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Time of India
04-06-2025
- General
- Time of India
1,408 traffic violators stopped in their tracks
traffic violations road safety reckless driving Traffic West division cracks down on violators: Rs.7.38 lakh in fines in 1 dayThe Traffic Police of the West Division launched a special operation targeting various, resulting in the registration of 1,408 cases and the collection of Rs.7,38,700 in fines, on Monday. The crackdown aimed at curbing dangerous road behaviour such as triple riding, driving against one-way routes, violating no-entry zones, and unauthorised to the data released, a total of 45 cases were booked for triple riding, resulting in fines of Rs.22,500. Violations involving driving against one-way roads led to 114 cases and penalties amounting to Rs.58,500. The most common offence was parking violations across all categories, with 240 cases registered and fines totaling Rs.1,36,400. Meanwhile, 210 cases were filed for entering no-entry zones, collecting Rs.1,05,500 in fines. In addition to these, 795 cases were booked under other traffic violations, contributing to a significant Rs.4,16,800 in drivers and riders caught during the crackdown were educated about the importance of following traffic rules to ensurefor all. Authorities have confirmed that such special operations will continue in the coming days, reinforcing strict compliance and reducing accidents caused byA 19-year-old was booked for reckless driving after he was caught performing a wheelie on a public road in broad daylight on Old Mysore Road within the limits of the Magadi Road Traffic Police part of a special operation launched on the same day to curb dangerous driving, a team from the West Division was patrolling the area when they spotted the youth, identified as Janakiram, riding a scooter with its front wheel lifted off the ground, a stunt commonly known as police promptly intercepted the vehicle and seized it on the spot. Following a preliminary investigation, an FIR was registered against Janakiram under Section 281 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for endangering human life, Section 129 of the Indian Motor Vehicles (IMV) Act for not wearing protective headgear, and Section 189 of the IPC along with 177 for furnishing false information.A high-speed crash on the upper side of the BGS flyover claimed two lives and left two others seriously injured In the early hours of Tuesday. The incident occurred around 1.30 am near the Ganesh Temple when two motorcycles to police, Mani and his friend Akash were riding a bike at high speed when they lost control and crashed into an electric two-wheeler ahead of them. The impact threw both riders off the bike. Mani sustained a leg injury, while Akash suffered severe injuries to his face, head, and legs. He was later declared dead at Victoria electric two-wheeler was being ridden by Afzal and Qasim, who also fell due to the collision. Afzal dead, Qasim critical after the bike accident.
Politico
19-05-2025
- Politics
- Politico
How to governor-proof an initiative
Presented by Our Sun. Our Power. WHAT BALLOT MANDATE? — Supporters of last year's two most popular statewide ballot initiatives found that spending tens of millions of dollars to qualify and pass their proposals wasn't enough to keep the measures' most high-profile critic, Gov. Gavin Newsom, from disregarding them in his latest budget proposal. Newsom's moves to undercut last year's Propositions 35 and 36 raise strategic, political and legal questions for organizations hoping to go to the ballot in 2026 or 2028. How do you convince funders to pour millions into a measure — and persuade voters to support it — if the governor can undo it on a whim come budget season? 'There may be a new approach taken on making sure that you're governor-proof on something, certainly if it's related to the budget,' said Rob Stutzman, a Sacramento-based consultant who worked for Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and many interests at the ballot before and since. Prop 35's backers across the health care industry specifically drafted their initiative to prevent state leaders from sweeping billions of dollars into the general fund in tough financial years, and 68 percent of voters agreed with them. But Newsom, facing a large deficit, announced Wednesday he would do exactly that (just as he wants to repurpose millions in revenue generated by Prop 56, the tobacco tax increase passed in 2016). Also missing from Newsom's budget proposal was money for the drug treatment, probation, social workers and administrative costs experts say is required to properly implement Prop 36, the tough-on-crime initiative voters also overwhelmingly passed in November over the governor's opposition. 'It's like he's purposely wagging his fingers at the voters and saying, 'I told you so, and since I told you so, I'm not going to fund this thing, or I'm going to take money from it when you didn't want me to in the first place,' state Sen. Roger Niello told Playbook. 