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Shtetet e Bashkuara i kanë dhuruar Kosovës një skaner mobil, të llojit Rapiscan, që është vendosur në pikëkalimin kufitar në Merdarë – që lidh Kosovën me Serbinë.

WASHINGTON — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials placed an asylum seeker who is eight months pregnant on a deportation flight Wednesday afternoon, even though she was in medical distress, her attorneys told States Newsroom. ICE officials and the Department of Homeland Security responded to States Newsroom’s requests for comment, but did not answer questions […]

(The Center Square) – The Governor’s Office of Management and Budget says it has identified more than $480 million of budget reserves from state agencies amid economic uncertainty that Gov. J.B. Pritzker says is driven by President Donald Trump’s administration. The GOMB statement follows comments by state Rep. Amy Elik, R-Alton, regarding Pritzker’s order from Sept. 23, directing state agencies to find up to 4% in reserves. “We were hopeful last fall with the governor’s executive order that would force state agencies to identify waste or redundancies within their agency. Instead, when we sought answers about their work through a [Freedom of Information Act] request, that request was denied,” Elik said during a press conference at the Illinois Capitol on Wednesday morning. According to a statement from the governor’s office, the GOMB list released Thursday reflects $481.6 million in fiscal year 2026 general funds reserves across multiple areas of state government. The reserves breakdown includes $361.5 million in health care and human services, $57.2 million in government services, $30.5 million in higher education, $22.1 million in public safety and $10.3 million in economic development, environment and culture. The statement says savings were achieved through administrative efficiencies, staffing adjustments, lower-than-expected caseloads and cost controls. According to the governor’s office, no funding for pensions or K–12 education was impacted.

Two Democratic lawmakers are again seeking to pass legislation that would require more disclosure from lobbyists.

В Давосе Зеленский встретился с Трампом, представители президента США летят в Москву к Путину. В Киеве около трех тысяч многоэтажек остаются без тепла. Покидают ли город жители? Без пошлин и без войны: о чем договорились по Гренландии?

വെള്ളിയാഴ്‌ച തിരുവനന്തപുരത്ത്‌ എത്തുന്ന പ്രധാനമന്ത്രി നരേന്ദ്രമോദിയോട്‌ ഇ‍ൗ നാടിനെ സ്‌നേഹിക്കുന്ന മലയാളികൾ അക്ഷരാർഥത്തിൽ ചോദിച്ചുപോകും,

نمایندگان پارلمان اروپا با تصویب قطعنامه‌ای «سرکوب و قتل‌های دسته‌جمعی» انجام شده توسط رژیم جمهوری اسلامی علیه معترضان در ایران را محکوم کردند.

За даними командування, на Покровському напрямку від початку доби було 56 російських атак

Urgency statutes, fiscal emergency statutes, right of public access, local or special statutes, and reimbursement disclaimers utilize explanatory statements. Several of these three types of measures are actually required to do so by the state Constitution.

O presidente dos Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, lançou oficialmente durante o Fórum Econômico Mundial de Davos, nesta quinta-feira (22), o seu Conselho da Paz, cuja ambição é trabalhar para a resolução de conflitos em todo o mundo – segundo ele, em coordenação com as Nações Unidas. A minuta da carta de lançamento, divulgada pela imprensa internacional, descreve uma iniciativa amplamente controlada pelo presidente americano.

Ministri i Jashtëm rus, Sergei Lavrov, deklaroi më 20 janar se Bashkimi Evropian po i kërkon Serbisë njohjen e pavarësisë së Kosovës si kusht për integrim në BE, duke e cilësuar këtë si një akt “poshtërimi” dhe nënshtrimi ndaj politikave të jashtme të Brukselit, përfshirë sanksionet ndaj Rusisë. Pretendimi i Lavrovit është i pavërtetë dhe manipulues. […]

Cleaning up oilfield pollution in arid West Texas is costly and complicated. The bankruptcy process allows companies to move on while the public pays the price.

The ruling said activist Laura Pressley’s case was moot, because the state has already banned the practice she challenged.

El Concejo Municipal de Raleigh aprobó el martes la adquisición de StarChase, una herramienta de rastreo por GPS, para uso del Departamento de Policía de la ciudad. La entrada Raleigh aprueba sistema GPS para rastrear vehículos y evitar persecuciones policiales se publicó primero en Enlace Latino NC. Raleigh aprueba sistema GPS para rastrear vehículos y evitar persecuciones policiales was first posted on enero 22, 2026 at 11:00 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

Информационный дайджест «Время Свободы с Андреем Шароградским». Четверг, 22 января

