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The Jedi Order congratulates Jedi Knight Sirius Invictus on his promotion to a Knight in the presense of High Councilors Zechs Demming & Zakarie Di’Vosk and Councilors Xayr’ka Atreus &  Yyn Zet Ari. May his training prove fruitful as he adopts a new role within the Order, and eventually grant him the patience and wisdom to pass that knowledge on to anothers.

The Council would also like to warmly welcome Initiate Mairelis Augustian. You have started a long journey, which will both challenging and enlightening. Listen to your mentors, teachers and fellow students and you will thrive.

Welcome to the Order.

The Galactic Budget for 385-390ABY has been released.

The address which came from Chief Finance Minister Junessburg Mara outlined where the vast 7.1 quadrillion credit budget will be spent.

Questions were raised by the Senate finance committee around the marked 4% increase in the security budget which already makes up a staggering 18% of the overall budget. A key takeaway was the multi billion credit increase for GRID specifically identified for use in an ‘Operation Lost Stars’.

When asked Minister Mara had this to say

Operation Lost Stars is the core GRID operation around the missing force sensitive children in conjunction with the Jedi Order.

Many members of the public have asked if they contribute to the cause, and whilst GRID will not be accepting donations, I can confirm that an ancillary fund has been set up to support the friends and family of those taken.

One thing is for certain, with cuts to housing and emergency services to enable this investment, the pressure is on GRID and the Jedi Order to start delivering results.

Since Koyso Chewai’in and Resuli Concaf went missing on Calus 2 years ago, official figures state that 11 other cases of missing children have been added to the investigation. However, whilst the official total sits at 13. Holonews has received confirmation from a senior GRID source that GRID believe and are working to the assumption that the actual figure is closer to 19.

Despite no new reports in the 3 cycles of any more taken children, it has been estimated that those already taken have spent nearly 31 years between them in captivity. No one knows where they are, but if you have any information that may aid the investigation you can contact GRIDs tip line on frequency #5555.3333.1111 case ref: #784147912.

GRID and The Jedi Order have not commented on the investigation in recent cycles and it is unclear whether the decline in regularity of kidnappings is down to action taken by the Order and GRID.

As always, the Holonews will endeavor to bring you breaking news as and when we receive it.

You know what time of year it is, when prominent scientists throughout the galaxy go out to get a new haircut and buy a new set of clothes. It is time for the annual Nodal Prizes!

The prize is not only the pinnacle of achievement in science, it also comes with enough prize credits to buy a small moon. We know this because Reyus Dean, winner of last year’s prize in economics, did exactly that. The actual credits awarded is a closely guarded secret, but from Dean’s “moonastic” purchase we all know that it is ga-lactic!

This year, however, the chemists in academia may save themselves the haircut. Rumours has it that the Nodal Prize in Chemistry will not go to one of the major research institutions on the core planets. No, if the rumour is true, a young student at a Jedi temple may find themselves in an unusual situation and with a lot of credits. If this happens, it will be the first time that the chemistry prize is awarded outside of academia. Ever.

This rumour has obviously got a lot of mixed reactions from people throughout the galaxy. A lot of people feel that this signals a fresh initiative from the Nodal committee. But some of the scientists we spoke to feel that the Nodal Prizes should only be given to individuals who have dedicated their lives to the pursuit of true knowledge. If it is awarded to the Jedi, it would signal an endorsement of a particular set of religious views and ancient pseudoscience. Eric Waterhole from the Wideland Institute of Science and Technology said that “it would be a major disaster,” and “[he] cannot see how the committee could ever gain the trust of scientists again if they make this clearly politically motivated move. The Nodal Prize should not be a platform for political propaganda.”

The entrepreneur Alkur Nodal of Glee Anselm started several galactic companies throughout his career, including Artek Technologies, Omniware and Uplift Me. After his unfortunate early death during a visit to one of his mining companies in 322 ABY, his widowed wife, Eefie Nodal, established the Nodal Foundation and donated their entire fortune to it with the explicit purpose of funding a series of awards to living scientists throughout the galaxy who had made “an unusual and noteworthy breakthrough in their field”.

Citizens of Corellia are today thanking the Jedi Order, after they successfully thwarted an abduction operation led by a band of highly trained mercenaries. The mercenary group known as “The Shattered Stars’ were targeting a pair of twins in Coronet due to be taken to be taken to the Order to begin training, however under the protection of the Order not only was safe passage given to the children, all members of the Shattered Stars were taken alive. It appears after being initially taken off guard by the targeting of force sensitive children, the Jedi Order has adapted and implemented new protocols and it appears to be working for them.

However, whilst the Order seem to have the situation in hand, there are reports of other children beginning to go missing in other force sensitive cultures. It was confirmed that Twi Mor, a young Omwati due to begin his training to become an Omwati shaman, was taken from the planet Omwat. There has also been unconfirmed reports from the ancient world of Haruun Kal of a missing child.