'I'm at a loss to understand why he's doing it.' Interest groups unhappy with their lot in a state budget typically follow two main ballot strategies for recourse. They can ask voters to establish a new source of revenue (like the Prop 56 tobacco tax, for example) or pass a statute that attempts to lock in a funding stream for a specific purpose (like Prop 35). But Newsom's budget casts doubt on how enforceable either of those will be once voters have passed a measure. Tom Hiltachk, a veteran lawyer who specializes in ballot-measure clients — including the proponents of last year's Prop 36 — said governors have long tried to shortchange initiatives by refusing to fund them. Initiative backers typically consider the scenario when drafting their proposals, he said. 'The actions of the governor to disregard the policy preferences of the electorate, as most recently evidenced by the 2024 election results, is unfortunately not a new concern for initiative proponents,' he said. Backers of a measure like Prop 36, which changed sentencing rules but did not include a direct mechanism to pay for expanded prisons or mental-health treatment beds, could opt to build funding into the proposal itself. That poses its own challenges: Suddenly you're asking voters not only to change policy but possibly raise their own taxes, too. Molly Weedn, an adviser to the Yes on 35 campaign, told Playbook that the coalition that passed Prop 35 is considering a range of legal and political options to ensure the initiative is properly implemented. Going forward, she said, campaigns will need to think inventively about how to keep governors' hands off the piles of money voters create via the ballot. 'The current climate, both with the budget and what's going on federally, gives the opportunity for organizations to be creative with how they pursue solutions,' Weedn said. 'We may be surprised what sort of creative outlets people come up with.' — With help from Rachel Bluth NEWS BREAK: Drake calls for Newsom to pardon fellow Canadian rapper Tory Lanez after prison stabbing … California officials react to Joe Biden's cancer diagnosis … San Jose fire captain charged with stealing drugs from station. Welcome to Ballot Measure Weekly, a special edition of Playbook PM focused on California's lively realm of ballot measure campaigns. Drop us a line at eschultheis@ and wmccarthy@ or find us on X — @emilyrs and @wrmccart. TOP OF THE TICKET A highly subjective ranking of the ballot measures — past and future, certain and possible — getting our attention this week. 1. Measure Z (Santa Cruz, 2024): Almost three weeks after the first challenge to a statewide ban on soda taxes took effect, the American Beverage Association has still not filed a widely expected lawsuit. The Santa Cruz city attorney is among those now speculating that the beverage industry fears a losing lawsuit may harm its position more than any courtroom victory would help. 2. Transit tax (Bay Area, 2026): Among the losers in last week's budget revision were Sen. Jesse Arreguín and Assemblymember Mark González, whose request for a $2 billion infusion for BART and MUNI didn't make Newsom's list of priorities. The lawmakers had proposed the money to maintain service levels while transit operators ask voters to back new taxes to fund the system on next year's ballot. 3. Local tax thresholds (2026): Assemblymember Carl DeMaio is hoping to ride shotgun on the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association's drive to make it harder for local governments to raise taxes. The Republican lawmaker, who had introduced a similar amendment earlier this year, has begun raising money for his grassroots apparatus Reform California with promises to support a petition drive behind whichever version of the measure the business community chooses to support. 4. Measure B (Cathedral City, 2021): The California Fair Political Practices Commission slapped a $31,500 fine on the Palm Springs-area resort haven for using public funds to promote a 2021 ballot measure voters passed that places new restrictions on short-term vacation rentals, a warning sign to other city halls looking to change policy via the ballot. 5. City charter reform (Los Angeles, 2026): Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has named her picks to serve on the city's charter reform commission, as well as a new executive director to steer the effort. As POLITICO's Melanie Mason reported this morning, Bass's delay doing so has thus far slowed the commission's work. Now, with a quorum in place, the commission can get started — with the goal of putting its proposed changes before voters in November 2026. 6. Pay for performance (San Jose, 2025?): San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan's efforts to tie elected leadership's pay to performance may not need to go to the ballot, the Mercury News reports, based on a charter provision that allows city officials to voluntarily reduce their salaries. But the council members who would need to vote to do so are increasingly wary of an idea that could cut their paychecks by at least five percent. 