiak errepresioa darabilelako Euskal Herriaren askapen nazional zein sozialaren borrokak jarraitzen duen neurri berean. Mugitzen ez denak ez ditu kateak sentitzen, mugitzen denak, ordea, kateon zigor eta min guztia igarriko du, lehen bezala gaur egun ere. Ez gatoz ongietorriak egin behar diren ala ez esatera, ezta gutxiago ere aldarrikatzera. Ez gatoz egoera politikoaren analisia edo diagnostikoa egitera ere. Uste dugu ez dagokigula presooi ez bata ez bestea egitea. Baina gure herriko hainbat norbanako zein antolakunde konprometitu bezala, kezkatzen gaituzte Euskal Herriak bere askapen bidean azken urteetan eman dituen atzerapausoek. Atzerapauso horien artean bada biziki larritzen gaituena; akaso atzerakadaren ukapena. Ukapen hori presoen ongietorrien aferan ere islatzen da, hau da, kaleratua den presoari egiten zaion omenaldia herri zapaldu batek bere askatasunaren alde borrokatzeko duen zilegitasunaren baieztapena da, batez ere, eta, era berean, zapaltzailearen zilegitasunaren ukapena. Bata zapalduaren egia da, bestea zapaltzailearena. Palestinaren egia Israelena ez den bezala, Euskal Herriaren egia ez da Espainiaren zein Frantziaren egia. Guk badugu gure egia, etsaiak berea duen bezala; ez dago batak bestearekin bat egiterik. Gatazkak jarraituko du beti, borrokak iraungo du beti, zapaldua aske izan arte edo guztiz menderatua izan arte. Horri guztiari lotuta, azken arrangura bat: noiz utzi zion gure borrokak etikoki onargarria izateari, orain, etsaiaren label demokratikoa jaso beharraren beharraz uko bat bestearen atzetik pilatzen ibili behar izateko? Zapalduaren borrokarako konpromisoari zapaltzailearen ustezko etika kontrajarri zaio, eta, badirudi, kontraesan borroka horretan, zapaldua are zapalduagoa suertatzen ari dela. Ondorioz, erresistentzia eta duintasun posizioen baliogabetze eta arbuio orokor bat gertatzen ari dela dirudi. Ruper-ek abesten duen bezala “gu herrialde estuan sortu ginen, arbasoek aberri mendrea utzi ziguten. Merkatari aberatsek merke eta kario erosten dituzte gure lurrak, gure jendearen hezurrak. Lurrak eta hezurrak, eta badoaz urtaroak, eta gu ere bagoaz, geroago eta gutiago gara ginenak, gero eta urrutiago ginena…” Ez dezatela esan, ez dezatela esaterik izan, Kantauriko hegian herri bat izan zen. Zaballako espetxetik: Fernando Garcia Jodra Iñaki Krutxaga Elezkano Irantzu Gallastegi Sodupe Lexuri Gallastegi Sodupe Orkatz Gallastegi Sodupe Xabier Garcia Gaztelu

CAF konpainiaren aurkako kereila aurkeztu zuela Espainiako Auzitegi Nazionalean apirilean Euskal Herriko, Kataluniako, Espainiako Estatuko eta Palestinako hainbat erakundek osatutako koalizio batek. Beasaingo enpresak Palestinako kolonizazioaren azpiegituren eraikuntzan duen esku-hartzea da arrazoia. Fiskaltzak auzia onartu eta ikerketa jarri zuela abian jakitera eman zuten ondoko elkarteek: NOVACT, Comunitat Palestina de Catalunya, Comité de Solidaridad con la Causa Árabe, ODESCA, Paz con Dignidad eta SUDS erakundeek, Guernica 37 Zentroak ordezkatuta. Giza-eskubideen aldeko ekintzailea da Alys Samson, NOVACT elkarteko bozeramalea, eta auzi legal honetan aritu den pertsonetako bat. CAFeko akziodunen urteroko Batzar Nagusiaren atarian izan dugu harekin hitz egiteko parada.

