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Jack Drumbeater was charged with four felonies following his involvement in a fatal head-on crash Aug. 22, 2026, in Grand Rapids.

Connecticut will provide roughly $11.6 million for the project, which is planned at the former Saint Mary’s Grammar School property.

South Sudan’s Roads and Bridges Minister Peter Lam Both said on Tuesday that overloaded trucks The post Gov’t blames overloaded trucks for damage to Juba-Nimule road appeared first on Radio Tamazuj.

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Nûçe û agahîyên nû yên derbarê Amerîka, herêmên kurdan û cîhanê di Bernameya Televizyonî ya 25’ê Tebaxa 2026’an de.

La revocación de visas de turismo o negocios (B1/B2) afectaría a unas 200 mil personas que ingresaron desde 2016 a la fecha y que luego de entrar a dicho país presentaron una solicitud de asilo. Por Prensa Comunitaria * Estados Unidos se prepara para retirar visas de turismo o negocios (B1/B2) a aquellos quienes luego ... Read more The post Estados Unidos revocará visas a solicitantes de asilo appeared first on Prensa Comunitaria.

A lawsuit seeks to force Gov. Greg Abbott to speed the extradition of Christian Castro, who faces release from jail this week with charges still pending in Minnesota.

(The Center Square) – Sen. Dave Cortese, D-San Jose, told The Center Square on Tuesday that he is happy with a $1.128 billion proposal to backfill affordable housing, transit, and clean air and water programs. The proposal, which was advanced by the Senate Democratic Caucus on Aug. 20, is similar to what Cortese proposed to offset funding cuts to affordable housing, public transportation and other climate goals prioritized by the Golden State. The money would come from the state’s general fund surplus set-aside account, as well as the special fund for economic uncertainties, according to the Senate Democratic Caucus. “Our argument is we built reserves for next year that are large enough to handle some of the [greenhouse gas reduction fund,” Cortese said. “We have a proposal out there that has been largely replicated by the Senate caucus, and we’re happy with it.” According to Cortese’s office, revenue declines from the state’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund and commitments made under new legislation passed in the last year have left less than one-fifth of promised funding for affordable housing, transit and the Intercity Rail Capital Program, community air protections, the Low Carbon Transit Operations Program, fire prevention programs and safe drinking water. These programs are referred to as “Tier 3” programs paid for by money from the state’s greenhouse gas reduction fund, which is paid for by California’s cap-and-invest program, previously called cap-and-trade. That program uses money from corporations that are the state’s biggest air polluters to pay for state infrastructure programs, according to previous reporting by The Center Square. Cortese told The Center Square that taxpayers don't have to pay some of these costs for public project because of money from the greenhouse gas reduction fund. Reduced money in the gas reduction fund, because of tax credits for corporations, moves the costs onto taxpayers, the senator warned. “It’s almost worse than the taxpayers not getting their money’s worth,” Cortese said. “What the taxpayers should be upset about is these are pollution credits, so it’s really corporate dollars and taking some of the burden off taxpayers by paying for things like major transportation infrastructure.” The proposal by the Senate Democratic Caucus introduced earlier this month aims to preserve $107 million for affordable housing, $230 million for transit, $20 million for community air protection programs, $160 million for the low-carbon transit operations program, and $55 million for safe and affordable drinking water programs, among other facets of the funding proposal. Despite the back-and-forth among Democrats to find ways to bolster funding for priority programs, Sen. Tony Strickland, R-Huntington Beach, said he thought any funding for these programs is a waste. “The fact of the matter is this whole movement is a war on automobiles to get people to stop driving cars,” Strickland told The Center Square. “Well, oil consumption is up in California. We’re still driving cars, and what ends up happening is that now people can’t afford to live in California and they’re moving to other states.”

一组来自共和和民主两党参议员和众议员们星期二(8月25日)致函美国商务部长霍华德·鲁特尼克(Howard Lutnick)，要求特朗普政府堵住出口管制规则中的漏洞，禁止美国公民和企业为中国和俄罗斯等“敌手国家的民事情报和安全机构工作。

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United Auto Workers members are voting by mail ballot for their top officers, for the second time in the union’s 91 years. Ballots went out August 21 and are due back by October 5. The contest will decide whether President Shawn Fain, who became famous for leading 2023’s Stand-Up Strike against the Big 3 automakers, will be able to continue the union’s about-face from its previous employer-friendly ways. William Hughes, a member of UAW Local 249 at Ford Kansas City, said the election is about maintaining the union’s momentum in winning gains for the membership.

