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Spit, swear or read fortunes at your own risk in some Michigan cities, where old — but often unenforced — local laws remain on the books.

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La Corte Suprema amplía la capacidad del gobierno para someter a residentes permanentes acusados de ciertos delitos a procesos migratorios que podrían facilitar su deportación, incluso cuando la acusación aún no ha sido plenamente probada. La entrada ¿Qué significa el fallo de la Corte Suprema que facilitaría los procesos de deportación para algunos residentes permanentes? se publicó primero en Enlace Latino NC. ¿Qué significa el fallo de la Corte Suprema que facilitaría los procesos de deportación para algunos residentes permanentes? was first posted on junio 24, 2026 at 1:00 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

During the week of June 23, 2026, we enjoy reports of pitcher plants, cotton grass and an American toad. Staff phenologist John Latimer responds.

KAXE's weekly list of concerts near you features Elour, Ditty Wish, Sam Miltich, Tattletale, Sonny Johnson, Caige Jambor, Little Fevers, David Huckfelt, Erik Koskinen and more.

We must judge technology by whether it protects human dignity, expands opportunity and allows ordinary  people to participate meaningfully in the economy.

Montana has become one of the clearest examples of how housing affordability is reshaping who can live in the Mountain West. Population growth, in-migration, and strong housing demand have driven up prices across the state, particularly in Bozeman, Missoula, and the Flathead Valley. A series of nationally recognized housing reforms will take time to address the decades-long barriers to homeownership and affordable rental housing. Bozeman is a prime example. The average home value is roughly $700,000–$725,000, with the median household income sitting around $80,000–$88,000. That creates a rough price-to-income ratio near 8 to 9 times household income, a level that is far above what is considered traditionally affordable housing markets. The pressures facing Bozeman reflect broader demographic and economic trends occurring in Montana. The state's tax structure, natural amenities, and quality of life have attracted a steady stream of new residents from higher-cost states. While this migration has brought investment and economic growth, it has also intensified competition for housing. According to the U.S. Census migration data, California remains the largest single source of new Montana residents, followed by Washington and Colorado. In 2024 alone, approximately 36,200 people moved into Montana from other states, while about 35,400 left, resulting in continued net in-migration. Montana also ranked among the nation's leaders in population growth driven by domestic migration during the post-pandemic period. Many of these newcomers arrive with economic advantages that differ substantially from those of existing residents. For instance, approximately 57% of recent migrants reported household incomes exceeding $75,000, while Montana's statewide median household income was about $56,500 during the same period. Newcomers often have greater purchasing power than local buyers and renters. Remote work has also amplified these trends. Although roughly 17% of Montana workers worked from home in 2024, rates were even higher in fast-growing counties such as Gallatin, Flathead, and Missoula. Workers whose salaries are tied to metropolitan labor markets in technology, finance, consulting, and other professional industries can often afford housing prices that are difficult for local wage earners to match. This dynamic places upward pressure on both home prices and rents. The effects of this shift are often felt most acutely by blue-collar workers and others whose earnings are tied directly to the local economy. Construction workers, tradespeople, hospitality employees, healthcare support staff, and public safety personnel increasingly find themselves competing for housing against buyers and renters with substantially higher incomes. Many are being forced into longer commutes or are leaving the communities they serve altogether. In response to these challenges, Montana policymakers have pursued one of the nation's most ambitious state-level housing reform agendas. During the 2023 legislative session, lawmakers passed a bipartisan package of housing bills that expanded opportunities for duplexes, accessory dwelling units, multifamily housing, and higher-density development while reducing regulatory barriers such as restrictive parking requirements. Senate Bill 323, the Montana Land Use Planning Act, enacted in May 2023, requires cities with populations over 5,000 to allow duplex housing on lots where single-family homes are permitted. These reforms have attracted national attention and have been described by housing policy advocates as the "Montana Miracle," a bipartisan package of zoning and land-use reforms seeking to address the state's growing housing shortage. During the 2025 legislative session, lawmakers approved another round of bipartisan measures, including reforms allowing additional limits on local parking mandates, expanded protections for accessory dwelling units, streamlined subdivision and permitting processes, and changes intended to make manufactured housing and workforce housing developments easier to build. Local governments are now implementing many of these changes, and in March 2026, the Montana Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the state's major housing reforms. Even so, housing markets adjust slowly. Many of the affordability pressures facing Bozeman, Missoula, Kalispell, and other high-growth communities have been building for more than a decade. Years of underbuilding, rising construction costs, continued migration, and strong demand in Montana's amenity-rich regions mean that the effects of reform may take years to fully materialize. As a result, it will take time to mitigate the growing tension between economic growth and housing attainability. Higher-income newcomers and remote workers are increasingly competing with long-term residents, students, blue-collar workers, and younger Montanans for a limited supply of housing. Even as wages rise, housing costs continue to climb faster in many communities. The state has already taken meaningful steps to address housing affordability through a series of nationally recognized reforms. The key now is the effective implementation of those reforms, combined with future efforts to expand housing opportunities, to help produce enough homes at a fair rate to keep Montana's communities accessible to the community, that helps sustain the state's economy and quality of life. Emily Strasburg is a Policy Analyst for the Mountain States Policy Center, an independent research organization based in Idaho, Montana, Washington and Wyoming. Online at mountainstatespolicy.org.

