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The road will be closed to all traffic between the intersection of Troy Township Road 656 (Dunfee Road) and the Meigs County line from 8 .m. to 3:30 p.m.

Iniciativa extrajudicial e cidadã inclui agenda de eventos até 2027, com caráter simbólico, político e pedagógico para denunciar as violações praticadas pelo Estado nos Crimes de Maio, em 2006, e também repetidas nos últimos 20 anos O conteúdo Mães de Maio lançam Tribunal Popular: ‘O Estado vai ser réu até destruirmos esse sistema’ Pode ser acessado em Ponte Jornalismo.

St. John Parish leader 'vetoed' the showing of a documentary about the Denka plant.

The Unified Government Board of Commissioners has approved rate hikes for trash collection, stormwater management and sanitary sewers. The increases take effect next year. The post WyCo residents to pay more for some municipal services appeared first on The Beacon.

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Big techs já captam todo o conhecimento humano, para treinar seus robôs. Mas defesa do direito autoral só estimulará acordos com empresas que exploram os criadores. Saída começa por uma aposta nas infraestruturas comunitárias The post Cultura livre na era da IA appeared first on Outras Palavras.

In an exceedingly rare move, a Florida House committee on Thursday reprimanded Rep. Angie Nixon for repeatedly blaring a bullhorn during a contentious fight over congressional redistricting. But the Jacksonville Democrat told reporters she’s unfazed — despite receiving the Florida Legislature’s first official reprimand in more than 20 years. “I don’t care if I get […]

شبكة بيئة ابوظبي، بقلم الدكتور علي عبد القادر الحمادي، باحث في السياسات اللغوية، الإمارات العربية المتحدة، 15 مايو 2026 وُزِّعت أمس جوائز خليفة التربوية في دورتها التاسعة عشرة، وللمفارقة الجميلة، أو ربما من حسن الوفاء الذي تحمله الأمانة العامة للجائزة لمؤسسها، أن جاء حفل التكريم متزامنًا مع ذكرى وفاة الشيخ خليفة بن زايد آل نهيان – رحمه الله – في الثالث عشر من مايو 2022. كنت حاضرًا المشهد يوم أمس، مستحضرًا البيت القديم: قد مات قومٌ وما ماتت فضائلهم              وعاش قومٌ وهم في الناس أمواتُ وفي كل مرة أتأمل هذا المعنى، وأربطه بحياة اللغات أو موتها، أجد أن اللغة من أكثر الأشياء قدرة على مقاومة الغياب. فالكلمة التي تُزرع في التعليم تبقى، والكتاب الذي يُفتح لطفل يبقى، والمعلم الذي تُكرَّم رسالته يبقى، فالخط يبقى زمانًا بعد كاتبهِ، وكاتبُ الخطِّ تحتَ الأرضِ مدفونُ. لهذا بدا الاحتفال، في شعوري، أقرب إلى احتفال بحياة اللغة العربية نفسها. فالشيخ خليفة، رحمه الله، جعل التعليم مشروع بناء طويل المدى، وكانت اللغة العربية حاضرة في هذا المشروع حضورًا واضحًا؛ من خلال الجوائز المخصصة لمعلمي العربية تحديدا دون سواهم، والأبحاث التربوية فيها، والتأليف التربوي المرتبط بها. وهذا التحيّز للغة العربية لا تنكره الجائزة وإنما تفتخر به، ولطالما أعلنت إدارة الجائزة أن دعم اللغة العربية إحياءٌ لأمة كاملة، وإن الاستثمار في الكلمة استثمار في الإنسان ذاته. لقد كتبتُ كثيرًا عن البيئة اللغوية، والاستدامة اللغوية، والاستثمار في اللغة، وأدرك اليوم أن الجوائز العلمية والتربوية واحدة من أهم أدوات حماية هذه البيئة. فكما تحتاج الأرض إلى من يغرس فيها الشجر، تحتاج اللغة إلى من يغرس فيها المعلمين والباحثين والكتّاب وصناع الأثر. بعض الناس يرحلون بأجسادهم، وتبقى أعمالهم تتحرك في حياة الناس كأنها لم تغادر. وربما لهذا تبقى اللغة حيّة؛ لأنها تحفظ أثر أصحاب الفضل، وتمنحهم قدرة نادرة على البقاء في الذاكرة، وفي التعليم، وفي وجدان الأجيال. رحمك الله يا خليفة بن زايد. ظهرت المقالة حين تبقى الفضائل حيّة أولاً على بيئة أبوظبي.

