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A Washington Supreme Court commissioner on Tuesday declined to pause a judge’s ruling that blocked a new law setting stricter qualifications for sheriffs. Deputy Commissioner Walter Burton agreed with sheriffs challenging the law that the status quo from past years should remain while litigation continues, even as candidates for sheriff file to run for election […]

By Raquel Rutledge. This story was originally published by ProPublica. To the narcotics agents investigating drug smuggling in Puerto Rico prisons, it seemed at first like a typical scheme: associates of an inmate gang sneaking drugs into the prison, gang members distributing them inside and bank records showing the money flowing. Then the agents discovered […] The post Prosecutors Had a Drugs-for-Votes Scheme “Locked Up.” Under Trump, They Were Told Not to Pursue Charges. appeared first on Pasquines.

Tennessee lawmakers adopted a set of rules for their special legislative session that would limit public comment and shorten the time frame for the public to view any new U.S. House map. The rules are likely to allow the state’s Republican supermajority to pass a new map by their anticipated timeline of Thursday, as the […]

The 2026 allergy season could be worse this year for those with seasonal allergies and allergic diseases due to a record warm start to spring.

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意大利總理梅洛尼（Giorgia Meloni）出席在亞美尼亞舉行的“歐洲政治共同體峰會”，在回應媒體時表示對美國可能裁撤駐北約盟國軍隊的態度。

意大利总理梅洛尼（Giorgia Meloni）出席在亚美尼亚举行的“欧洲政治共同体峰会”，在回应媒体时表示对美国可能裁撤驻北约盟国军队的态度。

(The Center Square) – State Rep. Kam Buckner, D-Chicago, says his megaprojects legislation is a directly usable tool for the city of Chicago. After Mayor Brandon Johnson questioned why any Chicago legislator would vote for anything that doesn’t benefit the people of the city, Buckner said in a statement to The Center Square that House Bill 910 gives cities like Chicago the tools to compete for and shape large-scale development in a way that benefits residents. COOK COUNTY COMMISSIONER FOUND NOT GUILTY OF DUI Cook County Judge Donald Suriano has found Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Samantha Steele not guilty of driving under the influence. Steele was charged in connection with a 2024 crash in Chicago. In March, she lost her reelection bid to Liz Nicholson in the Democratic Party primary. The Board of Review is tasked with providing county taxpayers an opportunity to appeal the over-valuation of property assessments. HEARING SCHEDULED WEDNESDAY IN LJC CASE CHALLENGING JUDGE’S REMOVAL Oral arguments are scheduled to be heard on Wednesday in a lawsuit against the Illinois Supreme Court on behalf of former Cook County Judge James R. Brown. The Liberty Justice Center filed the federal civil rights suit in February for what it said was Brown’s unconstitutional removal over statements the judge made while he was retired. OBAMA CENTER TICKETS GO ON SALE WEDNESDAY WITH PRICE RANGE FROM $15-$30 Tickets to the Museum at the Obama Presidential Center are scheduled to go on sale at 9 a.m. on Wednesday. General admission tickets cost $23 to $30 or $15 to $26 for Illinois residents. The museum is scheduled to open June 19 on Chicago’s South Side. Tickets are available at www.obama.org/visit/museum-tickets.

The U.S. Department of Justice sued Denver and threatened to sue the state of Colorado over their laws banning so-called assault weapons and large-capacity magazines, claiming they violate the Second Amendment. Last week, the Trump administration wrote to Denver and Colorado saying it would file lawsuits if they did not voluntarily comply with demands to […]

Hundreds of animals have so far been transported from the Villa Chardonnay property in one of the region's biggest ever animal rescues.

Viajar a Marruecos es uno de los destinos más fascinantes para quienes buscan cultura, aventura y paisajes únicos a pocas horas de Europa.

The lieutenant governor endorsed state Sen. Mayes Middleton over U.S. Rep. Chip Roy for the Republican attorney general nod. And he backed Railroad Commissioner Jim Wright over challenger Bo French.

