Another inspector general report has found that the federal agency responsible for caring for unaccompanied minors (UACs) brought into the United States is continuing to fail to vet sponsors and protect the children’s safety and well-being. A Texas advocacy group is again renewing its call for state lawmakers to investigate and implement oversight measures since the majority of UACs are being housed in Texas.
Texas group calls on state Legislature to investigate. The post Report: Federal Agencies Not Safeguarding Unaccompanied Minors first appeared on The Foreign Desk | by Lisa Daftari.
By: Brett Rowland | The Center Square U.S. taxpayers lose up to $521 billion a year to fraud across the federal government, according to a first-of-its-kind estimate. The U.S. Government Accountability Office estimated annual fraud costs taxpayers between $233 billion and $521 billion annually, according to a new report published Tuesday. The fraud estimate's range
The Federal Environmental Protection Agency has announced new, stringent limits for levels of PFAS contamination in drinking water, setting the maximum limit to barely detectable levels alongside funding to help detect and eliminate these forever chemicals.
The U.S. Supreme Court appeared to side with Starbucks Tuesday in a case that could make it harder for the federal government to seek injunctions when it suspects a company of interfering in unionization campaigns. Justices noted during oral arguments that Congress requires the National Labor Relations Board to seek such injunctions in federal court and said that gives the courts the duty to consider several factors, including whether the board would ultimately be successful in its...
Starbucks takes on the federal labor agency before the US Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments in a case filed by Starbucks against the National Labor Relations Board
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer After Starbucks fired seven workers who were trying to unionize their Tennessee store, a U.S. government agency obtained a court order forcing the company to rehire them. Now, Starbucks wants the Supreme Court to curb the government’s power in such cases. On Tuesday, justices are scheduled to hear Starbucks’
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments in a case filed by Starbucks against the National Labor Relations Board. The case stems from Starbucks’ firing of seven workers who were trying to unionize their store in Memphis, Tennessee. The labor board asked a court to intervene
After Starbucks fired seven workers who were trying to unionize their Tennessee store, a U.S. government agency obtained a court order forcing the company to rehire them. Now, Starbucks wants the Supreme Court to curb the government’s power in such cases. On Tuesday, justices are scheduled to hear Starbucks’ case against the National Labor Relations […]
YORK, Pa. (WHTM) - Half of all power used by 16 Pennsylvania state agencies will soon be solar-generated, Governor Josh Shapiro announced Monday. Through the Pennsylvania Project to Utilize Light and Solar Energy (PA Pulse) initiative, the state has committed to purchase half of its electricity from 10 solar arrays statewide. Shapiro was in the []
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