7. Measures A & B (Huntington Beach, 2025): The campaign over control of the public library in this Orange County beach town is entering its final weeks, and the Yes side is out with its latest cozily bookish tactic — a rhyming Dr. Seussian mailer. The June 10 vote is being watched nationwide, as Emily reported in a story this weekend, inspiring librarians to consider the merits of fighting back against MAGA book bans via the ballot rather than through the courts. ON OTHER BALLOTS Voters in Louisiana may be asked to ban foreign contributions to ballot-measure campaigns after lawmakers advanced a proposed constitutional amendment on the topic … Signature-gatherers in Michigan will be working to qualify two dueling constitutional amendments requiring proof of citizenship to vote after a second proposal on the topic was cleared for circulation just a month after an initial proposal … Smart & Safe Florida, the group leading the push to legalize recreational marijuana via the Florida ballot, has signed onto a lawsuit against a recently enacted law it says would place 'draconian restrictions' on those looking to qualify future measures for the ballot … Lawmakers in Missouri passed legislation to overturn Proposition A, the ballot initiative voters approved in 2024 to implement paid sick leave … And an anti-tax group in Ohio moved a step closer to seeing its proposal to eliminate property taxes on a future ballot after the state's attorney general said its proposed title and summary were 'fair and truthful,' clearing the proposal for consideration by the Ohio Ballot Board. I'M JUST A BILL HOUSING BOND (AB 736): Assemblymember Buffy Wicks' proposal for a $10 billion affordable housing bond received Newsom's endorsement last week, a boost for the bill as it enters a crucial phase of the legislative process. 'We need to support a bond to address the issues of housing, yes, affordability, but also infrastructure,' the governor said during his presentation of his May revised budget proposal, calling the bond 'foundational' to the state's efforts to promote housing affordability. Newsom's comments were 'a shot in the arm' for the bond's chances of making it onto the 2026 ballot, said Ray Pearl, executive director of the California Housing Consortium, which represents developers, builders and public-sector interests and is backing the bond. 'Having him put his finger on the scale and say this is important is a signal — not only to advocates, but especially members of the Legislature — that this is going to be looked upon favorably should it get through the legislative process.' Pearl said the bond's backers hope to see it on Newsom's desk this fall, so that it can appear on the ballot in 2026. After passing through committee, AB 736 is set to be considered among dozens of other costly bills in the suspense file next week. WHATEVER HAPPENED TO ... PROP 24 (2020): California's landmark Privacy Rights Act enshrined an individual's right to control his or her personal data and created the nation's first privacy enforcement agency. But it's facing a serious stress test from Big Tech and Republicans in Washington as policymakers are forced to reread the four-year-old initiative in light of advances in artificial intelligence. The controversy hinges on three words buried near the back of the 34-page measure approved by 56 percent of voters: 'automated decisionmaking tools,' a technology that uses algorithms and often AI to assist or replace human decision-making in areas like health care, hiring, education and criminal justice. California's Privacy Protection Agency, the regulatory body created by Prop 24, argues that the initiative's language requires the agency to draft rules protecting the right to opt out of sharing personal information with ADMTs. Big Tech, business groups (led by the California Chamber of Commerce) and even Prop 24 architect and CPPA board member Alastair Mactaggart pressured the agency for months to cut AI regulations from the draft rules, contending the 2020 measure never specifically mentions AI. The agency's five-member board reluctantly pared back the draft rules earlier this month over objections from labor unions and consumer privacy advocates. But the Prop 24 debate is far from over, thanks to Congress. Republicans in Washington are considering a 10-year moratorium on state AI regulations, including rules governing ADMTs. It's a longshot idea but one that's gaining steam with tech industry lobbyists and powerful Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz. CPPA Executive Director Tom Kemp urged Congress to abandon the proposal in a letter sent last week, arguing it would 'strip away many crucial [privacy] protections' guaranteed in Prop 24. POSTCARD FROM ... … WESTWOOD: A year after a violent face-off between student protesters and police shut down campus, UCLA