- AFP
Syria's forgotten health crisis needs healing: WHO regional chief
Syria's shattered healthcare system has been forgotten by the world at large, a top WHO official said, urging new, creative thinking to halt the exodus of medical staff abroad.She urged donor countries to dissociate politics from health and renew their interest in humanitarian funding for Syria.
- Star Tribune (Minneapolis)
Ramstad: Minnesota should be impolite, call a special session and pass a bonding bill
It's been three weeks since the chaotic end of the 2024 legislative session, which lawmakers finished without doing the one thing Minnesotans expect them to do in an even-numbered year — take care of the state's capital-spending needs. Last year, with the state swimming in a $17 billion surplus of tax revenue, lawmakers jacked up the two-year budget by 37%, the most since the mid-1970s. This ...
- Associated Press
A local race in Nevada's primary could have implications for national elections in a key swing state
The commission that oversees Nevada’s second most populous county approved its new elections director earlier this year by a familiar split vote. The three votes in favor came from two Democrats and a moderate Republican, Clara Andriola. The votes against came from two Republican commissioners who have raised doubts about elections or voted against certifying results and who are supported by a wider movement within the county that promotes election conspiracy theories.
