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DETROIT — Momentous wins from progressive candidates like New York’s Zohran Mamdani show U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, the movement’s leading voice, that a progressive candidate like Abdul El-Sayed can win the August primary and the Michigan general election come November. That was the message that Sanders shared with an energetic crowd while in […]
DETROIT — Momentous wins from progressive candidates like New York’s Zohran Mamdani show U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, the movement’s leading voice, that a progressive candidate like Abdul El-Sayed can win the August primary and the Michigan general election come November. That was the message that Sanders shared with an energetic crowd while in […]
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MACKINAW CITY — While Michigan Republicans from the Straits area enjoyed a packed house at their annual Lincoln Day dinner event Friday, several schisms within the party were on full display. The largest of those was the dynamic playing out in the gubernatorial contest between the insurgent and ascending Perry Johnson and U.S. Rep. John […]
MACKINAW CITY — While Michigan Republicans from the Straits area enjoyed a packed house at their annual Lincoln Day dinner event Friday, several schisms within the party were on full display. The largest of those was the dynamic playing out in the gubernatorial contest between the insurgent and ascending Perry Johnson and U.S. Rep. John […]
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Available housing is so scarce in Lakota, North Dakota, that people call city officials to ask for leads. “We get calls all the time about housing availability, rentals, ownership,” said Amie Vasichek, city auditor for the town of almost 700. In Hoople, a town of around 200 an hour north of Lakota, officials also field […]
Available housing is so scarce in Lakota, North Dakota, that people call city officials to ask for leads. “We get calls all the time about housing availability, rentals, ownership,” said Amie Vasichek, city auditor for the town of almost 700. In Hoople, a town of around 200 an hour north of Lakota, officials also field […]
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North Dakota researchers believe fracking technology could be the key to introducing geothermal energy to the state’s electrical grid, but cautioned there are still many unknowns about its feasibility. One of those unknowns is whether new geothermal technologies under development will prove to be cost-effective enough in North Dakota’s underground rock formations, according to a […]
North Dakota researchers believe fracking technology could be the key to introducing geothermal energy to the state’s electrical grid, but cautioned there are still many unknowns about its feasibility. One of those unknowns is whether new geothermal technologies under development will prove to be cost-effective enough in North Dakota’s underground rock formations, according to a […]
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An incentive fund that was created nearly two decades ago to lure business to Arkansas is playing a key role in efforts to land a new manufacturing facility in West Memphis. The $6.7 billion budget Arkansas lawmakers approved last week includes plans to tap up to $300 million from the state’s surplus to land a […]
An incentive fund that was created nearly two decades ago to lure business to Arkansas is playing a key role in efforts to land a new manufacturing facility in West Memphis. The $6.7 billion budget Arkansas lawmakers approved last week includes plans to tap up to $300 million from the state’s surplus to land a […]
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In 2019, Mia Tretta, then a high school freshman at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, California, was struck in the stomach by a round from a .45-caliber semiautomatic handgun fired by a schoolmate. Two students were killed during the attack, including her best friend, and two others were injured. When she graduated from high […]
In 2019, Mia Tretta, then a high school freshman at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, California, was struck in the stomach by a round from a .45-caliber semiautomatic handgun fired by a schoolmate. Two students were killed during the attack, including her best friend, and two others were injured. When she graduated from high […]
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Plus: ICE hired private contractor accused of ‘torture’ to track down undocumented children, and more immigration news The post Immigration News Today: Federal Judge Blocks Trump Admin. From Deporting 3,000 Yemeni Refugees appeared first on Documented.
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Plus: ICE hired private contractor accused of ‘torture’ to track down undocumented children, and more immigration news The post Immigration News Today: Federal Judge Blocks Trump Admin. From Deporting 3,000 Yemeni Refugees appeared first on Documented.
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Social media pushed Standing Rock’s message from on-the-ground efforts and communication to international awareness, redefining Indigenous narratives The post How social media amplified the Standing Rock movement appeared first on ICT.