Sign up for Chalkbeat Colorado’s free daily newsletter to get the latest reporting from us, plus curated news from other Colorado outlets, delivered to your inbox.Colorado lawmakers avoided cuts to the core of public education funding this legislative session despite facing a significant budget shortfall. But with more financial challenges likely in the years ahead, it’s now on voters to decide whether public schools deserve more dollars than the status quo.A November ballot measure referred by lawmakers in Senate Bill 135 will ask voters if the state can keep part of their tax refund to fund K-12 schools. The state could also spend the extra money on key services such as healthcare and higher education.Colorado lawmakers avoid big cuts to public educationLawmakers referred the ballot measure to voters after a second year of needing to cut more than $1.2 billion from the state budget. That made it difficult to approve bills that required state spending. Despite the fiscal constraints, lawmakers did approve numerous education-related bills during the 120 day session. Many bills still require the governor’s signature. Among them is a new law to allow colleges and K-12 schools to request someone’s guns be temporarily confiscated, a new bilingualism endorsement for high school graduates, and a bill to create a new Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development.Legislators also approved a bill to allow the Colorado Department of Education to begin hearing 504 plan violations after parents complained that the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights’ process has lagged under the second Trump administration.Lawmakers also passed another bill regarding the state’s ability to hear civil rights issues in schools, although the bill was significantly scaled back.House Bill 1141 will expand educational discrimination definitions, such as making pregnancy or being a parent protected statuses. The bill also encourages but doesn’t require the state’s Civil Rights Division to hear school discrimination complaints.Here’s a roundup of other education bills that passed and failed this legislative session, which ended Wednesday.The education legislation approved How do the state’s most effecitve schools help students succeed? That’s the question Senate Bill 170 will require a task force to explore and report back on by next year. The bill was sponsored by Senate President James Coleman after pushback on an “education deserts” bill that would have allowed the state to authorize charter schools in communities with low-performing schools and without local school board agreement.House and Senate lawmakers approved two somewhat similar bills that would require social media companies to acknowledge a law enforcement warrant and give them a time period to comply. Lawmakers introduced the bills after two students were wounded in a shooting at Evergreen High School in Jefferson County. The shooter, a 16-year-old student who took his own life, had made suspicious social media posts before the shooting.Senate Bill 11 requires social media companies to acknowledge a warrant within eight hours but gives them 72 hours to comply. The more strict Senate Bill 1255, which Gov. Jared Polis has threatened to veto, also requires social media companies to acknowledge a search warrant within eight hours, but gives an operator only 24 hours to comply under certain conditions.As part of the budget process, lawmakers filed the state’s School Finance Act in January, which was much earlier than in past years. Senate Bill 23 sets district and state funding levels at $10.2 billion in the 2026-27 school year. Two amendments added to the bill late in the legislative session will dramatically curtail the power of Boards of Cooperative Educational Services, also called BOCES, to authorize bricks and mortar schools or homeschool enrichment programs outside their member school districts. The powerful Joint Budget Committee also filed House Bill 1428 to require the Colorado Department of Education to provide a variety of information on publicly funded online learning and enrichment programming by Nov. 1. Due to budgetary constraints, lawmakers decided to phase out a program that extends high school so students can earn college credits toward a teaching degree. House Bill 1357 would allow one more group of high school students to enroll before it ends.And Colorado lawmakers cut back on how often school districts must administer the state’s Colorado Measures of Academic Success social studies test. Starting next year, only 7th graders will take it. House Bill 80 creates a Cradle to Career grant program within the Colorado Department of Human Services that would provide educational, extracurricular and social services support to children in poverty. The bill does not provide state funding for the grants. Instead, their availability will depend on charitable contributions from private groups, the federal government, or local governments. Teachers won’t have to disclose misdemeanor convictions that occurred in the last seven years if they don’t involve a student or at-risk adult under House Bill 1090.Lawmakers also approved Senate Bill 103 requiring districts to share information on how they help at-risk students in their schools.Districts will also have an updated process to involve charter schools in local construction ballot measures after the passage of Senate Bill 145.House Bill 1004 extends an existing tax credit for contributions to child