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The House on Tuesday passed legislation that would make it easier to discipline and fire senior executives across the federal government.
Under D.C. law, after receiving a notice that their property has been seized and is subject to forfeiture, owners have 30 days to file a claim to try to get their property back. Meanwhile, the city has one year to file a civil forfeiture action.
JACKSON, MI – The U.S. Post Office at 113 W. Michigan Ave. is one step closer to being named after late Jackson police officer James Bonneau.
The U.S. House of Representatives passed Monday, July 14, a resolution Rep. Tim Walberg introduced that would change the building's name to the "Officer James Bonneau Memorial Post Office."
(WLNS) - A U.S. Post Office in Jackson could soon could soon bear the name of a fallen Jackson police officer.
That's after the US House passed Congressman Tim Walberg's bill Monday to rename the post office that's located on West Michigan Avenue in Jackson in the officer's honor.
Officer James Bonneau was shot and killed in the line of duty in May of 2010 while following up on a domestic disturbance complaint.
The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to honor the Jackson police officer shot and killed while responding to a domestic dispute call four years ago. The House passed a bill naming the post office on Michigan Avenue in Jackson after officer James Bonneau. Bonneau was shot on March 9, 2010. He was able to radio for help to save the life of Blackman Township public safety officer Darin McIntosh, who'd also been shot. Congressman Tim Walberg sponsored the bill. "Officer James David Bonneau gave his life in service to the Jackson community.
House Republicans and their business allies renewed their criticism of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, saying the agency is overreaching in enforcing employment discrimination laws.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce issued a research report Tuesday saying the agency has been using "unreasonable" enforcement tactics, and called on Congress to step up oversight of the agency, which it says too often neglects its duties to employers.
JACKSON, MI—U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg is making strides in naming Jackson's U.S. Post Office after officer James Bonneau, who was shot and killed on duty in 2010.
This is the congressman's second attempt at renaming the post office after the former city of Jackson police officer. On Thursday, May 22, a resolution passed the Oversight and Government Reform Committee and the bill now is headed for the House floor.
The national spotlight is now on the VA.
In the wake of a scandal in which 40 veterans have now died, waiting months for medical treatment from the agency.
6 News Joe Khalil spoke with some of our local veterans who say they're no stranger to issues with the VA.
Nowadays Marissa Strock needs a helping hand to get up and down steps. The last road on which army specialist Strock walked with her own two feet was in southern Baghdad.
On thanksgiving 2005 her world changed forever.
Rep. Tim Walberg (R-Mich.) has introduced a bill to give Medal of Honor recipients the highest priority among veterans seeking access to Veterans Affairs healthcare.
Walberg said that veterans who have received the nation's highest medal for valor in combat should be guaranteed timely access to their health benefits.
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More area residents are getting access to quality health through local clinics, but who will provide that care in the future is a dark cloud looming on the horizon. That's the message Congressman Tim Walberg heard from physicians at the University of Michigan Family Practice Clinic at the Chelsea Health Center Monday morning (May 19). Times are good now for the clinic which has seen more patients through Medicaid expansion, but a lack of residencies in Michigan has some administrators concerned about tomorrow.