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Trump ally Viktor Orbán concedes defeat after 16 years in power; FL university's ICE deal fuels student fears, erodes trust; Nebraska lawmakers consider keeping expanded child care; Texans monitoring debate on SAVE America Act.

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The Public News Service Daily Newscast, April 13, 2026.

I'm Mike Clifford.

The Hungarian Prime Minister, Viktor Orban, accepted defeat in a parliamentary election Sunday, ending his 16 years in power.

He congratulated Peter Magyar, leader of the center-right opposition TISA party, and called the election result painful but clear.

CNN notes with nearly all the votes counted, election officials say, Magyar's party is set to secure two-thirds of seats in parliament, with many hoping he could reverse some of the controversial changes made by Orban.

It goes in the last column for President Trump, who endorsed the nationalist pro-Russian leader during the campaign.

Meantime, it's been just over a year since Florida International University's police department signed a 287G agreement with ICE, which allows campus police to act as immigration agents, a move now common across Florida's public universities.

A new faculty-led opinion piece in the conversation warns the policy is damaging trust, especially among immigrant and international students.

Ryan Pontier, an associate professor at FIU, says while no immigration-related arrests have been reported on campus, the psychological impact is unmistakable.

We have the privilege of interacting with a very diverse group of students at our university, from local to international.

There's certainly been a lot of fear voiced, and that has manifested in terms of some students not coming to class, not coming to campus, feeling concerned when they are on campus.

Similar agreements have been signed by at least 15 Florida public universities and colleges, prompting protests and resolutions at multiple campuses.

FIU maintains the agreement is a matter of compliance, not choice, following Governor Ron DeSantis' directive to law enforcement agencies.

I'm Tramiel Gomes.

Credit goes to the conversation under a Creative Commons license for this story.

Next, Nebraska lawmakers are considering a bill that would maintain current income qualification levels for Nebraska families who need child care.

Right now, Nebraska families that earn 185 percent of the federal poverty level qualify for child care subsidies, but that income threshold is scheduled to decrease to 130 percent this fall.

That's the difference between a $42,000 annual income and $59,000 for a family of four.

Nebraska Appleseed Economic Justice Program Director Ken Smith says with median annual child care costs totaling $15,000, many Nebraska families still need the help that the subsidies provide.

We know just as part of our economic reality that child care is very, very expensive.

Lower income, lower paid families struggle to afford it.

We're talking about people that may work in retail or home house.

Legislative Bill 304 has cleared two of three legislative hurdles, and many lawmakers consider it a priority this session.

I'm Mark Moran.

This is Public News Service.

When Congress returns to Washington this week, debate is expected to resume on the Safeguard America Voter Eligibility or Save America Act.

All Texas GOP members of the House of Representatives and Democratic Representative Henry Cuellar voted in support of the latest version of the legislation, which requires proof of citizenship for voter registration.

Joyce LeBombard, with the League of Women Voters in Texas, says if passed, the current version of the bill would require everyone have a passport or birth certificate to register to vote, she says, that would make it harder for everyday citizens.

Women, people with disabilities, rural people, people that have been impacted by natural disaster, people of tribal backgrounds, and people of color have more difficulty or are less likely to have those documents.

Supporters of the legislation say it will prevent non-citizens from registering to vote.

I'm Freda Ross reporting.

And a coalition of folks in Louisiana who have harvested shellfish for generations say global investment bankers are responsible for the environmental damage caused by the liquefied natural gas industry.

They say LNG development over the past two decades has all but destroyed their ability to make a living in southwest Louisiana.

Robin Thigpen is executive director of fishermen involved in sustaining our heritage.

It's destroying our coastline, it's destroying the commercial fishing industry.

We are fisher folks, tempers, oystermen, crappers, who have worked these Louisiana coastal orders for generations.

Thigpen adds a large group of major banks, including U.S. investors such as JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, and Morgan Stanley, have invested billions of dollars in LNG facilities throughout Louisiana.

Trade groups claim that LNG terminals, support over 220,000 jobs, help make the U.S. energy independent, and contribute $44 billion to the GDP.

Mark Richardson reporting.

Finally, researchers in Washington state are working to find nature-based and community-centered solutions to prevent flooding.

After the South Park neighborhood in Seattle experienced an unprecedented flood in 2022 along the Duwamish River, scientists joined forces with a local nonprofit to explore flood adaptation strategies through the Living With Water project.

BJ Cummings, researcher with the University of Washington, says this is a chance to try out cutting-edge, nature-based solutions to flooding that also benefit the community.

As devastating as that experience was, it's a really terrific opportunity to do a demonstration of what this could look like and then actually measure the health benefits, the economic benefits, the environmental benefits that we get out of that project.

I'm Isobel Charle.

This is Mike Clifford.

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