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Arkansas lawmakers advanced what would be the state’s fourth income tax cut in four years Monday despite critics’ warnings that reducing revenue could jeopardize social services. Senate Bill 1 and House Bill 1001 would cut the top individual income tax rate from 3.9% to 3.7% retroactive to Jan. 1, 2026, and the corporate tax rate […]

Vinte e seis anos após o assassinato do camponês Antonio Tavares, dezenas de pessoas se manifestaram por justiça, pelo fim da violência policial e contra a criminalização de movimentos populares. O ato ocorreu na manhã deste sábado (2), em torno do monumento erguido às margens da BR-277, em Campo Largo (PR), nas proximidades de onde […] Fonte

The state took the first step towards a public hearing before a judge, but fire survivors say the action is far from enough.

(The Center Square) – A bill that aims to keep some California high-speed rail records confidential passed the Assembly on Monday afternoon, adding some fuel to the fire for some lawmakers who are already critical of the $126.2 billion project. Assembly Bill 1608 authorizes the high-speed rail’s inspector general to keep some reports out of the public eye. The bill would also allow the inspector general to keep parts of certain reports secret if the report reveals weaknesses that put the high-speed rail project at risk. The bill passed 45 to 18 and now heads to the Senate. “When the office [of the high-speed rail inspector general] was created, the Legislature did not include provisions requiring the office to make its reports public or protections to ensure the inspector general could keep confidential, for a period of time, information that could harm the state,” Assemblymember Lori Wilson, D-Suisun City and author of the bill, testified on the Assembly floor. “Concerns were initially raised that this bill would keep information confidential. In fact, this bill does the exact opposite.” The bill would make the high-speed rail inspector general’s reports public, which current law does not require, Wilson said on the Assembly floor. The bill also doesn’t protect the inspector general beyond what other state agencies have, including the state auditor and other inspector general offices. However, opponents said during Monday’s Assembly floor session that the bill is an anti-transparency bill masquerading as legislation designed to increase transparency. “This project is the most expensive infrastructure project happening in the entire world,” Assemblymember David Tangipa, R-Fresno, said during debate on the Assembly floor. “I think the public deserves maximum transparency. This bill would allow secrets as we’re trying to secure funding.” However, some lawmakers spoke out in support of AB 1608, saying the legislation could attract more qualified applicants for open roles in the inspector general’s office and make reports from the inspector general's office public. "You know there are certain infrastructure projects that you know the public is going to engage in, and if certain information is made public, it can actually put the public in danger," Assemblymember Corey Jackson, D-Moreno Valley, said in support of the bill. "The true intent of this bill is to do something that, right now, doesn't even exist, and that is the inspector general doesn't have to make the reports public. This bill says that yes, we believe these reports should be public." Exceptions to the public records requirement include security protocols, the way things are built, what the project's weaknesses are and if there are ways to detect fraud, Jackson pointed out. The High-Speed Rail Authority missed Friday's deadline to submit the agency’s final 2026 business plan. That report has to include information about funding gaps in the Merced-to-Bakersfield segment of the project, and how the agency plans to acquire the money to pay for that section. Department officials said on Friday that they needed more time to finish the report, and now expect a June publication date for that report. A draft business plan was published by the agency in February. “Now we have this bill that would give the office of the inspector general the authority and discretion to keep any audit confidential if they feel it would pose a risk to the project,” Assemblymember Diane Dixon, R-Newport Beach, said in opposition to the bill. “If the state is spending billions upon billions of taxpayer dollars on a project that is significantly behind schedule, I think the taxpayers are entitled to know how their money is being spent. Instead, this legislation seeks to hide that information, to save face and ensure that the project continues uninterrupted.”

Tras renunciar a emitir el festival europeo, la televisión pública apuesta por un formato propio: un macroconcierto televisivo con figuras consagradas y nuevas voces para celebrar siete décadas de música.

In September, Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell sued Kalshi for offering what she claims equates to “illegal sports betting” without proper licensing.

