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Archive of Homeland Security on Wednesday May 07, 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
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
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
Measure would let officers enforce immigration laws
Trying to prod the Legislature into action, state Rep. Russell Pearce on Tuesday rallied immigration hardliners to underscore support for his bill that would let local police officers enforce immigration laws. Read More
EPA unlikely to join state in limiting chemical
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency probably won't follow California in ridding drinking water of a rocket fuel chemical that has contaminated supplies in Rancho Cordova and in dozens of other communities around the country, a top agency official said Tuesday. Read More
All present and accounted for
WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. - For the first time since the start of the Iraq War, the Connecticut National Guard units are all home. Read More
Bomb squad checks out duffle bag at Capitol
An unattended duffle bag was found Tuesday morning on the Illinois Firefighters Memorial on the Capitol complex, prompting the Secretary of State?s bomb squad to respond. Read More
Policy raises ire in W. Md.
FREDERICK, Md. - Frederick County sheriff's deputies have become the first Maryland law enforcement officers to check the immigration status of people they arrest, a move authorities say is a necessary tool for policing, but one that has sparked an outcry from advocates who say the policy is costly and encourages ethnic profiling. Read More
Mo. combat vets could get tuition break
Returning combat veterans could soon be in line for deeply discounted tuition at the Missouri's public colleges. Read More
Military pay focus of bill
Active-duty military members and retirees would get a tax break, if the tax bill that passed the House of Representatives Monday night becomes law. Read More
Manufacturers presenting how-to on new immigration law
The Mississippi Manufacturers Association will sponsor a seminar May 21 on a newly enacted state law requiring employers to verify workers' legal status. Read More
Bomb threat tests PSU's alert system
A bomb threat Tuesday triggered the first trial of a new Portland State University emergency alert system and sent warnings to cell phones and computers of thousands of students and staff. Read More
Farmers say state's plan won't solve all problems
COLUMBIA, S.C. --- South Carolina farmers say the state's plans to clamp down on illegal immigration will only cause confusion, hurt the economy and will not solve the problem. Read More
House expected to resume debate on illegal immigration
The South Carolina House is expected to resume debate on legislation to slap employers with hefty fines for knowingly hiring illegal workers. Read More
Guard members are heading back to state
JACKSBORO, Tenn. - Members of three Tennessee National Guard units are back in the United States from Iraq. Read More
Vt. Guard faces prospect of another major deployment, chief says
COLCHESTER, Vt. - The head of the Vermont National Guard said Tuesday he expects to find out in "the next couple weeks" whether Vermont soldiers will be called up en masse for yet another wartime deployment. Read More |
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