By John Lopez
On December 20, Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) sent this communication to President Biden concerning the Southern Border Crisis on the eve of the Winter Solstice.
“With cold temperatures gripping Texas, your inaction to secure the southern border is putting the lives of migrants at risk, particularly in the City of El Paso. With thousands of men, women, and children illegally crossing into Texas every day, and with the expectation that those numbers will only increase if Title 42 expulsions end, the state is overburdened as we respond to this disaster caused by you and your administration.
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Tags: Brittany Sheehan, CBP, Claudia Rodriguez, Dignity Act, El Paso, Good Morning Aurora, Greg Abbott, Jeaane Ives, Joe Biden, Maria Salazar, Mayra Flores, Migrants, Oscar Leeser, Raymond Lopez, Safe Zones Act, Texas, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Vicente Gonzalez
Federal Issues, Immigration | Admin |
December 27, 2022 4:00 AM |
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Written by Daniel Horowitz
“Providing assistance for Ukrainians to defeat the Russians
is the number one priority for the United States right now
according to most Republicans. That’s how we see the challenges
confronting the country at the moment.” ~Mitch McConnell
Everything that is wrong with this country is embodied in the 4,155-page omnibus bill negotiated by Mitch McConnell and supported by the majority of U.S. Senate Republicans. Like all bills that fleece the American people, it was dropped in a massive cardboard box at 1:23 a.m.… Continue Reading
Tags: Anthony Fauci, Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, Chip Roy, Chuck Schumer, COVID lockdowns, Dan Bishop, defense spending, FBI, Joe Biden, Joe Manchin, Jon Tester, Kevin McCarthy, Mitch McConnell, National Institutes of Health, omnibus bill, Pandemic Influenza, Republican Party, Richard Shelby, Roger Wicker, Scott T. Parkinson, Strategic National Stockpile, Ukraine, World Economic Forum
Federal Issues | David E. Smith |
December 22, 2022 7:30 AM |
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Written by Jorge Gomez
This week, a federal appeals court issued a favorable ruling impacting thousands of military service members. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit upheld an injunction protecting U.S. Air Force service members from being punished or involuntarily terminated from the military for requesting religious accommodations to the vaccine mandate. Importantly, this protects First Liberty’s own Senior Counsel Danielle Runyan, a member of the Air Force Reserve, whose religious accommodation request was denied.… Continue Reading
Tags: Air Force Reserve, Danielle Runyan, Department of Defense, Marine Corps Reserve, Mike Berry, Navy, Navy SEALs, religious accommodations, Religious exemption, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marine Corps
Federal Issues, Religious Liberty | David E. Smith |
December 3, 2022 7:00 AM |
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Illinois Democrats still blame Republican governors while Biden administration implements new action
Written by John Lopez
No more lies.
Since the first buses arrived in Chicago from southern-border states in late August, both Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker (D) and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) have been publicly critical, even hinting at a criminal investigation into the actions of southern governors, in particular, Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R). Abbott’s “Operation Lone Star” gained national attention when it started to bus illegal immigrants from the Texas-Mexico border to the self-declared “sanctuary cities” of New York City, then Washington, D.C.… Continue Reading
Tags: Alejandro Mayorkas, Chicago, Chicago Sun-Times, Crain's Chicago Business Magazine, Department of Homeland Security, El Paso, Greg Abbott, JB Pritker, KFOX, Lori Lightfoot, Mario D'Agostino, NBC News, Ron DeSantis, Toni Preckwinkle
Executive Branch, Federal Elections, Federal Issues, Illinois Politics, Immigration, Political | Admin |
October 17, 2022 6:06 PM |
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Written by Daniel Horowitz
Unless you were at the Capitol on January 6, federal prosecutors don’t target you for prison for simply possessing marijuana. In fact, in this era of marijuana as the national pastime, you won’t find anyone originally targeted by prosecutors for nothing more than simple possession serving time in prison. So, when Biden makes a grand announcement that he is pardoning all those convicted of simple possession, you know there is more to it than meets the eye.… Continue Reading
The Biden administration’s long-awaited Department of Labor rule change for independent contractor classification under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) was made public Tuesday morning.
Labor Secretary Marty Walsh (D, Pro-Labor Unions) stated the following when the rule was announced:
“While independent contractors have an important role in our economy, we have seen in many cases that employers misclassify their employees as independent contractors, particularly among our nation’s most vulnerable workers.
“Misclassification deprives workers of their federal labor protections, including their right to be paid their full, legally earned wages.