Social media pushed Standing Rock’s message from on-the-ground efforts and communication to international awareness, redefining Indigenous narratives The post How social media amplified the Standing Rock movement appeared first on ICT.
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Sign up for Chalkbeat Newark’s free newsletter to get the latest news about the city’s public school system delivered to your inbox.Mark Comesañas recalled a former student, Jose, who arrived at adulthood without a critical skill needed to navigate life: At 19, he couldn’t read a Dr. Seuss book. “The options he has at 19 are slim,” said Comesañas, the executive director of My Brother’s Keeper Newark, during a panel last Thursday at Teach For America New Jersey’s inaugural One Day Breakfast event, which convened Newark leaders to talk about low literacy rates and solutions. That story resonated with the policymakers and education leaders in the room, who are confronting a crisis impacting not only Newark but the nation. Too many students are not reading at grade level, and they are reaching adulthood without ever learning to read well. Test scores from the National Assessment of Educational Progress, or NAEP, from 2024 show that most students in the United States are still performing below pre-pandemic levels in reading and math, while the gap between high-achieving students and low-performing students keeps widening. Last spring, only 34% of Newark Public Schools’ students in grades 3-9 passed the state’s English Language Arts test, and although those numbers lag behind statewide averages, they are a slight improvement from levels seen right after the pandemic. Across New Jersey, 53% of students passed the statewide English Language Arts test in 2025.Teach for America New Jersey organized last week’s event to spread a call to action to ensure every child can read on grade level. The event addressed the history of reading in New Jersey and local challenges such as the barriers in Black and Latino communities that prevent students from boosting their literacy skills. The organization is also hosting a similar event in Camden in May. “We have to get local and we have to stop trying to scapegoat,” Tahina Perez, the executive director of Teach for America New Jersey, told Chalkbeat on a call last Wednesday. Perez said she saw the literacy issue coming years before the pandemic, as far back as 2018. At that time, Perez and her team were tracking the number of Black and Latino students, particularly those in low-income communities, who were falling behind in reading. Last week’s event was meant to continue local collaboration to find ways to address the problem in Newark.“When children are confident and independent readers, communities grow stronger, democracy works better, and opportunity expands,” Perez said at the event last week. “And when we get this wrong, the consequences last a lifetime.”Tahina Perez, executive director of Teach for America New Jersey, speaks with My Brother’s Keeper executive director Mark Comesañas, JerseyCAN executive director Paula White, and New Jersey Institute for Social Justice president and CEO Ryan Haygood about literacy challenges on Thursday, April 30, 2026.Newark’s literacy crisis did not happen overnight. Remote learning during the pandemic caused students to miss critical classroom time, and in the city, Newark Public Schools, along with state and local leaders, are working to help students get back on track. Research shows that reading skills play a key role in a child’s likelihood of graduating high school, pursuing college, and ultimately a career. Experts say a student’s literacy levels in third grade predict what their skills will be in the eighth grade and beyond. Newark’s low reading rates have also drawn attention in Trenton, where New Jersey’s Republican lawmakers have questioned why literacy rates are so low. Assemblyman Alex Sauickie has called for more transparency about how Newark Public Schools is using its money to help students refine their reading and recently questioned district leadership. “This isn’t a partisan issue, it’s a moral one,” said Sauickie in a statement. “Taxpayers deserve complete transparency on where this money is going and why it is producing such poor academic outcomes.“Yet in New Jersey, the systems meant to catch up students struggling to read are inconsistent, Paula White, executive director of JerseyCAN, a literacy advocacy group, told Chalkbeat. The state’s recently passed literacy framework mandates universal literacy screeners across all of New Jersey’s more than 500 school districts, but doesn’t require a specific screener or high-quality instructional materials. Similarly, literacy coaching is unevenly distributed, White said. “You’re going to have some school districts that are in fantastic shape,” White added. “And then you’ll have a third that are just, quite frankly, rudderless.”Perez also pointed to the larger systemic problems impacting Newark’s reading rates that she says aren’t just a “school problem, or a parent problem, or a student problem.” “If we believe that education is a fundamental right from the moment you step foot on the soil, then we need to be thinking about the systems and the structures at play that prevent this from being true,” Perez added. Jessie Gomez is a reporter for Chalkbeat Newark, covering public education in the city. Contact Jessie at jgomez@chalkbeat.org.
