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Time of India
2 hours ago
- Politics
- Time of India
L.A. protest today: Locations, map, and everything you need to know about the ongoing unrest
Live Events FAQs (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel Protests erupted in LA over the weekend after Immigration and Customs Enforcements officials (ICE) raided multiple locations with Hispanic populations, detaining illegal immigrants . In response, POTUS Donald Trump sent 2000 National Guard troops into LA, promising to send 2000 more later in the week if protests don't are expected to continue on Tuesday, with the Arts District and Little Tokyo area of LA still seeing massive camping by people against the raids on 'illegal' immigrants and ICE intervention. Police have used flash bangs and rubber bullets to thwart any escalation in protests, reports L.A. protests Vehicles were set alight and 101 freeway was brought to a halt by what started off as peaceful demonstrations. Home Depot in the Paramount area of South LA and the Federal building in LA are still the. Major flashpoints of the protests. LAPD said that it arrested 29 protestors on Saturday and 27 on Sunday, with President Donald Trump saying that the protestors are a threat to national 1965, it's the first time that the National Guard has been activated by the Federal government without the permission of the state. Governor Gavin Newsom has criticised the move, saying that the move was Mayor Kavin Bass said that the government was using the deployments as an 'experiment' of federal authority in LA. The state of California has now used the Federal government in court, moving to declare the sending of the National Guard are protesting against ICE raids detaining undocumented federal government sent the National Guard without California's approval.
France 24
4 hours ago
- Politics
- France 24
School shooting in Austria, several reported killed
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Epoch Times
10-05-2025
- Health
- Epoch Times
Medicaid Reform Proposals Explained
A per capita cap on Medicaid would limit the total amount the Federal government reimburses states for their Medicaid expenses based on the number of people they have enrolled. The cap would be adjusted every year. It would go up or down with enrollment. And it would increase by the rate of inflation, plus maybe 1 percent. But there's no actual plan on the table, so who knows? Right now, states get reimbursed for a certain percentage of their Medicaid spending. That percentage is based on the income level of the people in the state, and averages about 60 percent. Except for the people covered under the 2014 Medicaid expansion. States get back 95 percent of every dollar spent on that group. The federal government paid $614 for Medicaid in 2023. That's twice as much as 10 years earlier. Related Story 5/7/2025 Meanwhile, the states' share of Medicaid's total expenses decreased by 10 percent, and the federal share increased by 10 percent. Some Republicans are looking for a way to send some of that cost back to the states. The Congressional Budget Office said the plan would reduce federal spending by between 8 percent and 12 percent on the $7.5 trillion in Medicaid spending through 2034. Who would pick up the tab? The states. They'd be responsible for all the spending above their cap amount, rather than just a portion of it. But there probably will be no cap. Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters on Monday that the idea was likely 'off the table.' He added, 'But stay tuned.' So, again, who knows? That would be a win for Republicans in battleground states and swing districts. Many of them are opposed to any change that would cause people to lose health coverage. Between 600,000 and 3.9 million people could wind up uninsured by 2034, depending on how Medicaid cuts were structured. That's according to the Congressional Budget Office. Fiscal hardliners like Rep. Chip Roy ( R-Texas) aren't giving up. 'Well—I haven't ruled it out,' he on social media, responding to Johnson's comments. With Republicans needing every possible vote to pass the budget reconciliation bill, holdouts for and against the cap both have leverage. So, once again, who knows? — Lawrence Wilson BOOKMARKS The Federal Reserve declined to shift after its policy meeting on May 7, citing future risks of higher unemployment and inflation, despite the economy remaining in good condition. 'We don't think we need to be in a hurry,' Fed Chair Jerome Powell told reporters on Wednesday. No pope yet, as rose from the Sistine Chapel following the first vote of cardinals in Vatican City on May 7. Four more votes are expected on Thursday, and onlookers will watch for the white smoke that indicates a new pope has been picked. France and Germany will launch a to address threats from Russia and shore up their defences independently of the United States. 'We will only be able to meet these challenges if France and Germany stand even more closely together than in the past,' German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said during a Paris press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron. The European Union is taking to court because they have not fully implemented its Digital Services Act, which is meant to police online activity. EU officials say the nations have not appointed proper personnel with authority to enforce the law, and have not laid out any penalties for breaking it. U.S. District Judge John McConnell Jr. has an executive order by Donald Trump that would have dismantled three small federal agencies, including the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The judge said Trump was stepping beyond his executive power by trying to eliminate agencies that were created and funded by Congress. —Stacy Robinson
The Star
03-05-2025
- Politics
- The Star
Federal government urged to speed up waste-to-energy technology implementation
KULAI: The Federal government should expedite the implementation of Waste-to-Energy (WTE) technology to reduce pollution at landfills, says state executive councillor Datuk Mohd Jafni Shukor. The Johor housing and local government committee chairman said that several countries, including Singapore, have adopted this technology, which offers a cleaner and more sustainable alternative to conventional dumping methods. "The Bukit Payung landfill project in Batu Pahat,is two years behind schedule and expected to be completed this year is among the sites set to use the WTE technology." "We hope the Federal government can expedite the project as it could reduce the waste being sent to the Batu Empat landfill in Kota Tinggi, which has been causing odour pollution." "I sympathise with the people living near the Batu Empat landfill, who have been suffering from the odour pollution," he said. He made these comments at a press conference after officiating the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) and career fair at Dewan Raya Putra. Mohd Jafni said this when asked about the protest involving 50 Kampung Desa Makmur villagers, who called for the landfill to be shut down due to the odour pollution it has caused. He said that the landfill, managed by the National Solid Waste Management Department, uses the traditional method of waste disposal. "The landfill still adopts the traditional method where rubbish is dumped directly into the area, which may have caused the odour pollution." "Unlike the sanitary landfill in Seelong, Kulai, which uses a more current method where the waste is buried and covered with a canvas," he said.
