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Held this weekend on Saturday and Sunday, the festival honors esteemed Mexican painter Frida Kahlo through vibrant art and local vendors. The post Milwaukee’s diverse culture breathes life into Frida Fest appeared first on Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service.

La selección de Argentina alcanzó una nueva final de Copa del Mundo, y podrían titularse bicampeones mundiales, pues son los actuales monarcas luego de imponerse sobre Francia en Qatar 2022. La escuadra albiceleste tiene la oportunidad de igualar la estadística de Brasil en 1958 y 1962. Además, el combinado de Italia también ostenta dicho récord. […] Este artículo Mundial 2026: El récord que tiene Brasil y que Argentina intentaría igualar fue publicado originalmente en El Diario de Antofagasta.

A race for a Georgia U.S. Senate seat that has now dwindled down to two candidates is shaping up to be an expensive one. Congressman Mike Collins, who was endorsed by President Donald Trump, became the Republican nominee last month and will face U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff in the November election. Both campaigns sent out […]

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LINCOLN — Nebraska’s projected budget deficit continues to grow after the fourth consecutive month of state tax receipts falling below economic forecasts. The state Department of Revenue’s report on June’s tax receipts showed a net loss of 7% compared to what Nebraska’s Economic Forecasting Advisory Board had predicted in late February. That difference equates to […]

‘The Barn’ asked Saline Township for a $147M tax break, after boosting the data center’s value by 9 times from the original request. The township OK’d a cut — but dialed back the amount.

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Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest news on Chicago Public Schools.Facing intense financial pressures, Chicago Public Schools officials unveiled a proposed $9.88 billion district budget that includes five furlough days and a spending freeze that could start in January. But they said they hope to avoid those measures by persuading state lawmakers or the city council to steer more dollars to the school district. District leaders said hundreds of staff layoffs, a push for more revenue, and other cost-saving measures took a $450 million bite out of the $732.5 million deficit the district faced this summer. To help close the remaining gap, CPS is bumping up the amount it expects the city would contribute in special tax dollars for development, known as TIF, from $100 million to $200 million. Last year, CPS received more than $500 million in TIF dollars, a record amount, but district officials said they wanted to be more conservative in projecting this year’s influx.Unless even more city or state revenue materializes, the district will have to furlough all staff for five days when students are scheduled to be out of school and teachers are expected to get professional development. The district also would freeze some hiring and other spending in the second half of the school year. “This process is painful for everyone all the way around,” said schools chief Macquline King on a call with reporters. “Ultimately, the budget we have presented is one that does its absolute best to meet the diverse needs of students.”The district’s teachers and principals unions and some school board members decried the cuts, saying they will affect students.The district is laying off about 760 teachers and 800 school-based support staff this week, though officials said that the majority will likely get rehired to fill vacancies on other campuses. The district shared budgets with schools in May and finalized them in early June, but it has not disclosed campus budget allocations. More than 160 central office and citywide administrators were laid off on Friday — a move that CPS said will save $18 million. The blueprint presented Wednesday includes spending on pensions, debt service, and central and districtwide staff.Last year, the district issued layoff notices to 1,450 teachers, support staff, security officers, and other employees. Officials said that in line with previous years, about 75% of them were rehired. District leaders said that while there will be fewer general education teachers after the district increased student-to-teacher ratios by one student, it is boosting the number of bilingual and special education teachers and classroom assistants. That will result in a net school-based position loss of about 160 in the district, which employs more than 37,000 people on its campuses. Factoring in contractual pay increases, CPS is sending $143 million more directly to schools compared with last year. District officials again stressed the tough financial realities CPS faces: The costs of employee pay and pensions, the district’s massive debt, and upkeep for Chicago’s aging school buildings keep going up. The district added thousands of new positions using federal COVID aid during the pandemic even as enrollment shrank. District leaders have defended the staffing growth, saying it allowed schools to address longstanding staffing gaps and speed up its recovery. Despite significant state funding increases in recent years, CPS remains about $1.6 billion of what Illinois estimates would make for “adequate” funding. CPS is asking the board to approve the budget by July 30, which officials say will give them enough time to borrow money against its future tax revenue to address cash flow issues amid a Cook County property tax delay. Wednesday’s budget is the first fully shaped by King, who stepped in on an interim basis last summer when outgoing schools chief Pedro Martinez had already finalized school budgets. King crafted the final $10.2 billion budget, notably declining to take out a high-cost loan to pay into a city pension fund covering some CPS support staff despite pressure from the mayor’s office. This week’s budget proposal also did not include a contribution toward the Municipal Employees’ Annuity and Benefit Fund. District officials touted the fact that the new budget does not add to the district’s $9 billion debt, with interest and other costs diverting hundreds of millions of dollars that could go toward instruction and support services. King described the budget as “thoughtful, responsible, and entirely student-centered.” But the proposal left some board members concerned about how cuts would impact schools in their districts. Anusha Thotakura, an appointed board member who represents the Near North Side and West Town, said many schools have experienced cuts “year after year,” and she wants to see more investments that parents want, such as in early childhood education and dual language programs. At the same time, CPS is in a difficult spot, she said. “When you start with a pie that is too small and are forced to figure out how to cut it and a way to feed people, you’re never going to win,” said Thotakura, who has advocated for more state funding.She said she hopes CPS and board members will work extra hard over the next year to secure additional funding, including from the state and city. In a statement, Stacy Davis Gates, president of the Chicago Teachers Union and Illinois Federation of Teachers, called the proposal “dead on arrival.” Furloughs, she said, are another blow to educators who are already working in schools that are stretched for resources. The union, along with allied board members, have called on state lawmakers to raise money for schools through progressive taxes and more recently pressed CPS to sue the county treasurer’s office over late tax payments. “Does anyone in this state other than CPS educators have power to help school children instead of hurt them?” Davis Gates said in the statement. “It’s time for them to use it.”Kia Banks, the head of the Chicago Principals & Administrators Association, said in a statement the union understands district leaders are in a tough spot. Still, she’s unsure the proposal, which eliminated assistant principals in small schools, represents “the strongest path forward.”“We are extremely disappointed by the possibility that students could lose resources, programs, and support they need and deserve,” Banks said.But Danny Vesecky, senior research and policy associate at Civic Federation, said that while layoffs are painful structural changes, they will permanently reduce the district’s expenses. It’s also the “right direction” for the district to move in after federal COVID relief money went away but investments fueled by those dollars, such as more staff, still exist.“There is unfortunately no way to address that other than unwinding some of the increase in spending that we engaged in in previous years,” Vesecky said. Vesecky also described furloughs as a reasonable yet temporary solution, since those savings won’t reduce the district’s expenses or deficit in future years. Mila Koumpilova is Chalkbeat Chicago’s senior reporter covering Chicago Public Schools. Contact Mila at mkoumpilova@chalkbeat.org.Reema Amin is a reporter covering Chicago Public Schools. Contact Reema at ramin@chalkbeat.org.

