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The Immunization Partnership is holding several forums across the state ahead of next year’s legislative session.

Fifteen home health aides started what they called an indefinite hunger strike on Thursday after the City Council failed to advance a bill banning 24-hour shifts, an issue that has roiled the mostly immigrant women working in the home care industry and the vulnerable patients who rely on their round-the-clock care. For more than a […] The post Home Care Workers Launch Hunger Strike as 24-Hour Work Shifts Persist appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.

(The Center Square) – New research shows that Californians are being priced out of the state in growing numbers, mostly due to rising housing costs. And the decrease in population reportedly could cost the Golden State as many as four seats in Congress. The report, published by the California Policy Lab in March 2026, shows people who left California for other states paid an average of $2,376 in monthly housing costs in California. After leaving the state, they spent an average of $1,705 a month in housing costs, the report said. People who moved to different locations in California spent an average of $2,277 a month in housing costs after moving, an increase from $2,263 before moving to a different location in the state. People who moved from other states to California saw a big jump in their average monthly housing costs, spending an average of $1,754 before moving to California and $2,418 after moving here. “It just further goes to explain that the Legislature in California, the majority party, the governor have not focused on policies that make the cost of living more affordable here for hardworking families,” Sen. Suzette Martinez Valladares, R-Lancaster, said, referring to Democrats and Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom. “The middle class is leaving because they can’t afford to stay in the communities they grew up in," Valladares told The Center Square. "People who have called California home for decades now calling other states home because they’ve been pushed out.” The top states Californians are moving to, for a more affordable cost of living, include Nevada, Idaho, Oregon, Arizona, Washington and Montana. Wyoming, Utah and Colorado also are welcoming some Californians. “In California, people are actually leaving, not because they want to leave, but they’re leaving because they can’t afford to stay,” Assemblymember Tom Lackey, R-Palmdale, told The Center Square. Lackey said rolling back construction regulations would help to spur new housing and lower costs. “We all talk about some of the environmental restrictions that make these builders unable to continue to build communities because we have people who are willing and ready,” Lackey said. “The only thing that’s going to moderate prices is building more. The supply has to increase in order to bring prices down.” The outflow of California’s population to other states could affect the state's tax base, a researcher from California Policy Lab told The Center Square. “Given the big economic shifts in California over the last decade (the pandemic, several tech booms), it’s difficult to say how much one factor like outmigration has affected the state’s tax base,” said Brett Fischer, researcher at California Policy Lab. “But over the long term, net outflows from California could have consequences for California’s fiscal outlook and national clout," Fischer said, answering The Center Square's questions by email. The Golden State’s population loss might not just have financial repercussions for the state’s tax base. Research published by the nonprofit The Brennan Center in 2023 shows that as the population shrinks, California could lose an estimated four seats in Congress in 2030. The research, which doesn’t address the cost of living, shows California has seen more population losses year on year than any other state since 2020, setting up the country's most populous state to lose congressional seats by 2030. California is projected to have only 48 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2030 if the state’s population loss continues at its current trajectory, the Brennan Center study shows. The state currently has 52 seats. Texas is projected to have an increase of four seats, at 42, while Florida is expected to have 32 seats after the next U.S. Census. The number of congressional seats is decided by the population of a state, which is tracked in the U.S. Census every 10 years. The last census was in 2020. California’s successful mid-decade redistricting effort in November did not increase the state's total number of seats. But it did redraw the lines of congressional districts. The intent is to allow Democrats to pick up five new seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, which means Republicans would lose five seats at a time when they hold a razor-thin majority. California’s mid-decade redistricting special election followed Texas’ own mid-decade redistricting push last year, in which Texas Republicans now have the chance to pick up five new seats in the U.S. House. The new congressional district maps California voters approved in the November 2025 ballot measure are effective not just in the 2026 midterm elections, but the 2028 and 2030 general elections. All U.S. House seats are up for election in even-numbered years. New maps drawn by the independent California Citizens’ Redistricting Commission would go into effect after the results of the 2030 U.S. Census are released. The Center Square reached out to 15 Democrats in the California Legislature to get their take on the California Policy Lab study, the state of housing prices in California and their proposals for bringing down housing costs, as well as how the state’s population outflow could affect California’s number of seats in Congress in 2030. All declined to be interviewed for this story or did not respond to The Center Square. Representatives from the Brennan Center also did not respond to The Center Square on Thursday.

