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Zëvendëskryeministri i Maqedonisë së Veriut dhe kryetari i Alternativës, Bekim Sali, do të udhëheqë negociatat për shkrirjen e kësaj partie në partinë VLEN, transmeton Portalb.mk. “Kuvendi Qendror i Alternativës merr vendim që Alternativa të bashkohet në subjektin e ri politik VLEN. o Kuvendi Qendror merr vendim që – deri në epilogun e unifikimit të VLEN-it […]

To make this year’s primary ballot, Michigan gubernatorial candidates must file signatures next month. A man whose fraud kept several hopefuls off the ballot in 2022 was sentenced Wednesday.

The late, disgraced labor leader started out in L.A., leaving behind a big mark will have to be reckoned with.

A year after a city watchdog documented that the head of the city Board of Elections (BOE) regularly made inappropriate sexual and ethnically biased comments to a younger Hispanic staff attorney, the BOE has yet to implement most of the oversight agency’s recommended reforms. The boss involved, executive director Michael Ryan, also remains at the […] The post Investigators Said Elections Boss Should Be Fired After Harassment Charges. He’s Still There. appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.

The $142 million North Tarrant Express project will rebuild Interstate 35W frontage roads and replace the decades-old Sylvania Avenue bridge.

North Carolina educators arrived at the Benton Convention Center in Winston-Salem this week under dark skies, pounding rain, and high winds for the 55th annual NC Reading Association (NCRA) conference, held March 15-17. But the weather did little to slow... The post 55th NC Reading Association Conference focuses on educating and empowering students appeared first on EdNC.

As educators across North Carolina complete the Teacher Working Conditions Survey this March, they are participating in one of the most important opportunities our state has to understand what teachers need to thrive and how school environments can continue to... The post Perspective | Listening to leaders: Why North Carolina needs a Principal Working Conditions Survey appeared first on EdNC.

The Montana Supreme Court has upheld laws passed by the 2023 Legislature meant to help cities address affordable housing shortages through allowing higher density housing in neighborhoods where it would otherwise have been limited or illegal. The state’s highest court also reversed a ruling from Gallatin District County Judge Mike Salvagni that part of the […]

Leaders up and down California, many of whom were personally inspired by his life’s work, are grappling with multiple allegations of sexual assault by César Chávez.

Diputados del Partido Socialista (PS) llamaron al Gobierno a no eliminar el Mecanismo de Estabilización de Precios de los Combustibles...

U.S. House Democrats proposed legislation on Wednesday to restore clean energy tax credits revoked by Republicans last year through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.  The “Energy Bills Relief Act,” signed by more than half of House Democrats, 122 in all, seeks to establish new incentives for renewable projects and to protect consumers from rising […]

LINCOLN — A Nebraska Supreme Court justice put Democratic Douglas County sheriff candidate Mark Martinez back on the county’s May primary election ballot Wednesday, ruling him eligible to run. The state high court overrode a decision by the new Douglas County election commissioner, who had determined he didn’t qualify to run for the position following […]

Este miércoles ha sido una jornada de reuniones para el presidente José Antonio Kast. Esto, porque —según información de La...

Dozens of home care workers settled in Wednesday for a sit-in outside City Hall, calling on Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the City Council to support legislation that would ban 24-hour shifts they say has ravaged their physical and emotional well-being. The sit-in of indeterminate length is the latest escalation by New York’s home care workers, […] The post Home Care Workers Bring Fight to End 24-Hour Shifts To Mamdani’s Doorstep appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.