Sign up for Chalkbeat Newark’s free newsletter to get the latest news about the city’s public school system delivered to your inbox.Mark Comesañas recalled a former student, Jose, who arrived at adulthood without a critical skill needed to navigate life: At 19, he couldn’t read a Dr. Seuss book. “The options he has at 19 are slim,” said Comesañas, the executive director of My Brother’s Keeper Newark, during a panel last Thursday at Teach For America New Jersey’s inaugural One Day Breakfast event, which convened Newark leaders to talk about low literacy rates and solutions. That story resonated with the policymakers and education leaders in the room, who are confronting a crisis impacting not only Newark but the nation. Too many students are not reading at grade level, and they are reaching adulthood without ever learning to read well. Test scores from the National Assessment of Educational Progress, or NAEP, from 2024 show that most students in the United States are still performing below pre-pandemic levels in reading and math, while the gap between high-achieving students and low-performing students keeps widening. Last spring, only 34% of Newark Public Schools’ students in grades 3-9 passed the state’s English Language Arts test, and although those numbers lag behind statewide averages, they are a slight improvement from levels seen right after the pandemic. Across New Jersey, 53% of students passed the statewide English Language Arts test in 2025.Teach for America New Jersey organized last week’s event to spread a call to action to ensure every child can read on grade level. The event addressed the history of reading in New Jersey and local challenges such as the barriers in Black and Latino communities that prevent students from boosting their literacy skills. The organization is also hosting a similar event in Camden in May. “We have to get local and we have to stop trying to scapegoat,” Tahina Perez, the executive director of Teach for America New Jersey, told Chalkbeat on a call last Wednesday. Perez said she saw the literacy issue coming years before the pandemic, as far back as 2018. At that time, Perez and her team were tracking the number of Black and Latino students, particularly those in low-income communities, who were falling behind in reading. Last week’s event was meant to continue local collaboration to find ways to address the problem in Newark.“When children are confident and independent readers, communities grow stronger, democracy works better, and opportunity expands,” Perez said at the event last week. “And when we get this wrong, the consequences last a lifetime.”Tahina Perez, executive director of Teach for America New Jersey, speaks with My Brother’s Keeper executive director Mark Comesañas, JerseyCAN executive director Paula White, and New Jersey Institute for Social Justice president and CEO Ryan Haygood about literacy challenges on Thursday, April 30, 2026.Newark’s literacy crisis did not happen overnight. Remote learning during the pandemic caused students to miss critical classroom time, and in the city, Newark Public Schools, along with state and local leaders, are working to help students get back on track. Research shows that reading skills play a key role in a child’s likelihood of graduating high school, pursuing college, and ultimately a career. Experts say a student’s literacy levels in third grade predict what their skills will be in the eighth grade and beyond. Newark’s low reading rates have also drawn attention in Trenton, where New Jersey’s Republican lawmakers have questioned why literacy rates are so low. Assemblyman Alex Sauickie has called for more transparency about how Newark Public Schools is using its money to help students refine their reading and recently questioned district leadership. “This isn’t a partisan issue, it’s a moral one,” said Sauickie in a statement. “Taxpayers deserve complete transparency on where this money is going and why it is producing such poor academic outcomes.“Yet in New Jersey, the systems meant to catch up students struggling to read are inconsistent, Paula White, executive director of JerseyCAN, a literacy advocacy group, told Chalkbeat. The state’s recently passed literacy framework mandates universal literacy screeners across all of New Jersey’s more than 500 school districts, but doesn’t require a specific screener or high-quality instructional materials. Similarly, literacy coaching is unevenly distributed, White said. “You’re going to have some school districts that are in fantastic shape,” White added. “And then you’ll have a third that are just, quite frankly, rudderless.”Perez also pointed to the larger systemic problems impacting Newark’s reading rates that she says aren’t just a “school problem, or a parent problem, or a student problem.” “If we believe that education is a fundamental right from the moment you step foot on the soil, then we need to be thinking about the systems and the structures at play that prevent this from being true,” Perez added. Jessie Gomez is a reporter for Chalkbeat Newark, covering public education in the city. Contact Jessie at jgomez@chalkbeat.org.
