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La Oficina del Censo Electoral explica que son los propios electores quienes eligen el municipio al incorporarse en el CERA y que los consulados no realizan inscripciones de oficio, una cuestión que se había situado en el centro de las sospechas sobre la llamada Ley de Nietos.

O Tribunal Regional Eleitoral negou na quarta-feira (9) um pedido do governador e candidato à reeleição, Tarcísio de Freitas (Republicanos), para retirar do ar e conceder direito de resposta sobre um post que circula nas redes: um vídeo do candidato a governador de São Paulo Fernando Haddad (PT) relacionando o bolsonarista ao Banco Master. “Vocês […] Fonte

14 სექტემბერს აშშ-ის იუსტიციის დეპარტამენტმა გაავრცელა ინფორმაცია 32 წლის ანდრეი სამუილოვსკის მიერ თავის დამნაშავედ ცნობაზე. საქმე ეხებოდა აშშ-ის მიერ დაწესებული სანქციების დარღვევით აშშ-ში წარმოებული საავიაციო და საჰაერო-კოსმოსური დეტალების რუსეთში უკანონო ექსპორტის სქემასთან კავშირს. სამუილოვსკის აქვს ესტონეთის, შვეიცარიისა და რუსეთის მოქალაქეობა. მან თავი დამნაშავედ ცნო მსაჯულ კარლ ნიკოლსის წინაშე ბრალდების ერთ პუნქტზე, რომელიც ეხება შეთქმულებას ექსპორტის კონტროლის რეფორმის შესახებ...

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A água que avançou sobre a várzea do rio Tietê, no extremo leste de São Paulo (SP), desde o fim da semana passada, continuava dentro de casas e ruas nesta segunda-feira (14). União de Vila Nova, Jardim Pantanal, Jardim Helena, Vila Itaim e Vila Seabra estão entre as áreas atingidas por uma inundação que atravessou […] Fonte

Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen responded to a legislative subpoena to disclose voter roll information her office provided to the federal government, but also objected to the demand and described it as “political theater.” For months, members of the State Administration and Veterans’ Affairs Interim Committee have been trying to find out exactly what […]

