Abigahil Padilla

SAN LUIS, Ariz. (KYMA) – Un total de 20 estudiantes sobresalientes de último año de preparatoria en Arizona fueron seleccionados como becarios del prestigioso programa Flinn 2026, entre ellos una alumna de San Luis High School, ubicada al sur del condado de Yuma.

La beca Flinn, reconocida por ser una de las más competitivas y completas del estado, cubre todos los gastos para estudiar en una universidad pública de Arizona.

El apoyo incluye matrícula, cuotas, alojamiento, alimentación y al menos dos experiencias académicas en el extranjero, con un valor total superior a los 135 mil dólares durante los cuatro años de licenciatura.

La generación número 41 de becarios Flinn fue elegida entre más de 1,150 solicitudes recibidas en octubre. Los seleccionados formarán parte de universidades como Arizona State University, Northern Arizona University y la University of Arizona, donde cursarán estudios en programas de honores.

Este año marca un momento histórico para varias escuelas, ya que cuatro instituciones celebran a su primer becario Flinn, entre ellas San Luis High School, junto con Casteel High School, Maryvale High School y BASIS Oro Valley.

De acuerdo con Anne Lassen, vicepresidenta de iniciativas educativas y de becas de la Fundación Flinn, los estudiantes seleccionados destacan no solo por su excelencia académica, sino también por su liderazgo y compromiso social.

“Los estudiantes de la clase 2026 tienen antecedentes diversos, pero todos comparten el deseo de generar un impacto significativo. Sobresalen por su forma de pensar, liderar e involucrarse con su entorno”, señaló.

Los becarios provienen de cinco condados del estado: Gila, Maricopa, Navajo, Pima y Yuma, y representan a 19 escuelas públicas, privadas y chárter. Sus áreas de estudio abarcan disciplinas muy variadas, como neurociencia, bioquímica, ingeniería aeroespacial, ciencias políticas, finanzas y justicia penal.

La alumna Mae Gomez, de San Luis High School, representa al condado de Yuma dentro de esta distinguida generación, consolidando el logro de su comunidad educativa al obtener por primera vez esta beca.

La nueva generación será reconocida oficialmente el próximo 2 de mayo durante un evento en Scottsdale, donde se celebrará su dedicación y logros académicos.

Más allá del apoyo económico, el programa Flinn ofrece a sus becarios acceso a una comunidad de más de 750 estudiantes y egresados, mentorías personalizadas, clases reducidas, contacto con investigadores destacados y participación en actividades académicas, culturales y sociales exclusivas.

La beca Flinn fue creada en 1986 y es financiada por la Fundaci&o

Abigahil Padilla

SAN LUIS, Mexico (KYMA) – Con el objetivo de regalar sonrisas y celebrar a la niñez, el grupo de comerciantes del Centro Histórico de San Luis se encuentra afinando los últimos detalles para un evento especial totalmente gratuito, programado para este sábado 2 de mayo.

La jornada festiva se llevará a cabo en un horario de 4:00 de la tarde a 8:00 de la noche, teniendo como sede la Dulcería El Vaquero, donde se espera una gran afluencia de familias que podrán disfrutar de múltiples actividades recreativas.

Entre las atracciones anunciadas destacan juegos mecánicos, rifas de bicicletas, pastel para los asistentes y una gran variedad de dulces, en un ambiente pensado especialmente para la convivencia familiar y la alegría de los más pequeños.

De acuerdo con los organizadores, esta iniciativa busca fortalecer el sentido de comunidad en el corazón de la ciudad y ofrecer un momento de esparcimiento para los niños sin ningún costo.

En este contexto, los comerciantes invitan a todas las familias a asistir y ser parte de esta celebración que promete convertirse en una tarde llena de diversión, convivencia y muchas sorpresas.

La cita está hecha: este sábado, el Centro Histórico de San Luis, México, se vestirá de fiesta para celebrar a los niños con un evento pensado exclusivamente para ellos.

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By Tierney Sneed, Fredreka Schouten, CNN

(CNN) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday kicked yet another leg out from under the Voting Rights Act, the landmark 1965 civil rights law that Chief Justice John Roberts’ court has repeatedly undermined over the years.

Wednesday’s opinion, written by Justice Samuel Alito with the dissent from the court’s three liberals, will make it much harder for voters of color to challenge redistricting plans that allegedly dilute the political power of minority communities.

The ruling will bring about major changes to political representation at all levels of government in future elections, starting in earnest in 2028. Many states will either choose to make changes to legislative boundaries or be forced by courts to redraw districts that currently guarantee the ability of minority voters to elect the candidate of their choice.

State legislatures controlled by Republicans could opt to eliminate a slew of Democratic-held seats, particularly across the South, in an effort to cement the GOP’s hold on the US House.

However, the decision’s impact on the 2026 midterm elections could be limited given the practical and legal hurdles to redrawing legislative plans at this point in the electoral cycle.

In the case, which examined Louisiana’s congressional plan, the Supreme Court ruled that a map that had created a second majority-minority district in the state because of a Voting Rights Act challenge amounted to an unconstitutional use of race. The opinion had the effect of drastically changing a legal test the Supreme Court put forward 40 years ago for how courts should approach Voting Rights Act redistricting cases.

Alito played down how much he was reworking that test, but in a dissent joined by the court’s two other Democratic appointees, Justice Elena Kagan said “the Court’s decision will set back the foundational right Congress granted of racial equality in electoral opportunity.”

Here’s what to know about the historic ruling and what happens next:

GOP could see immediate benefits

Wednesday’s decision lands in an election season that already is underway, but it could set off an effort in several states to create new maps ahead of November’s midterm elections for Congress.

Republicans appear likely to benefit from the initial scramble.

Louisiana, the state at the center of the case, saw the high court strike down a map that created a Black-majority district now held by Democratic Rep. Cleo Fields.

Republican officials who control state government in Louisiana have not yet indicated how they will respond. But in a statement Wednesday, state Attorney General Liz Murrill said she would work with the state’s legislature and Gov. Jeff Landry on how to proceed with a “constitutionally compliant map” moving forward.

In a statement, Landry did not address whether the state would move to redraw lines.

Any redistricting action in Louisiana would disrupt the state’s May 16 primary. Early voting is slated to start Saturday, and overseas and military ballots already have gone out. Fields and other Democrats argued it already is too late draw new lines.

Alito’s opinion for the conservative majority returns the case to the lower court for more proceedings but without any instructions about whether the map should be withdrawn for the midterms

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