California Expands the CMIA to Regulate Mental Health Digital Services | Blank Rome LLP
Assembly Bill 2089 expands consumer rights and protections over individually identifiable health information by revising existing definitions under the California Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (“CMIA”) to include medical information collected through mobile-based applications or Internet websites. Businesses that collect and use information related to a consumer’s inferred or diagnosed mental health or substance use […]
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SEDALIA CITY COUNCIL PASSES ORDINANCE TO HELP RETAIN CITY EMPLOYEES | KMMO | #citycouncil
The Sedalia City Council passed an ordinance to help retain city employees during its meeting on Monday, October 17. City Administrator Kelvin Shaw said the city has had employees leave due to other employers offering sign-on bonuses. Shaw said the council came up with a budget amendment it calls Sign-and-Stay pay in order to incentivize […]
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Bethel has a new mayor
Bethel City Council elected a new mayor on Oct. 17. Rose “Sugar” Henderson expects to be sworn-in at the Oct. 25 meeting. Henderson was nominated by her peers on the city council. She said that she’s still a little overwhelmed. “It’s very exciting,” she said. “I’m looking forward to the challenge and the duties as […]
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Alabama teaching experiment aims to help English learners succeed | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
In Russellville, Alabama, more than half of the 2,500 students in the city’s small school district identify as Hispanic or Latino, and about a quarter are English language learners, or EL students. The district at times has struggled to find the people and funding necessary to help EL students achieve. It typically takes five years […]
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Employers: Get ready for new California HR laws in 2023 and beyond – 10 things to look out for | Thompson Coburn LLP
As is the case every year, the California legislature has been busy throughout 2022 enacting a host of new employment laws which take effect January 1, 2023, and even January 1, 2024. Here are ten things to look out for in 2023 and in 2024. Please note that based on recent legal interpretations, some of these […]
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Why US Courts Are Allowing Voters in 4 States to Use Rejected Congressional Maps | #elections | #alabama
washington — When midterm elections get under way next month, voters in several Republican-controlled states will be casting their ballots in congressional districts with borders that courts have rejected. In Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Ohio, the congressional maps were drawn by Republican legislators in the aftermath of the 2020 census. Judges later ruled that the […]
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Alaska candidates for governor to meet in televised debate Wednesday evening | #alaska | #politics
By Sean Maguire Updated: 34 minutes ago Published: 38 minutes ago Alaska’s gubernatorial candidates will participate in their one-and-only televised debate this election cycle on Wednesday evening, starting at 7 p.m. Incumbent Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy will debate independent former Gov. Bill Walker, Democratic former state legislator Les Gara, and Republican former Kenai Peninsula Borough […]
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Arkansas Hospice Gets New Foundation Leadership
Arkansas Hospice, a hospice care provider dedicated to providing comfort and care for those who are facing serious illness and loss, has announced two significant additions to leadership to the Arkansas Hospice Foundation: Kim Kirkman, new Vice President and Chief Philanthropy Officer, and Laura Grimes, new Communications and Events Coordinator. Kim Kirkman Kirkman recently completed […]
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California Midterm Election 2022: Voter guide
article (Photo by Apu Gomes/Getty Images) LOS ANGELES – Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 8. There are several key races and propositions on the California ballot this year. Below is a voter guide with resources on voting in person and by mail, as well as what you can expect to see on the ballot. Voting […]
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L.A. City Council scandal wasn’t a surprise after ongoing controversies | #citycouncil
Published 2022-10-19 17:25 5:25 October 19, 2022 pm For segments of the public, the City Council scandal that continues to rock Los Angeles was a revelation. It upended their perceptions of a city that’s been both celebrated and lampooned for its progressive politics. It exposed the divisiveness that’s long existed between the groups lumped together […]
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