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Archive of Homeland Security on Friday May 09, 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
Competing House bills use databases to check workers' legal status
WASHINGTON -- With little prospect of overhauling the nation's immigration laws before the presidential election, members of Congress are attempting to address the issue in a more piecemeal fashion. 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
Cash-strapped Florida gives $9.1M to Orlando military training facilities
Despite Florida's economic funk and billions of dollars in recent budget cuts, the Legislature has cleared the way for Orlando's military training facilities to receive an unprecedented $9.1 million, local officials said Thursday. Read More
FDLE unveils terror-alert system
A man walks into a scuba shop and asks to buy a dozen diver propulsion vehicles without saying what they're for, or apparently knowing much about the sport of diving. Read More
Gov. Crist thanks troops at MacDill Air Force Base
TAMPA, Fla. - Gov. Charlie Crist stopped at MacDill Air Force Base Thursday, where he briefly thanked veterans for their service, shook hands with a Norwegian Army general and played coy to a question about his girlfriend. Read More
Soldiers could get break on vehicle fees
Soldiers stationed overseas may soon get a break on their vehicle registration fees if a proposal that passed the Illinois House Wednesday makes it into law. Read More
Frankfort celebrates National Guard's return
The soldiers did their jobs, rain or shine. So Frankfort citizens made sure they came out to welcome the soldiers home, rain or shine. Read More
Legislature's issues in 2008 mirrored nation's
Kansas lawmakers spent the 2008 session wrestling mightily with problems of national, even global scope, and their failures were nearly as big. Read More
Opinion of legislative session depends on perspective
If the 2008 legislative session produced unanimity in one area, it was that most everyone was glad when it ended. Read More
Local issues played a role in session
For the second time in as many years, lawmakers said with a unified voice that Kansas hates funeral protests. Read More
Flags to stay at half-staff in honor of 2 Fort Campbell soldiers
All state office flags will remain at half-staff in honor of two Fort Campbell soldiers who died May 7 in Afghanistan, according to a release from Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear?s office. Read More
Duluth Air National Guard base may get $4.2 million for project
Duluth?s 148th Fighter Wing may receive money for a major construction project. Read More
Anti-illegal immigration group makes push for Senate bill
COLUMBIA, Mo. - An anti-illegal immigration group is advertising in newspapers across Missouri to support a Senate bill, which among other things would ban illegal immigrants from higher education and jobs. Read More
FWP to meet in Glendive on Thursday
Montana's Fish, Wildlife and Parks Commission will make final decisions on the administrative rule for fire emergency closures at a Thursday meeting in Glendive. Read More
Easley supports college for illegal immigrants
In a statement that defied the legal advice of the state's attorney general, Gov. Mike Easley told community colleges Thursday that they can set their own admission standards, which currently welcome students regardless of their immigration status. Read More
Fewer Nebraska Guardsmen in Iraq than ever
With about 180 soldiers returning home today after nine months in Iraq, the number of Nebraska Army National Guard soldiers serving in Iraq has reached its lowest ebb since the war began. Read More
Fair says he will side with the House on immigration
Greenville Sen. Mike Fair told the Senate today that he plans to side with the House on immigration reform. Read More
Local Guard unit back from Kuwait
The buses rolled in about an hour early, but the crowd waiting for them at the Fredericksburg Armory couldn't have been happier. Read More
W.Va. couple accused of faking marriage
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - A West Virginia man and a woman from Guyana have been accused of conspiring to evade immigration laws by staging a fake marriage. Read More |
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