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Three years ago, Angelia Pressley started tuning in to Georgia Public Service Commission meetings and learned how much power the little-known regulatory body had over the lives of the state’s residents. The commission, which is made up of five elected officials, could approve or deny electricity rate hikes, create energy efficiency standards and determine what […]
Three years ago, Angelia Pressley started tuning in to Georgia Public Service Commission meetings and learned how much power the little-known regulatory body had over the lives of the state’s residents. The commission, which is made up of five elected officials, could approve or deny electricity rate hikes, create energy efficiency standards and determine what […]
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You may have missed a recent kerfuffle on social media: Tennessee congressman Andy Ogles declared “Muslims don’t belong in American society” in a post on X. He also declared, “Pluralism is a lie.” Several religious groups condemned the statement, as did U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. He replied on X, “Andy Ogles is a […]
You may have missed a recent kerfuffle on social media: Tennessee congressman Andy Ogles declared “Muslims don’t belong in American society” in a post on X. He also declared, “Pluralism is a lie.” Several religious groups condemned the statement, as did U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. He replied on X, “Andy Ogles is a […]
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The aggressive pushback not only altered Trump administration policy and congressional politics, it has also redefined how Minnesotans and other Americans relate to immigrants. The post MinnPost analysis: How Minnesota’s remarkable response to Operation Metro Surge changed politics — and the state appeared first on MinnPost.
The aggressive pushback not only altered Trump administration policy and congressional politics, it has also redefined how Minnesotans and other Americans relate to immigrants. The post MinnPost analysis: How Minnesota’s remarkable response to Operation Metro Surge changed politics — and the state appeared first on MinnPost.
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دو ابرنفتکش ایرانی در فاصلهای کوتاه از یکدیگر، از مسیر اندونزی به سوی شرق آسیا حرکت کردهاند؛ رخدادی که اگرچه به معنای شکستن کامل محاصره دریایی آمریکا نیست، اما نشان میدهد تهران هنوز برای رساندن نفت خود به بازارهای آسیایی، مسیرهای پنهان، طولانی و پرریسک را فعال نگه داشته است.
دو ابرنفتکش ایرانی در فاصلهای کوتاه از یکدیگر، از مسیر اندونزی به سوی شرق آسیا حرکت کردهاند؛ رخدادی که اگرچه به معنای شکستن کامل محاصره دریایی آمریکا نیست، اما نشان میدهد تهران هنوز برای رساندن نفت خود به بازارهای آسیایی، مسیرهای پنهان، طولانی و پرریسک را فعال نگه داشته است.
