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The fair runs Aug. 7-23, closed Mondays, and celebrates Indiana’s baseball tradition. The post Indiana State Fair announces new attractions, exhibits for 2026 appeared first on Mirror Indy.

WASHINGTON — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on July 13 killed 25-year-old Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, a Colombian national with legal work authorization, in Maine, making him the 22nd person shot at by federal immigration officers during President Donald Trump’s second term.  Nearly all of those 22 incidents – 19 – involved Department of Homeland […]

The town’s attorney raised several concerns about the wording of the ordinance, which could open the town up to legal challenges from Bowdoin College.

El TJUE despeja las principales dudas sobre la compatibilidad de la ley con el derecho comunitario, pero no ordena su aplicación automática ni resuelve todavía el futuro de Puigdemont. Tras años de enfrentamiento, España debe cerrar este capítulo sin borrar la gravedad de lo ocurrido en 2017.

Health officials in Monongalia County are recommending that outdoor pools close and camps and daycare facilities keep children inside while air there remains “very unhealthy” due to wildfire smoke from Canada.  Monongalia County is under an air quality advisory as the air remains at a 244 on the air quality index, according to a news […]

The man identified as the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer who fatally shot a Colombian immigrant in Maine on Monday had a documented history of domestic violence against two previous wives and his daughters, according to reporting by the Associated Press (AP). The AP reported Thursday that the agent, David Brouillette, had a long […]

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NEW DELHI (AP) — India rolled out its first domestically built, hydrogen-powered train on Friday, a move aimed at expanding the use of clean energy in its vast rail network. The train made up of two hydrogen-powered driving cars and eight passenger coaches will operate in the northern state of Haryana. It can run at […]

(The Center Square) - Voters will head to the polls Tuesday in Arizona’s 4th and 5th congressional district races with healthcare affordability and immigration enforcement on their minds. District 4 Arizona’s 4th Congressional District includes large portions in the western part of the state. The district contains portions of Phoenix, where incumbent Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, previously served as mayor. Stanton has focused his campaign on advocating for environmental issues, including the access to water. He called for rolling back President Donald Trump’s tariffs, increasing the minimum wage and restarting the Affordable Connectivity Program, a federal program that provided low-income families a discount of $30 per month on internet bills. Funding for the program ran out in July 2024. Stanton was a key lawmaker who advocated for the program. “Affordability is a core component of the government’s promise to the American people: If you work hard in this country, you should be able to provide a safe and comfortable life for yourself and your family,” Stanton’s website reads. He did not respond to The Center Square’s requests for an interview to elaborate on his policies. Stanton is facing a Democratic primary challenge from progressive candidate Kai Newkirk, a community organizer. Newkirk has focused his campaign on Medicare For All, banning corporate spending on political campaigns and abolishing ICE. “We must reject authoritarian mass deportation and build a new system of immigration law and enforcement that honors the immigrants who contribute so much to our nation and upholds the values memorialized on our Statue of Liberty,” Newkirk said, answering The Center Square's questions by email. Newkirk has also pushed for universal childcare, a national rent stabilization program and a moratorium for artificial intelligence data centers. “I am in this fight because I know that we're all connected, a part of something greater, and I am determined to live true to the ethic of loving our neighbors as ourselves,” Newkirk said. Either Newkirk or Stanton will face off in the Nov. 3 general election against Zudhi Jasser, a doctor and the sole Republican running in the party’s primary. Jasser has focused his campaign on balancing the federal budget, providing appropriations for immigration enforcement and supporting the Trump administration’s affordable healthcare push. “I support a Balanced Budget Amendment to the United States Constitution,” Jasser’s website reads. “In Congress, I’ll fight to get our spending under control. For too long, both parties have spent without regard for whether we can afford it.” Stanton leads the pack in fundraising with more than $2.1 million in contributions, according to most recent filings from the Federal Elections Commission. He received a $500 donation from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee; $2,500 from the National Air Traffic Controllers Political Action Committee and $2,500 from the UnitedHealth Group PAC. Jasser trails with more than $564,000 in contributions, according to the FEC. Newkirk has more than $151,000 in contributions. Jasser received contributions of $1,000 from David Alexander, president of The Jet Companies Inc., and Leanne Wilhardt, general counsel for 21st Century Healthcare. Stanton and Jasser did not respond to The Center Square's requests for an interview. District 5 The 5th Congressional District is seeing tense competition as incumbent Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Arizona, is running for governor. Daniel Keenan, a business owner, and former sheriff Mark Lamb are competing for the open seat in the Republican primary. President Donald Trump, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, as well as U.S. Reps. Eli Crane and Paul Gosar, both R-Arizona, endorsed Lamb in the pivotal race. Lamb has focused his campaign on supporting the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement efforts. “[H]e witnessed firsthand the consequences of illegal immigration, cartel activity, drug trafficking, human smuggling, and violent crime,” Lamb’s website reads. “While politicians debated the issues, Mark and his deputies faced them every day on the front lines.” Keenan has also called for supporting Trump’s immigration enforcement. He has pushed to end birthright citizenship and mandate e-verify employment verification. Lamb and Keenan did not respond to The Center Square's requests for an interview. “We cannot allow squatters from all over the world sneaking into our country having anchor babies,” Keenan wrote in a post to social media. Nurse practitioner Brian Hualde, nonprofit director Chris James and advocacy organizer Elizabeth Lee are all running as Democrats in the 5th District primary. Hualde told The Center Square he supports ICE and Border Patrol but called for serious reforms in the agencies’ tactics. “We need to address the fact that we have stopped targeting the criminals, and now we're just targeting people who have come here for a better life,” Hualde said. “We need to fund our immigration courts and work on our processes for making these people have legitimate visas to be here.” James and Lee have focused their campaigns on lowering healthcare costs. James said he would support legislation to increase federal funding for small businesses in the district. “Working directly with entrepreneurs, lenders, and local leaders to move capital where it was actually needed. Helping someone open their first storefront. Helping a manufacturer expand and hire. Helping communities rebuild,” James said, answering The Center Square's questions by email. “That's real work.” Lee said her experience with a chronic illness has informed her policy to advocate for increased support of a wide array of medical treatments. “I have stood with families navigating impossible choices between treatment and survival,” Lee told The Center Square, responding to questions via email. “In Washington I will fight to guarantee that no one is left behind, no child denied care and no family bankrupted for the right to live.” Hualde criticized the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, legislation he said made improper cuts to Medicaid. He called for more subsidies on prescription drugs and identifying preventative care methods to address the nation’s healthcare crisis. “The ability to subsidize the drugs needed for management of chronic illness will greatly reduce the strain on some of our other healthcare systems because people will go seek the basic care they need to continue to live healthy functional lives,” Hualde told The Center Square. Keenan led fundraising efforts across both parties with more than $1.8 million, followed by Lamb with more than $1.18 million. Keenan received multiple donations totaling to $6,000 donation from U.S. Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Missouri, and Lamb received $5,000 from the Air Line Association PAC. Lee led fundraising efforts among Democratic candidates with more than $147,000 in donations, followed by James with more than $116,000 and Hualde with $13,000. Polls for the Arizona primary will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. MST on July 21. For early results that evening, see thecentersquare.com/arizona. For more information, visit the Arizona Secretary of State’s Office website, azsos.gov/elections.