یوهان واد‌فول، وزیر امور خارجه آلمان، روز دوشنبه گفت از جمهوری اسلامی ایران خواسته است تنگه هرمز را باز کند و با ایالات متحده وارد مذاکره شود. او درعین حال تاکید کرد که جمهوری اسلامی ایران نباید دست به اقدامی بزند که نشان دهد به ‌دنبال تولید تسلیحات هسته‌ای است.

The high-profile beer brand owner and political fundraiser Kirk Bangstad is entering the race for Wisconsin governor — a move he hinted at last year before putting it off. Bangstad, who has been an outspoken critic of President Donald Trump and state Republican politicians, announced his intention to seek the Democratic nomination over the weekend […]

The state accounted for more than 3 million of the 13.4 million disconnections that occurred in the U.S. in 2024, the highest total in the country.

En el marco del cierre del denominado caso Audio-Factop, la Fiscalía Oriente reformalizó este lunes al abogado Luis Hermosilla por...

Hospital executives spoke at Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce forums on the shifting space of medical economic growth.

(The Center Square) - Psychedelic drugs are experiencing an unprecedented wave of support across the U.S. for their potential therapeutic benefits. President Donald Trump’s recent executive order to research ibogaine, used in opiate and substance abuse treatment, is the latest move to explore the once taboo hallucinogenic effects of psychedelic drugs. In Colorado, a bipartisan group of state legislators, who are veterans, is looking to squeeze an ibogaine pilot program into the already tight $46.8 billion state budget. “As a veteran myself, I have a lot of friends and former colleagues in the military who have dealt with mental health issues, have dealt with PTSD,” Colorado House Minority Leader Jarvis Caldwell, R-El Paso County, told The Center Square. “They've tried different treatments and sometimes those treatments work, and sometimes they don't. I really believe in an all-of-the-above approach.” But at the moment, the all-of-the-above approach does not include ibogaine, which is listed as a schedule 1 drug in the U.S. That means the Food and Drug Administration finds it has no medicinal benefit and a high potential for abuse, making it illegal to sell or possess, with any potential research tied up behind layers of red tape. Despite ibogaine’s illicit status, Caldwell, along with two Democratic state legislators who also served in the military, are looking to work an ibogaine research bill into the Colorado budget ahead of next week's deadline for the end of the regular session. House Bill 26-1325 would create a pilot program to research ibogaine’s potential to treat mental health conditions and substance abuse. HB 1325 has already found bipartisan support and backing from Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, a Democrat who last year said he wanted ibogaine treatment in healing centers, “as efficiently as possible.” The Center Square reached out to Polis Monday for an interview, but did not hear back by press time. The ibogaine legislation, with a $150,000 price tag, is stalled in the session amid a financial shortfall in the state’s $46.8 billion budget that has seen deep cuts to Medicaid and other programs. “The state of Colorado is in a $1.5 billion budget deficit, so right now where we're at is that the bill is held up in the Appropriations Committee,” said Caldwell. “We’re trying to work with the governor's office to find the $150,000 in order to get this through the Appropriations Committee.” The past year has been a renaissance for ibogaine research, with legislation introduced in 19 states across the political spectrum since the beginning of 2025, according to Americans for Ibogaine. The most significant support for ibogaine may have come in April when Trump issued an executive order aimed at loosening regulations around psychedelic drugs. The executive order, which comes after widespread support for the drug within the Make America Healthy Again movement, called for a review of the substance schedule status of ibogaine and other psychedelic drugs, and for the FDA and DEA to “establish a pathway for eligible patients to access psychedelic drugs, including ibogaine compounds.” One ibogaine rehab clinic said the president’s announcement was a game changer. “He’s got his scrutiny, but we’re very pleased with Trump’s latest policy,” Gavriel Dardashti, a data scientist for his father’s rehab center, Ibogaine by David Dardashti, told The Center Square. “It’s bringing us a lot of business.” Along with dozens of other rehab and therapy centers, David Dardashti operates the ibogaine clinic in Mexico to avoid the U.S. prohibition. Gavriel Dardashti said the center started because his mother had been overprescribed opiates and took ibogaine to treat the addiction. Ibogaine is a psychedelic drug that comes from the iboga shrub in Gabon and Central Africa, where it is used by the Fang ethnic group for ritual and spiritual purposes. A 2022 report by the Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment found that ibogaine can treat opioid addiction. Gavriel Dardashti said that while their treatment program is not cheap at anywhere from $5,000 to $25,000 per person, it is often a welcome change for people who have been unable to escape their opioid addiction. “Most people have tried every other option, and it's failed.” Still, ibogaine treatment has not been without scrutiny. A 2021 death by a Colorado man was found to have been caused by ibogaine, resulting in a four-year prison sentence for the distributor who left him alone while using the substance. Gavriel Dardashti said the worst symptom patients show at their clinic is “excessive vomiting.” Gavriel Dardashti also said that his excitement for Trump’s executive order was tampered. “One of the things that is a big concern is that Trump's administration is going to be over soon,” he said. “So by the time all of that comes into play with the policies and whatnot, I think once he's out of office, there might prove to be a lot of technical difficulties.” While the president’s executive order can be quickly repealed by the next administration, laws in Colorado and other states have a chance for more lasting change. According to Caldwell, support among veterans groups has been a significant boost toward the lasting impact of ibogaine. “Just recently the Disabled American Veterans national organization reached out, and they're fully in support of it [HB 1325],” said Caldwell. Veterans face higher rates of mental illness and are more than twice as likely to die by suicide than the general U.S. population, according to RAND. “I think you're really starting to see more and more state and national veterans groups coming together to support legislation like this," Caldwell said.

