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Chubut

Chubut proposes to administer PAMI and sparks debate on health decentralization

Governor Ignacio Torres proposed that the province of Chubut take over the administration of PAMI in its territory. The initiative, still without formal details, seeks to take advantage of the provincial health insurance Seros structure and reduce bureaucracy, although it raises questions about funding and the future of health decentralization.

Autonomous City of Buenos Aires

Raising a child in Buenos Aires cost between $966,505 and $1,563,485 in June, according to IDECBA

The Institute of Statistics of Buenos Aires City (IDECBA) updated child-rearing costs: a middle-income household spends more than $1.5 million per month for a child aged 0 to 3. Food, education and housing are the heaviest items.

Tucumán

Peronist youth seek to rebuild the PJ from the provinces

A federal congress in Tucumán brought together young leaders from several provinces and placed generational renewal, criticism of Buenos Aires centralism and Peronism's reorganization on the agenda.

Río Negro

Río Negro seeks to turn energy expansion into local jobs and infrastructure

Senator Oscar Fullone met with Energy Secretary María Tettamanti to review projects linked to Vaca Muerta, LNG, mining and the RIGI framework, with a focus on provincial jobs, services and infrastructure.

Autonomous City of Buenos Aires

Natalia De la Sota and Juan Manuel Olmos seek to build a federal alternative to Milei

The Córdoba lawmaker met in Córdoba with the Buenos Aires City leader and they agreed on building an opposition proposal centred on federalism, production, work, education, science and technology. The move belongs to a Peronist path that still has no single candidacy.

Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires teachers accept Kicillof's offer and another strike is defused

Teachers' and state workers' unions accepted a 7% increase over June wages, paid in two stages: 5% in July and 2% in August. The province added commitments on school violence, permanent appointments and reopening talks in September.

Buenos Aires

Court confirms irreversible damage by Atanor to the Paraná River in San Nicolás

The Buenos Aires Supreme Court upheld a ruling against the agrochemical company for pollution with industrial effluents. The decision renews demands for a comprehensive investigation into environmental damage, state controls and the impact on nearby residents.

National

Dismissals at CNEA open a crisis over nuclear sovereignty and scientific capacity

Argentina's National Atomic Energy Commission became the centre of a conflict after around one hundred workers were dismissed. The protest included the occupation of the central headquarters and a Gendarmerie repression.

Chubut

Chubut approves agreement with YPF over its exit from the San Jorge Basin

The legislature ratified the agreement, which includes an extraordinary 25-million-dollar payment, the transfer of assets to the province and a specific framework for their use in Comodoro Rivadavia.

Mendoza

Mendoza moves to pass Argentina's first provincial cybersecurity law

The bill presented by Mercedes Rus seeks to protect the state's digital infrastructure and essential public services through unified rules, permanent monitoring and incident-response protocols.

Catamarca

CONICET scientists in Catamarca demand healthcare coverage and job continuity

Researchers and fellows demonstrated outside the agency's local office to denounce disrupted healthcare services, growing job insecurity and the risk of scientific positions being lost.