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Board of Commissioners asks Health Department for recommendations on how to limit youth access to flavored nicotine products
August 19, 2022 After a detailed briefing on the premature deaths and diseases linked to tobacco among residents, Multnomah County Chair Deborah Kafoury on Tuesday directed the Health Department to return with recommendations on how the County can reduce youth access to nicotine products. The Health Department’s recommendations – including restrictions on flavored products that …
Miami Beach commissioners approve midnight spring break curfew after 2 shootings leave 5 injured
The curfew will start at 12:01 a.m. on Thursday and expire Monday morning at 6 a.m., starting at midnight each night. The boundaries of the midnight curfew are 23rd Street to the north, South Point Park to the south, the ocean to the east and the bay to the west, City Manager Alina Hudak told …
Berks commissioners plan for upgrade to 911 technology | Berks Regional News
READING, Pa. – The Berks County commissioners voted Thursday to allow for the transition to the next generation of 911 services (NG911) by allowing vendors and agencies to access the county’s existing 911 data. Brian Gottschall, director of the Berks County Department of Emergency Services, said 911 calls are being operated with the same technology …
Larimer County commissioners push Health Department to apply for greater opening capacity despite missing benchmarks – Loveland Reporter-Herald
The Larimer County commissioners pushed health officials Tuesday to apply to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment to open businesses at greater capacity during the pandemic. The board sent an email to the Larimer County Board of Health on Tuesday asking the board to apply for Protect Your Neighbor status even though Public …
100 years ago in Spokane: County commissioners consider new voting machine technology
Spokane County commissioners were attempting to answer a question that remains equally vexing 100 years later: What is the best way to insure the integrity of an election? In particular, the county commissioners were looking into a new technology, the voting machine. An editorial in The Spokesman-Review pointed out that voting machines have a “a …
Rob Manfred discusses Astros scandal, more: Live updates from MLB commissioner’s press conference
Feb 16, 2020 at 3:58 pm ET • 1 min read Rob Manfred is speaking out about the fallout of the Houston Astros sign-stealing scandal this weekend. The MLB commissioner, in an interview that aired Sunday, defended his punishment of the Astros — one that did not penalize players — for their sign-stealing scheme in …
Essex Co. reviewing e-Poll book technology
ELIZABETHTOWN | Commissioners are looking at state recommended technology designed to streamline Early Voting systems. But they are balancing concerns of cost and actual efficiencies, especially in rural areas. Next year is a big year for elections. “Next year it will be the presidential primary currently scheduled for April. It will be the local primary …
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Boone County commissioners ‘disavow’ fellow commissioner’s comments on health department
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two Boone County commissioners rebuked their fellow official on Thursday over comments he made about the county’s health department director. A letter from Presiding Commissioner Dan Atwill and District 2 Commissioner Janet Thompson to Columbia city manager John Glascock criticized District 1 Commissioner Fred Parry’s reaction to the ownership change at the …