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The latest iteration of Rhode Island KIDS COUNT’s annual Factbook contains the usual thickness of line graphs, pie charts and data tables containing no shortage of metrics and rulers meant to track the wellbeing of Ocean State youth. The nearly 200-page edition scheduled for release at a breakfast event in Warwick Monday also includes, as […]
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The latest iteration of Rhode Island KIDS COUNT’s annual Factbook contains the usual thickness of line graphs, pie charts and data tables containing no shortage of metrics and rulers meant to track the wellbeing of Ocean State youth. The nearly 200-page edition scheduled for release at a breakfast event in Warwick Monday also includes, as […]
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Olentzero maitea: Badakit gutun honek ustekabean harrapatu zaituela, oraindik ez dela garaia eta akaso oporretan ibiliko zarela Mari Domingirekin Cabo de Gata edo horrelako toki epelago batean. Ez dudala adinik horrela ibiltzeko eta eskatzen dizudana lortzeko ezinezkoa dela. Baina zeharo etsituta nago. Olentzero, irailerako Donostian alokairu dezente bat nahi dut. Azkenengo errekurtsoa da niretzat zuri idaztea baina toki guztietan saiatu naiz honezkero; sare sozial oro aztertu dut behetik gora eta goitik behera; etxe-agentzia mordoari idatzi diot; kaleetan eta fakultatean kartelak eskegi ditut… Elizara eta guzti joan nintzen baina heltzean apaizak esan zidan haiek ere tokiz aldatzen ari direla, auzokoa Blackstonek erosi duela cohousing bat egiteko. Elizara eta guzti joan nintzen baina heltzean apaizak esan zidan haiek ere tokiz aldatzen ari direla, auzokoa Blackstonek erosi duela 'cohousing' bat egiteko Ez ezazu pentsa, eskaintza bat edo beste topatu dut: “Hilabetean 500 euro eta gastuak aparte”; “400 euro gela partekatzeko”; “Argi gabeko soto bat sukalde gabe”… Ezagutzen al dakizu ohe beroen sistema? Non langileek, txandaka, ohe berdina partekatzen zuten txanda ezberdinak zituztelako? Ba, hori besterik ez da falta. Aipatuko ez dudan, baina sobera ezaguna izango duzun web orri batean orduak eta orduak eman ditut. Arratsalde osoa galdu ostean, ezer topatu gabe, noski, une horretan otutzen zaidan sare sozialean sartzen naiz eta bertan torturak lasai askoan jarraitzen du. Irakurri behar dut etxeetako jabeek ez dutela negozioa egiten, jaberik gabe ez litzatekeela etxerik egongo (zezenketa gabe zezenik existituko ez litzatekeela dionaren logika bertsuaz) eta beste mila kontu. Erretolikak nire pazientzia agortzen duen arte, eta orduan kandela bat pizten dut baretuko nauelakoan. Hau idazten dudan bitartean ordenagailuan irekita ditut zenbait leiho, egoera ikusita etxeaz gain lana ere bilatu behar dut-eta. Ikastea, lana, lagunak, familia… Produkziora mugatutako bizitza, produkziora eta kontsumora. Kapitala metatzera kondenatuak, eta deskantsatzeko: zulo bat. Eguzki argirik gabe, aire garbirik gabe eta ganorazko espaziorik gabe. Gehiegi eskatzen nagoelako susmoa dut, badakit, baina zin dagit aurten ongi portatu naizela. Mesedez, faborez, arren: ez dut txondor azpian bizi nahi.
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Olentzero maitea: Badakit gutun honek ustekabean harrapatu zaituela, oraindik ez dela garaia eta akaso oporretan ibiliko zarela Mari Domingirekin Cabo de Gata edo horrelako toki epelago batean. Ez dudala adinik horrela ibiltzeko eta eskatzen dizudana lortzeko ezinezkoa dela. Baina zeharo etsituta nago. Olentzero, irailerako Donostian alokairu dezente bat nahi dut. Azkenengo errekurtsoa da niretzat zuri idaztea baina toki guztietan saiatu naiz honezkero; sare sozial oro aztertu dut behetik gora eta goitik behera; etxe-agentzia mordoari idatzi diot; kaleetan eta fakultatean kartelak eskegi ditut… Elizara eta guzti joan nintzen baina heltzean apaizak esan zidan haiek ere tokiz aldatzen ari direla, auzokoa Blackstonek erosi duela cohousing bat egiteko. Elizara eta guzti joan nintzen baina heltzean apaizak esan zidan haiek ere tokiz aldatzen ari direla, auzokoa Blackstonek erosi duela 'cohousing' bat egiteko Ez ezazu