Kažimír was accused of paying a bribe of 48,000 euros ($54,000) at the turn of the year in 2017-18 to the head of the country’s tax office in connection with a tax audit of several private companies.
They suggest more money could help reach Latino communities through efforts like faith-based outreach at churches, testing at clubs on Latin nights and training bilingual HIV testers.Nurse practitioner Eliza Otero, left, talks with Fernando Hermida during his visit at Pineapple Healthcare in Orlando, Fla. The clinic serves an LGBTQ+ population, especially Latinos living with HIV. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
Nurse practitioner Eliza Otero, left, talks with Fernando Hermida during his visit at Pineapple Healthcare in Orlando, Fla. The clinic serves an LGBTQ+ population, especially Latinos living with HIV. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)Congress has appropriatedover five years to the Ending the HIV Epidemic initiative, and jurisdictions that get the money are
of it in community-based organizations. But the initiative lacks requirements to target any particular groups, including Latinos, leaving it up to the cities, counties and states to come up with specific strategies.In 34 of the 57 areas getting the money, cases are going the wrong way: Diagnosis rates among Latinos increased from 2019 to 2022 while declining for other racial and ethnic groups, the KFF Health News-AP analysis found.
Starting Aug. 1, state and local health departments will have to provide annual spending reports on funding in places that account for 30% or more of HIV diagnoses, the CDC said. Previously, it had been required for only a small number of states.
In some states and counties, initiative funding has not been enough to cover the needs of Latinos.His influence highlights a broader shift in Polish politics, where the far right — once considered a fringe force — is increasingly shaping the national agenda. It’s also part of a larger trend of hard-right parties gaining traction across Europe.
Far-right Confederation party’s presidential candidate Sławomir Mentzen speaks to supporters in Saturday,Warsaw, Poland, May 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)Far-right Confederation party’s presidential candidate Sławomir Mentzen speaks to supporters in Saturday,Warsaw, Poland, May 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
Piotr Buras, head of the European Council on Foreign Relations’ Warsaw office, says Poland is part of a larger pattern in which voters turn to populist forces amid rapid social change. But he also cites local factors, such as disillusionment with Tusk’s coalition.That coalition, which spans the ideological spectrum, has struggled to agree on key issues, including liberalizing the abortion law — a campaign promise. Meanwhile, outgoing conservative President Andrzej Duda has blocked parts of Tusk’s agenda. Observers say the coalition’s voters must be highly mobilized on Sunday to defeat Nawrocki.