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Given the sowing data and the possibility of persistent El Niño conditions, the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA), in its monthly economic review released on August 31, said particular attention may be required for pulses, oilseeds, rice and other rainfall-sensitive crops in the months ahead. As per the review, kharif sowing stood at 105.67 million […]

If a community provides land, infrastructure and resources for AI data centers, the residents deserve a share of the economic opportunity they create.Continue reading the full article: Capitol WeeklyOriginal article: http://capitolweekly.net/if-ai-data-centers-are-coming-communities-should-set-the-terms/

Reason exists for some optimism among California's clinical researchers – a $12 billion ballot initiative actually on the fall ballot. It is Proposition 38, which would provide $8.4 billion for immunology research involving a wide range of afflictions, including cancer, heart disease and Alzheimer’s disease.Continue reading the full article: Capitol WeeklyOriginal article: http://capitolweekly.net/voters-could-fund-what-trump-and-california-lawmakers-will-not/

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(The Center Square) – A northeast Ohio behavioral health agency received $1.2 million in improper Medicaid payments, Ohio’s auditor said. The state wants $1.4 million in repayment, adding interest, from New Destiny Treatment Center in Summit County, Auditor Keith Faber said. New Destiny was paid $11.5 million from Jan. 1, 2021, through Dec. 31, 2023, for substance abuse disorder, mental health and other services, Faber said. “Issues identified in Tuesday’s compliance audit included missing documentation to support reimbursements and instances where treatment plans did not match services that were provided, among other issues,” the auditor said. Medicaid is the joint-state federal health insurance program for low-income residents. State law requires prior authorization for before a patient can be admitted for treatment. “The 425 payments examined contained 45 instances in which prior authorization was not obtained after 30 consecutive days of admission through day 50 of admission,” the audit states. “New Destiny should ensure that prior authorization is obtained when required. New Destiny should address the identified issues to ensure compliance with Medicaid rules and avoid future findings.” The audit also examined patient treatment plans “to confirm if the treatment plan indicated the service was authorized and that the treatment plan was signed by the recording practitioner,” the audit said. “The 78 payments examined contained 60 instances in which the treatment plan authorized a higher level of care than what was provided and four instances in which there was no treatment plan.” These 64 errors are included in the projected improper payment amount of $1.1 million, the audit said. Nationally, there has been a crackdown on Medicaid fraud this year. Last month, the state of Minnesota filed criminal charges against two people for $1.5 million in alleged Medicaid Fraud, the state’s attorney general said, including one who was reportedly honored by the state as an “outstanding refugee.”

(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump’s administration is touting a crackdown on fraudulent commercial driver's license schools and unsafe truck drivers, but a Rockford trucking executive says federal officials are addressing the symptoms of a much larger problem. “We’re addressing the symptoms of the problem, but we’re not addressing the problem,” Zach Meiborg, owner and CEO of Meiborg Companies, told The Center Square. The U.S. Department of Transportation recently announced Operation Highway Shield, a federal enforcement effort targeting unsafe commercial drivers, fraudulent credentials and other alleged violations in the trucking industry. The White House highlighted a related crackdown on fraudulent CDL schools, saying more than 100 schools had allowed non-English speakers to operate commercial trucks and that the Trump administration's interagency effort would prosecute fraud and shut down unsafe operations. Meiborg said removing individual drivers from service does not necessarily stop the companies he says are exploiting the system. “Any time the DOT says they put a driver out of service, what that means is they’re handing a driver a piece of paper that says you can’t operate this vehicle, and then the enforcement officer, usually state police, drives off,” Meiborg said. “That driver then drives off.” Meiborg said many out-of-service orders involve English-language proficiency requirements, but argued enforcement actions against individual drivers fail to address the companies behind the alleged violations. “Just because they put the driver out of service doesn’t mean they pulled the driver or the truck off the road or addressed the real problem,” Meiborg said. According to federal transportation officials, Operation Highway Shield is part of a broader effort involving the Department of Transportation and Homeland Security to identify unsafe commercial drivers and fraudulent activity in the trucking industry. The administration has also targeted schools accused of improperly certifying commercial drivers. Meiborg said those efforts are worthwhile but come too late if regulators do not address the economic incentives that he argues encourage companies to violate federal trucking rules. “When they say they shut down 100 CDL mill schools, great, but you’re only addressing the problem after the problem’s already occurred,” he said. “The problem is that there’s a massive incentive to cheat.” Meiborg said the trucking industry is constrained by federal hours-of-service regulations that limit the amount of time drivers can remain on duty. He argues a key part of that framework dates back to the Transportation Act of 1935 and no longer reflects the realities of modern trucking. “The core of the problem is we have a 91-year-old rule,” Meiborg said. He said compliant companies are limited in how productively they can operate trucks while companies willing to falsify electronic logs can keep drivers on the road longer and move freight at lower prices. “We’re in a decreasing-cost industry, so the more you run, the more your cost per mile comes down,” Meiborg said. “These operators operate about a dollar per mile less than what a compliant company operates just because they simply run more miles.” Meiborg alleged that some companies recruit unqualified drivers, falsify electronic logbooks and exceed federally permitted driving and working hours. “If you’re going to have rules, you need to enforce the rules,” Meiborg said. “But our federal government and the state government, in particular the state enforcement agencies and the state police, have failed to enforce this rule, which has caused a big incentive for people to cheat.” He argued that the answer is not necessarily more regulation but modernizing existing regulations. “The problem exists because we have outdated regulations being enforced by modern technology, which has caused a massive incentive to cheat,” Meiborg said. Meiborg is advocating for a simplified system that would allow drivers to work under a “14 hours on, 10 hours off” framework. “I’m not saying by any means we should get rid of the federal mandated rest break,” he said. “I’m just saying we need more simplicity around hours of service.” Meiborg said the change would allow compliant trucking companies to compete more effectively while preserving mandatory rest periods. “We need to have the common sense to recognize the problem exists not because of not enough regulation or not enough enforcement, but the problem exists because we have outdated regulations,” Meiborg said. He also argued that the current system contributes to the nationwide shortage of truck parking. “If trucks can only operate on the road legally for 8.75 hours per day, we have a lot more trucks demanding parking,” Meiborg said. He said modernizing the rules could reduce demand for hundreds of thousands of additional parking spaces without requiring significant new government spending. The federal government has identified truck parking shortages as a national transportation concern and has funded projects intended to expand available spaces. Meiborg said his proposal would address the issue differently by reducing the amount of time trucks are forced off the road. “This would cost nothing to do and would essentially reduce the demand for 400,000 parking spots,” Meiborg said. The Rockford executive said federal regulators should continue targeting fraudulent CDL schools and unsafe drivers but should focus more attention on companies repeatedly violating safety regulations. “When these non-compliant companies get into an accident and kill someone, it’s a $10 million, $20 million lawsuit, maybe a $100 million lawsuit,” Meiborg said. He argued that some companies can simply shut down and reopen under a different registration, avoiding long-term consequences. “The big issue comes from, again, the exploitation of a 91-year-old rule,” Meiborg said. “The rule is just outdated.” Meiborg said he believes the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has been receptive to hearing from industry members, but he wants the agency and federal policymakers to move beyond discussion. “FMCSA is doing a good job of community outreach, 100%,” Meiborg said. “They are picking up the phone and talking to people and asking their opinion.” “What we’re lacking is just simply the gumption to actually do something.” Meiborg said changes could come through FMCSA rulemaking, the Department of Transportation, executive action or Congress. Until then, he said federal enforcement operations such as Operation Highway Shield may remove some unsafe drivers from the road without eliminating what he considers the underlying incentive for companies to break the rules. “We’re addressing the symptoms of the problem,” Meiborg said. “But we’re not addressing the problem.”

