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Archive of Homeland Security on Monday May 05, 2008
Oh say, is that banner made in the U.S.A.?
Lawmakers in 10 states have taken steps to require that American flags bought with state funds be manufactured in this country. While not all the legislation has passed, one state’s new law even bans the sale of foreign-made American flags in that state. Read More
Immigration bill unlikely to live
It appears unlikely that the Legislature this year will pass a law cracking down on illegal immigrants and employers who hire them. Read More
Remarks on immigrants raise concerns
A nonprofit group whose board members include First Lady Sue Carcieri asserts that nearly 45 percent of all immigrants in Rhode Island -- legal and illegal -- lack high school diplomas and "this low-skilled cohort of immigrants to Rhode Island costs state taxpayers about $212 million per year." Read More
Should underage GIs drink?
An attempt to lower the drinking age for members of the military in Wisconsin. A state legislator wants to lower the drinking age to 19 or members of the military. Read More
Montgomery reservists deploy today
About 25 reservists from the 908th Airlift Wing at Maxwell Air Base deploy today. Read More
Alabama ROTC colonel drills students on life lessons
In a time when a controversial war has caused some schools across the country to restrict military influences on campus, Vincent High School has embraced Lt. Col. Larry Moore's tough love and discipline through his Junior ROTC program Read More
Rezko lawyer, witness bicker about cash, clout, 9/11
CHICAGO - Political fundraiser Antoin "Tony" Rezko's defense attorney and the government's last major witness bickered sharply about campaign cash, clout and even the Sept. 11 attacks Friday as prosecutors prepared to rest their case after eight weeks. Read More
State agency puts worker on administrative leave
An employee of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency employee has been put on administrative leave and was escorted from his office Thursday. Read More
Finding state's political pulse
Indiana is hurting. Hoosiers are feeling pinched by high gas prices and poor job prospects -- so much so that they have put the war on terror and the once over-arching immigration issue on the political back burner. Read More
Many happy returns
There was a lot of kissing going on Sunday afternoon in downtown Frankfort. Lovers who had been without each other for almost a year lip-locked as soon as four buses from Lexington released the more than 180 Kentucky Army National Guard soldiers returning from nearly a yearlong deployment to Iraq. Read More
'We're fired up, and we can't take it'
After snarling Friday rush hour traffic in downtown Providence with a "Unity March" from the Westin Hotel to the Statehouse, a coalition of labor and community groups held a rally in support of state workers, immigrants and union labor. Read More
Photo ID may be required for state's boaters
All Wisconsin boaters may be required to carry photo identification as federal officials consider tighter security of the nation's more than 17 million small vessels. Read More
Legislators prod Congress on Medicaid, Real ID
As some states tumble into what they fear is a recession, state lawmakers from across the country are pushing Congress for relief from impending federal rules that would force states to pick up more Medicaid costs and spend billions to make drivers’ licenses more secure. Read More
With justices' OK, voter ID moves ahead
A decision Monday (April 28) by the U.S. Supreme Court to let Indiana demand photo identification from voters paves the way for other states to do the same during November’s presidential election, experts say. Read More |
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