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Normally, I would save this for next month because it happened in July, but I’m pretty proud of our coverage of President Trump’s visit to Medora for the dedication of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library. It was a major moment for North Dakota, drawing national attention

La Asamblea General de Carolina del Norte aprobó el 2 de julio, último día de la llamada "sesión corta" legislativa, un presupuesto estatal de más de $34 mil millones tras más de un año sin alcanzar un acuerdo. La entrada Asamblea General de Carolina del Norte aprueba su presupuesto estatal tras más de un año sin acuerdo se publicó primero en Enlace Latino NC. Asamblea General de Carolina del Norte aprueba su presupuesto estatal tras más de un año sin acuerdo was first posted on julio 6, 2026 at 9:00 am.©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

Progressive Vet’s departure creates an advertising void for Bankhead in a race characterized by significant fundraising from independent candidate Seth Bodnar and Republican Kurt Alme, with other PACs ramping up their own operations in the nationally-watched contest. The post Mystery PAC that boosted Bankhead exits Senate race, leaving a financial void appeared first on Montana Free Press.

During a 10-minute hearing, a 7-year-old boy asked an immigration judge to let him reunite with his deported father. Attorneys say his case reflects a broader shift as the Trump administration accelerates immigration proceedings for unaccompanied children. The post ‘Me quiero ir con mi papá’: Inside El Paso’s fast-tracked immigration court for unaccompanied children appeared first on El Paso Matters.

The following is a list of drug-related deaths as reported by the King County Medical Examiner. The Center Square does not independently verify this information. The full list can be found here. Total number of drug-related deaths since TCS tracking began May 26: 73 JUNE 29 26-00968: Rodrick Lavon Ward 52 years / Male 02/28/2026 Acute methamphetamine intoxication. The injury occurred outdoors in Seattle, and the manner of death was ruled an accident. 26-01695: Daniel Enders 39 years / Male 06/25/2026 Anoxic brain injury, resuscitated cardiac arrest, acute combined fentanyl and cocaine intoxication. The injury occurred at a residence in Snohomish, and the manner of death was ruled an accident. 26-01698: William "Saul" Thomas Pritchard 38 years / Male 06/24/2026 Acute drug intoxication including methamphetamine. The injury occurred at a residence in Seattle, and the manner of death was ruled an accident. 26-01713: Jonathan Esteban Cortes Valdovinos 21 years / Male 06/25/2026 Complications following probable acute fentanyl intoxication. The injury occurred at a residence in Kent, and the manner of death was ruled an accident. JUNE 30 26-01706: Lorrie Lee Conklin 57 years / Female 06/26/2026 Acute drug intoxication including fentanyl. The injury occurred at a residence in Federal Way, and the manner of death was ruled an accident. 26-01712: Issayas Kahsai 47 years / Male 06/27/2026 Acute combined drug intoxication including fentanyl and cocaine. The injury occurred at a hotel/ motel in Auburn, and the manner of death was ruled an accident. JULY 1 26-01718: Joda Kofi Olanrewaju Logan 62 years / Male 06/28/2026 Acute combined drug intoxication including fentanyl and cocaine. The injury occurred at a sidewalk in Seattle, and the manner of death was ruled an accident. JULY 2 26-01156: Martha Rose Davis 55 years / Female 05/03/2026 Acute combined morphine, oxycodone, bupropion, venlafaxine, and cyclobenzaprine intoxication. The injury occurred at a boat/ ship in Seattle, and the manner of death was ruled suicide. 26-01732: Frederick Lamont Marshall 44 years / Male 06/30/2026 Acute drug intoxication including methamphetamine. The injury occurred outdoors in Seattle, and the manner of death was ruled an accident. 26-01741: Rafael Eugene Lusk 53 years / Male 07/01/2026 Acute combined drug intoxication including fentanyl and methamphetamine. The injury occurred at a residence in Seattle, and the manner of death was ruled an accident. JULY 3 No report due to Independence Day holiday.