Malay Mail
28-04-2025
- Politics
- Malay Mail
Leave to appeal warranted as questions of law posed are novel, of public importance — Hafiz Hassan
APRIL 28 — In 'Will AG seek leave of Federal Court to appeal against Court of Appeal's decision?' I referred to the case of Attorney General of Malaysia v Sabah Law Society [2024]. In that case, the High Court had granted the Sabah Law Society (SLS) leave to apply for judicial review of the Federal government's failure to review the amounts payable to Sabah between the years 1974 and 2021 under a Special Grant provided for Sabah under Article 112C read with Article 112D and Section 2 of Part IV of the Tenth Schedule of the Federal Constitution (FC'). SLS's grievance was that a second review of the Special Grant was not made by the end of 1974 as was provided for in Article 112D(4) of the FC. Instead, on April 20, 2022, the Federal government had passed a review order providing only for annual grants payable to Sabah for the five years from 2022 until 2026 without making any provision for the 'lost years' between 1974 and 2021. SLS took the position that the failure to review the Special Grant prior to 2022 was a breach of the Federal government's constitutional duty towards Sabah. Through the judicial review application, SLS sought to compel the Federal government to comply with its obligations to Sabah in accordance with the provisions of the FC. The Federal Court granted leave to the Attorney General to appeal the Court of Appeal's decision in a case regarding Sabah's Special Grant review, highlighting key questions of law. — Unsplash pic The Court of Appeal (COA) affirmed the High Court's decision to grant leave to SLS. The attorney general (AG) sought leave of the Federal Court under Section 96 of the Courts of Judicature Act 1964 (CJA) to appeal against the COA's decision on the following questions of law: whether SLS's application for judicial review fell within the Federal Court's exclusive jurisdiction under Article 128(1)(b) of the FC; whether SLS had locus standi to file the application for judicial review and whether the subject-matter of the judicial review was justiciable. The Federal Court unanimously refused leave to appeal. The apex court ruled, among others, as follows: the AG's application for leave to appeal was not in relation to the substantive merits of SLS's application for judicial review but related purely to the decisions of the courts below — that is, the High Court and COA — to grant SLS leave to apply for judicial review; the matter was related to the threshold standing or locus standi rather than substantive standing in a judicial review application. On the law as it stood, SLS had locus standi to commence judicial review; there was no reason to warrant the grant of leave to appeal under Section 96 of the CJA as the matter dealt with was whether the failure to review and provide Sabah's Special Grant amounted to a breach of the relevant provisions of the FC, and for prayers to remedy the same. That was not a matter of policy. Therefore, the grant of leave was not warranted and the matter should proceed to be heard on its substantive merits. In contrast to the above, the Federal Court this morning (April 28) allowed the AG's application for leave to appeal against the Court of Appeal's majority decision to grant former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak leave to apply for judicial review. In the AG's application for leave to appeal, seven questions of law were proposed to be heard in the appeal. Four of them involve the issue of admissibility of fresh evidence and the rest involve the AG's role in judicial review proceedings. 'The questions posed are novel and of public importance which should be fully ventilated before this court,' Chief Judge of Malaya Hasnah Mohammed Hashim, who chaired the three-judge panel of the Federal Court, said. So let the questions of law be fully ventilated before the Federal Court. *This is the personal opinion of the writer or publication and does not necessarily represent the views of Malay Mail.
