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In an effort to reduce the cost of child care for working families, Maine lawmakers have passed legislation to increase state support. Introduced by Senate President Mattie Daughtry (D-Cumberland), LD 1955 would allocate $15 million for the Child Care Affordability Program in the next fiscal year. The program pays for a portion of childcare costs […]

The Golden Koi Lion Dance Association, founded by three high school and college students, has been practicing for months to perform a traditional lion dance at the Lunar New Year celebration at the Chùa Cát Tường Buddhist Temple in Garden City, in order to ward off evil spirits and bring good luck and prosperity into the new year. The Current is an inclusive nonprofit, non-partisan news organization providing in-depth watchdog journalism for Savannah and Coastal Georgia’s communities.

Soccer and Triple-A baseball return to Southwest University Park as the Locomotive and Chihuahuas open their 2026 seasons with themed games, giveaways and fireworks in Downtown El Paso. The post Locomotive, Chihuahuas open 2026 seasons at Southwest University Park appeared first on El Paso Matters.

ئەمەریکا ڕایگەیاند هەنگاو بۆ سەقامگیرکردنی بەرزبوونەوەی نرخی نەوت دەنێت و هاوکاری بازاڕەکانی بۆرسەی جیهانی دەکات کە بەهۆی هێرشەکانی سەر ڕژێمی ئێرانەوە زیانیان بەرکەوتووە. کارۆلین لیڤیت وتەبێژی کۆشکی سپی ئەمڕۆ پێنجشەممە لە پۆستێکدا لە تۆڕی کۆمەڵایەتی ئێکس ڕایگەیاند: "بەڕێوەبەرایەتی سەرۆک ترامپ بەردەوام دەبێت لە پشتیوانی لە وزەی ئەمەریکا، هەروەها بەکارهێنانی نەوت لە ڤەنزوێلا. ئاڵوگۆڕی بازرگانی لە گەرووی هورمز لە سەرەتای دەستپێکردنی هێرشەکانی ئەمەریکا و ئیسرائیل و بۆ سەر ڕژێمی ئێران پەکی...

Republican House Public Health and Human Services Chairman Sam Creekmore’s bill, which tasks the Mississippi State Department of Health with creating a research collaboration to develop and run clinical trials to study the drug, passed the Senate Thursday morning.

The states argue that President Trump is incorrectly using a never-before-invoked law to put these tariffs in place.

Case Manor in Bobcaygeon, ON, has unilaterally cut 1,300 work hours from its unionized workers. The post CUPE workers rally after long-term care facility unilaterally cuts employee hours appeared first on rabble.ca.

Indonesia terus berupaya menyelaraskan potensi lautnya yang melimpah dengan kenyataan pahit di lapangan. Angka konsumsi ikan yang masih tertinggal jauh dari Jepang, ancaman perubahan iklim nyata, hingga jeratan kemiskinan para nelayan menjadi persoalan untuk yang menuntut perhatian. Rocky Pairunan, Manajer Limbah Plastik dan Laut World Resources Institute (WRI) Indonesia, mengatakan, rendahnya konsumsi ikan di Indonesia […] The post Mengurai Benang Kusut Pangan Biru di Indonesia appeared first on Mongabay.co.id.

In Rutherford and Polk counties, Isothermal Community College’s new covered riding arena is expanding the hands-on training opportunities that connect students to high-demand careers in agribusiness, equine services, and mental health services. “Our goal is to prepare students for a... The post Perspective | Covered riding arena at Isothermal Community College supports booming agribusiness and equine workforce appeared first on EdNC.

In our ongoing Q&A series with California Insurance Commissioner candidates, this week we bring you answers provided to us by teacher Lalo Vargas.

Oregon lawmakers have voted to increase the state’s lodging tax in order to help fund wildlife conservation.  The tax increase passed the state Senate on Wednesday in a 20-9 vote, a week after approval in the House. The measure is expected to bring in roughly $37 million per year by raising the state’s lodging tax […]

Agente aparece em vídeo em que voluntários cercam e ameaçam prender homem em situação de rua no centro de Florianópolis O conteúdo Após reportagem da Ponte, voluntário do ‘ICE de Floripa’ é afastado pela prefeitura Pode ser acessado em Ponte Jornalismo.

New Hampshire Senate Republicans passed a bill Thursday to bar high school and college students from using their institution’s identification cards to vote, sending the measure to Gov. Kelly Ayotte’s desk. House Bill 323 would remove a voter’s ability to use a “valid student identification card” to prove their identity to obtain a ballot. Currently, […]

Two dozen states asked a federal court to block the tariffs that President Donald Trump instituted last month after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down his previous tariffs.  The lawsuit, filed in the federal Court of International Trade, aims to strike down the president’s latest attempt at imposing tariffs, calling them illegal and requesting refunds […]

Martın 5-də Naxçıvan şəhər aeroportu və yaxınlığında yerləşən məktəbə dron zərbələri endirildi.

Maqedonia e Veriut në janar të vitit 2026 ka shënuar ulje të eksportit për 8.27 % dhe ulje të importit për 6.37, krahasuar me janarin e vitit paraprak, transmeton Portalb.mk. “Vlera e përgjithshme e eksportit të mallrave nga Republika e Maqedonisë së Veriut për periudhën janar të vitit 2026 është 530 668 000 euro, […]

La destitución llega después de la muerte de dos ciudadanos estadounidenses en Minneapolis durante operaciones vinculadas al control migratorio, un episodio que desató protestas y presiones políticas que finalmente han provocado la primera salida del Gabinete.

وزارت امور خارجه آمریکا روز پنجشنبه ۱۴ اسفند با انتشار بیانیه‌ای از تعلیق فعالیت‌های سفارت ایالات متحده در کویت خبر داد.

Os resultados de um estudo conduzido pela KnowTheChain, em parceria com a Articulação dos Empregados Rurais do Estado de Minas Gerais (Adere-MG), revelaram um cenário alarmante nas fazendas de café mineiras. Partindo dos critérios da Organização Internacional do Trabalho (OIT), foram identificados indicadores de trabalho forçado em 100% dos casos analisados. Cada trabalhador relatou, em […] Fonte

Pull a dollar bill out of your wallet and you can trust that dollar will spend like any other. And if you think the story ends there, you’re obviously not a government accountant. Many critics of government point to a specific need — say, a ripped-up street — and angrily proclaim: “We seem to have […]