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Earlier this month, Gov. Kelly Ayotte announced she had signed a batch of more than two dozen bills. While there were a few in there that received dedicated media coverage — a change to the state primary and new limits on carbon sequestration programs among them — most of the bills would be best described […]

In Montana’s Western District Democratic primary, Ryan Busse leads in favorability and familiarity, with Christi Jacobsen ahead among Republican candidates, according to a new Montana Free Press-Eagleton poll of registered voters. The post Poll finds Jacobsen, Busse most favorable in Montana’s Western District primaries appeared first on Montana Free Press.

La firma de Inditex convierte el estilo del artista puertorriqueño en una línea completa de moda urbana con sastrería relajada, prendas oversize y referencias constantes a Puerto Rico.

The Development Advisory Committee acts as a sounding board for certain policies going before city council. The meetings are not public.

Visualización: Cómo llega el fentanilo a los mercados locales del norte de México Antes de que el fentanilo llegue a las calles, múltiples actores intervienen en su traslado a través de México y hacia Estados Unidos: desde proveedores de precursores químicos y productores […] The post Visualización: Cómo llega el fentanilo a los mercados locales del norte de México appeared first on InSight Crime.

An Iowa nursing home where a resident called 911 to receive medical attention while struggling to breathe could be facing fines of more than $27,000. According to state inspectors, the Good Samaritan care facility in Red Oak failed to provide quality nursing care when it neglected to intervene when one of the home’s 34 residents […]

(The Center Square) – Food banks across California are marshaling their forces as residents face losing their federal aid under new rules. The federal government’s 2025-26 budget bill, H.R. 1 or the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, cut an estimated $211 billion of federal taxpayer money from the national Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as CalFresh in California. That’s according to the Congressional Budget Office, which estimated the amount of federal funding reductions to food benefits programs by shifting more cost-sharing responsibilities onto states and reducing funding for child nutrition programs. The new rules, which take effect June 1, would institute work, school or community engagement requirements on CalFresh recipients between 18 and 65 who don’t have children at home. Those who keep their CalFresh benefits would have to work, be in school or do community service for at least 20 hours a week or 80 hours averaged out over a month. However, there are exceptions. Children and those over 65 years old, a parent or guardian of a child under 14, those who are disabled, caretakers of a disabled person, veterans, pregnant women and those in a drug or alcohol treatment program are excused from those rules. During a virtual press conference on Wednesday morning, Assemblymember Alex Lee, D-Milpitas, told journalists that the new rules imposed by the federal government budget bill will strip food benefits from many Californians who need it the most. “The federal budget, H.R. 1, is decimating the safety net, making the largest cuts to the program in its history,” Lee said. “Starting on June 1, H.R. 1 will impose cruel and punitive work requirements, forcing the poorest Californians into even deeper poverty. Expanding work requirements are red-tape traps to cut off vital food aid to low-income people.” An estimated 665,000 people in California are expected to lose their CalFresh benefits as a result of the new work requirements, Lee added. “Moving ahead, H.R. 1 will compel the state and counties to shoulder the additional costs of CalFresh,” Lee said. “California taxpayers have contributed tens of billions of dollars more than we’ve received from Washington, yet we’re left holding the bill and bearing the harm.” Leaders at food banks in the San Francisco Bay Area said during the press conference that they believe imposing work requirements to get food benefits is more hurtful than helpful. “There is no research that actually shows a link between these types of work requirements, time limits and improved employment outcomes,” Jared Call, director of public policy and advocacy for the California Association of Food Banks, said. “They only serve to cut people off vital food assistance.” The Congressional Budget Office determined in August 2025 that the new federal provisions restricting access to SNAP will reduce the national number of taxpayer-funded food benefit recipients by 2.4 million people over an average month between 2025 and 2034, according to information released by that office last year. California’s Democratic lawmakers expressed concern in recent months that the new work requirements would negatively impact the state’s foster youth, who are able to stay in foster care between 18 and 21 under a 2010 law, The Center Square previously reported. Those foster youth were previously excluded from federal work requirements to get food benefits. However, not every legislator in the state thinks it is a bad idea to institute work requirements, particularly for young people who are able to work. “I think we need to do a lot to make sure they transition into adult life,” Assemblymember David Tangipa, R-Fresno, previously told The Center Square. “We should have that social safety net that is able to catch people when they are struggling the most, but these work requirements are not overly burdensome.” Other Republican politicians in Sacramento did not respond to The Center Square's request for comments on Wednesday. The rule changes follow other restrictions made in the months after H.R. 1 passed. Permanent residents of the United States, who are not citizens, already saw their CalFresh benefits taken away as of April 1. Humanitarian refugees, immigrants who are on parole and human trafficking victims were also some of the immigrant groups restricted from being eligible for CalFresh benefits, according to the California Department of Social Services and previous reporting by The Center Square.