care facilities for 10 more years. The law provides a tax credit of 50% of the value of the donation, up to $100,000. Municipalities could designate a roadway next to a school as a “school street” that’s closed to traffic or where the speed limit is 10 miles per hour under House Bill 1318, which was inspired by a Littleton middle schooler who was fatally hit by a car while biking to school.Employees of Colorado’s facility schools, which serve some of the state’s most vulnerable students with the highest needs, will be able to get pension benefits through the state’s Public Employees Retirement Association under House Bill 1146.Teachers will no longer have to create individualized readiness plans for kindergarten students who score proficiently on readiness tests under House Bill 1050. Instead, the plans will be optional. The bill also requires the state to publicly report kindergarten readiness test scores disaggregated by school district, school, gender, race, and more.Colorado lawmakers revamped the state’s higher education funding formula in House Bill 1345. The bill received pushback from private colleges after lawmakers cut $14.1 million from private student aid. Private college leaders said the cut, meant to be in effect for just one year, could open the door to a permanent loss of that funding.Colorado students taking college classes while in high school have only been able to take classes at four-year universities if they take the classes on the college campus. House Bill 1078 would allow high school students to take college-level courses offsite.Federal cuts have left universities that enroll high percentages of students of color without federal grant funding to support students. House Bill 1006 doesn’t include funding. But lawmakers hope that designating certain colleges as “thriving institutions” will show students of color that those campuses are a welcoming place.Most Colorado universities will now need to stock abortion medication at on-site health clinics under House Bill 1335, which received final approval on the last day of session.House Bill 1142 gives civil immunity to board members, staff members, and volunteers at child advocacy groups if these individuals acted reasonably and in good faith in disclosing information about a child or during investigations of child maltreatment. Education bills that didn’t move forwardSenate Bill 68, designed to study how to reduce CMAS testing time, failed to advance.After facing concerns from Polis, lawmakers decided to indefinitely postpone House Bill 1292, which would have required Colorado to place nondiscrimination rules on its use of a federal education tax credit program.Senate Bill 180 would have created a new investment authority that could seek higher returns on certain pots of state money than what state investments typically produce. Tens of millions of dollars from the higher yield investments would have been earmarked to help low-income families pay for childcare. But the bill faced opposition from Colorado’s state treasurer and other groups who said it was risky and possibly violated the state constitution. Lawmakers decided not to pursue the Building Excellent Teacher and Employee Residences Program in House Bill 139. The $40 million pot of money would have provided financial assistance to districts for workforce housing projects.Lawmakers rejected a bill that would have raised money for public schools by subjecting microtransactions in online games to a 5% fee. House Bill 1148 was a wide-ranging bill aimed at enhancing data privacy for children on gaming platforms like Roblox and Minecraft. But lawmakers did pass a similar bill, House Bill 1418, that will put the proceeds of the 5% fee toward youth mental health services.Colorado lawmakers rejected an attempt to change how school board members are elected. Instead of electing school board members at large, Senate Bill 57 would have restricted the pool of voters to those who live in the neighborhoods that the candidate would represent, similar to how Colorado elects its state representatives and congresspeople.A bill aimed at saving Colorado families money on back-to-school supplies failed to advance. House Bill 1048 would have made children’s clothing and school supplies exempt from the state’s 2.9% sales tax for one weekend in July. A similar bill also failed to advance in 2024.Lawmakers shelved Senate Bill 166, which would have disqualified candidates from running for school board if they had a recent conviction for certain violent crimes or felony drug offenses. Colorado lawmakers rejected a bill to cut back on teacher evaluations. House Bill 1291 would have allowed teachers who are rated effective and who have Colorado’s version of tenure to be evaluated every three years instead of annually.A Denver lawmaker hoped to replicate a city program that gives students a free pass to recreational, museum, and cultural facilities. But House Bill 1055 didn’t advance. The bill, backed by Colorado students, would have allowed for the pilot program to give My Colorado Cards to grades 6-12 students in a limited number of communities.Jason Gonzales is a reporter covering higher education and the Colorado legislature. Chalkbeat Colorado partners with Open Campus on higher education coverage. Contact Jason at jgonzales@chalkbeat.org.Melanie Asmar is the bureau chief for Chalkbeat Colorado. Contact Melanie at masmar@chalkbeat.org.Ann Schimke is a senior reporter at Chalkbeat. Contact Ann at aschimke@chalkbeat.org.