در جمهوری اسلامی ایران، اینترنت از یک حق عمومی به کالایی لوکس تبدیل شده است. دسترسی آزاد محدود شده اما در همان زمان، بازار خرید و فروش اینترنت بدون فیلتر شکل گرفته است. بازاری که در آن، مردم برای چند دقیقه اتصال باید هزینه‌های سنگین بپردازند

گزارش صدای آمریکا از حضور چهره‌های سرشناس در ضیافت سالانه مُد موزه متروپولیتن نیویورک

Prediksi iklim pada 2026 cukup mengkhawatirkan dengan  perkiraan  terjadi fenomena pemanasan suhu permukaan laut ekstrem yang memperparah intensitas musim kemarau melanda (El Nino Godzilla).  Terlebih, daerah-daerah dengan lahan gambut kritis meningkatkan risiko karhutla ketika tak ada penanganan serius. Pantau Gambut mencatat, secara nasional, sepanjang Januari-Maret 2026, terdeteksi 23.546 titik panas di dalam kesatuan hidrologis gambut […] The post Waspada Karhutla di Lahan Gambut appeared first on Mongabay.co.id.

El ministro de Presidencia y Justicia asegura que nunca ha hablado con el empresario, pero reclama que rectifique y pide una indemnización de hasta 70.000 euros por acusarlo de intentar “comprar su silencio” mediante un supuesto soborno.

از موسیقی و غذا گرفته تا رقص و فرهنگ، این هفته واشنگتن دی‌سی میزبان «پاسپورت دی‌سی» و تور بازدید از سفارت‌خانه‌ها است.

La información es de Ignacio Mahave, de Radio Bío Bío de Santiago La exalcaldesa de Peñalolén, Carolina Leitao, se refirió al...

一艘航行于大西洋的邮轮爆发汉他病毒感染，已造成3人死亡。根据法国媒体的报道，荷兰方面正在研究“对部分人员进行疏散以便送医治疗的可能性”，邮轮或将在加那利群岛靠港。

一艘航行於大西洋的郵輪爆發漢他病毒感染，已造成3人死亡。根據法國媒體的報道，荷蘭方面正在研究“對部分人員進行疏散以便送醫治療的可能性”，郵輪或將在加那利群島靠港。