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On a warm July afternoon near Fairbanks, a volunteer with the Alaska Bee Atlas kneels beside a patch of blooming fireweed, gently sweeping a net through the air. A small bumblebee lands in the bottom of the net — one of thousands of specimens collected each summer across the state. It’s a simple moment, but […]

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(The Center Square) – According to the California State Controller’s Office, residents of the Golden State collectively own $15 billion in unclaimed property. The agency announced that letters would be sent to 130,000 Californians who might be owed money through the state’s unclaimed property program. Those who receive letters are identified through the efforts of both the State Controller’s Office and the Franchise Tax Board, according to the State Controller’s Office. “The state safeguards unclaimed property until the rightful owners can claim it,” said Mariana Carine, assistant press secretary for the State Controller’s Office. “We’re just holding the money for them.” The unclaimed property held by the State Controller’s Office includes cash from forgotten bank accounts, uncashed checks, insurance benefits, utility deposits and memorabilia and jewelry in safe deposit boxes, Carine said. Carine added that since unclaimed property doesn’t expire, Californians who are trying to reclaim the property can claim it at any time. Those who live in the state should check the California controller’s website at least once a year to see if they have any unclaimed money that belongs to them, Carine said. “This is a very large state,” she added. “It’s business all the time going on, people moving from out of state or inside the state, moving from one region to another, so that has to do a lot with the money that we currently have.” The current effort to connect Californians with unclaimed property follows a December 2025 effort to reunite 100,000 property owners with $30.4 million in unclaimed property. According to the State Controller’s Unclaimed Property Division, more than $8.37 billion of forgotten property has been returned to Californians. Matt Fleming, communications director and policy fellow for the Pasadena-based Pacific Research Institute, told The Center Square on Wednesday for those who have money owed to them by companies like utility providers could be more likely to find unclaimed money owed to them through a government service than through more private means. “I’ve moved around a lot,” Fleming said. “Let’s say someone like [Sacramento Municipal Utility District] or PG&E, some utility company, sends me a reimbursement check like a prorated amount or an overage or something, but I’ve already moved out. So they’ve tried to send it to me, and they can’t find me.” The state can take that money and act as a conduit to hold that money for people to find and claim, Fleming said. “Now I have to go search the database,” Fleming added. “I have to spend the time and think to do it in the first place, but I’m more likely to do that with good government outreach than I am to just go and think, ‘Hey, 15 years ago, does SMUD still owe me money?’ ”

Run Black & Green, Metcalfe Park Community Bridges and Harmon Community Farm hosted a community-led day of action and wellness to address Milwaukee’s growing food access crisis. The post A year later: Metcalfe Park residents reflect on grocery store loss, plan for future appeared first on Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service.

افزایش اعدام‌ها و سرکوب معترضان در ایران؛ گفت‌و‌گو با حسین احمدی نیاز، حقوقدان

The summer vacation season on Russia’s Black Sea coast is under threat for the second year running. In 2025, authorities in Anapa banned swimming and sunbathing on local beaches after two tankers carrying fuel oil were wrecked, triggering an environmental disaster along the coastline. In 2026, the restrictions in Anapa were lifted, but tons of petroleum products ended up in the sea again — this time from a Ukrainian drone strike on the Tuapse oil refinery. Reporters from Bereg, an independent journalists’ cooperative, went to Krasnodar Krai to find out how the region is coping with the escalating attacks and the fallout from the environmental disaster. Meduza is publishing their report in full.

تحریم‌های تازه آمریکا علیه جمهوری اسلامی چه اثری بر بازار نفت دارد؟ گفت‌وگو با بهزاد احمدی نیا

Un número creciente de profesores está presionando a la Universidad de California para que restablezca el SAT para la admisión a los programas de pregrado, que la Junta de Regentes eliminó del proceso de admisión en 2020.

اثر تحریم زیرساخت‌های دیجیتال جمهوری اسلامی چیست؟ گفت‌و‌گو با بابک جلیلوند

Investigators are still trying to determine who hacked into the controls for Pixley Irrigation District’s main turnout off of Deer Creek last month.  A gate got stuck in “manual” mode when it should have operated remotely in automatic mode.  Water operations manager Kirk Masters called the incident a “hiccup” that was discovered on June 22, […]