🪪 Governor DeWine talks end of Haiti TPS and Springfield: Our governor criticized the administration’s decision to end Haiti’s Temporary Protected Status designation, and he talked about the local impact in Springfield.
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Credit: Tom Gilliam
Credit: Tom Gilliam
Due to the partial government shutdown, the Air Force Museum closes
The museum announced the temporary closure as of Saturday because of “a lapse in federal government appropriations.”
• When will it reopen?: The museum says that it will reopen once funding is restored and DoD authorizes normal operations to resume.
• What funding is impacted by the partial government shutdown?: The Pentagon and agencies such as the Transportation Department and DHS are affected.
Credit: Avery Kreemer
Credit: Avery Kreemer
Governor DeWine decries Haiti TPS ending
The governor briefed the press ahead of when many of Springfield’s Haitian immigrants are set to lose their legal protected status.
•He noted that Haiti was not a safe place to return: The governor said: “the gangs are controlling a good part of the country, it’s extremely violent, the economy’s in shambles, the government does not function, the police are virtually worthless, so this is a very, very dangerous place.”
•When does the TPS expire? February 3rd.
•What are area and statewide elected officials saying? We have several responses listed here, including from Senator Moreno and Sherrod Brown.
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