pentsa, eskaintza bat edo beste topatu dut: “Hilabetean 500 euro eta gastuak aparte”; “400 euro gela partekatzeko”; “Argi gabeko soto bat sukalde gabe”… Ezagutzen al dakizu ohe beroen sistema? Non langileek, txandaka, ohe berdina partekatzen zuten txanda ezberdinak zituztelako? Ba, hori besterik ez da falta. Aipatuko ez dudan, baina sobera ezaguna izango duzun web orri batean orduak eta orduak eman ditut. Arratsalde osoa galdu ostean, ezer topatu gabe, noski, une horretan otutzen zaidan sare sozialean sartzen naiz eta bertan torturak lasai askoan jarraitzen du. Irakurri behar dut etxeetako jabeek ez dutela negozioa egiten, jaberik gabe ez litzatekeela etxerik egongo (zezenketa gabe zezenik existituko ez litzatekeela dionaren logika bertsuaz) eta beste mila kontu. Erretolikak nire pazientzia agortzen duen arte, eta orduan kandela bat pizten dut baretuko nauelakoan. Hau idazten dudan bitartean ordenagailuan irekita ditut zenbait leiho, egoera ikusita etxeaz gain lana ere bilatu behar dut-eta. Ikastea, lana, lagunak, familia… Produkziora mugatutako bizitza, produkziora eta kontsumora. Kapitala metatzera kondenatuak, eta deskantsatzeko: zulo bat. Eguzki argirik gabe, aire garbirik gabe eta ganorazko espaziorik gabe. Gehiegi eskatzen nagoelako susmoa dut, badakit, baina zin dagit aurten ongi portatu naizela. Mesedez, faborez, arren: ez dut txondor azpian bizi nahi.
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EH Bilduko eledunaren arabera, Eusko Jaurlaritzako bazkiden arteko harremana «toxikoa da jadanik». PSE-EEko kide Ekain Ricok salatu du «EAJ naurriz gain» aritu dela Estebanen argazkiaren harira.
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EH Bilduko eledunaren arabera, Eusko Jaurlaritzako bazkiden arteko harremana «toxikoa da jadanik». PSE-EEko kide Ekain Ricok salatu du «EAJ naurriz gain» aritu dela Estebanen argazkiaren harira.
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El exministro trata de atacar la credibilidad del empresario, al que acusa de haber robado “papel oficial” de Transportes para “adornar su farsa” Aldama busca escalar la trama corrupta de Ábalos hacia el PSOE y Sánchez con acusaciones sin pruebas El exministro José Luis Ábalos declara este lunes en el juicio que se celebra en el Tribunal Supremo y en el que se expone a una condena de hasta treinta años de cárcel. En el primer tramo de su comparecencia, el que fuera secretario de Organización del PSOE, ha cargado contra el empresario Víctor de Aldama, al que ha acusado de moverse en la “impostura permanente”. Asimismo, ha sostenido que tiene la creencia de que su expareja Jésica Rodríguez fue coaccionada cuando declaró en este mismo órgano que cobró un sueldo de dos empresas públicas sin ir a trabajar y que el comisionista ha “arreglado algo” con ella. En el primer tramo de su intervención, Ábalos ha tratado de atacar la credibilidad de Aldama, que trasladó a sede judicial las acusaciones sin pruebas sobre la financiación ilegal del PSOE que llevaba meses lanzando en los medios de comunicación y fue incluso más allá al tratar de implicar directamente al presidente del Gobierno. A preguntas de la Fiscalía, el exministro ha sugerido que Aldama manipuló una supuesta carta remitida en julio de 2019 con el sello del Ministerio de Transportes al entonces presidente encargado de Venezuela, Juan Guaidó, donde se situaba al empresario como “enlace”. Según Ábalos, Aldama robó “papel oficial” y una “carpeta de protocolo” del Ministerio de Transportes para “adornar la farsa” y dar “solemnidad” a esa misiva. Además, ha sostenido que cualquier correspondencia del ministro no va sellada: “lleva la firma y listo”. Y que, en este caso, no va firmada por él. Además, sobre el contenido, ha rebatido que “un ministro no puede encargar a un particular ninguna representación con delegaciones tan extensas”. Por otro lado, Ábalos ha rebajado el papel de Aldama en el viaje a México de diciembre de 2018 que Anticorrupción considera que es uno de los episodios que apuntan al grado de influencia de Aldama sobre el exministro y su asesor. Según el entonces ministro, el empresario “no organizó