Tag: government
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Medical Trainer Resumes Testimony In Federal Trial For Ex-Officers
Kueng, who is Black, Lane, who is white, and Thao, who is Hmong American, are charged with willfully depriving Floyd of his constitutional rights while acting under government authority. Read Full Article
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Trial to Begin for 3 Minn. Cops Accused of Violating George Floyd’s Rights
J. Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao are broadly charged with depriving Floyd of his civil rights while acting under government authority. Read Full Article
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Fresno picks familiar faces to lead effort to improve services in diverse communities
The new office aims to connect residents to city and community resources and make local government more accessible. Read Full Article
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City of Fresno asking residents how to use money from the American Rescue Plan Act
The City of Fresno is scheduled to receive $177-million from the federal government, according to city officials. The money is meant to aid in recovery from the … Read Full Article
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Housing Issues Hit Home for New Minnesota Lawmaker
Often that means going to a lever of government.” Agbaje is wrapping up her first year in the Minnesota State Assembly, helping pull the legislative lever in the Upper Midwestern state. Elected in … Read Full Article
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Joaquin Altoro leaves WHEDA for job with Biden administration
Joaquin Altoro is leaving the top post at the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority to become involved in rural housing work with the federal government under the Biden administration. Read Full Article
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Most of the Afghan refugees at Fort McCoy are not special visa holders
The federal government has placed some 12,500 Afghan refugees at Fort McCoy in the wake of the chaotic U.S. wi … Read Full Article
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U.S. Bank Receives $65 Million in New Markets Tax Credit Allocations
USBCDE, LLC – U.S. Bank’s community development entity (CDE) – received $65 million in tax credit allocations from the U.S. Department of Treasury. The allocation is part of the federal government’s … Read Full Article
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Walz extends Minnesota’s welcome mat to Afghan refugees
Tim Walz is extending a welcome mat for refugees from Afghanistan. In a letter to President Joe Biden on Thursday, Walz and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan offered to to work with the federal government to … Read Full Article
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Drought-plagued farmers to get additional government aid
Drought-ravaged dairy farms are closing and produce farmers can’t grow enough to maintain sales, Minnesota farmers told state leaders as they called for quick help. Federal aid should soon be on the … Read Full Article
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OMB’s potential change of ‘city’ puts billions on the line
A proposed OMB change in what classifies as a city in the eyes of the U.S. government could cost 144 communities billions in federal funds. Read Full Article
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Lao government, ethnic communities clash over development projects
The Lao government is reportedly ramping up military operations against Hmong communities in what appears to be an effort to secure land and resources for foreign investment and economic integration … Read Full Article
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Hmong communities
The Lao government is reportedly ramping up military operations against Hmong communities in what appears to be an effort to secure land and resources for foreign investment and economic integration … Read Full Article
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Hmong Involvement In The Vietnam War
US fought two wars at the same time the one in vietnam and the one back home between the government and its people. As time went by the US knew they had no chance of winning the war in vietnam so the … Read Full Article
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Queens lawmaker calls for government to translate COVID-19 materials into multiple languages
The measure would require agencies to provide written resources in 20 languages including Arabic, Cambodian, Chinese, Creole, French, Greek, Haitian, Hindi, Hmong, Italian, Japanese, Korean … Read Full Article
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The Vietnam Veterans
Vietnam war was going on. The CIA, General Vang Pao, American troops and the Hmong veterans were fighting against the Lao communist and the Vietnamese soldiers. The Lao communist government … Read Full Article
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UN Special Rapporteurs Send Joint Allegation Letter to Lao Government Raising Issue of ChaoFa Hmong
Today [30 October 2020], the United Nations made public a joint allegation letter submitted by ten UN Special Rapporteurs to the Lao Government raising the issue of state-sponsored persecution of the … Read Full Article
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USCIRF Encourages Vietnam’s Religious Freedom Progress
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) issued a press release on September 3rd calling on Vietnam’s government to improve religious freedom. USCIRF also noted and … Read Full Article