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Louisiana lawmakers call another COVID-19 special session

 9.21.20 –  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana lawmakers announced Monday that they will convene a special session next week to address the near-bankruptcy of the state unemployment trust fund, to work on Hurricane Laura recovery and to try to scale back the governor’s...

Oklahoma police chiefs express concerns about recruiting

9.17.20 – AP – Oklahoma City Franklin said attracting officers to serve in Oklahoma’s second-largest city was already a challenge because Tulsa requires officers to have a bachelor’s degree, and the coronavirus pandemic has...

Board for 911 passes budget

9.19.20 – Arkansas Democrat  The Jefferson County 911 Administrative Board approved a $2.9 million budget for 2021 on Thursday for the Metropolitan Emergency Communications Association (MECA) as well as the transfer of 911 money to fund a new computer-aided...

Major Changes in Maryland Labor & Employment Law

9.19.20 – JD Supra These laws include: tougher requirements under the State’s “Mini-WARN” Act; a CROWN Act, which expands the law to prohibit discrimination based on hair style; an amendment to the Equal Pay for Equal Work law; and a ban on salary history...

Most Texas businesses expand to 75% capacity starting today

9.17.20 – ABC13 – AUSTIN, Texas (KTRK) Most of Texas are now able to loosen some coronavirus restrictions, including letting many businesses increase their capacity to 75%, beginning today. The standard that Gov. Greg Abbott unveiled applies to the 19 out...

How 5G Will Change The World

How 5G Will Change The World9.18.20 – Forbes – 5G will free that equipment so that it no longer needs to be tied down, enabling optimal configuration options to maximize productivity. The lack of latency also makes warehouses safer. An operator can run the...