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As her last regular legislative session ended, NM Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham praised lawmakers for bipartisanship work on medical malpractice and universal child care.

Johnny Dee, Santa Fe Christian's coach, has Dax Hall on the team, a guard he said is better than he was as a Rancho Buena Vista High prep.

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An unresolved property bust and US–China trade tensions will weigh on China’s growth in 2026.

COLUMBIA — Senators grilled the state superintendent Thursday over her department’s decision to give taxpayer-funded education vouchers to homeschooled students despite legislators saying they never wanted that. The money was intended to cover private school tuition and other costs associated with attending a school outside a student’s zoned public school. That includes for transportation, tutoring […]

Para Amanda Harumy, sanções de Trump se tornaram 'físicas e reais', paralisando escolas e universidades: 'valor da soberania em jogo' ‘Estrangular Cuba pelo caos’: analista detalha ofensiva dos EUA para derrubar o governo da ilha com bloqueio energético apareceu primeiro no Brasil de Fato.

The project will bring a residential, business and retail district to the west side of Fort Worth — along with a jazz club.

A California woman who defrauded a Montana bank of more than $170,000 was found guilty Thursday by a federal jury, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme of Montana said in a news release. Following a one-and-a-half-day trial, Kristin Renee Zelonish Edwards, 38, was found guilty of four counts of bank fraud, the news release said. Edwards faces […]

The portal launched Jan. 15 to gather evidence that could be used to hold federal immigration agents accountable for constitutional violations during Operation Metro Surge. The post Minnesota attorney general’s evidence portal draws nearly 1,500 submissions in first month appeared first on MinnPost.

Jerry Redfern of Capital & Main assesses why New Mexico's efforts to codify its greenhouse gas emissions failed. Again.

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The University of Texas System’s Board of Regents unanimously approved Thursday a rule requiring its universities to ensure students can graduate without studying “unnecessary controversial subjects,” despite warnings it could leave them less prepared for the real world. The rule also requires faculty to disclose in their syllabi the topics they plan to cover and […] The post University of Texas regents approve limits on teaching ‘unnecessary controversial subjects’ appeared first on Austin Current.

Tighter U.S. oil restrictions have led to longer blackouts, transportation shutdowns, and halted education as Cuba already faces an energy crisis Fuel squeeze deepens blackouts and closures across Cuba is a story from Prism, a BIPOC-led nonprofit news outlet that centers the people, places, and issues currently underreported by national media. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to support our work today.

The city argued the move violated both a 2006 agreement between the city and federal government over stewardship of the President’s House, and the 1948 legislation that created the Independence National Historical Park, which includes the President’s House.

(The Center Square) - The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on April 1 over whether to uphold birthright citizenship in the United States. Trump v. Barbara challenges President Donald Trump’s Jan. 20, 2025, executive order that denies birthright citizenship to children in the U.S. born after Feb. 19, 2025, whose parents are either illegally present or temporary residents of the United States. The case has far-reaching consequences and could fundamentally redefine the 14th amendment, an addendum to the U.S. Constitution that provided citizenship to formerly enslaved African Americans. Legal analysts said much interpretation of the 14th Amendment has shaped current immigration law in the United States. The concept of birthright citizenship primarily rests on a Supreme Court interpretation of the 14th Amendment to include children born in the United States to foreign parents. The 14th Amendment reads: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.” Steven Menashi, a judge on the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, said the case will rely on the justices interpretation of “subject to the jurisdiction thereof.” He said the clause refers to being born under the protection of and owing allegiance to a sovereign. Ilan Wurman, a law professor at the University of Minnesota, said English common law – of which the United States’ founding documents were modeled – should be understood to protect immigrants who have permission to be in the country by a sovereign leader. “Permission was relevant to protection and protection, as it turns out, was relevant to jurisdiction,” Wurman said. “The sovereign operated on children through the parents, which, of course, makes sense because parents have a natural authority over their children.” Keith Whittington, a law professor at Yale, argued that protection by a country’s ruler could be granted to a noncitizen based on the sovereign’s discretion. “If the king chooses to tolerate your presence in the country and does not take active steps to remove you, then the assumption is you are under the full governing authority of the king and should be treated accordingly,” Whittingston said. In a modern context, Whittington said this concept applies to how immigration laws are enforced in the United States. He pointed to the Trump administration’s policies of targeting immigration enforcement for the “worst of the worst.” “If you’re not being actively removed from the country, then you are expected to play by the rules of the local jurisdiction and the government will continue to place demands on you and also expect that you will abide by local laws until the moment comes when we choose to actually take action and deport you,” Whittington said. Ultimately, Whittington and Wurman agreed that justices on the high court should understand the 14th Amendment to not immediately extend citizenship for those born in the United States. Both professors called on Congress to provide more clarity over the 14th Amendment’s definitional issues. Whittington said Congress could attempt to limit the ability of immigrants who attempt “birth tourism” in order to confer citizenship onto their children. He admitted that any kind of legislation could have loopholes similar to the 14th Amendment, which gave rise to the immigration problems of the modern era. “If Congress really cared about this, they can take steps to try to minimize how often it happens, but that’s the extent of their authority to be able to do something about it,” Whittington said. With April 1 quickly approaching, immigrants and citizens across the United States will be closely watching the high court’s determination.

Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest news on Chicago Public Schools. When Illinois’ main funding formula for K-12 schools was established a decade ago — meant to send more dollars to districts with higher needs — lawmakers at the time set a goal to fully fund it by 2027. Gov. JB Pritzker’s budget proposal for next fiscal year wouldn’t do that. Pritzker’s $56 billion budget proposal, which he released Wednesday, calls for a $305 million increase in the evidence-based funding formula, with a total investment of $9.2 billion. That’s $45 million less than what the Illinois State Board of Education, or ISBE, requested last month. The proposal is the opening of budget negotiations. State lawmakers are expected to finalize a budget in May. The governor’s plan angered the state’s biggest teachers unions, which are pushing lawmakers to fully fund the formula by next year, which would require an additional $3 billion. Another education advocacy organization described the budget proposal as responsible in the face of economic pressures and federal funding threats. Pritzker’s proposed increase excludes property tax relief grants for school districts, which were paused last year, too. Lindsay Record, a spokesperson for ISBE, said a state panel is reviewing the effectiveness of those grants and is expected to release a report by March 1, which “will inform further conversations on the future of this grant program.” The proposal also calls for a $51 million increase in funding that helps districts cover costs for special education, transportation, and some other expenses — about $100 million less than what ISBE requested. In all, the governor is proposing about $10.7 billion for K-12 education. Pritzker proposed a social media fee that he estimates would raise about $200 million next fiscal year for education expenses. The fee would be imposed on companies that “collect consumer data and sell to third-party buyers,” according to the budget proposal. Pritzker praised the state’s education investments, crediting them for eighth grade reading and math scores that surpassed national averages on the test known as the “nation’s report card.” Fourth grade reading and math scores were on par with the national average. “We prioritize school funding, putting billions more into public education to improve the student teacher ratio and get better outcomes for our children,” Pritzker said during his State of the State speech Wednesday. Pritzker’s plan — described as a maintenance budget in the face of federal funding threats — comes as some progressive Chicago-area lawmakers have introduced a new, union-backed bill that calls for the state to fully fund the formula by 2027 with more money for reimbursements to districts. If the bill passed as written, it would cost the state an additional $3.9 billion annually, Ralph Martire, the executive director of the think tank Center for Tax and Budget Accountability, previously told Chalkbeat. A 2024 report from the center found that at the current funding level, schools won’t be fully funded under the formula until at least 2034. The bill’s backers have called for taxes on Illinois’ wealthiest residents and corporations to help cover the costs. Since 2017, the state has increased funding through the new formula by about $2.5 billion. Today, roughly one-third of districts are considered at least 90% adequately funded. Chicago Public Schools, the state’s largest district where about 70% of kids are from low-income families, has seen nearly $390 million in overall funding increases from the state over the past five years. Still, the district is $1.6 billion short of what the state considers adequate funding, an issue that district leaders often highlight as they plan their annual budget. Pankaj Sharma, secretary and treasurer of the Illinois Federation of Teachers, blasted the governor’s proposal in part because it won’t fully fund the formula by next year as state lawmakers had originally promised. “Each day that our Governor and members of the General Assembly fail to deliver valuable resources to students, educators, and their families, they are shortchanging our young people according to their own funding formula,” Sharma said in a statement. “It is another day where a student’s zip code — not state policy — determines whether they have what they need to succeed.” But Advance Illinois, another education advocacy organization, described the proposal as responsible in a tough budget year. The group noted, however, that the state is still roughly $3 billion short of fully funding its formula. “Governor Pritzker has consistently prioritized education, and past investments have served Illinois well,” Advance Illinois President Robin Steans said in a statement. “We hope the General Assembly can find ways to build on the Governor’s proposal to ensure that Illinois students do not lose ground.” Separately, for the second year in a row, the governor called for banning cellphones from the classroom during his State of the State address Wednesday. Lawmakers failed to pass such legislation last year. Reema Amin is a reporter covering Chicago Public Schools. Contact Reema at ramin@chalkbeat.org.

რადიო „თავისუფლების“ კორესპონდენტის, რიკარდ იოზვიაკის ცნობით, ევროკავშირის საგარეო პოლიტიკურმა ხელმძღვანელმა, კაია კალასმა, ევროკავშირის წევრი ქვეყნების წარმომადგენლებს გადასცა დოკუმენტი, რომელშიც ჩამოყალიბებულია დათმობები, რომლებზეც რუსეთი უნდა წავიდეს უკრაინასთან მოლაპარაკებების მსვლელობისას. ევროპის ქვეყნების წარმომადგენლები უშუალოდ არ მონაწილეობენ აშშ-ს, უკრაინასა და რუსეთს შორის სამმხრივ მოლაპარაკებებში. მოლაპარაკებების ბოლო რაუნდი ჟენევაში 17-18 თებერვალს გაიმართა. მას დიდი...

The Idaho Senate on Thursday approved a bill to require state and local governments, and large businesses that contract with them, to use E-Verify.  The bill advanced amid other proposals this legislative session for more sweeping requirements around private employers using the federal program to check employee work authorization.  Bill sponsor Sen. Mark Harris, R-Soda […]

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