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Lawmakers in the House and Senate reached agreements on several policies Thursday, including tax exemptions to restart nuclear energy facilities, radon mitigation and felony penalties for torturing companion animals, sending these measures to the governor. Lawmakers in both chambers approved House File 2757, a bill to grant sales and use tax exemptions for restarting a […]

Às vésperas do Dia Internacional dos Trabalhadores, comemorado a cada primeiro de maio, o primeiro secretário do Comitê Central do Partido Comunista de Cuba (PCC) e presidente da República, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, presidiu na quarta-feira (29) um encontro com 80 trabalhadores de setores estratégicos e 25 dirigentes sindicais. Durante o intercâmbio, o mandatário destacou que […] Fonte

Rep. Sara Jacobs challenged a visibly angry Defense Secretary Peter Hegseth during hearings about whether President Trump is fit to command.

Em uma área da região Amacro, pequenos agricultores continuam sendo alvos de violência em meio a conflitos de campo. No último final de semana, Josias Albuquerque, que já havia sido baleado por pistoleiros em 2018, na mesma região, não sobreviveu. Foi vítima de emboscada, na qual mais duas pessoas foram mortas. Os executores foram presos e confessaram os nomes dos mandantes. Os mandantes seguem livres. O post Massacre no sul do Amazonas: três mortos, mandantes soltos apareceu primeiro em Amazônia Real.

This article was initially published by Healthbeat on April 30. Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free New York City newsletter here.The New York City Council on Thursday passed a package of bills seeking to do more to educate parents about the safety and effectiveness of vaccines as immunization rates show signs of starting to dip. The five bills aim to make it easier for schools to disseminate accurate information about vaccines to parents, as well as to require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to develop a plan by year’s end that will educate New Yorkers about the importance of childhood and adolescent vaccinations.The package will be sent to Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who has 30 days to sign, veto, or let the bills lapse into law. The action comes as the federal government led by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and followers of his Make America Healthy Again movement are working to sow doubt and confusion about vaccines, which are scientifically proven to be safe and effective. As a result, state and local governments are taking a greater role in educating the public.New York state has long had some of the highest vaccination rates in the country, but that record may be faltering. In New York City, new data suggest parents are delaying routine vaccinations for their children. In March, the city reported that about 1 in 3 2-year-olds had not received all doses of seven vaccines – DTap (diptheria, tetanus, and acellular pertussis); polio; measles, mumps, and rubella; hib; hepatitis B; varicella (chickenpox); and pcv (pneumococcus). S.C. measles outbreak declared over after 997 casesThis prompted city health officials to launch a $1 million campaign over four weeks encouraging parents to vaccinate their children. Officials say the campaign ran in multiple languages and on TV, radio, print news, kiosks, and transportation hubs in neighborhoods with low vaccination rates.“The new life that Kennedy is giving to the movement has clearly given new life to the diseases themselves,” City Council Speaker Julie Menin said at the council meeting, before the bills were introduced. “The erosion of public trust in science doesn’t just increase health risks for his own band of followers, it also puts our wider community in jeopardy. As lawmakers and as leaders, we cannot sit back and let that happen.”The United States has seen more measles cases over the past year than it has in decades. An outbreak in South Carolina reached nearly 1,000 cases. Most of those infected were unvaccinated.James Alwine, a virologist, professor emeritus at the University of Pennsylvania, and visiting professor at the University of Arizona, is a member of Defend Public Health, a nationwide network of public health leaders and advocates. He applauded the legislation and offered this advice for the health department on vaccine messaging: Keep it simple and straightforward while highlighting the harm that these preventable diseases can inflict on children.“Stay out of the real science and data — that just doesn’t work,” Alwine told Healthbeat. “You can’t fight against what they’re saying by trying to tell people, ‘Well, here’s the science, here’s the data, here’s the study.’ It just falls on deaf ears, mainly because it’s hard to explain in lay terms.”Here is a rundown of the bills:Educating parents: Sponsored by Council Member Shekar Krishnan, Introduction 260-A requires the health department, in collaboration with the Department of Education, to develop informational material about vaccines. DOE is also required to distribute the materials to parents of all New York City public school students, including those enrolled in early childhood programs such as 3-K and Pre-K. The material must include general information on how vaccines work, their public health benefits, their safety, and where to access vaccines required for school attendance. Educating the public: Sponsored by Council Member Eric Dinowitz, Introduction 693-A requires the health department, in collaboration with relevant agencies, to develop and implement a plan by no later than Jan. 1, 2027, to educate the public about the benefits and importance of childhood and adolescent vaccinations. In developing the plan, the health department is required to consider recommendations adopted by major medical organizations, including the American Academy of Pediatrics. Authorizing dentists to immunize: Sponsored by Council Member and Health Committee Chair Lynn Schulman, Resolution 273 calls on the New York State Legislature to pass, and the governor to sign legislation authorizing dentists to administer flu shots, Covid vaccines, human papillomavirus vaccines, or a vaccine related to a public health emergency.Recommending vaccines: Also sponsored by Schulman, Resolution 425 calls on the legislature to pass, and for the governor to sign state legislation requiring vaccines to be regulated, recommended, administered, and insured based on the recommendations of various nationally and internationally recognized health care organizations.Reimbursing costs for providers: Also sponsored by Schulman, a preconsidered resolution calls on the legislature to pass, and the governor to sign a bill requiring insurance to reimburse the total direct and indirect expenses for providers administering vaccines.In a written statement attributed to city Health Commissioner Dr. Alister Martin, the health department said it looks “forward to continuing our partnership with Chair Schulman and City Council on this issue.” Trenton Daniel is a reporter covering public health in New York for Healthbeat. Contact Trenton at tdaniel@healthbeat.org or on the messaging app Signal at trentondaniel.88.

