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Mayor Zohran Mamdani is continuing a part of his predecessor’s budgeting legacy: using New Yorkers’ water bills as a piggy bank for the city budget. The Mamdani administration is following a pattern set under former Mayor Eric Adams by calling for the collection of $313 million in charges imposed on the Water Board to lease […] The post Amid Budget Crunch, Mamdani Keeps Water Charges That May Lead to Higher Bills appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.

Croke’s win solidified what was an impressive election night for candidates endorsed by Gov. JB Pritzker.

After months of gridlock, Michigan lawmakers say they finally have a deal to renew an interstate medical compact. Without it, 8,000 doctors could lose their ability to practice across state lines.

Por Michel Goulart da Silva O Senado aprovou projeto de lei que, entre outros temas, revoga a lista tríplice nas […] The post Universidade: e depois do fim da lista tríplice? appeared first on Outras Palavras.

La escalada entre Israel e Irán entra en una fase más incierta tras las declaraciones de Benjamín Netanyahu, que no descarta una intervención terrestre para precipitar la caída del régimen iraní.

A analista de política externa e âncora de TV Elham Abedini estava em Teerã, na sede da IRIB, emissora estatal do Irã, em 16 de junho de 2025, quando quatro mísseis israelenses atingiram o prédio. Três pessoas foram assassinadas, várias ficaram feridas e Elham poderia ter sido uma das vítimas: ela havia encerrado um programa ao vivo […] Fonte

U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) launched an investigation into the discrepancy between reported and observed methane pollution from the Permian Basin—the largest-producing oil field in the United States and one of the largest in the world.  The investigation, announced Wednesday, follows a recent report by MethaneSAT, a short-lived methane-sensing satellite launched by the Environmental Defense […]

Réunis à Bruxelles jeudi 19 mars, les 27 de l'Union européenne (UE) n'ont pas réussi à surmonter l'opposition du Premier ministre hongrois Viktor Orban à une aide financière destinée à l'Ukraine.

Spring marks one of the busiest adoption seasons for the Humane Society of North Texas.

A survey from UC Berkeley’s Institute of Governmental Studies found 52% of voters backing a proposed a one-time, 5% tax on the net worth of billionaires.

A four-and-a-half hour hearing Wednesday night of the House Committee on Judiciary drew a long parade of landlords who rallied against a number of perennial housing-related legislative pushes like rent control and just cause evictions.  Hiding among all the big ideas were the bed bugs.  Bill H7758 — sponsored by Rep. Cherie Cruz, a Pawtucket […]

Lawmakers on both sides of the political aisle still have questions for Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen. Jacobsen, however, has not been present for at least a couple of recent meetings of legislative committees charged with oversight of the Secretary of State’s Office and audit responsibilities. As a result, some legislators are considering their subpoena […]

FRANKFORT — The GOP-controlled Kentucky House voted Thursday to raise the age to gamble on sports to 21 and ban proposition bets, or “prop” bets, on Kentucky college athletes.  Rep. Michael Meredith, R-Oakland, the primary sponsor of House Bill 904, told a legislative committee earlier this month that the provisions had been worked on for […]

OXFORD — Former Hollandale Police Chief Brandon Addison pleaded guilty Thursday to charges involving the transportation and distribution of illegal drugs through portions of the Mississippi Delta and into Memphis via Highway 61.  He is the principal defendant in a federal drug trafficking case involving nine former Mississippi Delta law enforcement officers. Addison, 41, also […]

A ruling by a Lewis and Clark County District Court judge has cleared the way for school counselors to challenge laws that require parental notification anytime subjects of gender, sexuality or identity are brought up in the classroom, even as attorneys for the State of Montana argued the challenge should be dismissed. Judge Christopher Abbott […]

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Vox se alimenta hoy de aquel mismo malestar escenificado en las plazas el 15 de mayo de 2011. La indignación política no tiene color propio, igual vota al ideólogo de la cátedra como al clérigo del púlpito.

Oil companies won the right to drill on more than 1.3 million acres across the Alaskan Arctic on Wednesday, including areas that local Alaska Native leaders consider critical to wildlife and subsistence hunting and land set aside for conservation.  It was the first lease sale in the region since 2019 and marked the next phase […]

The move comes in response to allegations that Chavez sexually abused girls and women in the United Farmworkers movement.

Cyberbullying is no longer a marginal phenomenon. Digital bullying on social media platforms is part of everyday life for many children and young people. According to studies, one in six children aged between 11 and 15 has been a victim of cyberbullying at some point. One in eight children admits to having bullied someone online […] Der Beitrag EU Action Plan to Combat Cyberbullying: Making Social Media Safer for Children erschien zuerst auf The Better News.