U.S. District Court Judge Melissa DuBose, who released a man without being told by federal authorities he was wanted for a homicide in his native Dominican Republic, referred the matter Tuesday to the full court for review by a magistrate judge or special master. During an afternoon virtual hearing, DuBose ordered 27-year-old Bryan Rafael Gomez to be detained again pending a bond hearing before an immigration judge within the next week.

26 квітня головнокомандувач ЗСУ Олександр Сирський повідомив, що російська армія активізувала наступ майже по всій лінії фронту

Estudo nas capitais brasileiras revela: gratuidade tem o potencial de gerar 45,6 bi em “dinheiro novo”. Valor antes retido nas catracas circularia na economia nacional e se tornaria “salário indireto” para a população que enfrenta o alto custo de vida e precarização The post Tarifa Zero, um novo Bolsa Família? appeared first on Outras Palavras.

CAPITOL WEEKLY PODCAST: This Special Episode of the Capitol Weekly Podcast was recorded live at Affordability: The Cost of Living in California, which was held in Sacramento on April 30, 2026. This is Panel 3: AccountabilityContinue reading the full article: Capitol WeeklyOriginal article: http://capitolweekly.net/special-episode-affordability-accountability/

Sign up for Chalkbeat Indiana’s free daily newsletter to keep up with Indianapolis Public Schools, Marion County’s township districts, and statewide education news.Cuylen Roberson slept through his 4 a.m. alarm on Tuesday — but he had three more set, just in case.The Lawrence North High School senior woke up excited to serve as a poll worker on Primary Election Day, despite the rain that fell as he and four other students made their way to the high school to set up the voting site in the gym. “I was nervous about it, but I was also excited,” Roberson said, recalling the legal aspects of the training he completed. “It just felt nice to do something to help where I’m needed.”State law allows 16- and 17-year old high school students to serve as a clerk for an election, and lets minors with a GPA of at least 3.0 to do so, with the permission of their school principal and a parent or guardian. Like adult poll workers, these students also get paid for their time and can earn up to $180 for the day in Marion County. Election offices across the state have used the law to help fill critical election roles. As a poll clerk, students can help set up voting sites and check voters in to receive their ballot. The job is a civic-minded way for students to get paid.At Lawrence North, senior Alia Massey waved residents through the check-in process with the confidence of someone who has been working elections for years. She credits her civic engagement to her mother.“Every chance that I get, my mom always pulls me in her room or she just stops and talks about something,” said Alia, who plans to join the military after graduating in May. “She’s like, ‘Okay, you need to watch this, because you need to actually know what’s going on.’”Though Alia and most of the other student workers at the high school are already 18, they found out about the opportunity to work a poll site through a visit from the League of Women Voters to their school. At the other end of the check-in table, Lawrence Central High School junior Jameon Gibson listed acceptable forms of identification to voters who trickled in. “Is it going smoothly?” one woman asked him as she showed her identification.“It is,” he said.Lawrence North senior Kylie Atkinson said she wanted to experience what it would be like to assist in the voting process. Often, she said, it feels like she and her peers can’t be politically involved because of their age. “If I get the experience myself, I can explain it to other people and explain how to do it to other people,” she said. “But I think it’s really important that you have all demographics represented in any kind of democracy.” Amelia Pak-Harvey covers Indianapolis and Lawrence Township schools for Chalkbeat Indiana. Contact Amelia at apak-harvey@chalkbeat.org.

El Gobierno reconoció que deberá desembolsar más de $6.200 millones por cancelar el contrato de las obras del Centro Cultural...

A world-champion Cuban wrestler has dismissed his lawsuit against the National Collegiate Athletic Association over rules that he said unfairly barred him from wrestling for Iowa State University. The lawsuit, filed in December 2025, was voluntarily dismissed late last week by lawyers for Reineri Andreu Ortega, a student and prospective college wrestler at ISU, with […]

Many mobile home owners are about to see much higher property tax bills compared to years past, five county treasurers warned. Officials said this trend is a result of the new laws passed at last year’s legislative session that required homeowners to opt in for lower tax rates, and that a large portion of mobile home owners did not enroll for the preferential treatment. The post County officials: Certain mobile home owners will get hit with property tax spikes as new ‘opt-in’ laws leave residents behind  appeared first on Montana Free Press.