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While everyone had hoped for a return to business as normal with the availability of vaccines, those wishes have been derailed by the fast-spreading Delta variant. Boards of education have once again been forced to ponder how to keep returning employees and students safe while conducting in-person instruction. Many private employers with at-will employees have mandated vaccination for all emp...

Complaint: DNR, embattled board chair violated records law  Madison.com

2021 - Mission Hospital in Asheville, NC (Photo credit: WLOS Staff) ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — As the coronavirus pandemic continues, the country's opioid epidemic carries on as well. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the number of drug overdose deaths increased by nearly 5% from 2018 to 2019 and has quadrupled since 1999. The 2019 National Survey on Drug Use an...

The Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave has announced updated contribution rates and weekly benefit amounts under the state’s Paid Family and Medical Leave law. The new rates go into effect on Jan. 1, 2022. Under the changes, the maximum weekly benefit amount an eligible employee may receive during 2022 will be $1,084.31 per week. This is an increase over the maximum amount o...

A report from Gothamist/WNYC revealed that Jersey City police officers were connected to the Oath Keepers. The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office is investigating whether individuals within county law enforcement are members of the Oath Keepers, a right wing extremist group. The revelations about the Oath Keepers, a far-right anti-government militia connected to white supremacy, were detailed ...

Photo by Kevin P. Coughlin, Office of the Governor October 4, 2021 – Brooklyn – Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation (S.64/A.1524) establishing a statewide Restaurant Meals Program as part of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. The legislation mandates the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance to apply for USDA approval to authorize the program, ...

In Florida, 32 officers died from COVID-19 related issues. The leading killer of law enforcement officers this year is not violence or car crashes -- it is COVID-19. New numbers from the Officer Down Memorial Page are showing the huge toll the pandemic is having in departments across the country. COVID-19 has killed nearly five times more officers than gunfire. More than 400 officers died fro...

KB Law Office announced new scholarship opportunities for Hillsdale County high school seniors. KB Law Office has decided to fund six, $1,000 scholarships — three for those who will enter a 2- or 4-year college or university in fall 2022 (KB Law Higher Education Scholarship) and three for students who plan to enter programs directed at trade skills (KB Law Trade School Scholarship). KB Law H...

Emporia Fire and Emporia Police responded to Ninth and Neosho after a reported injury crash Tuesday morning. Chuck Samples/KVOE News. Emporia Fire and local law enforcement agencies have been dealing with overlapping emergency calls Tuesday morning. Shortly after 7:30 am, firefighters were dispatched to the junction of Interstate 35 and East US Highway 50 for a semi fire. Early indications ar...

Get essential education news and commentary delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up here for The 74’s daily newsletter. A bill that would restrict transgender student athletes from playing on school sports teams that align with their gender identity is heading to Gov. Greg Abbott‘s desk after the Texas House accepted Senate amendments to the legislation in a 76-61 vote Sunday afternoon. The...