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Republicans in the NM House are calling on an interim legislative committee to consider suing Gov. Lujan Grisham over emergency spending.

(The Center Square) - Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs is threatening to veto nearly all bills unless Republicans publicly release their proposed budget. Hobbs may get her wish soon. Senate President Warren Petersen, R-Gilbert, told The Center Square that he hopes to release the budget within the next two weeks. The two main areas of disagreement between Republicans and Hobbs are Prop. 123 and tax cuts, Petersen said. Petersen previously told The Center Square that Republicans want to fully implement all the tax cuts from the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act, while Hobbs wants to apply half of them. This week, Hobbs said she would veto every bill besides two safety bills unless she saw the Republicans' budget. But she hasn't been happy with what she's heard so far, noting the GOP proposal is focused on the wrong things. “Arizonans deserve more than these political games.They deserve a budget that cuts taxes for the middle class, funds our public schools and lowers costs for everyday Arizonans. I’m ready to negotiate. My door is open,” Hobbs said. “The legislative majority needs to put forward their budget proposal and then join me at the negotiating table so we can pass a bipartisan, balanced budget just like we’ve done the past three years,” she added. Petersen told The Center Square that Hobbs wants Republicans to “balance the budget using Prop. 123,” which is meant for K-12 education. Arizona voters passed Prop. 123 in 2016, which increased the annual distribution from the state’s land trust fund from 2.5% to 6.9% for 10 years. The state land trust fund helps support K-12 education by “generating revenues via the sale and use of lands and the investment of proceeds associated with acreage granted to the state,” according to the Arizona Joint Legislative Budget Committee. In Hobbs’ Prop. 123 proposal, she calls for increasing its annual distribution to 10.9% over the next two decades. Petersen said Republicans told the governor that balancing a budget using the proposition would not be responsible because her proposal would bankrupt the trust in 20 years. He added that once Republicans rejected the idea, Hobbs walked away from negotiations. The Senate president said Republicans want to see Prop. 123 protect school choice and the money go to the classroom. Petersen said Republicans have a balanced budget and are currently close to securing the 47 votes needed to pass it in both houses of Legislature. Once Republicans have those votes, they will move the budget and put it up for a vote, he said. Republicans “have to work with the governor,” Petersen said, adding that they are “always willing to come to the table to negotiate with her.”

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Relatos del nororiente del departamento de Guatemala, Santa Rosa y Jalapa han sido recopilados y presentados en artículos periodísticos para reivindicar el trabajo, las luchas y la organización comunitaria de esa región del país.  Por Lucero Sapalú A unas cuadras del kilómetro cero, la galería María y Antonio Goubaud Carrera fue el escenario de la ... Read more The post Alboroto, “Crónicas de la Montaña”, la revista presentada por el Colectivo Chiviricuarta y Prensa Comunitaria appeared first on Prensa Comunitaria.

法國世界報周四關注中國經濟。該報強調，中國經濟一季度同比增長5%。在中東危機的背景下，這顯示出中國經濟所具有的韌性。在中國，能源價格上漲緩解了通縮的壓力，但也加重了企業的成本負擔。另外，中國的工業生產、新能源產業與高科技產業表現強勁，3D打印、鋰電池和機器人產量大幅增長。然而，中國的內需依然疲弱，消費的增長緩慢。受外部需求下降的影響，中國的出口也在放緩。不過，儘管如此，中國經濟繼續展示其實力，並在不確定的國際局勢中，保持相對的穩定。

法国世界报周四关注中国经济。该报强调，中国经济一季度同比增长5%。在中东危机的背景下，这显示出中国经济所具有的韧性。在中国，能源价格上涨缓解了通缩的压力，但也加重了企业的成本负担。另外，中国的工业生产、新能源产业与高科技产业表现强劲，3D打印、锂电池和机器人产量大幅增长。然而，中国的内需依然疲弱，消费的增长缓慢。受外部需求下降的影响，中国的出口也在放缓。不过，尽管如此，中国经济继续展示其实力，并在不确定的国际局势中，保持相对的稳定。

The new hospital, the largest project in the county hospital system’s Master Facility Plan, begins construction in a few weeks.

Trinta anos após o massacre de Eldorado do Carajás, um dos episódios mais emblemáticos da violência no campo no Brasil segue cercado por lacunas, investigações inconclusas e perguntas que a Justiça nunca respondeu. Embora o caso tenha resultado na condenação de dois comandantes da operação policial, a apuração deixou de fora linhas relevantes sobre a […] Fonte

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Mejillones y Antofagasta animaron una nueva versión del “Clásico” para la “Noche Roja” en el Estadio Municipal Rolando Cortés. El encuentro terminó favorable para el cuadro “Puma” por 0-3, un resultado que dejó satisfechos a los asistentes por el buen juego demostrado frente a un fuerte rival. Las conquistas de la entidad albiceleste fueron obra […] Este artículo “Noche Roja”: Antofagasta goleó a Mejillones en una nueva versión del “Clásico” fue publicado originalmente en El Diario de Antofagasta.

Q: How real is birth tourism? A: The government doesn’t provide estimates of the extent of so-called birth tourism — pregnant women coming to the U.S. on tourism visas in order to obtain birthright U.S. citizenship for their newborn child. One outside group has estimated it may be more than 20,000 births per year. Some argue it’s not common enough to justify upending longstanding birthright citizenship policies. FULL ANSWER As the reader who asked us about this noted, The post What Do We Know About ‘Birth Tourism’? appeared first on FactCheck.org.