A claim online asks where El Pasoans can legally buy and light fireworks. Here’s what local ordinances say. The post Are you allowed to buy and light fireworks in the El Paso city limits? appeared first on El Paso Matters.

“No producirán ni un litro de amoniaco”. Esta es la frase que sostiene la negativa que, por una década, se mantiene en Topolobampo frente a la construcción de una planta de amoniaco. Si bien esta oposición fue liderada principalmente por comunidades yoreme-mayo, la reciente llegada de unas torres industriales de grandes dimensiones detonó movilizaciones ciudadanas […]

The Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center will be free to visit, just in time for the 2028 Olympics.

A Moscow court has sentenced Maxim Kruglov, deputy chair of the Russian liberal party Yabloko, to seven years in prison on charges of spreading “fake” information about the Russian military.

חודשים בלי לראות עורך דין או שופט, החלטות ניתנות ללא תרגום, ודיונים חפוזים בזום: מאז ה-7 באוקטובר, מתחם בתי המשפט הצבאיים בעופר הפך לנקודת המגע היחידה של האסירים עם העולם החיצון. בין עדויות על התעללות בקטינים, עינויי עיתונאיות ומותם של למעלה מ-100 כלואים – ניצבת מערכת משפט שהמדינה תעשה הכל כדי שלא תדעו עליה דבר  The post בבתי המשפט הצבאיים בגדה צדק הוא רק שם של כוכב  appeared first on המקום הכי חם בגיהנום.

Калі Беларусь больш актыўна не далучыцца да вайны ва Ўкраіне, Расея пагражае абмежаваць фінансавую падтрымку, – піша Wall Street Journal. За 3 дні да заканчэньня ўльтыматуму Зяленскага галоўнакамандуючы арміі Беларусі едзе ў доўгатэрміновую камандзіроўку. Чаму ў Беларусі даражэе бэнзін і ці ўратуе беларускае паліва Расею. Усё менш выпускнікоў выбірае беларускую мову на цэнтральным тэставаньні. Як ратавацца ад сьпякоты? У «ПіКу Свабоды» мы расказваем пра галоўныя падзеі дня і тлумачым, што...

د امریکا د متحدو ایالتونو د جګړې وزیر پیت هېګسیت ویلي چې د امریکا لپاره د “طلايي ګنبد راکټي دفاعي پروګرام” لومړنی ازمایښت په بریالیتوب ترسره شو، او دا اقدام یې د هېواد او خاورې د ساتنې دپاره او د عصري ګواښونو پر وړاندې د یو څو پوړیز دفاعي سپر د جوړولو په لور مهم ګام بللی دی.

2026 წლის 24 ივნისს ევროსაბჭოს საპარლამენტო ასამბლეის (PACE) პლენარულ სხდომაზე საქართველოს შესახებ დებატების შემდეგ დეპუტატებმა დაამტკიცეს კრიტიკული რეზოლუცია საქართველოს დემოკრატიული უკუსვლის შესახებ.