el viaje” y participó únicamente en una visita protocolaria al Senado que gestionó un amigo suyo que era senador y en una reunión en el Estado de Oaxaca. “En lo demás no estuvo”, ha sostenido. Además, ha dicho que ese viaje tuvo como objetivo completar una visita que había realizado el presidente del Gobierno para restablecer relaciones con el nuevo presidente de México, “que tenía actitud reacia a los intereses españoles”; y el proyecto de nuevo aeropuerto que gestionaba Ineco. Respecto a su expareja Jésica Rodríguez, Ábalos ha afirmado que fue coaccionada para declarar en su comparecencia ante el tribunal que nunca trabajó para Ineco y Tragsatec a pesar de haber sido contratada. “Dijo que no iba a trabajar sin que nadie le preguntara eso, y que había elegido el apartamento. Lo dijo motu proprio y dijo que no conocía a Aldama cuando yo la conocí por él”, ha explicado, para luego aseverar que “ella no dice eso si no se le ha coaccionado”. Además, tras recordar que se ha convertido en “carne de meme” por esa relación sentimental, ha enfatizado que nadie se autoinculpa de algo “si previamente no le han dicho que no le va a pasar nada”. Ha recordado que ella se preocupó de fichar todos los días en esas empresas y por eso no puede entender que ahora diga que no trabajó si no es porque tras una campaña de desgaste contra ella fue coacciona. “Les aseguro que no hay motivo ninguno para decir que no conoce a Aldama, salvo que haya algún asunto que hayan arreglado”, ha subrayado. Petición de hasta 30 años de cárcel Ábalos, que fue secretario de Organización del PSOE, compare como principal acusado después de que Koldo García rechazara haber cobrado 10.000 euros mensuales de Víctor de Aldama y afirmara que pagó mensualidades del alquiler de Jésica Rodríguez porque ella amenazó a Ábalos con contar a la prensa su relación extramatrimonial. También reconoce que en ocasiones actuaba sin conocimiento del ministro. La Fiscalía Anticorrupción solicita 24 años de cárcel para Ábalos y 19 años y medio para Koldo García por presuntos delitos de pertenencia a organización criminal, cohecho, aprovechamiento de información privilegiada, tráfico de influencias y malversación. Además, reclama el pago de una multa de 3,8 millones de euros. Las acusaciones populares que encabeza el PP reclaman, por su parte, 30 años de cárcel para el exministro y su exasesor, mientras que para el empresario piden la misma pena que el fiscal.
El exministro trata de atacar la credibilidad del empresario, al que acusa de haber robado “papel oficial” de Transportes para “adornar su farsa” Aldama busca escalar la trama corrupta de Ábalos hacia el PSOE y Sánchez con acusaciones sin pruebas El exministro José Luis Ábalos declara este lunes en el juicio que se celebra en el Tribunal Supremo y en el que se expone a una condena de hasta treinta años de cárcel. En el primer tramo de su comparecencia, el que fuera secretario de Organización del PSOE, ha cargado contra el empresario Víctor de Aldama, al que ha acusado de moverse en la “impostura permanente”. Asimismo, ha sostenido que tiene la creencia de que su expareja Jésica Rodríguez fue coaccionada cuando declaró en este mismo órgano que cobró un sueldo de dos empresas públicas sin ir a trabajar y que el comisionista ha “arreglado algo” con ella. En el primer tramo de su intervención, Ábalos ha tratado de atacar la credibilidad de Aldama, que trasladó a sede judicial las acusaciones sin pruebas sobre la financiación ilegal del PSOE que llevaba meses lanzando en los medios de comunicación y fue incluso más allá al tratar de implicar directamente al presidente del Gobierno. A preguntas de la Fiscalía, el exministro ha sugerido que Aldama manipuló una supuesta carta remitida en julio de 2019 con el sello del Ministerio de Transportes al entonces presidente encargado de Venezuela, Juan Guaidó, donde se situaba al empresario como “enlace”. Según Ábalos, Aldama robó “papel oficial” y una “carpeta de protocolo” del Ministerio de Transportes para “adornar la farsa” y dar “solemnidad” a esa misiva. Además, ha sostenido que cualquier correspondencia del ministro no va