undergraduates last week tried their hand at a different California collegiate tradition of dissent: the ballot measure. The 33,040-person electorate faced three initiatives as part of annual student elections, all related to increasing or maintaining quarterly fees to fund various student programs and services. The university is one of many in California with such provisions for direct democracy, one of the few avenues offered for the student body to try to make demands of school leadership, rather than the other way around. For students, some not yet old enough to vote for president, the vote represents their first chance to take a spin on the direct-democracy merry-go-round. In prior elections, many have responded to that opportunity with a shrug, with turnout struggling to reach the 20-percent mark required for an initiative to pass. 'A lot of people don't know what's happening,' said Holly Hebden, a senior and the president of a campus organization called Good Clothes, Good People, which placed a student-fee initiative on the most recent ballot. 'They have other stuff going on.' Making matters more difficult for those trying to indoctrinate their peers into ballot-measure culture are the restrictions on campaigning that campuses impose on student organizations. According to Hebden, her group was allowed to hand out fliers in just one designated campus location and only during specific weeks and times. 'I want to have an impact on my campus and this is the most direct way I see to do it,' said Hebden. 'But it's been harder to reach the threshold.' Even winning at the ballot doesn't guarantee change. In 2018, Chico State students voted down fee increases on three separate occasions, only to have the administration proceed with the change anyways, according to CalMatters. Still, university ballot measures are not some middle-school class president exercise in play-politics. The issues that students vote on have real-life ramifications for student experiences. Hebden's organization, for example, provides free school and hygiene supplies to financially insecure students. As of Friday night, her initiative was passing with majority support and 28 percent turnout. 'Students haven't had this much control over this particular fee. A lot of this money goes to campus administration,' Hebden said. 'Now have direct, unilateral control over this fee and what it's utilized for.' THAT TIME VOTERS ... … GOT BEHIND THE WHEEL: Californians have seen ballot measures on a wide variety of questions related to cars and driving, including to: Impose a one-cent-per-gallon gas tax on top of the pre-existing two-cent license tax (1926, failed) … Require registration fees to be equal regardless of the type of fuel or engine used in a vehicle, and all revenue used for highway purposes (1936, failed) … Impose a 55-mile-per-hour speed limit on California highways (1976, did not qualify) … Repeal a state gas tax and exempt motor vehicle fuels from sales tax (1980, did not qualify) … Require all vehicles registered with the California Department of Motor Vehicles be classified by color and specific model, and require any change of color to be reported within 10 days (1993, did not qualify) … Increase the gas tax by four percent to fund transportation programs and projects like light rail, commuter and intercity rail systems and bicycle projects (1994, failed) … Require the California DMV to make 12 decorative vehicle decals (one per month) available for public purchase for an annual fee of $240, which would go into an 'I Helped Save the Golden State' fund for education, social service, parks and recreation, and environmental protection programs (2004, did not qualify) … Allow buyers of used cars to return them to the dealer and cancel their purchase within three days and receive a full refund, limit dealer loan fees and require 'certified' used vehicles to be inspected by a qualified technician (2005, did not qualify) … And prohibit the sale of gas-only and diesel-only passenger vehicles and light trucks manufactured after 2020 (2020, did not qualify).
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
AC MILAN v BOLOGNA: THE OFFICIAL LINE-UPS
AC Milan v Bologna, Act I. Before meeting in the Coppa Italia final in Rome, the Rossoneri and the Rossoblu will open Serie A Matchday 36. There are the official line-ups ahead of kick-off at 20:45 CEST at San Siro: AC MILAN (3-4-2-1): Maignan; Tomori, Gabbia, Pavlović; Jiménez, Loftus-Cheek, Reijnders, Hernández; Pulisic, Félix; Jović. Subs: Sportiello, Torriani; Bartesaghi, Florenzi, Terracciano, Thiaw, Walker; Musah; Abraham, Camarda, Chukwueze, Gimenez. Coach: Conceição. Advertisement BOLOGNA (4-2-3-1): Skorupski; De Silvestri, Beukema, Erlić, Lykogiannis; Moro, Freuler; Orsolini, Pobega, Domínguez; Dallinga. Subs: Bagnolini, Ravaglia; Calabria, Casale, Lucumí, Miranda; Aebischer, El Azzouzi, Fabbian, Ferguson; Cambiaghi, Castro. Coach: Italiano. Referee: Marinelli from Tivoli. Subscribe to the AC Milan WhatsApp channel!