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Utah Gov. Spencer Cox on Thursday reinforced his support of an independent investigation into previously dismissed allegations that Utah Supreme Court Justice Diana Hagen had an affair with an attorney involved in the state’s high-profile redistricting lawsuit.  Cox, during a news conference broadcast by PBS Utah, told reporters that it’s not yet clear what that […]

Este jueves y desde la región de Aysén, el presidente José Antonio Kast insistió en que no se recortarán beneficios...

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La construcción, el transporte y la hospitalidad encabezan la lista de sectores afectados. La entrada Empleo cae 72% en sectores clave donde latinos son esenciales se publicó primero en Enlace Latino NC. Empleo cae 72% en sectores clave donde latinos son esenciales was first posted on abril 30, 2026 at 7:31 pm.©2024 "Enlace Latino NC". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact me at paola@enlacelatinonc.org

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The River Oaks road project will improve access to the nearby Joint Reserve Base and will enhance driver safety and community recreation.

U.S. District Judge Henry Wingate's injunction prevents the metro Jackson water authority from taking actions such as naming its own board president or entering a lease agreement.

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Republican-backed legislation restricting eligibility for federal food assistance programs is headed to the governor’s desk over the objections of Democrats, who said it would worsen food insecurity in the state. The Iowa Senate amended House File 2422 Thursday afternoon and sent it to the House on a 27-16 vote. The House accepted the change and […]

(The Center Square) – Addressing the annual gathering of the Pennsylvania Conference of Teamsters in Hershey earlier this week, Democratic Lt. Gov. Austin Davis made a pledge to its members as he and his boss, Josh Shapiro, seek a second term in November. “I want to be clear, brothers and sisters, every worker deserves a safe workplace. Every worker deserves the benefits and pensions that they've negotiated for and that they earned,” Davis said. “And as long as Josh Shapiro and I are in charge in Harrisburg, Right-to-work is dead in this Commonwealth and union organizing is alive.” The conference represents approximately 95,000 working Teamsters. The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, of which they are affiliated, represents 1.4 million workers, from newspaper reporters to zookeepers to police officers to truck drivers, and everything in between. And as Davis said in his address, the administration has protected the rights of those workers through expanded apprenticeship programs and stepped-up enforcement efforts against companies that commit wage theft. “In the last three years, we've returned more than $15 million in unpaid wages to workers across the Commonwealth to make sure that if you work hard, you are paid what you're owed,” he said. Although Davis spent most of his speech promoting the work of the Shapiro administration, he also took jabs at President Donald Trump, saying that “constant chaos and confusion” is coming out of the White House. “For the last year, the Trump administration has purposely targeted workers through union busting, worsening worker protections and forcing costs to rise and giving tax breaks to millionaires and billionaires,” Davis said. “With gas prices over $4 a gallon in the Commonwealth, Pennsylvanians have spent over $238 million more last month to fill up at the pump because of these reckless policies,” he continued. “Despite the policies that are causing these rises, the Governor and I have been laser focused on making sure the economy here in Pennsylvania works for every single one of us.” Davis didn’t mention State Treasurer Stacy Garrity, the likely GOP nominee for governor, by name during his speech on Monday. Several candidates running in 2026 earned the conference’s endorsement on Monday, including the Shapiro-Davis ticket. President Bill Hamilton called Davis, a son of a union bus driver, a “great friend of the Teamsters,” during their annual meeting. “He always has our backs. Whenever he's asked to step up for labor, he does.” Hamilton said of Shapiro. “There's never been a question.” The union also backed the Shapiro-Davis ticket for governor during the 2022 campaign over Republican state Sen. Doug Mastriano. While labor unions have historically backed Democratic candidates for office, Teamsters have, in recent years, supported candidates on both sides of the aisle. In 2024, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters announced that it would not endorse a candidate for president. The decision came just a few months after President Sean O’Brien made waves by delivering a speech at the Republican National Convention. Although the union opted not to endorse a candidate for president, the Pennsylvania Conference of Teamsters endorsed the Harris-Walz ticket. Survey data, however, suggested that 60% of Pennsylvania members favored Trump. In addition to backing the Harris-Walz ticket in 2024, the conference endorsed Democrats U.S. Sen. Bob Casey for re-election, plus Eugene DePasquale for state Attorney General and state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta for state Auditor General. However, there is one Republican candidate for statewide office that they endorsed in 2024 over a Democrat - Garrity for a second term as State Treasurer over Democratic challenger Erin McClelland. Garrity went on to defeat McClelland by 6 points and break a record for most votes received by a candidate for office in Pennsylvania, a record previously held by Shapiro during his 2022 win for governor. Several Democrats addressed the conference and highlighted their support for Shapiro’s bid for a second term, including House Speaker Joanna McClinton and state Rep. David Delloso. The 2026 conference, however, also featured speeches from multiple Republicans, including U.S. Reps. Rob Bresnahan and Brian Fitzpatrick, plus state Rep. Martina White. Shapiro is viewed as the frontrunner in the race over Garrity, according to various polls showing him leading by double digits and national ratings outlets. Sam Gardner-Bird, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters PAC Manager, also expressed confidence in Shapiro’s quest for a second term. “I think it's safe to say that Governor Shapiro should be re-elected pretty easily,” he said. “He has a challenge from Stacy Garrity.” “It'll be a real race, in my personal opinion,” he continued, although he added that he thinks “it'll be pretty easy for him” to win. Gardner-Bird said Shapiro has “cut sort of that bipartisan mold.” He also addressed the down-ballot races for control of Pennsylvania’s General Assembly. Gardner-Bird said they have a “Teamster majority” in the state House and if Democrats flip multiple seats in the state Senate, it could provide a trifecta for their union. “Those would be challenging, four seats, but it's doable,” he said. “And if we get that trifecta, then we'll have some great work to do on the state side.” Gardner-Bird emphasized the importance of their endorsements in races up and down the ballot. “Endorsements are one of our strongest tools for leverage in pushing forward gains for our members,” he said.

