Dozens of ultra-Orthodox protesters blocked roads in Jerusalem on Sunday as Israel’s Supreme Court heard arguments in a landmark case challenging a controversial system of exemptions from military service granted to the religious community. The court is looking at the legality of the exemptions, which have divided the country and threatened to collapse Prime Minister […]
Dozens of ultra-Orthodox protesters blocked roads in Jerusalem on Sunday as Israel’s Supreme Court heard arguments in a landmark case challenging a controversial system of exemptions from military service granted to the religious community. The court is looking at the legality of the exemptions, which have divided the country and threatened to collapse Prime Minister […]
Virginia governor Glenn Youngkin has vetoed two bills that would have stripped tax exemptions for the United Daughters of the Confederacy, an organization that has opposed the removal of statues of southern state generals during the US civil war and other markers of the southern states’ attempt to secede from the Union in defense of […]
Gov. Glenn Youngkin vetoed bills Friday that would have protected access to birth control and removed real estate-related tax exemptions for organizations with Confederate ties, legislators confirmed. Del. Cia Price, who carried the birth control bill, said she received a call from Youngkin’s office informing her it was rejected. “This is such a popular issue,” […]
By David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. State Department said on Friday it fully expects to finalize new trade exemptions for the AUKUS defense project with Australia and Britain in the next 120 days, signaling a further delay in the move, but offering the prospect of a positive outcome in the project to counter China. […]
A Defense Department Inspector General review of the military’s COVID vaccine exemption process found that while the services largely followed policy when considering waivers, the Army and Air Force routinely overran deadlines, according to a report released Thursday. The review also found a range of discharge types and reentry codes for service members involuntarily separated […]
Warsaw is conducting informal negotiations with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on granting Polish farmers possible exemptions to the EU’s Green Deal, Poland’s Deputy Foreign Minister Andrzej Szejna said on March 3. Polish farmers in February launched a new wave of protests against Ukrainian agricultural imports and environmental policy reforms in the European […]
In Ukraine, most male citizens between the ages of 18 and 60 who are deemed fit to serve by a military medical commission (MMC), are subject to mobilization during martial law. While the MMCs are the ultimate authority on whether potential conscripts are fit for military service, their rulings can be appealed under two procedures. […]
Jan. 2—GRAND FORKS — At its first meeting of 2024, the Grand Forks City Council on Tuesday approved several property tax exemptions and also approved continued progress on security system implementation at city buildings. Under North Dakota Century Code, cities are allowed to exempt an increase in property taxes due to the increase in the […]