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Under the measure, it would be automatically assumed that working conditions directly led to first responders contracting COVID-19 and that it led to a disability
The DeSantis appointees also said they would help award death benefits to Lesly Dorminy, the widow of longtime Reedy Creek firefighter Lt. James Dorminy
Lexington officials will review the city’s response to windstorms that knocked out power to thousands, and damaged many homes and businesses
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Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s challenge is steep: close an $838 million budget deficit while also appeasing the striking Chicago Teachers Union. Chicago public schools have been closed for five days, affecting 300,000 students.
Prosecutors argue that the law prohibiting the removal of memorials for war veterans, which dates to 1904 and only applied to counties until 1997, does not apply retroactively to statues erected before the law’s expansion.
In a settlement reached just hours before the first federal trial on the opioid crisis was set to begin, Cleveland’s Cuyahoga County and Akron’s Summit County will receive $260 million to fund treatment programs and other services for hard-hit communities.
Ransomware attacks are increasingly targeting local governments, making it imperative that agencies prepare now.
The strike that began Thursday is now about much more than class size and staff pay: If the city is unwilling to do more to tackle the sky-rocketing cost of housing, teachers will remain off the job.
Federal policies emphasizing privacy over disclosure could undermine improvements in communication and coordination if another cyberattack on U.S. election systems occurs.
With 25,000 Chicago public school teachers picketing this week and likely into next, the heat is on Mayor Lori Lightfoot to negotiate a resolution.
This first federal opioid crisis trial between two Ohio counties and drug manufacturers will focus on distribution: Were the companies obligated to halt shipments of suspicious orders and, if so, did they comply?
According to Alex Stamos, former Facebook chief security officer, there’s little the government can do at this point to make sure the 2020 vote is unhackable.
In the aftermath of Hurricane Michael last year, Florida’s Panhandle saw a dramatic increase in the number of mental health issues citizens were experiencing, particularly among children