(The Center Square) - Tax attorney Todd Bloom says his background gives voters an alternative to his long-serving opponent, Chief Justice Debra Stephens, in this year’s Washington Supreme Court races, as a challenge seeking to block the state’s new income tax is expected to eventually reach the bench. Bloom is running for Position 7 against Stephens, whom former Gov. Christine Gregoire appointed in 2007, criminal defense attorney Karim Merchant and family law attorney David Shelvey in a crowded August primary, but only the two candidates with the most votes advance to the November election. Bloom, who also ran in 2024, hasn't served as a judge before but says his legal, financial and military background would help him approach cases with independence and a respect for constitutional limits. In an interview with The Center Square, Bloom discussed his background, judicial philosophy, growing concerns about court appointments and a partisan judiciary, the Blake and Quinn decisions, the latter of which upheld Washington’s capital gains tax as an excise tax rather than an income tax, and more. The following Q&A has been edited for length, clarity and readability. The Center Square: For voters just starting to pay attention to this race, why are you running this year, and what do you believe your background would add to the court? Bloom: I have been encouraged to run. I ran two years ago, and I do have a rather unusual background compared to a lot of the candidates we are seeing. I think that is a strength. If you look around the state at what is happening, there are a lot of very high-profile issues. Voters are starting to tune in and get more engaged this election cycle. It is important to remember that the role of judges is not to make the law, but essentially to defend the Constitution and ensure that laws passed by the Legislature and enforced by the executive branch are properly applied within constitutional limits. I think that is one of the reasons folks view me as impartial, having a dedicated service background and being a true public servant, not somebody who is a team player for a particular team. That perception has become the norm in the state, and I think that affects public confidence. The Center Square: You are a tax attorney, CPA, financial planner, Navy veteran and Washington State Bar Association governor, but you haven’t served as a judge. Why should voters see your background as sufficient for the state’s highest court? Bloom: Two years ago, Justice Sal Mungia had zero judicial experience. Practically speaking, I do not have zero experience deciding cases because I served as an arbitrator for FINRA for about 20 years. Those are ad hoc cases. You receive cases, you are picked as a panel member, and you hear cases periodically. I have decided cases on panels that were evaluating claims involving millions of dollars in damages and controversy. The other thing to note is the military. One of the key things military officers do is enforce standards. They handle disciplinary matters and nonjudicial punishment under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. You can be appointed as an investigating officer or be responsible for portions of quasi-criminal or quasi-judicial activity. It is an incomplete picture to say I have never been a judge. I have never worn black robes, except when I graduated from college and sang in the choir, but that doesn’t mean I haven’t had significant decision-making experience that has developed me professionally and prepared me for the high court. The Center Square: How would you describe your judicial philosophy? Bloom: Judges and justices have to faithfully interpret and apply the Constitution. Every lawyer has to swear an oath to uphold the Constitution and the laws of the state. I have done that as an attorney. I was originally admitted in Louisiana, and I have been admitted in Washington as well. I have also taken oaths as a CPA to protect the public trust. In the military, you also swear to uphold and defend the Constitution. My adult life has been lived in service to the country and in defending and supporting the U.S. Constitution. I have a serious and deep respect and reverence for the Constitution, and I would bring that to the bench. The Center Square: Some voters are paying closer attention to these court races because of the income tax debate. Without asking you to prejudge any future case, how would you approach constitutional tax questions, longstanding precedent and legislative intent? Bloom: My professional experience, education and training certainly inform me with respect to understanding, or at least having a baseline understanding of, a lot of the technical terminology and statutory language. It is important to keep an open mind, evaluate and listen to all the evidence and arguments, and exhaust every avenue or line of inquiry so that the decision is robust, fully developed, well-grounded in the law and supported by the Constitution. The Center Square: Culliton has become central to Washington’s income tax debate because of how it