The election of Hanno Benz (SPD) as the new mayor of Darmstadt shocked the Green camp. Bild: Michael Braunschädel
In Darmstadt, the Greens have to nibble on the lost mayor election. In Hesse, speech therapists will soon be able to work as specialists in daycare teams. And the garden dormouse cavorts in local gardens. The FAZ Hauptwache takes a look at the topics of the day.
Good evening,the green in Darmstadt are exceedingly disappointed that their candidate Michael Kolmer failed in the run-off election on Sunday and did not become mayor. The head of department for climate protection and urban planning, among other things, had to admit defeat to SPD man Hanno Benz, who is to take office in June as the successor to Jochen Partsch (Die Grünen). On Monday, the Greens sought reasons for the voters’ decision. Some suspect it in federal politics, others in controversial local political decisions for example on the topic of conversion and redistribution of the street space. Jochen Remmert and Markus Schug report.
care emergency prevails in many daycare centers in Hesse. The ruling black-green coalition in the country is now proposing to remedy the situation by changing and lowering the previously applicable entry hurdles for childcare: According to this, trained speech therapists and occupational therapists should be able to work as specialists in the daycare teams in the future. In addition, the factions of CDU and Greens make it possible for a missing level of training to be replaced in individual cases by a “pedagogical competence profile”, such as relevant practical experience of at least two years. The CDU and the Greens have submitted a draft to amend the Hessian child and youth welfare code. Our state parliament correspondent Ewald Hetrodt summarizes the proposals.
Pretty sweet looks like a small animal that people in the know call the unknown brother of dormouse and dormouse: The garden dormouse is actually an inhabitant of wooded low mountain ranges, but found fewer and fewer loopholes there and therefore became a so-called culture follower. A few years ago, when a dead garden dormouse was found on the grounds of an allotment association in Kelkheim, it was a stroke of luck because it helped to better understand the animal. Today we know, among other things, that the garden dormouse, which is classified as “endangered” on the Red List, feels particularly at home between Wiesbaden and Frankfurt. Andrea Diener followed the traces of the Bilch.
And also After a short hearing, the appeal process for an illegal abseiling action on the A3 near Hofheim was adjourned due to the illness of a defendant and is to be continued on April 23 +++ the police in southern Hesse arrested six men between the ages of 17 and 46 for suspected cable theft, the group is said to Hesse and Rhineland-Palatinate broke into companies and municipal building yards and stole lines +++ According to a forecast by the State Statistical Office, around 6.45 million people will live in Hesse in 2050, which would correspond to an increase of 2.5 percent.
Warm greetings from the editorial team
Jacqueline Vogt
more on the subject
You can also read current reports from the region in Skyline-Blick, our live news blog for the Rhine-Main region, and on the Rhein-Main-Zeitung website.
The Wetter for Tuesday
Lots of sun at first, later more clouds. It stays dry. Maximum temperatures in the afternoon around ten degrees.
Birthday have on
Tuesday April 4th
Hildegard Förster-Heldmann (The green), member of the Hessian state parliament (electoral district Darmstadt-Stadt I), parliamentary group leader in the Darmstadt city council, chairwoman of the Darmstadt Art Association (65); Ferdinand HeideFrankfurter Architect (61); Ingmar Jung (CDU), member of the German Bundestag (Wiesbaden constituency), district chairman of his party (45);
You can find information about events online.