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May 1, 2021 - SACRAMENTO - With another devastating forest fire season looming on the horizon, the California Senate unanimously approved Senator Bill Dodd, D-Napa legislation to improve conditions during power fire-related power supply…

By Express message service BENGALURU: The Karnataka Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the state government to develop a system or mechanism to prioritize vaccination of people with benchmark disabilities and their…

However, under federal law, current illicit drug use exempts a person from coverage under the Disability Act. That's because marijuana is illegal under federal law.Employers also need to grapple with how to target an employee who tests…

Highlights• As of March 31, 2021, there were 270,878 confirmed cases of COVID-19, of which 50 percent were women and 13 percent were children under the age of 18.• UNICEF distributed e-vouchers for access to hygiene kits to 5,900…

AUSTIN (Nexstar) — After her coma, Michele Gonzales spent months relearning how to walk, eat and talk. The accident that nearly left her dead unfolded in seconds, as she walked across the parking lot of a south Austin gas station.…

TALLAHASSEE - With Florida still recovering from a 50-year high unemployment rate, tourism far from normal, and housing expensive and hard to find, lawmakers must spend $ 10.2 billion in profit on the federal government.But instead of using…

Since our last notice on Names, Images, and Similarities Laws (NIL) was posted, there have been a number of newly enacted and proposed state and federal laws that we would like to highlight. In January 2021, Michigan Governor…

The Advocacy Group Disability Rights Connecticut says Governor Lamont's new COVID vaccine policy, which went into effect April 1, is "illegal and discriminatory" and puts people at increased risk. People aged 16 and over can now be…

Houston Chronicle. April 5, 2021.Editorial: A tawdry attack on voting rights, Senate Bill 7 should be rejected by the HouseTexas Republican senators disregarded the hours of expert testimony in committee and…

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