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Sexual violence is wrong, and carefully researched reports of sexual violence should be taken seriously, regardless of the nationality of the reported perpetrators. There should be no reason for me to write that obvious sentence. This week has given me two: the backlash against a Nicholas Kristof New York Times essay alleging widespread sexual abuse... The post Outrage over Nicholas Kristof’s op-ed on sexual assault of Palestinians is missing the point appeared first on The Forward.

Italy’s embassy in Russia has not changed its procedures for Russians submitting visa applications through intermediaries, the Italian diplomatic mission told the Russian business news outlet RBC.

Maine’s network of evangelical Calvary Chapel churches has become increasingly vocal in state politics in recent years. Charlie Kirk’s death has spurred greater interest.

American healthcare was a sacred trust for generations past. My physician grandfather would treat any patient, never charging more than they could afford. But today, look behind the curtain at some of our most prominent tax-exempt hospital systems, and you find a giant corporation using our money in absurd and insulting ways. These institutions claim to be “nonprofit” and present themselves as pillars of the community. They benefit from massive taxpayer subsidies and tax breaks in the name of the public good. Yet, a pattern of behavior at giants like the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital system suggests that these taxpayer-funded benefits really subsidize the lavish lifestyles of executives even as patients suffer. This is a systemic prioritization of executive enrichment, high-society luxury, and complex financial schemes over the supposed core mission to heal the sick. The sheer scale of the tax-exempt benefit these hospitals enjoy is staggering. At a recent congressional hearing, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith pointed out to hospital executives, including the CEO of NewYork-Presbyterian, that these institutions consistently deliver charity care that is worth significantly less than the value of their massive tax breaks. Across the country, nonprofit hospitals get about $28 billion in tax breaks annually, yet provide only about $16 billion of charity care. So where does the money go? It fuels a culture of institutional extravagance that has nothing to do with medicine. Real estate vanity projects, world-class art collections, luxurious overseas facilities, massive executive salaries—all are supported by money saved through tax exemptions. A shining example of this offensive dynamic is NewYork-Presbyterian, featured in our latest “Healthcare Betrayal” ad campaign that exposes their misguided priorities. While everyday families struggle with skyrocketing medical costs, this hospital corporation has shamelessly probed the extremes of executive compensation. Records show that former CEO Steven Corwin saw his pay jump from a modest $8.9 million to a mind-boggling $23 million in just two years. Shortly after this obscene pay hike, the hospital slashed nearly 1,000 employees citing financial challenges. This sequence of events demands a reckoning, especially when taxpayer money is involved. Tax exemptions are just the beginning. Other federal programs grant hospitals windfall revenues without requiring them to pass the benefit on to patients. One of these is the 340B drug pricing program, which began as a safety net providing steep discounts on prescription drugs for low-income patients. As Chairman Smith pointed out at the recent hearing, large hospital systems today mostly keep the discounts for themselves instead of passing what amounts to billions of dollars in savings. NewYork-Presbyterian has seen its revenue from this federal program spike by a staggering 880% in recent years. Apparently that’s not enough, so the Manhattan-based corporation also claims to be a rural hospital in order to get a dual-designation that lets it benefit from federal funds intended for rural communities. Despite all these federal programs, tax benefits, and subsidies, charity care makes up only 1% of the system’s operating costs. Maybe it could spend more if not tied up in a jaw-dropping $750 million settlement regarding sexual abuse claims from patients. The Department of Justice is also pursuing NewYork-Presbyterian for anticompetitive practices, accusing the corporation of using its market power to “preclude insurers and employers from offering New Yorkers budget-conscious health insurance plans.” The recent hearing with hospital executives was a good start, but Congress needs to redouble oversight of these massive, subsidized corporations. The American people—both taxpayers and patients—deserve transparency and accountability. We must demand that hospitals receiving benefits prioritize patients over executive wealth, corporate luxury, and other dubious financial maneuvers. Those who benefit from the public trust must be held to a standard that justifies the support they receive, or they should lose their privileges. The waste and abuse are clear to see, and the time for reform is now.

