President Biden permits Ukraine to use long-range missiles, Letters
The issue: President Biden authorized Ukraine to use long-range missiles supplied by the United States against Russia. What is interesting is that President Biden, who is in the lame duck phase, appears to have come out of his “beach nap” and authorized an attack on Ukraine using American missiles inside Russian territory (“U.S. and Kiev […]
Florida city’s tone-deaf demand for permits after hurricane gets obliterated on social media: ‘Profiting off the tragedy’
A Florida city's cheerful reminder to residents that they need a permit to fix their fences has sparked a firestorm on social media. That strange message Posted Casselberry, a suburb of Orlando with a population of about 29,000 people, made the announcement on its Facebook page. “They are profiting from the tragedy. They can take […]
Several groups seek protest permits at Dem Convention, as parallels drawn to violent 1968 confab
At least eight advocacy groups have filed permits to demonstrate near the site of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in August, and some have filed lawsuits against the city seeking permits for the protests. Chicago institutions have been largely tight-lipped about who can apply for permits and hold demonstrations, amid speculation that unrest within […]
New Orleans Requiring Concealed Permits Despite Constitutional Carry
Constitutional carry will take effect in Louisiana on July 4, 2024, but New Orleans will continue to require a concealed carry permit until August 1. movie report On Monday, New Orleans Police Chief Ann Kirkpatrick said New Orleans City Ordinance 54-341, “which has been on the city’s statute books since the 1950s, supersedes state law […]
Colorado lawmakers urge EPA to review pollution permits at controversial Utah oil facilities
Two Colorado lawmakers are pressuring the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to scrutinize existing and proposed pollution permits for three oil-transportation facilities in Utah, where they worry the expansion could endanger residents and wildlife across state lines. The expansion of Wildcat Loadout, Price River Terminal and Savage Energy Terminal will increase oil export capacity in Utah’s […]
Thai government to reclassify marijuana as a narcotic, require permits for use
Thailand plans to reclassify cannabis as a narcotic drug and issue licenses only for medical and research purposes. Prime Minister Sureta Tabisin recently announced a shift in policy, aiming to recriminalize cannabis by the end of the year. The new regulations will ban recreational use of cannabis and require a license for cultivation, export and […]
Chicago’s Mayor Pushing Biden to Supply More Work Permits for Migrants
Chicago’s self-proclaimed progressive mayor, Brandon Johnson, has warned that tens of thousands of undocumented immigrants have taken refuge in the city, even as local black unemployment rates have risen many times the national average. is pressing the Biden administration to ease the expansion of work permits for people with disabilities. Chicago is experiencing almost the […]
Giving Work Permits to Asylum Seekers Just Means They’ll Stay Despite Not Being Allowed to
On the Fox Business Network’s “Varney & Company” on Friday, Chicago City Councilman Raymond Lopez said that granting work permits to asylum seekers in the U.S. “would require them all to receive refugee status.” “It only perpetuates the inevitable situation where they are deemed to have no merit.” We come here and expect to one […]
Chicago mayor urges Biden to grant work permits to half million illegal immigrants
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on Thursday called on President Biden to grant work permits to the nearly 500,000 undocumented immigrants living in the state. Johnson also said the city of about 2.7 million people could “conservatively” admit an additional 400,000 to 700,000 illegal immigrants. “I hope the president will do the same to help our […]
Biden extends some immigrant work permits, potentially saving thousands of jobs
The Biden administration announced Thursday an extension of work permits for certain categories of immigrants, potentially preventing hundreds of thousands of people from losing their jobs overnight. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Interim Final Rule The Federal Register automatically extends the employment authorization document (EAD) expiration date from 180 days to 540 days. […]