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Tags: 1099 Independent Contractor, Amendment 1, Carol Roth, Dale Brown, Departmenf of Labor, Fair Labor Standards Act, Financial Services Institute, FLSA, Fred Keller, Kevin Kiley, Marc Poulos, Marty Walsh, National Labor Relations Act, NLRA, Rachel Cohen, Ram Villivalam, Rick Keller, The Wall Street Journal, Virginia Foxx, Vox, Wage and Hour Division
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October 15, 2022 7:01 AM |
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Written by John Lopez
The crisis of the southern border is a major issue in the 2022 elections. With the high profile programs of Republican governors of Texas, Arizona and Florida to bus asylum seekers to sanctuary cities like Washington, D.C., New York City, Chicago, and Martha’s Vineyard, not a day goes by when another bus with migrants arrive at a sanctuary city from one of the governors.
The left sees the actions of Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) as another way to pin the “MAGA Republican” label, when the governors, particularly Abbott and his “Operation Lone Star”, trying to prevent the asylum seekers from overrunning Texas border cities.… Continue Reading
Tags: Arthur L. Campa, Beyond the Beltway, Chicago, El Paso, Eric Adams, Eric Kohn, Greg Abbott, JB Pritker, JB Pritzker, KFOX, Lori Lightfoot, MAGA Republican, Martha's Vineyard, Operation Lone Star, Vicente Gonzalez, Washington
Federal Elections, Federal Issues, Immigration, Political | Admin |
October 8, 2022 7:00 AM |
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Written by John Lopez
This article continues addressing a ballot measure that Illinois voters must vote on this election cycle.
We urge voters to reject Amendment 1, a constitutional amendment that
would elevate collective bargaining rights in the Illinois Constitution,
allowing government union contracts to override state law.
Here’s a newspaper editorial one does not read everyday, especially from a 190-years-old newspaper like the Star-Ledger, the largest newspaper in the state of New Jersey.
The opening lines tells the story this is not your everyday publication by a major newspaper editorial board:
This editorial is that rare piece that presents an unavoidable conflict of interest for us, since we in the dwindling press corps are not the observers this time; we are one of the players.
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Tags: 1099 Independent Contractor, AB2257, AB5, ABC Test, Amendment 1, Freelancers, Freelancers USA, Gavin Newsom, Holly Schepisi, Joe Biden, Kim Kavin, Michael Testa, Politico, Star-Ledger, Upwork, Willie Brown
Exclude From Homepage, Federal Issues, Illinois Politics, Political, PRO Act | Admin |
October 5, 2022 6:33 AM |
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Plus how recent (June 30) U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Presents a New Impediment to Proponents
This article continues addressing a ballot measure that Illinois voters must vote on this election cycle.
We urge voters to reject Amendment 1, a constitutional amendment that
would elevate collective bargaining rights in the Illinois Constitution,
allowing government union contracts to override state law.
Written by John Lopez
At the September 29 Amendment 1 virtual editorial endorsement interview hosted by the Daily Herald, two panelists from Shaw Media including Scott Holland participated. … Continue Reading
Tags: Amendment 1, Daily Herald, Joe Bowen, Kyrsten Sinema, Mailee Smith, Marc Poulus, Mark Kelly, Mark Warner, PRO Act, Scott Holland, Shaw Media, U.S. Supreme Court, Virginia Foxx
Exclude From Homepage, Executive Branch, Federal Issues, Illinois Politics, Judicial Branch, PRO Act | Admin |
October 4, 2022 4:00 AM |
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Written by John Lopez
This article continues addressing a ballot measure that Illinois voters must vote on this election cycle.
We urge voters to reject Amendment 1, a constitutional amendment that
would elevate collective bargaining rights in the Illinois Constitution,
allowing government union contracts to override state law.
“What if I told you there was a way you could earn real money without being scammed and without a tie…I’m talking about the gig economy…ride shares, food delivery…”
— Johnny Lawrence learning about the gig economy, Cobra Kai, “Downward Spiral”, Sony Pictures Television Studios, Netflix, 9/9/22
As shared recently on Illinois Family Action, the forced unionization of 1099 independent contractors is the hidden agenda now openly public for the proponent of Amendment 1.… Continue Reading
Tags: 1099 Independent Contractor, AB5, ABC Test, ALG Research, Amazon, Amendment 1, Catalina Lauf, Department of Labor, Elise Stefanik, Elizabeth Warren, Fair Labor Standards Act, FLSA, Henry Cuellar, Janet Wagner, Juliet B. Schor, Kim Kavin, Lyft, Marc Poulus, Michelle Steel, National Labor Relations Act, NLRA, OIRA, Politico, PRO Act, Reuters, The New York Times, Uber, Upwork, Veena Dubal, Worker Flexibility and Choice Act
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September 28, 2022 7:22 AM |
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