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Brewer: Breaking apart the state budget | Columnists
The Nebraska Constitution requires the Legislature to do only two things: meet on the first Wednesday after the first Monday in January, and pass a budget once every two years. Technically, the Legislature only has to pass this package of budget bills and nothing else. Legislatures are two years long. Much of the first session …
Sen. Manchin announces all W.Va. health centers eligible to order vaccine doses
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) – U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) all Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) funded health centers and look-alike health centers in West Virginia have been invited to participate in the COVID-19 Vaccine Program. 31 health centers in the state will be able to order COVID-19 vaccinations directly from the federal government. This …
Resources technology roadmap builds on Australia’s competitive advantages
APPEA welcomes today’s launch of the Resources Technology & Critical Minerals Processing National Manufacturing roadmap, which is a key priority under the Federal Government’s $1.5 billion Modern Manufacturing Strategy. APPEA’s Chief Executive, Andrew McConville, a member of the industry-led taskforce that guided the development of the Resources Technology & Critical Minerals Processing roadmap, commended the …
State’s choice for health information exchange draws concerns from federal government, 13 major entities in Oklahoma | Local News
MyHealth wants the contract to be rescinded and for the Office of Management and Enterprise Services to award it to MyHealth either directly or by reopening the bid process. OMES has until Jan. 26 to render a decision. The preeminent concern in MyHealth’s protest is a contention that the contract evaluators didn’t consider the nonprofit’s …
PNNL Technologies Garner Six R&D 100 Honors
RICHLAND, Wash. – A shoe scanner that would allow people to keep on their footwear as they pass through airport security and a cement that repairs itself are R&D 100 Award recipients. The scanner and self-healing cement are among five innovations developed at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) that were …
NHVR welcomes industry support for technology blueprint
The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) has welcomed widespread industry support for a blueprint to support manufacturers and operators to incorporate the latest safety technology into new and existing heavy vehicles. NHVR Chair Duncan Gay said the Vehicle Safety and Environmental Technology Uptake Plan (SETUP), launched last month, was crucial to give Australia’s heavy vehicle …
New technology benefits fishing industry and marine parks
The Hon Sussan Ley MP, Minister for the Environment Senator the Hon. Jonno Duniam, Assistant Minister for Forestry and Fisheries New technology supported by Morrison Government funding is helping to protect marine life and deliver positive results for the longline fishing industry. Funded through the Federal Government’s Our Marine Parks Grants Program, the project being …
A ‘pandemic drone’ and other technology could help limit the spread of coronavirus and ease restrictions sooner, but at what cost?
If you don’t feel comfortable signing up to the Government’s COVIDSafe tracking app, then you probably won’t be happy to hear about the pandemic drone. Key points: Software being developed at the University of South Australia in conjunction with Canadian drone manufacturer Draganfly could see drones used to monitor the health of people, including spotting …
Pueblo PD will get new technology thanks to grant
Pueblo PD will get new technology thanks to grant Would you like to receive local news notifications on your desktop? Yes please Not now Posted: 6:51 PM, Oct 16, 2019 Updated: 2019-10-16 20:51:24-04 PUEBLO — The federal government is giving the Pueblo Police Department a nice chunk of change. …
Wolf signs law to create state-based health insurance marketplace | News
HARRISBURG – Gov. Tom Wolf signed a law Tuesday that will allow the state to take over the marketplace for health insurance created for Pennsylvanians under the Affordable Care Act. It’s a move state officials say will allow for lower premiums for the roughly 400,000 people in the state who get health insurance under those …
