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As the number of unhoused families continues to climb, some school districts are using their parking lots to shelter homeless students and their families.

Ten candidates are running for two seats on the Georgia Public Service Commission, with the election focusing on energy bills, data centers, and the state's climate future. The Current is an inclusive nonprofit, non-partisan news organization providing in-depth watchdog journalism for Savannah and Coastal Georgia’s communities.

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OKLAHOMA CITY — Raising Oklahoma’s minimum wage will require more robust enforcement at the state level to ensure that businesses are actually paying the higher rates, a report found.  If voters approve a June ballot measure that gradually raises the minimum wage $15 an hour, the Oklahoma Department of Labor will need to increase the […]

I am grateful for Noam Pianko’s recent essay, “Debating Zionism is good for Jews, actually.” Pianko argued that criticism of a small group of graduating seniors at the Jewish Theological Seminary who objected to JTS’s invitation to Israeli President Isaac Herzog to serve as this year’s commencement speaker was misguided, citing JTS’s long history of... The post Debating Zionism is fair. Protesting Israel’s president at commencement crosses the line appeared first on The Forward.

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(The Center Square) – The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced that the state will pay $15,000 of eligible student loan debt annually for up to 50 new civil engineers who graduate from Illinois schools. IDOT says payments will be capped at $60,000 and will begin once the engineer has worked at the agency for at least four years. The pilot program is the result of legislation proposed by State Sen. Ram Villivalam, D-Chicago, to address a downward trend in engineering graduates. IDOC WORKER CHARGED WITH LOAN FRAUD Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul says a Will County woman fraudulently received a Paycheck Protection Program loan for more than $20,000 while she was employed by the Illinois Department of Corrections. Jamilah Franklin, 48, of Joliet, was charged with loan fraud and forgery after Raoul’s office said she falsely claimed she owned a business and received $20,516 in 2021 as a result. PRITZKER URGES COMMERCE SECRETARY TO APPROVE BROADBAND PROPOSAL Gov. J.B. Pritzker is urging U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick to promptly approve Illinois’ Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment proposal. The governor says the measure would provide $1.04 billion from federal taxpayers to expand broadband access to more than 383,000 Illinois residents. According to a statement from Pritzker’s office, Illinois and California are the only states awaiting approval. PELOSI GARDEN PAVILION ANNOUNCED AT OBAMA CENTER When the Obama Presidential Center opens in Chicago next month, it will feature the Nancy Pelosi Garden Pavilion. The Obama Foundation announced the tribute to the former U.S. House Speaker on Tuesday, thanks to a donation by philanthropist and business leader Ron Conway. Former President Barack Obama said in a statement that he would always be grateful for Pelosi’s support of the Affordable Care Act.

Let’s Go Washington began gathering signatures Tuesday for an initiative to repeal the state’s new income tax on high earners, the start to what could be a blockbuster ballot battle this fall. “We don’t care how you define it, income tax is illegal in this state. And the voters in the state have voted numerous […]

The NC legislature’s House Health Committee endorsed a plan for improving rural residents’ access to healthcare by establishing a fund that would help pay for new or renovated facilities in regions where hospitals are struggling and some have already shut their doors. State legislators have discussed over the years making it easier for rural residents […]

O professor Rodrigo Patto Sá Motta, do Departamento de História da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), lançou na segunda-feira (11), no campus Pampulha, em Belo Horizonte, a coletânea No olho do furacão: estudos de história política. A obra reúne artigos e ensaios que analisam a permanência de ameaças autoritárias no Brasil e o histórico […] Fonte

Holly Hook, a resident of Swartz Creek Estates manufactured housing community in Genesee County and an advocate with MH Action, said that legislation to overhaul the state’s laws overseeing manufactured housing has “just been a long time coming.” The Senate Housing and Human Services Committee voted unanimously on Tuesday to advance a six-bill package introduced […]

On Sunday, May 10, Latvia’s Defense Minister Andris Spruds announced his resignation — three days after Ukrainian drones that had crossed into Latvian airspace from Russia crashed near the Latvian city of Rezekne. The drones damaged empty fuel storage tanks at an oil depot. No one was injured, but the political damage has proved more serious. The incident occurred five months before scheduled parliamentary elections and almost immediately shifted from a military security question to a question of public trust in the government. Why did this drone incident lead to a minister’s resignation? And what other consequences could follow? Sergey Potapkin, a political scientist and researcher at the Latvian Institute of International Affairs, analyzes the situation.

Scientists said this week that a developing El Niño is likely to amplify heatwaves, droughts and floods this year, but warned that the long-term warming caused by burning fossil fuels remains the main driver of climate extremes. El Niño is the warm phase of a semi-regular temperature oscillation in the tropical Pacific Ocean, during which […]

"O espaço digital não é neutro, tem poder, tem cor, gênero e recorte de impacto numa sociedade. Promover essas redes é construir e preservar os direitos humanos também”, diz jornalista

In a split 3-2 vote Tuesday, the Fresno County Board Of Supervisors barred the county library from participating in local Pride Month celebrations. The vote fell along political lines, with the conservative majority, composed of Board Chair Garry Bredefeld, and supervisors Buddy Mendes and Nathan Magsig, voting to reject the library’s participation.  Bredefeld posted on […] The post Fresno County Supervisors put an end to libraries participating in Pride Month celebrations  appeared first on Fresnoland.

A produção e trajetória desobediente de Bárbara Banida nas suas linguagens O post Bárbara Banida: ‘madonna’ da desobediência artística apareceu primeiro em Mídia NINJA.

(The Center Square) – On Day 316 after implementation was to begin, General Assembly leaders say North Carolina has its two-year budget. Sen. Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, and House Speaker Destin Hall, R-Caldwell hosted a joint press conference Tuesday afternoon to share details of the framework. Lawmakers were haggling mightily over state employee raises, inclusive of teachers and lawmen, as well as any changes to ongoing declining of income tax and Medicaid. The Medicaid rebase was settled and signed into law April 30. (Developing story.)

Sarmat va fi operaţională de la finele acestui an, la câteva luni după expirarea tratatului New Start, în luna februarie, tratat ce fusese încheiat între Moscova şi Washington. Atunci, analiştii francezi afirmau că expirarea acestui tratat înseamnă trecerea la o ordine nucleară mai puţin reglementată. Preşedintele Statelor Unite, Donald Trump ceruse, atunci, un nou acord nuclear tripartit – Statele Unite, Rusia şi China- după ce a acuzat Beijingul că realizează teste secrete.

A partir dos anos 1990, a ideia de nação foi abandonada e corre o risco de se tornar rótulo vazio. Sem projeto, território abre-se a interesses empresariais, de fundamentalismo e de mídia. País só voltará a existir plenamente se pensar seu desenvolvimento além das eleições The post Pochmann: Brasil, trajetória de um desmonte appeared first on Outras Palavras.

O presidente sul-africano, Cyril Ramaphosa, afirmou na segunda-feira (11) que não renunciará ao cargo e que contestará judicialmente o relatório que abriu caminho para que o parlamento considere um processo de impeachment contra ele. O caso envolve o roubo, em 2020, de US$ 4 milhões (quase R$ 20 milhões, na cotação atual) que estavam escondidos […] Fonte