Federal judge rules DACA illegal, blocks new applications

Written by Marco Island Mortgage Syndicated User on July 17, 2021. Posted in Marco Island Mortgage, Mortgage Marco Island.

CNN — A federal judge in Texas ruled that Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) the Obama-era program shielding certain undocumented immigrants from deportation is illegal on Friday. He also blocked new applicants. The ruling made by Judge Andrew Hanen stops future applicants. This does not immediately cancel current permits for hundreds of thousands of people, however it does leave them in a legal in between, as reported by CNN. DACA was created in 2012 to provide temporary reprieve to undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children. This group is often described...

DeSantis signs ‘anti-riot’ bill into law

Written by Marco Island Mortgage Syndicated User on April 19, 2021. Posted in Marco Island Mortgage, Mortgage Marco Island.

POLK COUNTY, Fla. – Governor DeSantis signed a Florida bill aimed at cracking down on violent protests and “combating public disorder” into law on Monday. The governor signed HB 1 into law during a press conference with Florida lawmakers and law enforcement at the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. The legislation, which was nicknamed the “Anti-Riot Bill,” is the “strongest anti-rioting, pro-law enforcement piece of legislation in the country,” Governor DeSantis said. The bill includes several measures to combat any future violent riots in the state...

NCAA warns it will pull Florida championships if transgender sports bill is approved

Written by Marco Island Mortgage Syndicated User on April 15, 2021. Posted in Marco Island Mortgage, Mortgage Marco Island.

LEE COUNTY, Fla. – The NCAA threatened to pull the plug on Florida championship games if lawmakers approve bills to ban transgender girls from playing girls’ sports. Republicans in the Florida House have already approved it, but Senate Republicans could be having second thoughts after the NCAA warning. That’s because the Senate paused its vote right after the NCAA warning. The bill singles out transgender girls and makes no mention of transgender boys, but it has both sides fired up. “I feel like you shouldn’t be robbed of your high school experience or even your...

House committee to vote on bill to grant DC statehood

Written by Marco Island Mortgage Syndicated User on April 14, 2021. Posted in Marco Island Mortgage, Mortgage Marco Island.

The House Oversight and Reform Committee is slated to hold a vote on Wednesday to approve a bill that would grant statehood to Washington, D.C. “Today is an historic day for our country — and our democracy,” House oversight committee chair Rep. Carolyn Maloney said in her opening remarks on Wednesday. “For only the second time in a generation, we will vote on whether hundreds of thousands of American citizens will finally have their voices counted in Congress. “The United States is the only democratic country that denies both voting rights in the national legislature...

Florida’s proposed voting changes could impact older residents

Written by Marco Island Mortgage Syndicated User on April 13, 2021. Posted in Marco Island Mortgage, Mortgage Marco Island.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Proposed changes to Florida’s voting laws could negatively and disproportionately impact older Floridians. Two bills in the Florida Legislature could affect how Florida’s seniors vote if they are signed into law. Those bills are House Bill 7041 and Senate Bill 90. NURSING HOME RESIDENTS The potential changes would prevent local supervisors of elections from delivering on election day requested ballots to nursing home or assisted living community residents. People who relied on this as a voting method would no longer have this as an option. VOTE-BY-MAIL Also,...

Tag: Politics

Federal judge rules DACA illegal, blocks new applications

DeSantis signs ‘anti-riot’ bill into law

NCAA warns it will pull Florida championships if transgender sports bill is approved

House committee to vote on bill to grant DC statehood

Florida’s proposed voting changes could impact older residents

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