The labor market keeps sending calm signals even as the war economy behind it gets louder — layoffs remain rare, but the price of that stability is being paid at the gas pump. Initial claims for unemployment benefits fell by 6,000 to a seasonally adjusted 206,000 for the week ending August 15, the Labor Department… Continue reading Jobless Claims Keep Falling. The War With Iran Is Still Showing Up in Prices.
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It’s Been Nine Days Since the Storm Hit Gary, Indiana. The Power Still Isn’t Back.
Thousands of families in northwest Indiana are throwing out spoiled food, lining up for hot meals and hunting for a place to charge a phone — more than a week after a storm hit, and with no firm date for when the lights come back on. Tens of thousands of residents in northwest Indiana entered… Continue reading It’s Been Nine Days Since the Storm Hit Gary, Indiana. The Power Still Isn’t Back.
A Congresswoman Is Racing to Stop Trump’s Name From Going Back Up at the Kennedy Center
A federal judge already ordered Trump’s name removed from the Kennedy Center once. Now the same judge has to decide whether the center’s Trump-appointed board can put it back up in three places at once. Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, filed an emergency motion Thursday night asking U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper to block the Kennedy… Continue reading A Congresswoman Is Racing to Stop Trump’s Name From Going Back Up at the Kennedy Center
Nevada Got the Smallest Slice of the Colorado River in 1928. A New Deal Just Locked That Math in Through 2036.
In 1928, Congress gave Nevada the smallest share of the Colorado River of any state that touches it — 300,000 acre-feet a year, a number nobody expected the state to ever need in full. Nearly a century later, that same fixed number is the hard ceiling on growth for one of the fastest-growing states in… Continue reading Nevada Got the Smallest Slice of the Colorado River in 1928. A New Deal Just Locked That Math in Through 2036.
The Meeting That Desegregated Las Vegas Took 24 Hours. The City Never Fully Reckoned With What Came After.
One meeting inside a coffee shop on the Westside ended legal segregation in Las Vegas overnight in 1960. It didn’t end the underlying conditions that created it — and nine years later, that gap boiled over into violence just blocks away. The Moulin Rouge Agreement was reached March 26, 1960, at the coffee shop of… Continue reading The Meeting That Desegregated Las Vegas Took 24 Hours. The City Never Fully Reckoned With What Came After.
Nevada Built a Map Showing Which Federal Land Could Be Sold Off Next
Nevada just made it easier to see which of its federal land could eventually be developed. Whether that transparency helps communities plan ahead or simply makes it easier to identify the next Boulder City fight depends on who’s using the map. Gov. Joe Lombardo unveiled a new interactive tool this summer, developed in partnership with… Continue reading Nevada Built a Map Showing Which Federal Land Could Be Sold Off Next
El CCSD No Puede Contratar Suficientes Maestros de Ciencias. Sus Escuelas STEM Son las Únicas que Crecen.
Las escuelas tradicionales del condado de Clark están perdiendo estudiantes y dinero. Sus escuelas magnet STEM y academias de formación profesional van en la dirección contraria — incluso mientras el distrito no logra encontrar suficientes maestros de matemáticas y ciencias. La Junta de Fideicomisarios Escolares del Distrito Escolar del Condado de Clark renovó una designación… Continue reading El CCSD No Puede Contratar Suficientes Maestros de Ciencias. Sus Escuelas STEM Son las Únicas que Crecen.
Las Vegas Busca un Desarrollador para 11 Acres Vacíos en el Centro. No Dirá Qué Quiere que se Construya Ahí.
La ciudad de Las Vegas está entregando una de las últimas grandes parcelas sin desarrollar del centro a cualquier desarrollador que presente la mejor propuesta — y los funcionarios de la ciudad no están eligiendo una visión de antemano. La ciudad emitió este mes una solicitud de propuestas para aproximadamente 11 acres de terreno propiedad… Continue reading Las Vegas Busca un Desarrollador para 11 Acres Vacíos en el Centro. No Dirá Qué Quiere que se Construya Ahí.
Colombia’s New Government Hands Prosecutors a 135-Page Report Alleging 82 Corruption Cases From the Petro Era
Abelardo de la Espriella has been Colombia’s president for twelve days. He has already handed prosecutors, the inspector general and the comptroller a 135-page document alleging 82 corruption cases from the government that just left office. Gustavo Petro says none of it amounts to a crime. President Abelardo de la Espriella delivered a document titled… Continue reading Colombia’s New Government Hands Prosecutors a 135-Page Report Alleging 82 Corruption Cases From the Petro Era
El nuevo gobierno de Colombia entrega a la Fiscalía un informe de 135 páginas con 82 casos de presunta corrupción de la era Petro
Abelardo de la Espriella lleva doce días como presidente de Colombia. Ya entregó a la Fiscalía, la Procuraduría y la Contraloría un documento de 135 páginas con 82 casos de presunta corrupción del gobierno que acaba de dejar el poder. Gustavo Petro responde que ninguno de esos casos es delito. El presidente Abelardo de la… Continue reading El nuevo gobierno de Colombia entrega a la Fiscalía un informe de 135 páginas con 82 casos de presunta corrupción de la era Petro
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