Illinois Republican Party seeks more unity behind nominees after being plagued by internal — and geographic — divisions

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(The Center Square) – A Virginia bill that would expand how the state awards contracts is drawing attention as it heads to first-term Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger for a decision. House Bill 61 sets a statewide goal for agencies to direct 42% of certain discretionary spending to certified Small, Women-owned and Minority-owned, or SWaM, businesses, according to bill language and a fiscal impact statement from the Department of Planning and Budget. It also changes how smaller contracts are handled. Purchases between $10,000 and $200,000 would be set aside for certified SWaM businesses, while those under $10,000 would be reserved for microbusinesses. The bill goes further for construction work. On capital outlay projects, contractors that are not SWaM-certified would be expected to subcontract 50% of the work to certified businesses. The proposal has picked up attention online, with some posts claiming it would prioritize contracts based on race or gender. The bill itself does not bar any group from bidding. Instead, it sets participation goals and steers certain types of spending toward businesses that qualify for SWaM certification, which is based on ownership and size requirements under state rules. If adopted, the measure would require agencies to steadily increase their SWaM utilization rates. It also establishes a procurement enhancement function within the Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity to help oversee the changes. The bill would also result in new state costs. A fiscal impact statement projects new state costs starting in fiscal year 2027, including about $325,000 from the general fund and more than $1 million in non-general funds for system updates, staffing and reporting. The bill also calls for a disparity study, estimated at up to $1 million every five years, to evaluate participation gaps among eligible businesses. There are guardrails in place. Bids from certified businesses cannot exceed competing offers by more than 5%, and the legislation states that public bodies may not discriminate against bidders based on race, sex or other protected characteristics under state law. The Center Square was unsuccessful prior to publication getting comment from the bill’s patron. Derrick Max, president of the Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public Policy, said the approach could shift how contracts are awarded and questioned whether it delivers results. “Set asides substitute political allocation for market allocation, resulting in increased costs and often lower quality,” Max said. He added that such policies can “often hurt true struggling minority businesses,” arguing that firms that are better positioned or more familiar with the system may be more likely to qualify. Max also raised concerns about how certification works in practice, saying some businesses may “find ways to qualify, despite the fact that they are not truly qualified.” He questioned whether the programs address underlying barriers to success, saying they are often tied to claims about disparities in opportunity. The bill is now with the governor. She can sign it, veto it or recommend changes. If no action is taken by the deadline, it would become law without her signature.

وزارت خارجه قطر اعلام کرد دو وابسته نظامی سفارت جمهوری اسلامی در دوحه باید ظرف ۲۴ ساعت خاک قطر را ترک کنند. این تصمیم پس از حمله موشکی جمهوری اسلامی به یکی از مهم‌ترین مراکز تولید گاز طبیعی مایع در این کشور گرفته شد.

The state’s leading Democrats on Wednesday joined a crowd of anti-gun-violence advocates to celebrate progress on past reforms to the state’s gun laws, while pushing for further changes intended to protect Michigan communities.  Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) and House Minority Leader Ranjeev Puri (D-Canton) joined End Gun Violence Michigan, […]

La extrema derecha consigue los sillones que había reclamado desde el inicio de las negociaciones y que el PP se había resistido hasta ahora a entregarEl PP espera dar noticias “muy pronto” sobre un pacto de Gobierno con Vox en Extremadura “Vox no se ha movido un ápice en la negociación”. Son las palabras del portavoz del partido de extrema derecha en Extremadura, Óscar Fernández Calle, este miércoles y, a tenor de las cesiones que el PP está dispuesto a hacer para cerrar un pacto de Gobierno en esta comunidad, así ha sido, según ha publicado la Sexta. En concreto, María Guardiola ha ofrecido las consejerías de Presidencia, Agricultura e Industria en el futuro Ejecutivo de coalición, aunque el secretario general del PP en Extremadura y actual consejero en funciones, Abel Bautista, ha asegurado en sun perfil en X que la información es “rotundamente falsa”. Además, Bautista dice desconocer “el interés que motiva este tipo de afirmaciones, pero no es momento de especulaciones que nada aportan, y más aún cuando están fuera de toda realidad”. Son las competencias que Vox había exigido desde el principio de las negociaciones y que habían supuesto un choque total entre ambos partidos porque el PP se había resistido hasta ahora a ceder todos los sillones que los ultras habían reclamado. Con esta propuesta, la líder del PP en Extremadura pretende allanar el camino para poder formar Gobierno antes de Semana, que es el plazo que Alberto Núñez Feijóo había dado como límite para sellar los pactos autonómicos, aunque la fecha límite para que haya acuerdo entre PP y Vox y evitar una repetición electoral es el 4 de mayo.