(The Center Square) — Vice President JD Vance accused "illegal aliens" of stealing millions of dollars in federal funding from Maine taxpayers during a visit to the state aimed at propping up former Republican Gov. Paul LePage's congressional bid. The vice president blasted Gov. Janet Mills and other top Maine Democrats for not doing enough to crack down on fraud in the state's Medicaid program and other federally funded benefits. He said the state should get the "bronze" medal for public benefits fraud, tied with New York, and said much of it is being committed by people who are living in the U.S. illegally "What you have in Maine is a festering problem where people have been taken advantage of, and they've been stolen from," Vance, a Republican, said in remarks in Bangor, flanked by supporters holding "protecting taxpayer dollar" signs. "And your government hasn't done anything about it." Vance praised LePage, who is running against Democratic Rep. Chris Pappas in Maine's 2nd Congressional District, saying he was committed to cracking down on fraud while governor. "I'm not just blowing smoke, friends, he took concrete action to try and fight back against fraud," Vance said. “So let me ask you this simple question, do you like having a government official who fights for illegal aliens over you? Do you like having a state governor who doesn’t work with the federal government to fight against fraud?” “So, let’s kick Janet Mills to the curb, and let’s send Paul LePage to Washington to help us fight the fraudsters and protect all of you," he added. There was no immediate response from Mills, a termed-out governor who recently suspended her bid for the U.S. Senate amid lackluster support. Despite showing support for the former governor's congressional campaign, Vance's visit comes as the state comes as the Trump administration is threatening a federal takeover if state leaders don't turn over details of state Medicaid payments for an investigation of potential fraud in the program. Vance announced Wednesday that the Trump administration is freezing new Medicare enrollments for hospice and home health agencies for the next six months for all states, including Maine. In Thursday's remarks, Vance said the move is aimed at protecting people who depend on Medicare and taxpayers. "We basically said, very simply, that we're going to take away your money unless you get serious about fighting fraud," the vice president said. A January report by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General flagged nearly 100 Medicaid payments for autistic rehabilitative and community support services did not fully comply with federal and state requirements. The federal watchdog directed the state to repay at least $28.7 million for the federal share of the payments. Medicaid is jointly funded by states and the federal government. In Maine, the federal government covers most of MaineCare's $5.4 billion in annual spending, with the state contributing about $1.5 billion, according to federal data. Mills has pushed back on the claims, referring to CMS Director Mehmet Oz as a "former TV doctor" and accusing the Trump administration of using the allegations of fraud to "punish" Democratic-led states. She notes that MaineCare's improper payment error rate is 2.4%, which is less than half the national average. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee criticized Vance's trip to the state, saying is trying to prop up LePage's campaign while "extremist" Washington Republicans "rip away health care from tens of thousands of Mainers." "JD Vance's trip to Bangor is just another desperate attempt to distract Mainers from the war Paul LePage and his extremist buddies in Washington are waging on their health care," DCCC spokesperson Riya VashiIf said in a statement. "If Vance wants to talk about scams, he should talk about Republicans’ Big, Ugly Bill, which is already kicking tens of thousands of Mainers off Medicaid, putting rural hospitals across the district at risk of closure, and gutting Maine's health care system to fund massive tax breaks to billionaires," he added. "Mainers see right through this charade and know that unlike LePage, Joe Baldacci will fight to protect their health care in Washington — not cheer on the politicians dismantling it."