Sign up for Chalkbeat Detroit’s free newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system and Michigan education policy.Most Michigan teachers feel deeply dedicated to their profession, but a quarter of them are considering leaving the profession within a year, and 56% might leave within five years.Those are the results of a new poll released Tuesday. It was commissioned by Michigan Educator Workforce Initiative, an organization focused on addressing the state’s teacher pipeline challenges.If the poll results bear out, they could destabilize the profession and worsen the teacher shortages that already affect many districts, particularly in hard-to-staff areas such as special education. The results come as teachers face increasing pressure. Students are performing poorly on state and national exams as Michigan continues to slide lower in national academic rankings. Lawmakers are enacting new mandates for teacher training in methods that use the science of reading.Respondents cited inadequate compensation, not enough training for new teachers, and barriers to classroom innovation as reasons they are considering leaving.“If we want our state to move out of this perpetual threat of losing half of our teacher workforce over the next five years, we should listen to our teachers,” Jack Elsey, CEO and founder of the Workforce Initiative, said during a media roundtable Tuesday. “They’re telling us what they need.”The poll was conducted from May 29 to June 30, surveyed a representative sample of 300 teachers, and has a margin of error of plus or minus 5.7 percentage points. It was conducted by Impact Research, with help from UpONE Insights, another polling company.“The data confirms what we see in classrooms every day, as teachers are pouring their hearts into this work, but love for the job does not alleviate the challenging workload and financial pressures we face,” CJ Walker, a teacher at Concord Community Schools, said in a news release about the poll results. “If we want to reverse this retention crisis, we must value our teachers both via compensation and support.”Michigan has an aging educator workforce, but teachers of all ages are considering exiting the profession according to Brian Stryker, managing partner at Impact Research.“That is also true of newer teachers, teachers in the middle of their career. You also see it across elementary, middle, and high school,” Stryker said.Compensation was one of the biggest factors. The problem is more acute among newer teachers, because the longer someone has been teaching, the more fairly compensated they feel, Stryker said. Fixing it is challenging, as decisions about pay are decided at the local level. “We think the poll tells a powerful story that we have made progress over the last few years in improving the workforce’s experience, but they’re also telling us that we have a ways to go,” Elsey said. Here are some additional findings:46% of the teachers strongly agreed with the statement that “I frequently feel I am expected to be ‘all things to all people at all times’ in my current role.54% strongly agreed with the statement that “my school is a great place to be a teacher.”48% strongly agreed with the statement that “Michigan is a great place to be a teacher.”32% strongly agreed with the statement that “I feel fairly compensated for my work as a teacher.”39% strongly agreed with the statement that “I have access to rigorous, standards-aligned curriculum and instructional materials for the subject areas and grades I teach.”Lori Higgins is the bureau chief for Chalkbeat Detroit. You can reach her at lhiggins@chalkbeat.org.

PIERRE — State healthcare officials told South Dakota lawmakers this week that coordination among neighboring communities could strengthen local emergency medical services that are struggling with staffing and funding. “This is truly critical to the transformation of EMS in South Dakota,” said Emily Kiel, director of the state Department of Health’s Division of Healthcare Access. […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The Federal Bureau of Investigation has established a minimum reward of $25,000 in cases where people went missing or were killed in Indian Country, part of a broader effort to address high rates of violence affecting Native American communities. The new minimum applies to more than 50 unsolved homicides and missing-person cases […] The post FBI offers $25,000 minimum reward for dozens of unsolved Indian Country cases appeared first on AZ Luminaria.

Democratic gubernatorial candidate David Crowley said he was "befuddled" by the decision. Elon Musk won’t face criminal charges for offering voters $1 million checks during 2025 Supreme Court election is a post from Wisconsin Watch, a non-profit investigative news site covering Wisconsin since 2009. Please consider making a contribution to support our journalism.

ABBEVILLE — Following months of rumors, SpaceX confirmed Tuesday that it’s building a $100 billion self-sustaining spaceport in Vermilion Parish, marking what state officials say is the largest capital investment in Louisiana history. SpaceX plans to construct what it’s calling Starbase Louisiana near the small rural community of Pecan Island, about 50 miles south-southwest of […]

中印邊界問題特別代表第25次會晤於8月25日在北京舉行。中印雙方同意持續對話處理邊界問題，跡象顯示中印兩國外交有所緩和。

中印边界问题特别代表第25次会晤于8月25日在北京举行。中印双方同意持续对话处理边界问题，迹象显示中印两国外交有所缓和。

A group of Montana students, families and tribes has reached a settlement with the state Office of Public Instruction that’s set to bring closure to a yearslong legal dispute about how the state implements its constitutional requirement to provide Indigenous education. The post State agrees to accountability for Indigenous education  appeared first on Montana Free Press.

ELMORE, Ala.—Tiffany Montellano can’t sleep.  Instead, she lies awake, worried about her husband Andrew, 31, who is incarcerated at Elmore Correctional Facility just north of Montgomery, Alabama’s state capital.  She worries because a few days ago, she received a call during her lunch break from Andrew, who had missed their usual call the night before.  […]