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JC Lacey, the president of the chamber, told The LA Local it’s their goal to make sure small businesses get info on the World Stage Ready Forgivable Loan Program.

Sign up for Chalkbeat Indiana’s free daily newsletter to keep up with Indianapolis Public Schools, Marion County’s township districts, and statewide education news.Two current Indianapolis Public Schools leaders, and two former architects of the city’s charter school policy are among the candidates for a top job overseeing key aspects of both systems. Along with a current IPS school board member and a former state legislator, they are in contention to lead the work of the Indianapolis Public Education Corporation, a newly appointed board responsible for decisions about IPS and charter schools’ finances, buildings, and accountability.On Thursday, the board announced six finalists for the job, which is expected to pay between $235,000 and $325,000, according to the job listing. The board’s working group chose the finalists, but Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett will make the final recommendation for an executive director, which the board will then vote on.The executive director will oversee the work of the board during its pivotal first year, which includes passing a tax increase that would be shared between the district and charter schools this November. The board is also due to submit an update on its development of a school accountability system for city schools to state lawmakers by Aug. 1. A final version is due Nov. 1. The finalists are:Karega Rausch, the current president and CEO of the National Association of Charter School Authorizers, who previously led charter school policy in the Indianapolis mayor’s office.Andrew Strope, currently the deputy superintendent at IPS and board member at Teach for America Indianapolis and Enroll Indy. Zach Mulholland, who currently serves as the executive director of operations at IPS.Deandra Thompson, a current member of both the IPEC board and the Indianapolis Public Schools board, and the founder of a STEM-based pre-K program.Carolene Mays, a former state legislator, former executive director of the White River State Park Development Commission, and co-host of Community Link on WISH-TV. Patrick McAlister, the former director of the Indianapolis Mayor’s Office of Education Innovation, whose projects since his tenure in the office include the Preschool Choice Alliance. IPEC will meet again July 22 at 4 p.m. in room 260 of the Indianapolis-Marion County City-County Building. Aleksandra Appleton covers Indiana education policy and writes about K-12 schools across the state. Contact her at aappleton@chalkbeat.org.

La gesta naval vuelve a la actualidad en los próximos días con el descubrimiento de un monolito en la Marina de A Coruña, un ciclo de conferencias y otras actividades.

سەرۆکی ئەمەریکا باسی لە جەنگی ئێران و هەوڵی چینییەکان کرد بۆ دەستوەردان لە هەڵبژاردنەکانی ئەمەریکا

Рэжым Лукашэнкі ў чарговы раз паказвае, што палітычная ляяльнасьць для яго важней за ўсё. На БелАЭС тым часам шукаюць работнікаў рознага профілю. Крыніцы гавораць пра тое, што прадпрыемства пад шчыльным кантролем сілавікоў.