Pink chalk outlines a 20-foot-long rectangle on the sidewalk outside the Park Slope Food Coop, demarcating a sort of free speech zone to separate two camps of activists from the business of the organic grocery store within. Inside the pink line, two opposing groups have taken root in recent weeks, building up to a long-brewing... The post The Park Slope Food Coop is fighting over another BDS resolution — and this time it may finally pass appeared first on The Forward.

En los meses previos a la acusación penal del el Departamento de Justicia de Estados Unidos contra el exdictador cubano Raúl Castro, el gobierno de ...

A former employee sued the county alleging violations of the Minnesota Whistleblower Act. The post Documenters report: Ramsey County pays $170,000 in settlement to former employee appeared first on MinnPost.

(The Center Square) – Proposed resolutions in the Ohio legislature would give citizens the chance to make voter photo identification, already required by state law for in-person voting, a part of the state constitution as well. That would make it harder to eliminate the voter-identification requirement, sponsors of the proposed constitutional amendment said Wednesday. “Some states have had statutes that required photo ID and then changed those statutes,” Ohio House Speaker Rep. Matt Huffman, R-Lima, said at a news conference Wednesday. If the requirement is part of the state constitution, only voters, not legislators, could eliminate the photo identification requirement, the speaker said. “I think we have a responsibility to put things on the ballot that have a reasonable chance of passing. I think we all believe that this would pass overwhelmingly,” Huffman said. If the legislation passes, voters would decide in November whether to amend the constitution to include the voter photo identification requirement. The amendment as worded in the legislation would require photo identification for in-person voting. It would allow a person without a photo ID to cast a provisional ballot and to later provide a photo identification. It would allow an alternative method of verification for those who object to photo identification because of religious reasons. The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio immediately criticized the proposed amendment. "The Ohio Constitution exists to protect people’s liberties and freedoms, not to enable political gamesmanship,” the organization said. “We the people should be able to exercise our sacred right to vote, free from aggressive government overreach and roadblocks. Senate Joint Resolution 10 and a companion House Resolution were introduced to sway electoral outcomes by preventing people from voting. The ACLU of Ohio strenuously opposes these resolutions and will use the full force of our organization to fight this coordinated attack on our freedom.” House Minority Leader Dani Isaacsohn did not immediately return a call or email requesting comment on the proposed constitutional amendment. Republican leaders denied that the ballot initiative is designed to drive conservative voters to the polls this fall. They said that requiring picture identification has widespread support from voters in both parties. “Voter confidence in our election system is lower than it has been in a while,” Senate President Rob McColley said Wednesday. “Despite the fact that this is already in Ohio’s code, we offer voters the opportunity to decide for themselves whether they want to put this in the Constitution, offering it the highest level of protection.”

De acuerdo a Fabrizio Romano, el centrocampista brasileño tiene bien adelantada las gestiones para jugar junto a Messi y Luis Suárez.

Voters will decide in November whether to change the state constitution to tell the General Assembly to limit local property tax increases.  All 30 Senate Republicans and Sen. Dan Blue (D-Wake) voted Wednesday to put the proposed constitutional amendment on local property tax limits on the November ballot.   The Senate vote was just a few […]

At least seven fires are burning in Southern California.

