on june 19th, 1865, union soldiers informed slaves in galveston, texas, that they were free. they were among the last ones to get the news. this was two months after the confederacy had surrendered and more than two years after the emancipation proclamation. juneteenth is a reminder that our history is full of both progress and pain, progress usually takes a long time but its time does come. i will have more to say about this later in the hour. on thursday president biden signed into law a new federal holiday recognizing juneteenth. he emphasized the importance of confronting the difficult moments in our history. great nations don t ignore their most painful moments. great nations don t ignore their most painful moments. they don t ignore them, they embrace them. the house voted overwhelmingly in favor of the bill. 14 republican members voted against it. the senate bill passed by june unanimous consent, meaning if someone objects, it passes without having a formal vote.
Occurred. it seems to have happened basically in the area right where ft. lauderdale becomes wilton manors, near ft. lauderdale high school on northeast 4th avenue. one of our reporters from nbc 6 is a co-grand marshal for the parade and confirmed that the incident occurred. again, we are working to confirm some reports of the casualties involved when a pickup truck hit people at the stonewall pride parade and neville wilton manors, which is a very large gay community that borders ft. lauderdale, kind of one of the centers of south florida s lgbtqia communities, which was a community that gentrified over the years, ran into disrepair and one of those communities that gay people came in, moved into, spruced up and turned around, that has made it a hub for the lgbtq community in south florida. we are still working to get more information on this. as we have more, if we get more pictures, if we confirm more details of this we will certainly turn it around for
State warned by EU official in 2017 over eco-credentials of forestry licensing process
Records released to Noteworthy show that the State was warned it is not doing enough to ensure environmental risks from forestry “are a thing of the past”. By Niall Sargent Sunday 11 Apr 2021, 8:30 AM Sun 8:30 AM 18,525 Views 14 Comments
THE STATE WAS warned over three years ago that part of its environmental criteria used in the forestry licensing process may not be strong enough to ensure forestry does not have a negative impact on the environment.
Noteworthy can reveal that the Department of Agriculture (DAFM) continues to use these guidelines despite warnings from a senior official in the European Commission.