In a historic vote, Alaska lawmakers rejected Stephen Cox as the state’s new attorney general by a 29-31 vote that saw Cox become just the second cabinet appointment in state history to fail confirmation. Thirty-one votes were needed for confirmation as the 40-person state House and 20-person state Senate met jointly Thursday to vote on […]

Gov. Dan McKee is upholding his pledge to put money back in the pockets of Rhode Islanders by proposing to spend half of a $228 million budget surplus on tax cuts and credits that help cover healthcare, childcare and energy costs. His May 13 plea to legislative leaders features a rare level of detail on […]

A bill to expand eligibility for the state's college tuition assistance program to children of school counselors, librarians and more fell prey to Gov. Kevin Stitt's veto pen Tuesday.

(The Center Square) — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is being criticized for his decision not to participate in an annual Manhattan parade celebrating Israel, with one state lawmaker calling the move an "insult" to the city's Jewish community. The Israel Day on Fifth, which is scheduled for May 31, is an annual march along Fifth Avenue from 62nd to 74th streets to celebrate Israel that draws tens of thousands of participants and spectators. This year’s theme is “Proud Americans, Proud Zionists,” according to event organizers. Mamdani's decision to sit out the event breaks with tradition from previous New York mayors, including his predecessor Eric Adams, who attended last year's Israel Day on Fifth parade with Gov. Kathy Hochul, Sen. Chuck Schumer and other top New York Democrats. Assemblyman Michael Novakhov, a Brooklyn Republican, criticized Mamdani's decision not to attend as "a disgraceful insult to New York’s Jewish community.” "For decades, elected officials from both parties understood the importance of standing with New York's Jewish community at the Israel Day Parade," he said in a statement. "Zohran Mamdani is choosing to boycott this event because he is more interested in appeasing radical antisemitic extremists than standing with Jewish New Yorkers." Novakhov pointed to the recent anti-Israel protests outside synagogues and Jewish neighborhoods across New York City, where protesters have waved Hamas and Hezbollah flags, harassed Jewish residents, and clashed with police. "Instead of condemning the antisemitic chaos we are seeing in our streets, Mamdani and the Democrats have chosen to side with and empower the Jew hating mob of terrorist supporters responsible for it. Jewish New Yorkers are watching," he said. Mamdani, who was sworn into office in January as the city's first Muslim mayor, has been admonished by Jewish groups over his alignment with pro-Palestinian groups, criticism of the Israeli government, and his use of the phrase "globalize the intifada," which has been linked to acts of violence against Jewish people. The New York-based Anti-Defamation League has pointed to Mamdani’s support for the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement against Israel and past rhetoric about Israel. The group has launched a "Mamdani Monitor" to keep a check on his new administration. To be sure, Mamdani had previously announced that he wouldn't be attending the parade, but has said his decision should be viewed as a boycott. He has also pledged to provide NYPD security at the event. "While I will not be attending the Israel Day Parade, my lack of attendance should not be mistaken for a refusal to provide security or the necessary permits for its safety," Mamdani said in an October interview with the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. "I’ve been very clear: I believe in equal rights for all people — everywhere. That principle guides me consistently."

A year ago the halving of OECD aid was a worst-case scenario. The latest data show it is now looking more like the baseline — and the floor may be much lower still.DisclosureThe author represented Australia on the OECD Development Assistance Committee from 1999 to 2002. About the author/sRobin DaviesRobin Davies is an Honorary Professor at ANU's Crawford School of Public Policy, and Managing Editor of the Devpolicy Blog. He previously held senior positions with Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and AusAID.