(The Center Square) — The Pasco City Council is considering new restrictions on where housing for sexually violent predators could be located, including a proposed 1,000-foot separation from schools, parks, daycares and other locations where children and families gather. The discussion Monday night comes as Washington lawmakers prepare to revisit the state's rules governing Less Restrictive Alternatives, or LRAs. Councilmember Leo Perales, who has been involved in Pasco's work on the issue, said he expects LRAs to remain a major topic in Olympia. “I know during this next legislative session this is going to be a big topic,” Perales said. “We need to make sure that we're looking at this with common sense.” Perales also criticized what he described as efforts by Democrats in the state Legislature to impose policies on local governments, saying he believes cities need greater control over where LRA facilities are located. The Pasco council is not voting Monday on a final ordinance. Instead, council members are expected to give city staff direction on the framework they want included in regulations that will come back for consideration later. What is an LRA? An LRA is a court-approved residential placement for a person who has been civilly committed as a sexually violent predator and is being transitioned from secure confinement into the community under strict conditions. Washington's sexually violent predator law allows an individual to seek conditional release to an LRA when a court determines the placement is appropriate and conditions can adequately protect the community. The state operates the Special Commitment Center on McNeil Island, where people civilly committed as sexually violent predators receive treatment and remain in secure confinement. An LRA provides a less restrictive setting while maintaining treatment and supervision. Secure Community Transition Facilities, or SCTFs, are a type of more structured LRA placement. Washington law classifies SCTFs as essential public facilities, meaning local governments cannot simply prohibit them from locating within their jurisdictions. Cities can, however, establish land-use and siting regulations within the limits of state law. That distinction is at the center of Pasco's debate. Pasco currently has a moratorium on certain LRA and SCTF development that remains in place through February 2027 while the city works on permanent regulations. Pasco proposal The framework being discussed by the council would limit LRA facilities to industrial areas, with the proposed focus on areas north of I-182/US-12. The proposed regulations would also establish a 1,000-foot separation from locations identified as having risk potential, such as schools, school bus stops, daycares, parks, playgrounds, trails, libraries, churches, youth camps, and other sensitive locations. The proposal would also prohibit a line of sight between an LRA and those locations. Applicants would have to demonstrate that their proposed site is the farthest available location from those sensitive uses within Pasco. Every proposed LRA would require a Conditional Use Permit and review by a Hearing Examiner, who could impose additional safety and operational conditions. If an existing facility wanted to increase the number of approved beds, it would have to go through a new Conditional Use Permit process rather than expanding administratively. Perales said one of his priorities is strengthening the proposed Community Safety Plan. He wants the ordinance to establish a minimum list of requirements for every safety plan rather than leaving the contents entirely to case-by-case decisions. Those requirements could address security and staffing, emergency protocols, incident reporting, transportation and escort procedures, and coordination with Pasco police and Fire/EMS. “There are so many layers to this that I honestly think other cities across the state will take our ideas and plan,” Perales said. “Our council is ensuring we have the most teeth that we can with these regulations.” Perales said Pasco officials are looking at how other communities have handled LRA placements while developing their own regulations. “I’ll be honest, I don’t want them anywhere in Pasco, but you cannot prohibit them entirely,” Perales said. “But I hope no one tries to open one here in Pasco.” He said the prospect of housing several sexually violent predators at one location remains concerning to him. “To have four or five of these individuals housed, that raises the hair on my skin,” Perales said. Kennewick LRA battle The Pasco debate follows a highly contentious effort earlier this year to establish an LRA home in a Kennewick neighborhood. A home near Edison Street was proposed as a residence for sexually violent predators transitioning from the Special Commitment Center on McNeil Island. The proposal sparked significant neighborhood opposition and led to the formation of Save Our Children Tri-Cities, or SOCT, a grassroots online group started by neighbors. RMembers of the group organized protests, public outreach and other efforts opposing the proposed facility. The grassroots campaign drew attention to concerns about the proposed location and became a major part of the community response. The proposed LRA ultimately did not open at the Kennewick property following the community opposition. The Kennewick experience also prompted broader discussion about how local governments can respond to proposed LRA placements and what additional safeguards cities can establish. Tenino deals with LRAs Kennewick isn't the only Washington community to face opposition to an LRA. In Tenino, a planned LRA home closed before a resident moved in after significant community and law-enforcement opposition. The Washington Office of Public Defense has cited the Tenino experience as an example of the challenges surrounding LRA placements and community acceptance. The experiences in those communities have become part of the larger conversation over how Washington should balance treatment and community reintegration with public safety and local concerns. State considers changes The debate is also playing out in Olympia. During the 2025-26 legislative session, lawmakers introduced several bills addressing the placement and oversight of sexually violent predators in LRAs. SB 6337, sponsored by Sen. Nikki Torres and other lawmakers, would have prohibited an SVP from being placed in an LRA within 500 feet of certain facilities or schools, or in a location with a sight line to those facilities. Another proposal, SB 6336, sought to prohibit LRA placements in areas with a high concentration of children. Other legislation would have addressed who could own and operate LRA housing, the role of prosecutors in release decisions and other aspects of the placement process. Those proposals did not become law during the 2026 regular session. Perales said he expects the issue to return to the Legislature and believes Pasco should have its own regulations ready. The city's proposed 1,000-foot buffer would also go further than the 500-foot restriction proposed in one of the 2026 state bills. For now, Pasco's moratorium remains in place through February 2027 as the city works on its local regulations.

