Today in Rhein-Main: Bouffier's next defeat

Good evening,

the Hessian state government has suffered a defeat, the consequences of which can hardly be overlooked at the moment.

When the Corona crisis rose, Schwarz-Grün developed the idea of ​​spending a total of twelve billion euros over several years to save the economy, for which the term special fund was coined.

On Wednesday the Hessian State Court decided that this model violates the Hessian constitution.

The judges referred to the very usual way of financing sudden expenditure: through a supplementary budget.

Manfred Koehler

Deputy head of the regional section of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung and editor in charge of the business magazine Metropol.

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That sounds technical and cumbersome, but of course it is not entirely unimportant how money is handled in Wiesbaden. The question arises not only about the future practical handling of crisis aid, but also about the political future of the Hessian finance minister Michael Boddenberg, who is considered to be one of those who could one day follow Prime Minister Volker Bouffier (both CDU). And the eyes are also on Bouffier himself, who supports Armin Laschet as CDU politician and has now experienced his second defeat in short succession. Difficult times for Union politicians, not just in Berlin.

Not pleasant either: After there had been a large-scale power failure in Frankfurt-Höchst and the neighboring districts on Tuesday evening, the management of the energy supplier Süwag said somewhat meekly on Wednesday that this could well be repeated in the next few days. The substation in Höchst has shown itself to be vulnerable for the second time within twelve months, and in November 2020 it even burned there, this time instead of a faulty switch being the cause of a lack of material. The aim is to stabilize the situation, said a board member. Truly, that is a good resolution. Just in case, it is not wrong in the west of Frankfurt to tap into the private special assets and buy a few candles.

This can of course also be done in Höchst, but it is now really feudal in the Kaufhof an der Hauptwache in Frankfurt.

It reopened on Wednesday and is no longer even called Kaufhof, but Galeria, but you will only get used to it gradually.

The building, fancier than ever, can in any case be taken as a commitment to stationary trade and to Frankfurt city center, which many people had recently rung the death bell.

And in addition, the Celtic finds on the Glauberg and the Frankfurt modern settlements are to be added to the waiting list for the UNESCO World Heritage Site +++ the Rhine-Main dance festival starts on Thursday +++ the city of Frankfurt wants protection improve before heavy rain.

I wish you a pleasant evening

Yours Manfred Köhler

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for Thursday

The day begins with fog, which lasts longer, later the sun tentatively prevails.

At 13 degrees it stays cool.

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Sabine Schulze

, from 2020 to October 2021 chairwoman of the Historical-Archaeological Society Frankfurt (67);

, Managing Director of the Frankfurt / Main Airport Foundation (60);

, Chancellor of Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences (59);

, spokesman for the management of the dfv media group, Frankfurt (58).