Thursday - November 21, 2024
News Tipoffs - Delaware Editors Newsletter for Thursday November 07, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Delaware River Basin Commission Calls Drought Hearing
WEST TRENTON, New Jersey, Nov. 7 -- The Delaware River Basin Commission issued the following news release: * * * Urges Efficient Water Use and Public Cooperation With State-Issued Alerts * * * Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) Executive Director Steve Tambini today announced a special hearing to be held Nov. 19 at 1:30 p.m. for the Commission to accept public input on the persistent dry conditions throughout the Delaware River Basin and how to address them. The purpose of the hearing, w  more

ILL. A.G. RAOUL LEADS COALITION IN FILING BRIEF TO DEFEND LAW BANNING FELONS FROM POSSESSING FIREARMS
CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 7 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Nov. 6, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul led a coalition of 22 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief defending the federal law that prohibits people who have been convicted of felonies from possessing firearms. In their brief, Raoul and the attorneys general ask the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit to uphold the constitutionality of the federal prohibition. The full court ag  more

Philadelphia CBP Officers Seize 170 Pounds of Marijuana Destined for the U.K.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: PHILADELPHIA It might be a wacky number of parcels, but this weed won't be getting lit in London any time soon after Customs and Border Protection officers seized a combined 170 pounds of marijuana at a warehouse in Delaware County, Pa., on Monday. CBP officers found 170 combined pounds in a total of 35 parcels being shipped to the U.K. While examining export parce  more