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Education, Industry

Impact on School District Policies from the 2023 Session of the Connecticut General Assembly

August 15, 2023

Via: JD Supra

Last week Pullman & Comley released its annual comprehensive summary of legislation affecting Connecticut schools, which can be read here. Included below is our initial take on the key policy and procedural impacts as a result of this year’s legislation. […]


Industry, Workforce

Dems, education leaders in North Carolina criticize GOP for budget delays, causing staffing issues

August 15, 2023

Via: Fox News

Public education leaders and legislative Democrats held events Monday across North Carolina criticizing Republicans for their slow progress negotiating a state budget, which school administrators said has made it difficult to fill staffing vacancies. As students prepare to return to […]


Industry, Workforce

Pennsylvania Expands Scope of Discrimination Protections: What You Need to Know – UPDATED August 2023

August 15, 2023

Via: JD Supra

New regulations that substantially expand protections against discrimination in employment, education, public accommodations and housing in Pennsylvania will take effect on Aug. 16, 2023. On December 8, 2022, the Independent Regulatory Review Commission approved regulations by a 3-2 vote that […]


Industry, Transportation & Infrastructure

West Virginia launches national service for vehicle title transfers

August 14, 2023

Via: StateScoop

West Virginia last week announced it’s launched the nation’s first digital clearinghouse for out-of-state vehicle title transfers — enabling retailers, fleet operators and insurance carriers from around the country to quickly transfer vehicle ownership online. Much as Delaware has established […]


Policy, State & Local

The EPA is investigating how California manages its water following complaints from tribes

August 14, 2023

Via: Federal News Network

President Joe Biden’s administration has agreed to investigate how California manages its water after some Native American tribes and environmental groups complained the state’s policies are “rooted in white supremacy.” The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced last week it would […]


Education, Industry

Republicans push for hiring freeze at the Education Department

August 11, 2023

Via: Government Executive

Agroup of House Republicans is looking to institute a hiring freeze at the Education Department, joining a chorus of conservative lawmakers and politicians putting the agency in their crosshairs. The Fostering Resource Efficiency in Education by Zero Employment (FREEZE) Act […]


Federal, Policy

Allusions to mobster movies and book burning at appeals court hearing on Biden social media contacts

August 10, 2023

Via: Washington's Top News

Allusions to book burning and mobster movies arose during a federal court hearing Thursday as appellate judges heard arguments on whether the Biden administration crosses the line from legal persuasion to unconstitutional censorship in communications with social media platforms about […]


Cybersecurity

House Weaponization Committee: Biden admin ‘colluded’ with Big Tech, ‘facilitated the censorship of Americans’

June 26, 2023

Via: Fox News

The House Weaponization Subcommittee says the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has “facilitated the censorship of Americans directly” and through third-party intermediaries during the Biden administration. Fox News Digital first obtained a new committee report Monday, stemming from the […]


Education, Industry

New York judge rules state can’t force parents to remove kids from religious schools

March 24, 2023

Via: Fox News

Parents cannot be required to pull their children from private schools in New York that fail to meet state-designated standards, a judge decided, striking down a key provision of rules recently passed to strengthen oversight of such schools, including those […]


Federal, Policy

Canadian lawmakers laugh after Biden accidentally applauds China: ‘You can tell what I’m thinking’

March 24, 2023

Via: Fox News

President Biden accidentally commended China instead of Canada while praising the nation’s stance on migration on Friday. Biden made the gaffe during a speech at the Canadian Parliament in Ottawa while he was discussing U.S. immigration policies. “In the United […]


Policy, State & Local

Karine Jean-Pierre dodges question on Lori Lightfoot’s re-election loss, blames GOP for crime surge

March 1, 2023

Via: Fox News

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Wednesday avoided a question on Democratic Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s re-election loss and appeared to blame Republicans in Congress for the surge in crime rates across the country. During the daily White House […]


Policy, State & Local

Despite surplus, Wisconsin Republicans advise against spending hikes

March 1, 2023

Via: Fox News

Wisconsin Republican legislative leaders downplayed the state’s record budget surplus Wednesday, even as Democratic Gov. Tony Evers has pushed for massive spending increases on K-12 education, tax cuts and funding for local governments. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos cautioned that much […]


Federal, Policy

Biden extends ‘national emergency’ due to ‘extraordinary threat’ Russia’s actions against Ukraine pose to US

March 1, 2023

Via: Fox News

President Biden on Wednesday issued a continuation of a previous executive order that declared a “national emergency” in the U.S. related to the yearlong conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Executive Order 13660 was initially signed by former President Barack Obama […]


Emerging Tech & Modernization, Tech

What is enterprise architecture? A framework for transformation

November 23, 2022

Via: CIO

Enterprise architecture (EA) is the practice of analyzing, designing, planning, and implementing enterprise analysis to successfully execute on business strategies. EA helps organizations structure IT projects and policies to achieve desired business results, to stay agile and resilient in the […]


Cybersecurity

Meta outlines US involvement in social media disinformation in new report

November 23, 2022

Via: CSO Online

A report released by Meta’s security team describes the company’s shutdown of a network of Facebook and Instagram accounts participating in what it calls coordinated inauthentic behavior, and linking some of those accounts to the US military. “Coordinated inauthentic behavior” […]


Health Care, Industry

AZ will not enforce total abortion ban until at least 2023

October 28, 2022

Via: Fox News

Arizona’s attorney general has agreed not to enforce a near total ban on abortions at least until next year, a move that Planned Parenthood Arizona credited Thursday with allowing the group to restart abortion care across the state. The state’s […]


Education, Industry

The Education Department Announces More Tweaks to Public Service Loan Forgiveness

October 27, 2022

Via: Government Executive

The Education Department on Wednesday announced additional measures to make the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program more accessible to applicants when a set of a temporary reforms ends on Oct. 31. The popular, yet sometimes frustrating, program offers college graduates […]


Federal, Policy

GOP’s Cheney endorses Michigan Democrat Slotkin in a first

October 27, 2022

Via: Federal News Network

Republican Rep. Liz Cheney on Thursday endorsed and plans to campaign for Rep. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan, the first time that the critic of former President Donald Trump, who lost her GOP primary, has crossed party lines to formally support […]


Education, Industry

Small business group files suit over Biden student loan plan

October 10, 2022

Via: Washington's Top News

A small-business advocacy group has filed a new lawsuit seeking to block the Biden administration’s efforts to forgive student loan debt for tens of millions of Americans — the latest legal challenge to the program. The suit, filed Monday by […]


Federal, Policy

Georgia election probe enters new phase with search warrants

October 3, 2022

Via: Washington's Top News

The Georgia prosecutor investigating whether former President Donald Trump and his allies broke the law trying to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state is seeking search warrants in the case, a sign that the wide-ranging probe has entered […]