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Fallen Fire Fighter Medal of Honor Ceremony to honor Ringering Fire Marshal Life Safety Award nomination deadline extended FacebookTwitterEmail RingeringFile SPRINGFIELD — The annual Illinois Fallen Firefighter Memorial and Firefighter Medal of Honor Awards Ceremony is now set for Friday, Sept. 10. The Fallen Firefighter Memorial service will be held at the firefighter memorial on the grounds of the Illinois State Capitol beginning at 10 a.m. Following the ceremony at the capitol, the Medal o...

Grizzly bears should be delisted from the Endangered Species Act in the entirety of the state of Montana and delisting should be exempt from judicial review, the Montana Legislature declared in a resolution passed Friday. Senate Joint Resolution 18 brought by Sen. Bruce “Butch” Gillespie, R-Kevin, passed both chambers of the Legislature primarily along party lines with majority Republicans in support. Resolutions have no statutory effect, but lawmakers often pass them to indicate posi...

National Bipartisan Bill to Legalize Medical Marijuana for Military Vets Filed in Congress. A bill that would federally legalize medical marijuana for veterans was refiled in Congress Thursday. Reps. Barbara Lee (D-CA) and Dave Joyce (R-OH), both co-chairs of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus, and nine other original cosponsors filed the Veterans Medical Marijuana Safe Harbor Act on the House side, while in the Senate, Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI) is leading the proposal, and hes joined by five oth...

Liberia: LCC President Questions The Rationale Behind The Printing Of New Liberian Bank Notes Liberia: LCC President Questions The Rationale Behind The Printing Of New Liberian Bank Notes Share Bishop Brown observed that there are mounting concerns within the public on the whereabouts of monies printed during the administration of ex-Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, and the present regime of President George Manneh Weah MONROVIA – As the signing of a Joint Resolution by members of th...

More House solons call for termination of EO reducing pork import tariffs Published April 19, 2021 11:30am Twenty-two lawmakers from the House of Representative expressed support over the joint resolution seeking for the termination of President Rodrigo Dutertes Executive Order No. 128, which reduces the tariff rate for pork imports. Representatives Michael Gorriceta, Ria Christina Fariñas, Leo Rafael Cueva, Onyx Crisologo, Evelina Escudero, Pablo Ortega, Godofredo Guya, Sergio Dagooc, P...

Senate President Vicente Sotto III (Alex Nueva España/Senate PRIB/MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Sotto issued the statement as he continued to question the basis of the government’s decision to reduce the tariffs for imported pork products and to increase the minimum access volume (MAV) for pork imports for a year. “Tinatanong ko nga sa kanila, sino sa inyo ‘yong genius na nagsabi sa Presidente na dapat ibaba ‘yang taripa at itaas ang minimum access volume (I even asked them, who among y...

Legislature roundup: Bills on homeless, racist legacy, bullying, unemployment insurance advance SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Here are several news releases received from Salem on Thursday on legislation making its way through the Oregon Legislature: From the Oregon House Democrats: Oregon House Democrats Pass Bill Protecting Survival Activities in Public Space HB 3115 protects Oregonians sleeping outdoors when no reasonable alternative is available SALEM, OR—Today, House Democrats passed House Bill...

ERA Supporters Adopt a Strategic Pivot; Its Their Final Push to Make the Amendment a Reality News provided by Share this article Share this article WASHINGTON, April 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Having successfully shepherded the Equal Rights Amendment through ratification by the remaining three states and approval of House Joint Resolution 17 by the U.S. House of Representatives on March 17, 2021, ERA supporters have now adopted a strategic pivot to surmount the final hurdle—approval by the U.S...

Maryland DNR Applauds Resolution to Ease Restrictions on Blue Catfish Industry The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is pleased to report that the Maryland General Assembly passed legislation aimed at helping the state control the invasive blue catfish population by reducing burdensome regulatory roadblocks that have disincentivized markets. Senate Joint Resolution 4, sponsored by Senator Guy Guzzone and Delegate Dana Stein, urges the United States Congress to oppose certain burdensome ...

April 15, 2021 - 12:53pm News broke yesterday that progressive Democrats in the U.S. House and Senate are planning to unveil legislation to expand the U.S. Supreme Court by four seats, increasing the number of Justices to 13. The reports follow an April 9 executive order from President Biden creating the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States, "comprised of a bipartisan group of experts on the Court and the Court reform debate." The group of legal scholars, former...