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Few, if any, of Donald Trump’s Cabinet members have featured themselves so prominently as a figurehead within their agencies as former Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.  The South Dakota Republican centralized herself at many turns throughout her tenure. She posed with loaded guns next to immigration enforcement officers. She appeared at briefings decked […]

National School Breakfast Week “celebrates the important role a nutritious school breakfast plays in helping students start their day ready to learn, grow, and succeed” and spotlights the leadership of the “dedicated school nutrition professionals who fuel students every morning.”... The post School breakfast is not like you remember, and that’s a good thing appeared first on EdNC.

This article originally appeared in the North Carolina Tribune newsletter on Wednesday, March 4, 2026. Subscribe to the North Carolina Tribune here. Aetna’s only been administering claims for the State Health Plan for a little over a year, but officials in Treasurer... The post Treasurer Briner’s office prepping state health-plan RFP appeared first on EdNC.

The William and Ida Friday Institute for Educational Innovation hosted its first Education in Motion Summit on Feb. 24 to unite education and technology stakeholders across the country.  The one-day event connected stakeholders in the education space so they could... The post Friday Institute puts ‘Education in Motion’ during inaugural summit appeared first on EdNC.

Child hunger leaders from across North Carolina — including representatives from school nutrition departments, food banks, churches, and state government — convened in Asheville this week for an annual conference hosted by the Carolina Hunger Initiative (CHI). “​​In this room,... The post As SNAP cuts loom, NC child hunger leaders call for strengthening school meals appeared first on EdNC.

(The Center Square) – The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation says it has reduced the average processing time for initial physician assistant license applications. State lawmakers suggested last week that physician assistants were going to Iowa to get licensed due to long wait times in Illinois. Following The Center Square’s report on the issue, IDFPR Secretary Mario Treto Jr. sent a letter to the Legislative Audit Commission on Wednesday, stating that the agency reduced the average processing time from 7.5 weeks in 2024 to 5.7 weeks in 2025. In the letter, Treto said the average processing time for physician assistant license renewals is 24 hours. He also cited an approximately 55% increase in the total number of physician assistants licensed in Illinois from 2021 to 2026. Timothy Kinsey is executive director of the Illinois Academy of Physician Associates. “The IDFPR has done a great job over the last couple of years of really improving the system from from where it used to be. That's for sure,” Kinsey told The Center Square. Kinsey said he did not have data on processing times in other states, but he did have anecdotes. “We have seen PAs leaving the state of Illinois, going over to Iowa, not just because of faster licensing times, but just really a more modernized practice environment,” Kinsey said. Kinsey said Senate Bill 3421, proposed by state Sen. Javier Cervantes, D-Chicago, would allow PAs to practice in a modernized way and expand access to care. “PAs are definitely leaving the state for not just the licensing times, but just, you know, an overall more friendly practice space for PAs,” Kinsey said. On Thursday, the Illinois Senate Executive Committee unanimously approved Treto’s reappointment as IDFPR secretary. State Sen. Lakesia Collins, D-Chicago, said Treto is one of her constituents and urged her colleagues to support him. “I would say that he has done a fantastic job, being in this position since 2021,” Collins said. Treto’s reappointment now goes to the full Senate for consideration. ###

Leaders of the Coeur d’Alene Tribe and Idaho state officials announced Thursday they have reached what the two sides described as a historic water rights settlement agreement following more than a decade of lawsuits and negotiations.  The Coeur d’Alene Tribe’s Tribal Council Chairman Chief Allan, Tribal Council Member Ernest Stensgar, Idaho Gov. Brad Little and […]

Four-dozen bills — dealing with immigration, homelessness, student cellphone use and more — became law Thursday after nabbing Gov. Mike Braun's signature.

The Trump administration has deported dozens of immigrants brought to the U.S. as children, including a woman from Sacramento.

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry quickly came to the defense of Kristi Noem after President Donald Trump announced her removal Thursday as Homeland Security secretary. The governor has long referenced a friendship with Noem, dating back to her time as South Dakota’s governor from 2019-25. Her views against COVID-19 precautions aligned with those Landry espoused when […]

Editor’s Note: This excerpt is adapted from El Paso: Five Families and One Hundred Years of Blood, Migration, Race, and Memory by Jazmine Ulloa, out March 2026 from Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Publishing Group. © 2026 by Jazmine Ulloa. On August 3, 2019, I was nearly 2,000 miles away in Washington, D.C., where I […] The post In El Paso, a Homecoming Marred by Violence appeared first on The Texas Observer.

The House of Representatives on Thursday rejected a Democratic-led effort to limit President Donald Trump’s authority to expand U.S. military operations against Iran, voting largely along party lines with some defections on both sides. The 212-to–219 vote exposed deep divisions within the Democratic Party, including among Jewish members who support confronting Tehran but say it... The post House defeats Iran war powers resolution as Democrats wrestle with Israel appeared first on The Forward.

習近平軍隊大整肅的後果在兩會初現，媒體的一個直觀的感覺是，軍隊代表的人數明顯少了，氣氛低迷，說話小心，且解放軍全國人大代表團只設團長，首次不設副團長，原因可能是夠級別的都被清除了。

习近平军队大整肃的后果在两会初现，媒体的一个直观的感觉是，军队代表的人数明显少了，气氛低迷，说话小心，且解放军全国人大代表团只设团长，首次不设副团长，原因可能是够级别的都被清除了。

FRANKFORT — Pushing through what the Republican sponsor called a “xenophobic virus,” a bill to allow foreign-born doctors to more easily practice in Kentucky passed the Senate on Thursday.  Sen. Stephen Meredith, R-Leitchfield, said on the Senate floor that he initially “wasn’t really anxious about running this bill because of all the current rhetoric about […]

Professor Héctor Luis Saint Pierre analisa a estratégia iraniana, erros de cálculo de Washington e os riscos do conflito Fonte

Idaho Commission on Hispanic Affairs Executive Director Annette Tipton gives a presentation in this file photo. Idaho lawmakers have brought legislation to eliminate $80,000 of state funding for the commission. (Courtesy of Blue Cross of Idaho)

OKLAHOMA CITY — Despite concerns it could directly conflict with a voter-initiated state ballot question, Oklahoma lawmakers advanced their own resolution that asks voters to overhaul state, federal and partisan county elections.  House Joint Resolution 1019, authored by Rep. Eric Roberts, R-Oklahoma City, would require a candidate from every recognized political party be included on […]

The Idaho House on Thursday widely passed a bill that would fine local and state governments for flying flags that aren’t on the Legislature’s pre-approved list. Rep. Ted Hill, an Eagle Republican, has said his bill, House Bill 561, is meant to target the city of Boise for flying an LGBTQ+ pride flag. Boise’s City […]

The indictment alleges that Pingsterhaus took more than $100,000 from the city and the Carlyle Fire Protection District.