Yahoo
27-04-2025
- Yahoo
Suspect arrested for stealing package from Vallejo business
( — The Vallejo Police Department Patrol Division officers responded to a package theft at a business on Friday. According to VPD, the incident happened on the 1300 block of Lemon Street when the victim reported that a male suspect stole a package that had a value of $190 and fled the scene in a Kia Optima. VPD stated that officers were able to see the surveillance footage, which captured the suspect's face and their license plate. The video showed the suspect pausing for a while before they grabbed the package and drove away. After a while, an alert patrol officer saw the suspect vehicle traveling on Sonoma Boulevard, according to VPD. The officer pulled the vehicle over at a nearby parking lot, where the suspect was identified and arrested. Miranda V. Arizona: The Supreme Court case that made the Miranda Rights After running their background, records showed the suspect being on active probation for burglary, VPD said. The officers then conducted a probation search and found that he had what was suspected to be cocaine. VPD said, 'The day he decided to violate his probation terms was the day he got caught by Vallejo PD.' The suspect had his Miranda rights read and admitted to stealing the package, VPD said. Based on his prior convictions, the theft was charged as a felony under Prop. 36. VPD stated the stolen properties had been collected and entered into evidence, and the suspect was arrested and booked into the Solano County Jail on multiple charges, including felony theft, possession of a controlled substance, possession of burglary tools, and probation violations 'Vallejo PD remains committed to protecting our community and holding repeat offenders accountable,' said VPD. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
31-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Kansas gov. approves eight new laws Monday
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Kansas Governor Laura Kelly has signed off on eight new laws Monday set to go into effect in the near future. Kelly announced in a press release on March 31 that eight bills will become new laws in Kansas. These include the following: Senate Bill 36 – increased the cap on the amount of money conservation districts can receive from the Division of Conservation and increases the amount of matching dollars the state can provide conservation districts. House approved 119-2 on March 18. Senate approved 39-0 on Feb. 11. Senate Bill 6 – prohibits the use of ranked-choice voting methods for conducting elections. House approved 86-37 on March 13. Senate approved 30-10 on March 17. Senate Bill 58 – modifies the requirements and allocations for multi-year flex accounts. House approved 119-2 on March 18 Senate approved 40-0 on Feb. 19. House Bill 2254 – requires milk processors to hold payments in trust for milk producers until full payment is received, with funds in escrow considered held in trust. House approved 123-0 on Feb. 20. Senate approved 40-0 on March 18. House Bill 2085 – extends the expiration of permits issued under the water pollution control permit system from five to 10 years. House approved 123-0 on Feb. 11. Senate approved 40-0 on March 18. House Bill 2166 – continues certain exceptions to the disclosure of public records under the Open Records Act pertaining to personal medical information. House approved 121-0 on Feb. 20. Senate approved 39-0 on March 12. House Bill 2812 – prohibits a sheriff from charging a fee for service of process for proceedings under the Protection From Abuse Act and the Protection from Stalking, Sexual Assault or Human Trafficking Act. House approved 118-1 on Feb. 19. Senate approved 40-0 on March 18. House Bill 2238 – directs the legislative administrative services to prepare all committee minutes. House approved 123-0 on Feb. 20. Senate approved 39-1 on March 18. 'Addressing our state's diverse water quality and quantity challenges will require on-the-ground action from local partners who know their communities the best,' Kelly said on Senate Bill 36. 'This bill strengthens local capacity by providing our state's conservation districts the resources they need to effectively implement state and federal natural resource programs.' Kansas gov. approves 8 new laws on Friday, March 28, 2025 For more Capitol Bureau news, click here. Keep up with the latest breaking news in northeast Kansas by downloading our mobile app and by signing up for our news email alerts. Sign up for our Storm Track Weather app by clicking here. Follow Matthew Self on X (Twitter): Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