Chinese scientists have discovered hundreds of ancient whale carcasses deep in the Diamantina Zone off the coast of Western Australia.

OMAHA — Built with the help of a Nebraska state grant, a new Creighton University baseball practice field is now ready.  The celebratory reveal of the 193,000-square-foot field came two days before Friday’s start of the 2026 NCAA Men’s College World Series. The all-turf field at Florence Boulevard and Cuming Street in downtown Omaha will […]

Con una valoración estimada en 1,8 billones de dólares, la compañía no solo aspira a protagonizar la mayor OPV jamás realizada, sino también a transformar el patrimonio de miles de trabajadores que acumulan acciones y opciones sobre títulos de la empresa.

(The Center Square) - As Seattle prepares to host FIFA World Cup matches, familiar warnings about human trafficking at major sporting events are in the news. Advocacy groups have rolled out awareness campaigns and media outlets have reported that the risk is elevated during international events. While experts caution against assuming large sporting events directly lead to increases in trafficking, the influx of visitors, temporary workers and hospitality activity can create opportunities for exploitation, according to an Oakland doctor who spoke Wednesday with The Center Square. “There is an uptick of trafficking around large national and international sporting events. We saw it in the Super Bowl that was here in the Bay Area,” said Dr. Aisha Mays, who provides no cost medical services to vulnerable youth in the Bay Area through the organization she founded called Dream Youth Clinic. “We know that with these large events, it is entertainment. And what comes with large entertainment is the sex trade,” said Mays. As reported by The Center Square, hundreds of frustrated residents and neighbors marched along North Seattle's Aurora Avenue for a demonstration last Saturday night. Organizers called the event "Stop the Traffickers, Stop the Bullets." Frustrated by persistent sex trafficking and escalating gun battles, people demanded immediate action from the city to curb the violence and criminal activity, as the city prepares to host the World Cup. Research shows that while some major sporting events correspond with increases in advertisements for commercial sex, those increases may not be unique to the event or evidence that the risk is greater during those events. The Polaris Project, a non-profit dedicated to eradicating modern-day sex and labor trafficking in North America, noted concerns about inflating the risk of increased sex trafficking during major sporting events. “A narrative emerged several years ago that women and girls were being forced into commercial sex at the Super Bowl in unprecedented numbers. But human trafficking isn’t just a problem the night of the Super Bowl, it’s a problem 365 days a year — and towns and cities across the entire country require long-term solutions to respond to this crime.” “Human trafficking is a multi-billion dollar industry where perpetrators profit from the control and exploitation of others. It is found during the Super Bowl, but it is also found at motorcycle rallies in South Dakota, in the fields of Florida, in gangs in California, and in brothels in Washington, D.C,” noted Polaris. Dr. Mays told The Center Square she hopes greater attention to the issue will bring an awareness and desire for people to pay attention to what is happening in their own communities. “We see things that may seem concerning, and our intuition is telling us something, but we don't want to think about it. We don't want to see it. And that is a very strong driver of trafficking. People are not wanting to see and look away when they actually see something concerning right in front of them.” Mays said those who suspect someone is being trafficked should call local law enforcement but also make a report with the National Human Trafficking Hotline. “It will take all of us as citizens, as professionals, as educators to do something about human trafficking,” said Mays. According to the National Human Trafficking Hotline, 659 calls were received from Washington state in 2024, the most recent year for complete data. 441 victims were identified from those reports. The vast majority of those victims were female. Illicit massage and spa businesses, hotel and motel work and street work topped the list for sex trade venues reported to the hotline.

The escalating attacks threatened to derail efforts to end the war, with President Trump warning Tehran would "pay the price" for stalled negotiations.