Sailors and guests pose for a photo during the grand opening ceremony of the Navy Recruiting Station American Samoa in Pago Pago, American Samoa, on April 16, 2025. The event was during American Samoa Navy Week, one of 15 Navy Weeks during the Navy’s 250th year celebration. The post #TBT: April 16, 2026 appeared first on Pasquines.

The total number of Wisconsin jobs fell in February compared with January and also fell from the number in February 2025, the state labor department reported Thursday. Meanwhile, employment was up in February compared with January, while it declined from February a year ago. The percentage of people who reported they were unemployed in February […]

April 13 marked the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Magnuson-Stevens Act (MSA), a landmark conservation law credited with saving numerous U.S. fisheries from collapse and protecting vital ocean habitats. Despite decades of success, conservationists warn that recent federal funding cuts could undermine those gains. The MSA was passed in 1976, in the same decade the […]

Sign up for Chalkbeat Tennessee’s free newsletter to keep up with statewide education policy and Memphis-Shelby County Schools.A candidate for the Memphis school board was convicted on a felony drug charge while serving as a city police officer two decades ago, court records show.T.L. Harris, who is running in the Democratic primary to represent District 6 on the Memphis-Shelby County School Board, pleaded guilty to attempting to possess with the intent to distribute at least five kilograms of cocaine in 2006. Federal court records show that Harris, who was 32 at the time, was sentenced to 51 months in federal prison. The Shelby County Election Commission confirmed that Harris qualified to run for office after having his civil rights restored in a local court. Harris says he is a candidate dedicated to student safety with a history of working with at-risk youth at local nonprofit organizations.“Every time I tell my story, I feel like I’m saving a young Black male or female,” Harris told Chalkbeat. “Because I’ve been in the belly of the beast, and I’ve come out of it, and that’s where I am now.”Harris posted a video to social media this week discussing his criminal history after details of the federal case were posted on social media. While Harris told Chalkbeat he has long been open about his criminal history, he has not mentioned it in his campaign materials and called the resurfacing of his 2006 conviction a “campaign smear.”Federal investigators began probing Harris’ financial records in 2004, when he was a Memphis Police officer, after receiving tips from Shelby County jail inmates about alleged narcotics trafficking, according to federal court records.Harris was indicted by a federal grand jury on three counts in February 2006 after being caught helping a federal informant deliver a cocaine purchase in a sting operation, court records say. In October 2006, Harris pleaded guilty to a single count of attempting to possess with the intent to distribute at least five kilograms of cocaine after helping federal prosecutors build a case against another Memphis cop. Federal court records show that Harris was sentenced in 2007 to serve 51 months in prison and 60 months on supervised release after his prison sentence. His supervised release term was terminated early in 2013 after a supportive report from probation officials, who said Harris posed “no identifiable risk to public safety,” according to court records. Harris says that voters in his district “respect and understand redemption.” Since he’s been out of prison, Harris said, he’s dedicated his life to serving children who grew up in poverty and facing hardships like he did. “I can speak to these kids that are thinking about committing crimes, or they have committed crimes, to say, ‘Let’s get you back on track with your life,’” Harris said. “Who else can talk about that?”Chalkbeat reporting also revealed inconsistencies in information Harris has provided to media and voters about his professional background and campaign endorsements. While Harris initially told Chalkbeat he works at Walhaven Family Healthcare, he has alternatively called the business Whitehaven Family Healthcare and Memphis Family Healthcare in interviews and campaign posts on social media. On Wednesday, Harris declined to provide details about the community healthcare center he says he leads as the chief financial officer. Businesses by those names do not have an online presence, and Chalkbeat has been unable to locate any records. Harris has not responded to follow-up questions.Harris’ campaign has been endorsed by the teachers group Memphis-Shelby County Education Association, city council member Pearl Eva Walker, and labor union Memphis AFSCME Local 1733. Maurice Spivey, a senior staffer at the local union, told Chalkbeat that Harris did not discuss his criminal conviction in interviews with AFSCME before receiving the endorsement. Charlotte Fields, president of M-SCEA, said the same. Walker did not reply to Chalkbeat’s requests for comment. Harris’ social media campaign accounts also cite an endorsement from Keith Williams, the incumbent District 6 board member who is not seeking reelection. In a video posted last week on Facebook, Williams called Harris his “successor” at a campaign event. But Williams told Chalkbeat in a call Thursday that he hasn’t endorsed any candidate in the race. Chalkbeat Tennessee Bureau Chief Melissa Brown contributed to this story.Bri Hatch covers Memphis-Shelby County Schools for Chalkbeat Tennessee. Reach Bri at bhatch@chalkbeat.org.

Snapdragon Stadium, officials said Thursday, will host the “Countdown to ’26” soccer matches, which include Colombia, 13th ranked in the world.

Originally posted on IdahoEdNews.org on April 16, 2026 Spokespeople for Gov. Brad Little and state superintendent Debbie Critchfield say there’s a difference between promoting political ideologies in the classroom and promoting “extracurricular” and “student-led” political activities outside the classroom. But you might have to squint to see where the line is drawn. Little and Critchfield’s […]