«Մենք վճռականորեն դատապարտում և մերժում ենք Ֆրանսիայի Եվրոպայի և արտաքին գործերի նախարարության անհիմն պնդումները՝ «Լեռնային Ղարաբաղից տեղահանված հայերի» աջակցության, «հայ կալանավորվածների ճակատագրի, նրանց ազատ արձակման», «հայկական կրոնական և մշակութային ժառանգության» մասին», - հայտարարել է Ադրբեջանի արտգործնախարարությունը։ Երեկ Ֆրանսիայի Ազգային ժողովի պատգամավոր Էլիզա Մարտենն է գրավոր հարց հղել երկրի արտաքին քաղաքական գերատեսչությանը՝ հիշեցնելով պաշտոնական Փարիզի հայտարարությունները և...

Como lo ha hecho durante años, el presidente Donald Trump afirma, sin pruebas, que la ley federal “Right to Try” (derecho a probar) que firmó en 2018 ha "salvado miles de vidas". Investigadores que han estudiado el acceso a fármacos experimentales por largo tiempo afirman que el presidente está exagerando enormemente. The post No hay pruebas que respalden la afirmación de Trump sobre la ley “Right to Try” appeared first on FactCheck.org.

حسین قاضیان در برنامه میدان با اشاره به طیف‌های متفاوت در جریان مداحی جمهوری اسلامی، تنها بخشی از مداحان را منتفع و در خدمت جریان قدرت در نظام می‌داند

(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump is hitting back at several U.S. senators and what he characterizes as the “fake news” over Iran. The U.S. Senate voted 50 to 48 to approve a House resolution in an attempt to force the president to withdraw troops from engaging in military action against Iran, with four Republicans crossing the aisle to vote with Democrats. Those Republicans were Sens. Bill Cassidy, R-La.; Susan Collins, R-Maine; Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Rand Paul, R-Ky. In response, the president accuses the Senate of making his job “more difficult” in securing a deal but assures he will get it done. “The U.S. Senate decides to have a poorly timed and meaningless War Powers Act Vote, telling the Number One Sponsor of Terror in the World that the United States doesn’t like what I am doing to them, and I must stop, and by so doing has provided aid and comfort the Enemy,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “Four Republican Losers voted with the Dumocrats, and Iran asked my people, ‘what does that all mean?’ These Senators have just made my job more difficult, but I will get it done, one way or the other, because I always get it done!” In addition, the president raised concerns about “fake news” over the claim that Iran was planning to impose tolls on the Strait of Hormuz. Trump says he would terminate the talks. “Iran has informed the U.S. that, despite troublemaking Fake News reporting to the contrary, there are ‘no tolls, no insurance costs, and no other charges of any king being sought or received by Iran on ships traveling the Strait of Hormuz,” the president wrote. “If this is false information, negotiations would end, immediately!” Trump also appeared to shed light on plans to ensure funds released to Iran would not go to funding the Iranian regime’s military or terror proxy, instead saying the money will go directly to purchasing humanitarian items for the Iranian people. “Additionally, no money has been given to Iran, or released from their money to them, by the U.S. We will be releasing some of their money, that is totally controlled by us, to our Farmers and Ranchers, for the purchase of Corn, Wheat, Soybeans, and more. Food is desperately needed in Iran, and we will be purchasing it for them exclusively from the United States,” the president concluded. This idea was floated earlier in the week after Vice President JD Vance told reporters in Switzerland that the president’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, had devised a similar plan. The memorandum of understanding, signed jointly by the U.S. and Iran last week, has come under scrutiny from some Republicans, posing questions over funds made available to Iran and the possibility of Iran tolling the Strait of Hormuz. Trump recently floated the idea of the U.S. imposing tolls on the vital waterway, describing it as “services rendered as the guardian angel to the countries of the Middle East.” Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters Wednesday that a final deal would not include allowing Iran to impose tolls or fees over the strait. To be sure, Article 5 of the MOU appeared to leave the door open for Iran and Oman to discuss imposing tolls at some point. “Iran will make arrangements using its best efforts for the safe passage of commercials vessels with no charge, for 60 days only,” according to the MOU. “The Islamic Republic of Iran will conduct dialog with the Sultanate of Oman to define the future administration and maritime services in the Strait of Hormuz.” The Trump administration maintains that talks between the U.S. and Iran continue.

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