Miami Beach wants to address the scarce parking for apartment dwellers in North Beach by creating a new permit program, with a one-year trial period starting soon. The precise steps and timeline for the program are not yet finalized. Commissioners will discuss details July 24, and three community meetings are planned in July. The program […]
Jobless Claims Exceed Estimates, Philly Fed Index Declines, Housing Starts And Permits Fall Sharply: Thursday’s Economic Digest Economic data released Thursday morning revealed slightly higher-than-expected weekly unemployment claims, sharp contractions in housing starts and building permits, and a drop in a business outlook survey within the Philadelphia Federal Reserve District. Thursday’s Economic Releases: Key Highlights […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is planning to announce a sweeping new policy Tuesday that would lift the threat of deportation for tens of thousands of people married to U.S. citizens, an aggressive election-year action on immigration that had been sought by many Democrats. Biden was hosting a White House event to celebrate an […]
ABC permits have been suspended from the Hickory pub where a police officer was shot, state officials stated Friday in a news release. North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement agents were called to the Gateway Pub and Grill on 534A Highway 70 SW Sunday morning where a Hickory police officer was shot. ‘Everybody was running’: Officer, […]
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — Residential building permits for single-family homes in the four largest cities in Northwest Arkansas are up around 11% from the first three months of 2024, according to Talk Business & Politics. The NWA Business Journal collected permit data from each city and found there were 404 residential building permits issued in […]
Nearly two weeks after a cyberattack on Kansas City’s website, contractors still can’t get building permits. Zoning matters are going unheard. And customers still can’t pay their water bills online, prompting the city to announce it would provide a 30-day grace period to those who don’t normally pay through regular mail. To make it easier […]
Detroit City Council members urged the Detroit Police Department to handle public events differently after officers stormed into southwest Detroit’s Cinco de Mayo festivities on Sunday. Detroit Police began detaining and dispersing crowds around 5 p.m. that evening, spurring outcry among the residents and visitors who felt police hindered celebrations. Deputy Chief Franklin Hayes on […]
PROVIDENCE − At night, the lights are back on in Rhode Island’s tallest building, the Industrial Trust Tower, the subject of an estimated $94 million in public financing. At some point, the 1928 Art Deco office building is supposed to become apartments, following a deal with city and state leaders to provide tax breaks, grants […]
BERLIN (AP) — German authorities conducted a large-scale raid against an international human smuggling gang early Wednesday, police said in a statement. More than 1,000 police officers searched dozens of homes, stores and offices across western and southern Germany and detained 10 suspects, including two lawyers. A total of 38 suspected gang members, as well […]
Students in Pennsylvania public school districts could go to school just four days a week. Legislation signed into law in December amended the Pennsylvania School Code to eliminate the requirement for a minimum 180 school days providing 900 or more instruction hours each academic year. Districts now can choose between 180 school days and hourly […]
Over 1,000 permits were processed at the first Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office satellite license-to-carry event of the year. From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, people who live in the county could go to the Jefferson Hills Municipal Center to get a new license to carry permit or renew an existing one. The sheriff’s […]
CHICAGO — Activists in Chicago are calling on the Biden administration to grant work permits to long-term undocumented workers, not just new arrivals. Over a hundred people gathered at the Chicago Federal Plaza on Saturday in hopes that their calls reach the White House. Organizers say undocumented people in the country who have worked for […]