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In order for a state to get grants under the Act, it has to enact a red flag law meeting certain requirements, such as allowing family members, rather than only police, to petition the courts. Rhode Island, for example, would be unable to get grants under the Act without strengthening its red flag law.
In the United States, federal assistance, also known as federal aid, federal benefits, or federal funds, is defined as any federal program, project, service, or activity provided by the federal government that directly assists domestic governments, organizations, or individuals in the areas of education, health, public safety, public welfare, and public works, among others.
In the United States, a state executive order is a directive issued by a governor that regulates operations of the state government and certain aspects of citizen life. [1] Powers of state executive orders are limited by the respective state constitution and/or executive and state law , and are also subject to the provisions of the United ...
Six subsequent states were never an organized territory of the federal government, or part of one, before being admitted to the Union. Three were set off from an already existing state: Kentucky (1792, from Virginia), [7] [8] [9] Maine (1820, from Massachusetts), [7] [8] [9] and West Virginia (1863, from Virginia).
Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate and Attorney General Brenna Bird are suing the federal government for information they say it declined to give them before the Nov. 5 election that would have ...
Iowa state Sen. Dan Dawson and Rep. Bobby Kaufmann, who chair the Ways and Means committees of the state Legislature, are pushing to ensure that taxpayers have lasting constitutional protections.
Introduced into Congress by Representative John F. Lacey, an Iowa Republican, the Act was signed into law by President William McKinley on May 25, 1900. [2] It protects both plants and wildlife by creating civil and criminal penalties for those who violate the rules and regulations (16 U.S.C. 3371-3378).
Iowa agencies that provide support and services to victims of violent crimes say a proposed $5.4 million reduction in the state's federal funding under consideration in Congress could cut off help ...