The Fresno County Board of Supervisors on Monday unanimously approved a $5.5 billion budget plan that avoids layoffs and service reductions. Paul Nerland, the County Administrative Officer, said the county was able to close its projected shortfall of about $15 million through, among other things, the use of one-time funding sources. However, with an ever […] The post Fresno County approves record-breaking $5.5 billion budget for next fiscal year appeared first on Fresnoland.

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The KAXE Music Team on new music from Ezra Collective, Sylvan Esso, Pokey LaFarge, Downtown Boys, Valerie June, Willi Carlisle, and Ex:Re. Plus our Pick From '76, Sparks.

Community Frontline’s Changemakers cohort saw 40 Tarrant County residents learn what it means to be a social entrepreneur.

Mary Jean Roberts passed on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026 in Grand Prairie, at the age of 92.

Last month, Queensland’s Crisafulli Government passed new laws that gut our rights and our ability to protect Wangan and Jagalingou Country from the unfettered ambitions of extractive industries.

It's unclear when the Adirondack Park Agency board may take back up the permit application for proposed cannon testing in Lewis

Sign up for Chalkbeat Colorado’s free daily newsletter to get the latest reporting from us, plus curated news from other Colorado outlets, delivered to your inbox.Colorado teachers and other public school employees can now get help with down payments and closing costs through a new state program aimed at making homeownership more attainable. The Schools to Home program launched July 1 to provide assistance to educators and other public school employees who are first-time homebuyers. So far, 85 people have used the program, according to a spokesperson for the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority, which manages the program. The authority estimates that with its initial funding, the program will help about 125 home purchases with an average assistance amount of $80,000 per home. The program came out of a 2025 state law and is the latest in a raft of state and local efforts to help public school employees purchase homes in a pricey market. The goal is to alleviate teacher shortages, boost retention, and allow more educators to live in the community where they work. A number of Colorado districts already offer employees help with housing, often by subsidizing rent or by providing options like tiny homes that are less expensive than traditional homes.On average, Colorado teachers in district-run schools earned about $78,000 last school year and teachers in charter schools earned about $60,000 a year. In July, Colorado’s median home price was $550,000, according to the Colorado Association of Realtors. The Colorado Department of Treasury invested $10 million from the state’s Public School Permanent Fund to start Schools to Home, and will make additional investments in the coming months. The income earned from those investments will fund the program. To be eligible, participants must work full time in a school district, public school, charter school, innovation school, or Board of Cooperative Educational Services. They must take a homebuyer education class, and meet certain credit score requirements and income limits. The maximum assistance public school employees can receive through Schools to Home is 25% of their first mortgage loan. In exchange for getting downpayment assistance from the state, participants will have to repay the amount they received when they sell the house. They’ll also have to pay the state a portion of the amount by which the home’s value increases. If the home’s value decreases or stays the same, the participant will only have to pay back the downpayment amount they received initially. To learn more about the program, visit the Schools to Home website. Ann Schimke is a senior reporter at Chalkbeat. Contact Ann at aschimke@chalkbeat.org.

Australia’s gas industry is harming communities across the Asia-Pacific, with new research warning its aggressive expansion is fuelling human rights violations, environmental destruction and health crises.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Private records from a shuttered Oklahoma City charter school are now in state hands after months of delay and dispute. Proud To Partner Leadership Academy, a charter high school known as PTPLA, formally closed on June 30, but for months afterward, paper copies of students’ educational records and financial documents needed for […]

The close contest between Rhode Island’s Republican gubernatorial primary is not close enough to justify a manual refeeding of every ballot into a tabulating machine, the Board of Elections determined Monday. The unanimous vote by the election panel came after an hourlong back-and-forth with trailing candidate Elaine Pelino, who protested a lack of public notification […]

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. New York’s Board of Regents voted Monday to press ahead with sweeping changes to graduation requirements, even as state officials acknowledged that key questions about the transition remain unresolved. Under the state’s timeline, current high school seniors will be the last graduating class […] The post Regents Exams No More? State Board Votes to Advance Graduation Requirements Overhaul appeared first on The City Reporter.