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Um acordo feito na tarde desta quarta-feira (15) garantiu a votação final do projeto de revisão do Plano Diretor Urbano Sustentável (PDUS) para a próxima quinta-feira (23). Um acordo entre líderes resultou na votação de 42 emendas e uma subemenda em bloco, com a aprovação de apenas quatro emendas da oposição e a derrubada de […] Fonte

The closure of four small DPSCD schools at the end of this school year will save the district between $10 million-$19 million, officials say.

The second annual Southeast Regional Coalition for University-Assisted Community Schools (SRCUACS) Symposium, held April 7-8 at NC State University and North Carolina Central University, brought together more than 130 practitioners from across North Carolina and beyond. The goal was clear:... The post A shared ecosystem: How NC Community Schools and higher education are working together appeared first on EdNC.

Editor’s note: This article mentions suicide. If you or someone you know is experiencing a mental health crisis, call or text 988 or chat with the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988lifeline.org. Across the country, where a child grows up... The post LEAD Girls of NC celebrates 10 years of impact in the Triad appeared first on EdNC.

For two years, Ohio has been trying something new in its effort to make child care more affordable for working families — vouchers.  The Child Care Choice Voucher Program provides funding for up to 20,000 young learners from 12,500 households... The post Child Care Choice Voucher Program helps thousands of children and families access child care in Ohio appeared first on EdNC.

El Papa León XIV se manifestó en contra de las soluciones bélicas y el dinero como el móvil principal para la reciente guerra, el presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, acusó el golpe y señaló que el líder católico era un ser “débil para enfrentar el crimen”. El líder de la Iglesia no se “achicó” y respondió que “Dios no está con […] Este artículo Trump se fue “en la dura” con el Papa: “Él tiene que entender que este es el mundo real, es un mundo cruel” fue publicado originalmente en El Diario de Antofagasta.

The Yellow City Comic Convention celebrates its 10th anniversary Friday through Sunday at the Amarillo Civic Center. The event will include vendor booths, cosplay contests, celebrity guests, gaming competitions and more.  Chris Anderson, co-owner of YC3, said he and his fellow co-owners saw a need in Amarillo that allowed a variety of fandoms to come […] The post Fandoms converge to swap collectibles, cosplay and more at Yellow City Comic Convention appeared first on Amarillo Tribune.

Após governarem Brasil por quase duas décadas, PT e aliados estão mais afastados dos jovens do que nunca. O que isso revela sobre acomodação a uma ordem injusta e perda de horizontes políticos? Como tramar um reencontro? The post Juventude e Esquerda: um adeus? appeared first on Outras Palavras.

El ex blanco desvela el poder interno que condiciona al entrenador.

En una inesperada colaboración, Tom Waits y Massive Attack lanzan "Boots On The Ground", un feroz ataque musical contra la administración Trump.

Depois que o governador de Minas Gerais, Mateus Simões (PSD), encaminhou à Assembleia Legislativa de Minas Gerais (ALMG) um projeto de lei (PL) que pode instituir o Programa das Escolas Cívico-Militares (PECM) na rede estadual, críticos à proposta a apontam como uma medida eleitoreira e perigosa.  O texto prevê a atuação conjunta da Secretaria de […] Fonte

O avanço do processo de privatização da Companhia de Saneamento de Minas Gerais (Copasa) tem sido acompanhado por uma série de questionamentos e denúncias de irregularidades. Nesta quinta-feira (16), o Tribunal de Contas do Estado de Minas Gerais (TCE-MG) suspendeu uma licitação milionária para a construção da Estação de Tratamento de Esgoto (ETE) do Ribeirão […] Fonte

New Jersey's district court judges lawfully appointed Robert Frazer as the state's chief federal prosecutor, a Pennsylvania judge ruled Thursday.

