Fishman, executive director of the Connecticut Immigrant & Refugee Coalition, said that “immigrants young and old add value to our state and they should not be made fearful when they temporarily need to access a federal government safety net program.” . ..…
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General has concluded in new report that federal government childcare subsidies to low-income families are not nearly enough to cover the rising costs of childcare. ..…
Democratic states promised Monday to sue the Trump administration for its move to 'eviscerate' the Endangered Species Act by modifying how the federal government implements the law in a manner more accommodating to businesses. . ... The new rules allow the federal..…
One of Monday’s changes includes allowing the federal government to raise in the decision-making process the possible economic cost of listing a species. ... In Idaho on Monday, meanwhile, officials reported that the state’s sage grouse population has dropped 52% since the..…
District Court for District of Maryland also argued that OSC does not have the authority to determine what is and is not violation of Hatch Act. ..…
Despite the $380 million that Congress approved for improving state election security in 2018, experts said states and local election offices will require much more financial support from the federal government to create reliably secure election systems that can withstand attempts at..…
The federal government, under presidents of both parties, has largely surrendered to monopoly power. ... American corporations would continue to get a credit against their U.S. tax liability for foreign taxes they pay, but they would have to pay the federal government the..…
The changes included allowing economic cost to taken into account as the federal government weighs protecting a struggling species, although Congress has stipulated that economic costs not be a factor in deciding whether to protect an animal. ..…
In recent years, United States has expanded the use of sanctions, applying them and ramping them up against adversaries Iran, Russia, Syria, and Venezuela.. ..…
In its comments, the organization argued that Janus also applies to unions in the federal government, and that agreements to deduct dues from employees’ paychecks must include an explicit disclaimer that they are “waiving their First Amendment rights” in the process. . ..…
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla lawyer for victims of Jeffrey Epstein claims Florida federal court that the offender's death prison has removed obstacle to rescinding plea-deal protections that shielded conspirators in his prostitution ring from prosecution.. ..…
More news: Beshear asks federal government to get laid-off miners paid now . ..…
According to the analysis, hate crime cases were referred to the federal government for prosecution almost 2,000 times over the past decade, but only 15% of those referrals actually led to prosecutions. . ... “So that’s where you’d get those referrals to the federal..…
Health care professionals can’t prescribe pot because the federal government classifies it as an illegal drug. ..…
President Donald Trump's administration unveiled new rule yesterday that should deny residency to hundreds of thousands unskilled aliens. ..…
The state is doing its part to distribute emergency bottled water to Newark residents with old lead pipes and now it’s time for the federal government to help, a top New Jersey official said Monday. ... (Snip) The federal government made the request after new sampling..…
According to a report by the State Department, the federal government has granted waivers to just 5.1% of applicants from those countries, meaning there are thousands upon thousands of people around the world waiting to get into the country. . ... “They’ve closed the spigot, and a drop..…
States sue Trump over EPA's new 'dirty power rule. ..…
“The evidence on suicide prevention is a good enough reason for states to enact [extreme risk protection order laws] and for the federal government to incentivize them with infrastructure grants,” Swanson writes in an Aug. 9 article in The Washington Post. . . . . ..…
OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau says he's received what he calls a great report from former Liberal cabinet Anne McLellan on SNC−Lavalin affair.. ..…
His study of the state’s economy as a professor at George Mason University has been praised as insightful, especially his idea that Virginia needs to diversify from its traditional reliance on federal government spending. . ..…
“The federal government can’t just build wherever it wants in Prince William County.” . ..…
The administration has argued that moving public charge in this direction would remove a potential burden on the federal government's welfare programs. ..…
Actuarial analyses forecast that 2020 premiums will decline in all five states if the federal government approves their waiver applications. ... Since this process would reduce premiums for benchmark plans, it also would reduce federal premium subsidies, making it budget neutral to the..…
Last week, US authorities released Pakistan-born ice cream seller named Hamid Hayat and allowed him to go back to his California of Lodi after 14 years in Arizona.. ..…
To the extent that the document discusses the issue of states' rights at all, only one right is in question: that of Southern states to continue the practice of slavery without interference from the federal government and the Northern states. . ... Many white settlers in Texas were slave..…
The federal government is also empowered to file lawsuits under Section 2 of the VRA. ..…
Franco and Page Pate, another Atlanta lawyer, said that they had been puzzled by the federal government’s decision to prosecute a renowned Iranian professor and two of his former students - Mahboobe Ghaedi and Maryam Jazayeri - for purported trade sanction violations over eight vials of..…
This aspect of the ongoing battle shows that the Democrat-controlled House has not backed down from its goal of boosting LGBTQ rights and limiting the scope of law, despite Senate's refusal to consider Equality Act. ..…
ADEN, Aug - The Saudi-led intervened Aden on Sunday in support of Yemeni fracturing the alliance that had been battling Iran-aligned Houthi movement.. ..…
Constitution, the census is an effort to count all people living on American soil for the primary purpose of apportioning political representation in the federal government. ..…
Decades after federal government elimination of grants for community mental health programs, ‘hate’ is the favorite determinant factor as the world’s most violent nation creates a generation of emotionally or mentally unstable young men, many of whom may be on mind-numbing psychiatric..…
E-Verify is an electronic eligibility for employment verification system run by the federal government. ... Note: The Author made some corrections to statistics and figures on April 26, 2018 based on new federal government information. . . . . . ..…
Still today, the position of the US in the world of finance represents major underpinning of the prosperity at home and provides the basis for the expansion of the US military presence around the globe.. ..…