Izaguirre reported from Albany, New York.

The lieutenant governor presides over the state Senate, breaks ties in the chamber, steps in for the governor if that office becomes vacant and also makes a range of appointments, including for committees that dictate legislative priorities.The position used to have more power in the the legislative process, but those duties were given to the Senate’s president pro tempore in 1999 after a partisan power struggle.

Allen, who is also a Republican, previously announced that he would seek the position.Current Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth, who has served two terms, can not run again because of term limits.Party primaries are May 19, 2026, followed by the general election on Nov. 3.

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel recuperó los cuerpos de dos rehenes capturados en el ataque de Hamás del 7 de octubre de 2023, que desató la guerra en la Franja de Gaza, dijeron funcionarios el jueves.El primer ministro, Benjamin Netanyahu, afirmó que los cadáveres de Judih Weinstein y Gad Haggai fueron recuperados y devueltos a Israel en una operación especial del ejército y la agencia de seguridad interna Shin Bet .

“Junto con todos los ciudadanos de Israel, mi esposa y yo extendemos nuestras más sinceras condolencias a las queridas familias. Nuestros corazones sufren por esta terrible pérdida. Que su memoria sea bendecida”, afirmó el mandatario en un comunicado.

El kibutz Nir Oz anunció las muertes de Weinstein, de 70 años, y Haggai, de 72, en diciembre de 2023. El ejército dijo que fueron asesinados en el ataque del 7 de octubre y que sus cuerpos fueron recuperados recientemente en la ciudad de Jan Yunis, en el sur del enclave palestino.that would remove criminal penalties for doctors who provide abortions in certain medical emergencies.

“We see patients with miscarriages being denied care, bleeding out in parking lots. We see patients with nonviable pregnancies being told to continue those to term,” said Molly Duane, an attorney at the Center for Reproductive Rights that represented Thurman. “This is not, maybe, what some people thought abortion bans would look like, but this is the reality.”The Biden administration routinely warned hospitals that they need to provide abortions when a woman’s health was in jeopardy, even suing Idaho over its state law that initially prohibited nearly all abortions, unless a woman’s life was on the line.

But CMS’ announcement on Tuesday raises questions about whether such investigations will continue if hospitals do not provide abortions for women in medical emergencies.The agency said it will still enforce the law, “including for identified emergency medical conditions that place the health of a pregnant woman or her unborn child in serious jeopardy.”