sellada: “lleva la firma y listo”. Y que, en este caso, no va firmada por él. Además, sobre el contenido, ha rebatido que “un ministro no puede encargar a un particular ninguna representación con delegaciones tan extensas”. Por otro lado, Ábalos ha rebajado el papel de Aldama en el viaje a México de diciembre de 2018 que Anticorrupción considera que es uno de los episodios que apuntan al grado de influencia de Aldama sobre el exministro y su asesor. Según el entonces ministro, el empresario “no organizó el viaje” y participó únicamente en una visita protocolaria al Senado que gestionó un amigo suyo que era senador y en una reunión en el Estado de Oaxaca. “En lo demás no estuvo”, ha sostenido. Además, ha dicho que ese viaje tuvo como objetivo completar una visita que había realizado el presidente del Gobierno para restablecer relaciones con el nuevo presidente de México, “que tenía actitud reacia a los intereses españoles”; y el proyecto de nuevo aeropuerto que gestionaba Ineco. Respecto a su expareja Jésica Rodríguez, Ábalos ha afirmado que fue coaccionada para declarar en su comparecencia ante el tribunal que nunca trabajó para Ineco y Tragsatec a pesar de haber sido contratada. “Dijo que no iba a trabajar sin que nadie le preguntara eso, y que había elegido el apartamento. Lo dijo motu proprio y dijo que no conocía a Aldama cuando yo la conocí por él”, ha explicado, para luego aseverar que “ella no dice eso si no se le ha coaccionado”. Además, tras recordar que se ha convertido en “carne de meme” por esa relación sentimental, ha enfatizado que nadie se autoinculpa de algo “si previamente no le han dicho que no le va a pasar nada”. Ha recordado que ella se preocupó de fichar todos los días en esas empresas y por eso no puede entender que ahora diga que no trabajó si no es porque tras una campaña de desgaste contra ella fue coacciona. “Les aseguro que no hay motivo ninguno para decir que no conoce a Aldama, salvo que haya algún asunto que hayan arreglado”, ha subrayado. Petición de hasta 30 años de cárcel Ábalos, que fue secretario de Organización del PSOE, compare como principal acusado después de que Koldo García rechazara haber cobrado 10.000 euros mensuales de Víctor de Aldama y afirmara que pagó mensualidades del alquiler de Jésica Rodríguez porque ella amenazó a Ábalos con contar a la prensa su relación extramatrimonial. También reconoce que en ocasiones actuaba sin conocimiento del ministro. La Fiscalía Anticorrupción solicita 24 años de cárcel para Ábalos y 19 años y medio para Koldo García por presuntos delitos de pertenencia a organización criminal, cohecho, aprovechamiento de información privilegiada, tráfico de influencias y malversación. Además, reclama el pago de una multa de 3,8 millones de euros. Las acusaciones populares que encabeza el PP reclaman, por su parte, 30 años de cárcel para el exministro y su exasesor, mientras que para el empresario piden la misma pena que el fiscal.
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OWENSBORO — On a September evening, students gathered on the lawn of Burns Elementary School in Daviess County for a family movie night. “It’s an inflatable screen. … It’s like going to the drive-in,” said Emmy Woosley, executive director of the Foundation for Daviess County Public Schools. “The kids are all out there playing. They’re […]
OWENSBORO — On a September evening, students gathered on the lawn of Burns Elementary School in Daviess County for a family movie night. “It’s an inflatable screen. … It’s like going to the drive-in,” said Emmy Woosley, executive director of the Foundation for Daviess County Public Schools. “The kids are all out there playing. They’re […]
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Oklahoma legislative Republican leaders have largely satisfied their agenda entering the last month of the 2026 session. But hundreds of bills still await final floor votes.
Oklahoma legislative Republican leaders have largely satisfied their agenda entering the last month of the 2026 session. But hundreds of bills still await final floor votes.
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