Esta sexta-feira, a Frente Única, composta por várias organizações sociais e partidos políticos guineenses, como o PAIGC ou o PRS, convocou uma manifestação em frente à sede da Comunidade dos Países de Língua Portuguesa (CPLP), em Lisboa, na ocasião dos 30 anos desta organização. Em causa a denúncia da cumplicidade da comunidade internacional quanto ao regime militar de Bissau.

بەرەبەیانی ئەمڕۆ 17ی مانگی حەوتی 2026، بە بەکارهێنانی هەشت مووشەک هێرشکرایە سەر بارەگای کۆمەڵەی زەحمەتکێشانی کوردستان لە بناری شاخی گوندی زڕگوێزەڵە لە سنووری پارێزگای سلێمانی. سنوور کەریم ڕۆژنامەوان لە نزیک گوندی زڕگوێزەڵە لە نزیک شوێنی بۆردومانەکە زانیاری زیاتر دەخاتە ڕوو

Sign up for Chalkbeat Indiana’s free daily newsletter to keep up with Indianapolis Public Schools, Marion County’s township districts, and statewide education news.A record number of Indiana school districts are asking voters to increase property taxes for various expenses this fall as reforms passed by state lawmakers last year take effect. At least 38 districts are requesting to place a referendum question on the ballot in November for one of three reasons allowed by state law: to pay for operating expenses, capital needs, or security projects. The majority of districts are requesting an operating referendum, which covers everyday expenses such as transportation and curriculum. The surge in ballot questions seeking property tax increases reflects the rising financial pressure on school districts due to recent changes in state law. Last year, lawmakers changed state law so that districts may only place referendum questions on the ballot during general elections, which fall in November of even-numbered years, instead of every year. Plus, lawmakers passed a sweeping property tax relief bill that by one estimate would cost school districts millions of dollars in lost revenue. A final list of all ballot questions won’t be available until at least Aug. 1. But the number of districts listed on the department’s website just a few weeks before the Department of Local Government Finance finalizes the questions already represents a record for districts seeking tax increases in a single election and calendar year.Half of the 38 districts are requesting to renew their operating referendums, even though their existing voter-approved tax increases do not expire this year. Five others are seeking an operating referendum for the first time, according to an analysis of historical referendums from the Indiana University Center for Evaluation and Education Policy. Many districts cite the recent property tax reform legislation as a major factor in asking voters for more funding.Several expenses covered by operating dollars, including transportation and utilities, are growing far faster than the rate of inflation, said Indiana School Board Association Executive Director Terry Spradlin.The 2025 changes, combined with the state’s 2008 property tax reforms — which capped property taxes for homeowners at 1% of gross assessed value —will end up costing school districts across the state about $5 billion in tax revenue over roughly two decades, he said. “For the 38 districts pursuing the referendum, it’s not really for program expansions — new programs, new expenses,” said Spradlin, who expects about a dozen more districts to file ballot questions ahead of the deadline. “It’s really to maintain status quo.”So far, just one district is requesting a capital referendum, and one is requesting a safety referendum. Most Indiana districts have never sought a referendumAlthough the number of ballot questions has reached a record high, it is not extraordinary given that two years’ worth of ballot questions are now being squeezed into one, experts say.Historically, school districts that have successfully passed a referendum have a greater chance of winning another one, said Larry DeBoer, a professor emeritus at Purdue University who has extensively studied tax referendums. And districts that have tried but failed to pass a ballot question still have a higher success rate on subsequent attempts than districts asking voters for the first time, he said. Of the 38 listed so far on the department’s website, seven have previously floated a referendum that voters have rejected.“Even if you’ve lost before, your chances of winning this time are better,” DeBoer said. “And I suppose that’s experience.” Some districts may be asking voters to renew a referendum years before an existing one expires so they have multiple opportunities to try and pass a ballot question, Spradlin said. Others are seeking a referendum early because their current operating referendum no longer generates enough revenue due to property tax reforms, he said. The property tax caps first implemented in 2008 — known as “circuit breakers” — have collectively cost school districts statewide over $4 billion in lost revenue since their inception, according to historical figures from the Legislative Services Agency. The latest tax reforms will cost school districts statewide roughly $744 million from 2026 through 2028, according to a state analysis last year. Still, only 88 of Indiana’s 290 districts have ever sought a referendum, according to Spradlin. “It might be (that) the publicity will cause voters to say, ‘I guess this is a normal thing now,’” DeBoer said. “But it’s still the case that more than half the school districts have never tried a referendum. On the whole, it’s not that common.” Amelia Pak-Harvey covers schools for Chalkbeat Indiana. Contact Amelia at apak-harvey@chalkbeat.org.

Masks are available at rec centers, which remain open as respite spots, and outdoor city events have been canceled through at least Saturday.

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