Sign up for Chalkbeat Colorado’s free daily newsletter to get the latest reporting from us, plus curated news from other Colorado outlets, delivered to your inbox.Before a ban on cellphones, Jill Haffley said her classroom “was like Vegas.”“The cellphones were lighting up all the time,” said Haffley, who was a teacher for 30 years before being elected to the Colorado Springs School District 11 school board.Weary of the distractions, Haffley ran for office in 2023 on a platform of banning cellphones, and the 23,000-student District 11 did it starting in the fall of 2024. Haffley said that if you ask a group of students what it’s been like to go phone-free, they’ll say they don’t like it.“But you get them individually and one girl told me, ‘Thank you for this. I can breathe again. I don’t have to continue to look at my phone every time I get a notification and I can blame it on you,’” Haffley said. “Our job is to educate these kids and we can’t educate them when their minds are constantly on their cellphones.”Haffley was one of four school board members and superintendents who spoke to the Colorado State Board of Education Wednesday about their experience with cellphone bans. Under state law, all 179 Colorado school districts must adopt a cellphone use policy by July 1. That policy doesn’t have to be a prohibition, but many districts are moving in that direction. The state’s largest district, Denver Public Schools, adopted a bell-to-bell ban this week.Panelists said adults were as much to blame for cellphone distractions as kids. Parents would send their teenagers cute emojis or “thinking of you” texts during class, Haffley said. That was sweet — but also frustrating if 35 students’ phones were dinging during a lesson, she said.Brian Hill, the superintendent of Mesa County Valley School District 51 in Grand Junction, said students told him their parents were sending them TikTok videos of cats and their athletic coaches were texting them about practice. Haffley said a mother relayed that her anxiety would go “through the roof” if she couldn’t get ahold of her sophomore whenever she wanted.Parents were especially worried about contacting their children during a school shooting or other emergencies, the panelists said. The superintendents said they understand that fear but there are safer ways of receiving emergency notifications and less distracting ways of relaying messages.“Without trying to sound like a jerk, we have landlines in all of our schools,” Hill said. “You can call the front office if it’s an emergency and you can get a message through to your kiddo.”The districts varied in how they made their decisions to ban cellphones and how they explained the reasoning to families. While District 51 relied heavily on research that shows cellphone and social media use leads to increased anxiety and depression in children, District 11 Superintendent Michael Gaal said his district is “not in the wellness game.” Instead, Gaal stressed the importance of creating a “neutral learning environment” where the primacy of instruction is protected and students aren’t influenced “by one constituency or another.” In addition to banning cellphones, the district banned all flags except for the American and Colorado flags, with exceptions for geography classes, Gaal said.Aspen School District Superintendent Tharyn Mulberry said his district gathered feedback from the community. Unsurprisingly, it was mixed. He decided it was important not to belabor the process.“Spending too much time collecting the data and doing community outreach is probably not as necessary as you think,” he said, noting that districts can always change their policies later.District 51 is doing just that. The district’s policy it adopted in 2024 allowed high school students to use their cellphones when they weren’t in class. But this fall, District 51 will switch to a bell-to-bell ban for all grades. Hill said he’s only gotten one upset email.“This notion that everyone is going to start bombarding your email inbox when you implement it — I haven’t seen it,” he said.Not that making a cellphone ban work is easy. All four panelists said students will find creative ways around any ban. At schools that require students to lock their cellphones in pouches, teenagers will lock up dummy burner phones or even phones made out of Legos instead, the panelists said. They’ll hide wireless earbuds under their hair or wear knit caps with earphones built in.Haffley said her nephew told her he could buy a $3 magnet on Amazon that would unlock the pouch that his school uses. She told him he could spend that $3 if he wanted, but if he got caught, the district’s policy would require his mother to come to the school to pick up his confiscated phone.Consistent enforcement is key, the superintendents said. And the longer the bans are in place, they said, the more a school’s culture shifts from scrolling at lunch to talking at lunch.“We went back into the cafeterias, we went back into the hallways, we went back into the gymnasiums, and you know what we heard?” Mulberry said. “Noise.”Melanie Asmar is the bureau chief for Chalkbeat Colorado. Contact Melanie at masmar@chalkbeat.org.

TOPEKA — An estimated 650,000 visitors will flood the Kansas City area over the course of the monthlong FIFA World Cup, which chose Kansas and Missouri as the home for four teams and at least six matches. The event catalyzed a major transportation expansion, created temporary diplomatic offices and established dedicated health care infrastructure to […]

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