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Ysleta High School enters its centennial year with a defending district champion and a renovated Hutchins Stadium, part of districtwide football field upgrades. The post ‘The glue that holds Ysleta together’: At Lower Valley high school, generations still come home to Hutchins Stadium appeared first on El Paso Matters.

The number of people being held by federal authorities in California has nearly doubled since early 2025, data shows.

Always Lalisa, el documental sobre la vida de Lisa, de Blackpink, llegará a los cines de todo el mundo el 12 de octubre, antes de llegar al streaming.

Illinois producers wanting to pursue conservation projects have fewer resources this year with almost half of Illinois counties having lost federal conservation staff in 2025.  Data published in June by the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition shows Illinois had 77 fewer Natural Resources Conservation Service staff in January 2026 compared to January 2025’s staffing levels.  The […] The post Illinois, Midwest saw large reduction in conservation staff in 2025, study shows  appeared first on Investigate Midwest.

Netflix presentó un nuevo adelanto de Al este del Edén, la adaptación del clásico de John Steinbeck que llegará a la plataforma el 1 de octubre.

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Yeni dərs ilinə qədər məktəb direktorlarının işə qəbul nəticələri açıqlanacaq. Elektron qaydada müraciət edən namizədlərdən 5 ildən çox pedaqoji təcrübə, liderlik, digər bacarıqlar tələb edilir. 18 il ibtidai sinif müəllimi işləmiş Leyla Nəcəfquliyeva isə deyir ki, müstəqil namizədlərin şansı azdır.

Երկու երկրների ղեկավարները պոստֆակտում հաստատեցին՝ պայմանավորվել են շարունակել քննարկումները, Հայաստանի վարչապետն առաջիկայում Մոսկվա կմեկնի:

Wadau mbalimbali, wakiwemo maafisa wa serikali nchini Sudan Kusini wanakutana kwa siku mbili kujadiliana namna ya kuharakisha mchakato wa nchi hiyo, kutia saini mkataba wa kimataifa kuhusu udhibiti wa matumizi ya tumbaku.

ذبیح‌الله مجاهد، سخنگوی طالبان در دفاع از ممنوعیت تظاهرات، می‌گوید که تظاهرات در «قوانین اسلامی وجود ندارد». مجاهد درحالی از این قانون جنجالی، دفاع کرده که سازمان‌های بین‌المللی، این قانون طالبان را «بی‌رحمانه» خوانده و آن را اقدامی برای سرکوب هرگونه مخالفت در کشور دانسته‌اند.

Вице-премьер России Алексей Оверчук заявил, что Ереван не направлял Москве официального запроса о передаче концессии «Южно-Кавказской железной дороги» другой стороне.

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk says Yerevan made no formal request to Moscow concerning transfer of South Caucasus Railway concession.

Сустрэча адбылася пасьля агульнай аўдыенцыі папы Льва XIV на плошчы Сьвятога Пятра.