(The Center Square) – The Pritzker administration’s recent announcement of $36 million in state grants for local park projects is drawing criticism from taxpayer advocates who say the program is politically selective, inefficient and funded a tax burden on Illinois residents. Last week, Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources announced $36 million in Open Space Land Acquisition and Development grants for 67 park projects across Illinois, funding things like walking paths, playgrounds, pickleball courts, and sports facilities. However, Brian Costin, deputy state director of Americans for Prosperity–Illinois, said the announcement overlooks serious concerns about how the money is collected and distributed. “This is a question of fairness,” Costin told TCS. “There are 1,295 municipalities and 347 park districts in the state of Illinois, and only 67 grants were awarded. That’s less than 5%. Who gets the grants, and who doesn’t? It’s very susceptible to politics.” The OSLAD program is funded in part by Illinois’ real estate transfer tax, a fee paid when property changes hands. Costin noted that many states do not impose a state-level transfer tax at all. “It’s basically a sales tax on selling your home,” Costin said. “We already have the second-highest, or depending on the metric, the highest, property taxes in the nation. This is just another tax layered on top in a state that already has the highest combined state and local tax burden in the country.” Critics say Illinois’ park grant program is weighed down by bureaucracy, political favoritism, and uneven distribution, diverting attention and resources from the state’s deeper financial problems. Costin criticized the structure of the grant program itself, arguing that the application and selection process creates unnecessary administrative costs. “There are huge administration costs that go along with this,” he said. “There’s a very long application process, there’s no real transparency in how decisions are made, and there’s a lot of deadweight loss. Why don’t we just leave the money in communities to begin with?” Several communities awarded grants publicly thanked Pritzker in statements included in the state’s announcement. Costin said that dynamic highlights what he sees as a fundamental problem. “We shouldn’t be forced to show gratitude to get our own tax dollars back,” Costin said. “It’s a very backwards way of doing things. This turns into PR and political messaging instead of an efficient way to distribute public money.” Costin acknowledged that grants this year went to communities represented by both Republicans and Democrats but said the timing and promotion of the awards remain problematic. “In the past, these grants have been rolled out right before elections to generate positive press,” he said. “It’s supposed to be a cost-sharing program, but it ends up creating conflict when only a handful of communities are picked as winners.” Costin argued that if the state insists on maintaining the program, funding should be distributed more evenly. “Every community should receive funding based on population or a clear formula, not a selective process where a few winners are chosen from a laundry list of applicants,” said Costin. He also questioned whether park amenities should be considered a top priority given Illinois’ broader fiscal challenges. “We have $140 billion in pension debt, more than any other state,” Costin said. “It feels like fiddling while Rome burns.” The Pritzker administration has defended the OSLAD program as a long-standing investment in public recreation and quality of life. The program has awarded more than $675 million since its creation in 1986.

Validée par la commission des lois du Sénat le 14 janvier, une commission d'enquête initiée par les socialistes vise l'écosystème du milliardaire d'extrême droite Pierre-Édouard Stérin. Sa composition vient d'être dévoilée. Démocratie / Droites extrêmes, Actu

El Concejo Municipal de Raleigh aprobó el martes la adquisición de StarChase, una herramienta de rastreo por GPS, para uso del Departamento de Policía de la ciudad. La entrada Raleigh aprueba sistema GPS para rastrear vehículos y evitar persecuciones policiales se publicó primero en Enlace Latino NC. Raleigh aprueba sistema GPS para rastrear vehículos y evitar persecuciones policiales was first posted on enero 22, 2026 at 11:00 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

Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Texas’ free newsletter here. A federal judge Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit filed by conservative activists who challenged the use of electronic voting equipment to randomly number ballots in Texas on the grounds that the practice compromised ballot secrecy. Judge David Alan Ezra of U.S. District Court in Austin ruled that the case, filed in 2024 by longtime Texas election activist Laura Pressley and voters from three counties, was moot, because the Texas Secretary of State’s Office has since prohibited counties from using electronic pollbooks to generate and print numbers on ballot paper. He also wrote that two of the counties named in the suit, Williamson and Bell, had taken steps to eliminate the use of pollbooks to number ballot paper, and that the third, Llano County, doesn’t use them for that purpose. In court filings, Pressley had said she used public records to find what she described as an “algorithmic pattern” that could link more than 60,000 voters in Williamson County, north of Austin, to their ballots and expose how they voted, though she did not reveal her exact method. Ballot secrecy has become a growing concern in recent years, as Texas passed laws that made it easier for the public to access various election records and datasets — anything from voter lists to the labels on election office computers and printers. Votebeat and the Texas Tribune in 2024 reported that the increased availability of records made it possible, in limited instances, to determine the ballot choices of individual voters, compromising their right to a secret ballot. Following that reporting, the Texas Secretary of State’s Office directed counties to redact any information on election records and materials released to the public that could tie a voter to their ballot. Election officials have offered other solutions to address the state’s ballot secrecy concerns, but Texas lawmakers have yet to take action to tighten access to any publicly available election records. In court filings, Pressley argued that ballots in the three counties she named in the lawsuit included unique identifier numbers generated and randomized by electronic pollbooks, the devices that are used to check in voters at polling places. Pressley alleged that these numbers were key in allowing ballots to be traced back to voters, though she didn’t specify how. Pressley argued the ballots should instead be numbered sequentially, starting with 1, and then shuffled before they are issued to voters to protect ballot secrecy. She cited a 19th-century state law that calls for numbering ballots sequentially, but for years, the Secretary of State’s and and Attorney General’s office have said that randomized numbering complies with the law. Pressley has sued at least twice before over ballot numbering, but those cases haven’t gone anywhere. Ezra said that Pressley and the other plaintiffs may file similar claims in the future, but they can’t “be based on facts alleged in this case.” Pressley told Votebeat in an email that she’s planning to appeal Ezra’s ruling. The Texas Secretary of State’s Office declined to comment. A federal lawsuit against Harris County election officials filed last year by the national conservative nonprofit group Public Interest Legal Foundation also alleges that the county’s voting system violated at least three voters’ right to a secret ballot. The plaintiffs allege that Harris County officials failed to follow the state’s directive and released unredacted election records. The case, which was filed in U.S. District Court in Houston, is pending. Natalia Contreras covers election administration and voting access for Votebeat in partnership with the Texas Tribune. Natalia is based in Corpus Christi. Contact her at ncontreras@votebeat.org