Donald Trump: I will announce Supreme Court pick Tuesday evening

AP file photo

AP file photo

WASHINGTON, DC – (David Sheferinski -Washington Times) Click to read the Full Story – Here is an excerpt – ) President Trump said Monday that he plans to announce his pick to fill the current vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court at 8 p.m. Tuesday from the White House. Mr. Trump said at the White House that his pick is “unbelievably highly respected.” & Several names that have been mentioned as possible picks are Judge Neil Gorsuch of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, Judge William Pryor of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, and Judge Thomas Hardiman of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit.

MLB hammers Cardinals — first two draft picks, $2 million go to Astros

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfield (left) and Cardinal CEO Bill DeWitt (right) at an MLB press conference in 2014 (AP file photo)

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfield (left) and Cardinal CEO Bill DeWitt (right) at an MLB press conference in 2014 (AP file photo)

ST. LOUIS, MO (Derek Goold – St. Louis Post-Dispatch) Click to read the entire story. Here is an excerpt.) The illegal actions of a former Cardinals executive that put him in prison will also cost the team draft picks and a punitive fine in one of the harshest penalties enforced by Major League Baseball in recent memory. & And the Houston Astros will directly benefit. & In a decision issued Monday afternoon by commissioner Rob Manfred, the Cardinals have been fined $2 million in damages — possibly the largest ever for one team — and their first two picks in the coming draft have been taken away as a result of an illegal hack into Houston’s database. The two picks, Nos. 56 and 75, will go to the Astros, as will the slot money assigned to those picks. The $2-million fine will also be paid to the Cardinals’ former division rivals.

Wintry precipitation for the weekend?

Graphic from KFVS 12 Meterologist Bryan McCormick's FB page

Graphic from KFVS 12 Meterologist Bryan McCormick’s FB page

It is going to be a very mild first three days for the week  for late January. Today it is sunny for highs in the upper 40’s to around fifty.  Lows should be in the mid thirties.

There should be a cooling trend start on Thursday, with highs in the upper 30’s and lows in the mid twenties.

There is a slight chance of snow on Thursday night, and a good chance of snow on Saturday night, into Sunday.

Homeland Security says Trump orders on ‘extreme vetting’ still in effect

President Trump with Mike Pence far right with White House Staff signing executive orders on Saturday (AP Photo)

President Trump with Mike Pence far right with White House Staff signing executive orders on Saturday (AP Photo)

WASHINGTON DC- (Stephen Dinan – Washington Times – Click to read the full story – Here is an excerpt) – The Trump administration said Sunday it will continue to enforce the president’s new “extreme vetting” executive order, showing a defiant stance in the face of a federal judge’s order forbidding the government from kicking out anyone who manages to reach U.S. soil. & “It is the right and duty of the president to do everything in his legal and constitutional power to protect the American people,” the White House said in a statement. “Saturday’s ruling does not undercut the president’s executive order. All stopped visas will remain stopped. All halted admissions will remain halted. All restricted travel will remain prohibited.” & Homeland Security issued its own statement early Sunday saying it’s following through on the executive order, which President Trump signed Friday afternoon, and which halts admissions from seven countries with a history of terrorism and pauses refugee admissions.

Netanyahu backs U.S. embassy move to Jerusalem though signals no urgency

A man takes a picture of a giant banner on a building congratulating U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in Jerusalem, January 20, 2017 REUTERS/Ammar Awad/File Photo

A man takes a picture of a giant banner on a building congratulating U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in Jerusalem, January 20, 2017 REUTERS/Ammar Awad/File Photo

JERUSALEM – (Jeffery Heller -Reuters News Service – Click on the link to read the full story. Here is an excerpt.) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu voiced support on Sunday for moving the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem but mentioned no time frame, after a Republican activist accused Israel of pressing the Trump administration to delay the pledged step. In an interview with Israel’s Haaretz newspaper, Marc Zell, head of the Republicans Overseas Israel branch, said new U.S. President Donald Trump was “proceeding cautiously because of concerns raised by Israeli officials”. Trump’s team spoke often during the presidential campaign about shifting the embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, Israel’s self-proclaimed capital and a holy city at the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict…..