addressed income, property and the uniformity clause. What should voters understand about that ruling and its place in current tax law? Bloom: It is a constitutional precedent. The Constitution says what it says, and the case has an interpretation. It has been discussed in other cases since that time. Some of the other candidates have referenced stare decisis, and there are rules for overturning cases. We have to carefully analyze how those rules apply, whether we decide to overturn a precedent, sustain a precedent or determine whether there is some differentiating or distinguishing factor. Sometimes a case may appear to be directly on point, but another issue or element may take it off point or have another impact that was not briefed in advance. There have been other developments as well. I know one of the candidates for Position 7 has referenced the Quinn case. I found that discussion interesting, and I do not necessarily disagree with some of the points he made. I find it interesting that Justice Sheryl Gordon McCloud, who wrote the dissent in Quinn, and Justice Charles Johnson were both initially elected to their positions rather than appointed like six of their peers. Sometimes, when we look at the independence of the court, it’s incredibly important. Does that mean anything? I will let voters draw their own conclusions. I would like to believe that we do not owe loyalty to the individual who appoints us, but to the Constitution and to our fidelity to its principles and the rule of law. We should have the character to overcome natural inclinations or proclivities. It’s hard to discern whether that is always the case because we look at the outcome. It is important to guard against being results-driven and to ensure fairness, adequate intellectual determination and a decision that is well-founded in law and fact and constitutionally sound. The Center Square: In Quinn, the court held that Washington’s capital gains tax is an excise tax, not an income tax or property tax. Would you have aligned more with the majority or the dissent, and what do you think the majority and Stephens got wrong, if at all? Bloom: I do believe the decision was wrongly decided. I would have sided with the dissent. Justice Gordon McCloud and I do not agree on everything, but I certainly think her dissent in Quinn was better reasoned. I would have aligned with her on this particular case. It was eloquent in its simplicity and directness, and incredibly well-reasoned. I thought the majority took a circuitous route in reaching its conclusion. It reminded me of U.S. Supreme Court opinion on Obamacare and whether something was a tax or a fee, and the mental gymnastics the court had to go through to reach that conclusion. It’s difficult to get ahead of the political pressure or the types of things you may experience as a judicial officer, but we need the integrity and personal fortitude to come to the correct decision, whether it is popular or not. I was at a forum recently where my response pointed to the Code of Judicial Conduct. It says judges have to maintain judicial integrity and independence and should not be influenced by public clamor. Those are the words used: public clamor. But what if the public is clamoring for a constitutional solution, or something that aligns with good public policy and sound statutory and legal principles? You have to guard against reaching a wrong decision by being anti-public opinion when public opinion aligns with what should be done properly under the Constitution. The Center Square: Several candidates have emphasized judicial independence as they highlight establishment endorsements from key Democratic figures, labor groups or other organizations. How do you respond to claims that Washington has a partisan judiciary? Bloom: After the last election, Chief Justice Stephens gave an interview to TVW and expressed concern about public trust in the courts and legal institutions. I do not disagree. The Supreme Court regulates the legal profession in Washington and has a great impact on the criminal justice system and the legal system generally. If you look at polling, public confidence in institutions has slipped precipitously, and confidence in courts and the legal system has degraded over the last several years. One of the things we have done as the bar is a campaign to emphasize the rule of law. I am behind that 100%. I do not agree with everything the Board of Governors of the State Bar does. I am a bit of an outlier, philosophically or ideologically, compared to many of my counterparts on the board, though I like them. They are good people, as are the justices. But when you have an agenda, it is possible to stray from impartiality and independence. People look at what is happening and ask whether we have two tiers of justice. They look at law enforcement and some decisions the court has made that seem to undermine or undercut law enforcement. Without enforcement of the law, there is no law. That is poisonous to respect for the law and the system. One of the most important things we would do as a