(The Center Square) — Farmworker families could benefit from proposed funding changes to a home energy program if lawmakers grant an extension to spend up to $10 million to heat or cool farmworker housing, according to documents from the Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Human Services. Changes to funding for such programs and services could be reflected in California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s revised budget proposal, which lawmakers anticipate will be released in the next couple of weeks. Officials with the Department of Community Services and Development proposed changes to the Low-Income Weatherization Program, which uses greenhouse gas reduction money to pay for low-income families and farmworker families to heat or cool their homes without increasing their energy bills. The timeline to spend money allocated to the Low-Income Weatherization Program ends on June 30, 2026. Officials with the department asked lawmakers to extend that timeline to June 30, 2027 for the farmworker portion of the program and June 30, 2028 for the multi-family part of the program. The second budget change to the Department of Community Services and Development would allow department officials to spend $10 million of Low-Income Weatherization Program money on solar photovoltaic program design and procuring materials to assist farmworker families with paying for solar energy systems for their homes, according to materials from the Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Human Services. Proposition 4, which California voters passed in 2024, approved $10 billion for projects designed to combat climate change. The measure also prioritized projects for low-income communities throughout the state, according to the voter information guide for the November 2024 election. Corey Jackson, D-Moreno Valley and chair of the Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Human Services, asked during the meeting if there were ways for the Department of Community Services and Development to use current state resources to help Californians who stand to lose services normally paid for by federal taxpayer dollars, like CalFresh or Medicaid, referred to as Medi-Cal in California. “You have a number of anti-poverty organizations and work that’s under your purview,” Jackson said to Jason Wimbley, director of the California Department of Community Services and Development, during the meeting. “We’ve talked about the possible opportunities to really think about how we can utilize the level of expertise that’s in every county. How can we use that infrastructure to be able to do or to possibly address the ramifications that we anticipate due to H.R. 1 [the One Big Beautiful Bill Act]?” Wimbley said in response that many of the offices and agencies under the purview of the Department of Community Services and Development are, by nature, anti-poverty organizations. People who work for those agencies will know more in the future regarding how reductions or eliminations of federally-funded social services will impact California communities, Wimbley said. “I’m confident as conversations continue to evolve with our community action agencies, we will get a clearer sense of what the impacts are for these counties and how these communities responded to the impact changes associated with CalFresh and Medi-Cal,” Wimbley told the committee. “They will put together a plan of attack for how they as an organization can draw on the resources available to them to address the needs of those who have been directly impacted by these changes.” According to a February 2026 report from the Legislative Analyst’s Office, new work requirements instituted by the federal government for food assistance recipients to continue to be eligible will put roughly 665,000 people at risk of losing their CalFresh benefits, known nationally as SNAP, or Supplemental Food Assistance Program. An additional 72,000 illegal immigrants are set to lose CalFresh benefits because of federal rule changes to who can get food assistance, according to that report. Medi-Cal is also subject to changing federal rules about who is eligible to receive taxpayer-funded health care. While there is no official estimate of how many Californians will lose Medi-Cal this year, many current recipients stand to lose their health insurance because of new Medi-Cal work requirements, shorter timelines between mandatory re-certification deadlines and immigrant status requirements, according to the California Health Care Foundation. Officials with the California Department of Community Services and Development did not respond to The Center Square on Thursday afternoon. Jackson was not available to speak to The Center Square. Organizations that help farmworkers with housing and other services, like the United Farm Workers, La Cooperativa, the Center for Farmworker Families and Farmworker Justice, were unreachable or did not respond to The Center Square on Thursday.