Rep. Severin Weekly Newsletter January 27, 2017

Big DaveHere is the link to State Represenative Dave Severin’s website – Here is an excerpt- Click to read the full letter. Welcome to the first edition of my weekly newsletter. The purpose of our newsletter is to keep you informed about what I am up to both in Springfield and the District. This newsletter will have everything from legislation working its way through Springfield, to events around the 117th District that I attended or plan on attending. You can stay on top of these newsletters by signing up for our email list; which can be found on my official website www.repseverin.com. I also plan on having a weekly video to go along with this newsletter, which can be found at the bottom of this page.

Severin: Attorney General’s Motion to Suspend State Workers Pay a Political Stunt

Dave Severin (middle) in the general assembly

Dave Severin (middle to the right) in the general assembly-State Representative Dave Severin’s website

This is from Illinois State Representative Dave Severin’s (R -Benton ) website. Click to read the full statement. Representative Dave Severin(R-Benton) released a statement today following a motion filed by Attorney General Lisa Madigan to stop pay for state workers while the state has no budget. “Last night Attorney General Lisa Madigan filed a motion to stop payments to state employees, while the state has no budget,” Severin said. “The timing of this could not be worse. Just as the Senate begins to make legitimate bipartisan progress on a budget, Attorney General Madigan is attempting to manufacture a political crisis.”

Small snow of snow for tonight/tomorrow- little or no accumulation expected

filet 12817There is a small chance (20% – 30 %)  of light snow coming in the forecast after midnight tonight and ending as flurries tomorrow evening.  Little or any snow accumilation is expected at this time.

Here is the latest Hazardous Weather Outlook issued by the National Weather Service in Paducah, KY

.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT A SMALL CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS IS FORECAST FOR ALL OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS…SOUTHWEST INDIANA AND MUCH OF WEST KENTUCKY AFTER MIDNIGHT. AT THIS TIME…ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A SMALL CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS IS FORECAST FOR AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER SUNDAY, AND FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST INDIANA AND WEST KENTUCKY SUNDAY EVENING.

VERY MINOR ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHWEST INDIANA AND THE PENNYRILE REGION OF WEST KENTUCKY IN THE MORNING AND EVENING HOURS. MOST LOCATIONS ARE LIKELY TO SEE ONLY A FEW PERIODS OF FLURRIES.  SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ARE NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

LIGHT SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE AGAIN THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. IMPACTS…IF ANY…ARE EXPECTED TO BE MINIMAL.

Highs are supposed to be in the 40’s and lows will be in the 20’s throughout the forecast period.

 

Slight chance of light snow in the forecast on Sunday

12917 forecastThere is a 20% chance of snow on Sunday.  Most models at this time are showing flurries to a dusting at most.  There should be a cooling trend late next week, with highs in the 30’s and lows in the 20’s.

Lisa Madigan seeks to stop state workers’ pay until budget passed

SPRINGFIELD – (From the Springfield Journal Register- Click to read the entire post. Here is an excerpt) Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has filed a motion to stop the payment of

Attorney General Lisa Madigan (Chicago Sun-Times photo

Attorney General Lisa Madigan (Chicago Sun-Times photo

state workers’ salaries until legislators and Gov. Bruce Rauner approve a spending plan to end a more than 18-month budget stalemate. & The motion filed Thursday asks the St. Clair County Circuit Court to dissolve by Feb. 28 a preliminary injunction that allows for state workers to be paid during the budget impasse. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 31 spokesman Anders Lindall said the union was “shocked and extremely disappointed” by the filing. & “Despite all the chaos in state government in the past two years, the people of Illinois have been able to count on state employees being on the job to serve them,” Lindall said. “The last thing Illinois needs is the further instability that blocking state payroll could cause.”

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