court is set the tone. If we are allowing different results for similarly situated parties, that is corrosive to the rule of law. We have to overcome that as a court. From my perspective, that would be one of the most important things on my mind over the course of my term as a justice. The Center Square: Should voters consider how endorsements may affect decision-making, given that you were recommended by the Washington State Republican Party and several other candidates tout Democratic establishment endorsements and campaign donations? Bloom: It was brought to my attention, and I did not seek the recommendation or endorsement. I have known WAGOP Chairman Jim Walsh for quite some time personally, but I am not necessarily close with him. Like anyone, people have associations, friendships and different things, but we have to be able to put those things aside and focus on the matter at hand: the case, the facts and the law. Being able to compartmentalize those things, isolate them and have independence of thought and decision-making is incredibly important. I feel like I would be able to do that. I made this reference earlier about whether someone is loyal to the person who appoints them or loyal to the Constitution. Clearly, the person making the appointment has some interest in securing a favorable venue, to borrow a phrase I have heard over the past couple of months. The Constitution calls for the election of judges and judicial officers at all levels. Judicial offices are elected offices. However, if a judge resigns, is forced to retire or dies in office, the governor has the right under the Constitution to appoint the person who takes that individual’s place until the next election. The reality is that it really does support a system of appointment, particularly when judges intentionally step down between elections to allow that to happen. That seems to hand the governor, of whichever party, the ability to pick the person who they think will give them a favorable venue. You would like to believe everybody is on the up and up, but it leaves it open to that perception. The Center Square: In Blake, the court struck down the state’s felony drug possession law, leading to major public safety and taxpayer impacts. What did you take away from that? Bloom: It troubles me. Courts have always had to fashion remedies guided by the facts and the law, but it’s not done in a vacuum. I recently saw an analysis showing that judgments against the state have ballooned. The state is already in a tough position with respect to the mismatch between revenue and spending. As elected officials, what are we here for? Part of it is to form a more perfect union. We need that 30,000-foot view. A case or controversy comes before the court, but we are not in outer space, where there are only two parties before us. There are broader repercussions. We need to be cognizant of that as justices and on the bench. The Center Square: Do you think Blake was rightly decided, and were the taxpayer impacts fallout from the ruling or from lawmakers’ failure to include a mens rea element in the law? Bloom: I have not analyzed the case that much in those terms, but there are a few quick takeaways. Until a case comes before me on the bench and I hear it, I am not here to be a sociologist or psychologist. I am here to serve as a judge and apply the law. But one takeaway that astonishes me is that you cannot be held accountable for what you carry on your person. That is mind-blowing to an average person. Those are the kinds of things that undermine trust in the court. If people see that and think, “What are we doing here?” I think they are right to think that. Then the question becomes, what do you do? You hold your elected officials accountable, but you do not hold them accountable if you just send them back to the same office again. The Center Square: On the mens rea issue, critics of Blake argue that requiring proof someone knowingly possessed drugs creates an easy way to avoid accountability. Do you think the ruling helped create that problem? Bloom: I think it absolutely did. Personal responsibility and personal accountability matter. Most citizens are responsible and accountable, but how is it working out if we give others a free pass? If there is no issue, no jail, no bail and no accountability, people go about their business, and their business can end up harming the rest of society. That seems like a problem to me. The Center Square: Heading into a crowded August primary, what questions should voters be asking themselves? Bloom: A: Are we holding our elected officials accountable? B: Who would do a better job? Who has the background, experience, independence, judgment and life experience? I came up from E-1 to O-4 in the Navy. I swabbed the decks with the rest of them. I came up the hawsepipe, as they say in the Navy. I have worked in high-integrity professions. I have a track record that speaks for itself. I hope voters can have confidence that I will go to the Supreme Court and make independent decisions with integrity and independence.