Sign up for Chalkbeat Indiana’s free daily newsletter to keep up with Indianapolis Public Schools, Marion County’s township districts, and statewide education news.Indiana will begin offering families help with child care costs again in May after a 15-month freeze on Child Care and Development Funds, a program that provides subsidies for income-eligible families.The Family and Social Services Administration will be able to process around 3,000 new child care vouchers per month, its representatives told lawmakers on the State Budget Committee, who reviewed the agency’s request for $200 million more in funding for the program and approved it Thursday.Republican Gov. Mike Braun announced the additional funding on Tuesday in order to add around 14,000 more children to the program, for a total enrollment of around 57,000. The move seeks to address the freeze on the program and the waitlist implemented by the state after the end of pandemic aid. Early learning advocates say these moves have contributed to the closure of hundreds of child care providers in the state, exacerbating families’ challenges with accessing and paying for care.Around 20,000 children will remain on the waitlist even with the additional funding, though not all of those children will end up being eligible for the program, FSSA officials said. But more families may apply when they hear that the program has reopened, meaning the full demand for child care subsidies is not clear. To fund child care vouchers for all children enrolled and on the waitlist would cost the state approximately $350 million per year, said Mitch Roob, FSSA secretary.The additional $200 million will last one year. FSSA officials told committee lawmakers Thursday that they will ask for the additional funding to continue in the next biennial state budget, for a total request of around $239 million.But it’s not a sure thing that the budget will include this funding, creating uncertainty for providers and families. “The parents and the providers are … prone to think of this as a long-term benefit, and so we’re going to have to decide if they’re right to expect a long-term program that’s a real benefit or not,” said Democratic Rep. Ed DeLaney of Indianapolis. Priority for new vouchers will go to the siblings of children currently in the program, as well as infants. There are just three infants in the program because the program has been frozen for so long, Roob said. Next priority will go to toddlers and preschool-aged children, with money set aside for children with disabilities, children in foster care, and other groups. The additional funds will not address the cuts to the rates paid to child care providers — another step FSSA took last year to cut costs.“There are other ways we could execute this, this is the one we chose,” Adam Alson, the director of Indiana’s Office of Early Childhood and Out-of-School Learning at the FSSA, told lawmakers on the budget committee.During Thursday’s committee meeting, Republican Sen. Chris Garten asked a philosophical question: Why fund the program at all? Roob cited the historical context of federal aid to mothers and children, which shifted to prioritize child care for workers instead.“We as a society concluded that work was important and we should be paying for child care to get people to work,” said Roob. More information about applying for a CCDF voucher is available here.Aleksandra Appleton covers Indiana education policy and writes about K-12 schools across the state. Contact her at aappleton@chalkbeat.org.

Efforts are underway to rename Cesar E. Chavez Multicultural Academic Center, a Back of the Yards elementary school.School officials and the local school council are gathering feedback and suggestions for a new name for Chavez Academic Center, 4747 S. Marshfield Ave., a Chicago Public Schools spokesperson said in an emailed statement. Neighbors have until Friday to submit suggestions for a new name using this online form.Last month, a New York Times investigation revealed multiple women have credibly accused Chavez of grooming, raping, and sexually abusing them.At the time, parents and current and former students of the elementary school said they were shocked, confused, and felt like they’d been lied to about Chavez, previously seen as a hero for his work in the farmworkers’ rights movement.The school should not be named after someone who abused girls as young as some of the students who walk the school’s hallways, and keeping Chavez’s name sends the wrong message to young people, parents, and neighbors previously said.On March 25, the local school council voted to start the name change process. Four public meetings were held March 30-April 2 to gather feedback on potential new names for the school, the CPS spokesperson said.The school can be renamed after a place, thing, or person, according to CPS policy. If suggesting the name of a person, the person must have been deceased for at least six months and cannot be a religious figure nor a relative of a school employee or the local school council.Once the period to submit suggestions closes on Friday, students and staff will vote on their favorite options before presenting the local school council with three name suggestions, the CPS spokesperson said.The local school council will then vote on the proposed names at one of its monthly meetings. Once the council votes on the name change, it needs to be approved by CPS officials, including the school’s network chief and the Chicago Board of Education.Pilsen’s post office, named after Chavez, is also in the midst of getting a new name, and Chavez’s likeness was removed from a Pilsen park mural last month.This story was originally published in Block Club Chicago.

Roque Martinez, who is active in his prison’s recovery community, said he’s been a victim of numerous false-positive test results that should have no bearing on his eligibility for parole California parole board denies incarcerated man a hearing based on ‘potential false-positive’ alcohol test is a story from Prism, a BIPOC-led nonprofit news outlet that centers the people, places, and issues currently underreported by national media. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to support our work today.