Sign up for Chalkbeat Tennessee’s free newsletter to keep up with statewide education policy and Memphis-Shelby County Schools.District officials will delay closing one Memphis school for at least a year despite the school board voting to shut it down in February.Memphis-Shelby County Schools officials confirmed Wednesday that students and teachers from Ida B. Wells Academy will be moved into the Norris Achievement Academy building next year, and the original location will close. Chief Academic Officer Angela Whitelaw said that decision was motivated by an outpouring of community support for the K-8 alternative school during closure meetings this winter. “The conversation was around (Ida B. Wells) being a level five school, and working with a very small student population,” Whitelaw said during an interview Wednesday. “Hearing that feedback and listening at both meetings, we wanted to lift up the programming that the school had.” District officials provided more details of the now-altered closure plan on Wednesday following Chalkbeat Tennessee reporting that raised questions about how the school transfer would affect students and staff. It’s a departure from the plan for four other schools that will close this year, where students will be dispersed into nearby schools and teachers relocated throughout the district. Director of Alternative Education Melita Thomas said Wells’ class sizes won’t be changed, and students won’t mix with Norris attendees. Principal Tarcia Gilliam-Parish will also join the transition to Norris, as will some teachers. Superintendent Roderick Richmond originally said MSCS was considering a temporary transfer in February. After months of workshopping the plan, Whitelaw said the district told Ida B. Wells leaders and teachers about the relocation in April. MSCS leaders decided to close the Ida B. Wells building in February because it was severely underenrolled, with more than 400 open seats, and needed almost $6 million worth of facility repairs. It’s part of Richmond’s plan to close up to 10 more schools by 2028 in an effort to combat those district-wide issues. And at a graduation ceremony Tuesday, Ida B. Wells’ parents and staff said the district hadn’t given many details about what that move would look like. Some families have already made the decision to send their children to other schools next year. Whitelaw said they’re planning as if all current Wells students will make the move to Norris. It’s unclear how many educators will follow, she said, because positions change significantly throughout the summer.“Some teachers may not want to go in a building where there are two schools,” she said. “And we will be sharing an art teacher, music, PE, whatever exploratory classes that they have, that’s just efficient and maximizing staff.”Whitelaw said Ida B. Wells will stay open in Norris for at least one year, but she’s not guaranteeing any longer. “We want to make sure that we get in there and see, to give the programming some additional time, as well as the students to transition,” she said.Bri Hatch covers Memphis-Shelby County Schools for Chalkbeat Tennessee. Reach Bri at bhatch@chalkbeat.org.

(The Center Square) – Nearly 400 drivers for platforms like Uber and Lyft appeared at the Illinois Capitol, where they urged lawmakers to move forward with Senate Bill 2906, which would give collective bargaining rights to many of the independent contractor drivers. Aside from the unionization, the current Senate version would also impose a new fee of 4 cents per trip, which would go to a Rideshare Workers Support Fund, and could be increased based on the Consumer Price Index each calendar year. Sponsor of the bill, state Sen. Ram Villivalam, D-Chicago, characterized the bill as one that would result in better working conditions, wages and increased job benefits. “We would like the corporations that are making, I think, $43 billion dollars in profit to do the right thing. But because they won't on their own, we're going to make them,” Villivalam said. The Illinois Labor Relations Board, however, has pushed back. In March, Director Kimberly Stevens told a House committee that their chamber’s version of the bill presents a conflict of interest in the per-ride fee. Stevens said the conflict is that the board would be managing funds for unions it also regulate. She told lawmakers her agency doesn’t collect fees and would not be able to provide information or data about employers to the union, as it isn’t within their purview. The amended Senate version attempts to correct the conflict by allowing the board to contract a third-party organization for the services. Sen. Robert Peters, D-Chicago, spoke of affordability in the state, and issues drivers face, including sometimes suspending driver accounts over unfounded claims. “It is our time and our moment to get what we need. So, we're going to get a union in the state and we won't take no for an answer,” Peters said. Ronnie Gonzalez, a representative with the International Association of Machinists Union, explained why the group feels it needs the ability to bargain with the companies, even though they are not traditional employees. “While these advancements and technologies have been enjoyed by the passengers, the workers are left behind by federal and state labor laws that do not recognize their changing in work environment,” Gonzalez said. Gonzalez previously told The Center Square that stakeholders concerned with the per-ride fee over cost to riders are unfounded, and if they required the companies to instead pay into the fund, there would be less transparency for consumers. The bill has been continuously postponed in the Labor Committee since mid-April, with no hearing scheduled.

Como rechaçar a opressão e o genocídio praticados por Israel sem perder os valores de rebeldia e crítica da judaicidade? Aluns pensadores judeus, árabes e brasileiros podem ser referência a quem se dispõe a sair da caverna de Platão -- ou da ilha de Saramago The post Além do Sionismo: a ruptura possível appeared first on Outras Palavras.

TOPEKA — A Kansas judge blocked the state from enforcing portions of a ban on gender-affirming care for minors, allowing transgender kids in Kansas to undergo hormone therapy and use puberty blockers. In a 117-page Friday ruling, Douglas County District Court Judge Carl Folsom said provisions of Senate Bill 63, dubbed the Help Not Harm […]

Nova edição atualiza importante obra do líder da libertação de Gana e pensador da África livre. Descreveu o paradoxo do neocolonialismo no continente e as novas formas de subordinação global. De Gaza a Caracas, dos BRICS à Aliança do Sahel, sua crítica permanece atual The post Kwame Nkrumah: Para pensar as lutas do Sul Global appeared first on Outras Palavras.

The Democratic-NPL Party holds all three seats in a south Fargo legislative district but may only have two candidates on the November ballot. The party chose not to follow guidance from the North Dakota Secretary of State’s Office on how to fill a vacancy caused by the death of Rep. Liz Conmy in April.  Some […]