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As the Republican candidate for California governor, Steve Hilton has a steep mountain to climb. Democratic voters outnumber Republicans almost two-to-one, and the majority of California voters disapprove of President Donald Trump, who endorsed Hilton. Nevertheless, Hilton hopes to be the first Republican to hold statewide office in 20 years. But who is Hilton and […]

The Prairie Portraits series features founders, funders and community builders from Nebraska's innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem. The post Prairie Portraits: Jorden Gershenson appeared first on Silicon Prairie News.

Eusko Label ligan, bikain aritu da 'Esperantza' ontzia, eta bigarren egin du Zierbenan, itsasoko lehen estropadan. Euskotren ligan, berriz, azken postuan bukatu du Oriok.

El inglés ha sido la gran estrella de Inglaterra, junto a Harry Kane, en la Copa del Mundo.

Этими ядами отравили Навального

Этими ядами отравили Навального

Этими ядами отравили Навального

Этими ядами отравили Навального

Дар маросими видоъ бо Алии Хоманаӣ, раҳбари пешини Эрон, ки ҳанӯз идома дорад, писари ӯ ва раҳбари кунунии Ҷумҳурии Исломӣ Муҷтабо Хоманаӣ ҳузур надорад. Ин дар ҳолест, ки се писари дигари ӯ – Мустафо, Масъуд ва Майсам – дар маросим иштирок карданд.

Сообщается о взрывах и пожаре

Российские власти объявили ее в розыск по делу о повторной «дискредитации» армии. О депортации девушки сообщил в воскресенье, 5 июля, правозащитный проект «Тюремный адвокат».

La Agencia Española de Protección de Datos (AEPD) establece que para el ejercicio de los derechos de una persona como ciudadana “como regla general, no hace falta facilitar la copia del DNI”. Además, añade que la persona que se está identificando “puede ocultar o proteger los datos no necesarios para la identificación, como el número de soporte o el equipo de expedición”. Para otros casos en los que es habitual que a los ciudadanos se les solicite una copia de su documento, como a la hora de realizar una contratación, la AEPD establece que la identidad puede verificarse “de otras maneras, como la firma electrónica”. Sin embargo, sí hay casos en los que es necesaria esta copia, como en los que haya que atender a la Ley contra el Blanqueo de Capitales.Además del de Orange, han existido otros casos previos a 2026, como la sanción de 20.000 euros a la empresa Quality Provider el 4 de abril de 2023 tras negarse a suprimir los datos de un cliente de su base por negarse a facilitar la copia del DNI que le habían solicitado. Más recientemente, en marzo de 2024, la AEPD multó con 11.000 euros a una empresa de grúas porque un trabajador había fotografiado “con su móvil personal” el DNI de un cliente sin su permiso cuando acudió a las instalaciones de la compañía a recoger su vehículo. Según expresó la Agencia, “no era necesario” el hecho de tomar una imagen del documento.En España no existe una ley específica para multar o no por fotocopiar de manera innecesaria el DNI. Estas prácticas se rigen por la Ley Orgánica 3/2018 de Protección de Datos Personales y garantía de los derechos digitales, y por el Reglamento General de Protección de Datos. Este último establece en su artículo 5.1 el “principio de minimización”, según el cual, “los datos personales serán adecuados, pertinentes y limitados a lo necesario en relación con los fines para los que son tratados”.Sobre el hecho de exigir una copia del DNI de una persona en los hoteles, la AEPD ha dicho que los datos que están obligados por ley a recoger los responsables de estos hospedajes sobre los clientes a los que alojan “no autoriza a solicitar una copia del documento de identidad del cliente”. Al mismo tiempo, indica que en caso de estar de manera presencial, “bastaría con una verificación visual del documento” y, en caso de realizarse online, “se recomienda el uso de mecanismos como certificados digitales”. En Maldita.es nos hemos puesto en contacto con la Agencia Española de Protección de Datos para preguntar por esta sanción de 100.000 euros que anuncian algunos contenidos, si el fotocopiar de manera innecesaria un DNI es un tipo de multa habitual y cuántas sanciones de este tipo se han producido, pero a 6 de julio de 2026 no tenemos respuesta.

Кыргызстандын Башкы прокуратурасы Америка Кошмо Штаттарынын компетенттүү органдары менен натыйжалуу өз ара аракеттенүүсүнүн жыйынтыгында эл аралык издөөдө жүргөн алдамчылыктын бир нече эпизодун жасоого айыпталган А.А. Бишкекке алып келинип, тергөө абагына киргизилди. Бул тууралуу Башкы прокуратуранын басма сөз кызматы кабарлады. Маалыматта кармалган адам жарандардын ишенимине кирүү жолу менен алардын мүлкүн мыйзамсыз ээлеп алып, жалпысынан 15 миллион сомдон ашык өлчөмдө материалдык зыян...