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California’s new law requires K-12 students to learn media literacy

Wednesday, November 22 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- California passed a new law that will mandate K-12 students to learn media literacy as part of their modules plan.The bill is designed to help students develop skills in identifying false information online amid a worrying rise in distrust in the... Read More.

Price doubles for medical coverage of Clearfield County Prison inmates

Thursday, June 29 by Louise Bennett

CLEARFIELD – The price tag for providing Clearfield County Prison inmates with medical coverage is about to double.At this week’s meeting of the Clearfield County Commissioners, PrimeCare Medical was approved by a 2-1 vote to provide additional and expanded coverage.Clearfield County taxpayers will now... Read More.

Jefferson County Commissioners vote to decertify Great Outdoors Visitors Bureau

Thursday, June 15 by Louise Bennett

BROOKVILLE – The Jefferson County Commissioners want to decertify the Pennsylvania Great Outdoors Visitors Bureau as the county’s designated Tourist Promotion Agency, and they have taken the first step to doing so.During their Tuesday morning meeting, the commissioners voted unanimously to decertify the agency.For the... Read More.

Michigan now requires universal background checks for all gun purchases, safe storage of firearms

Thursday, April 13 by ABC News

(LANSING, Mich.) -- Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed two gun safety bills into law Thursday, requiring universal background checks for all gun sales and the safe storage of firearms and ammunition in homes.The legislation comes after a gunman opened fire at two locations on... Read More.

Endometriosis can take years and requires surgery to diagnose. Researchers say they are close to a solution

Friday, March 31 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Victoria Balducci, a 39-year-old teacher in New York, was diagnosed last year with endometriosis, a condition that can cause debilitating pain and infertility for women.Before getting that diagnosis, Balducci said she spent nearly two decades of her life living with menstrual... Read More.

CDC no longer requires unvaccinated to quarantine after being exposed to COVID

Friday, August 12 by ABC News

(ATLANTA) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its COVID-19 guidance Thursday to ease recommendations for people who are unvaccinated and have been exposed to COVID-19.Previously, the CDC advised that people who were unvaccinated or hadn't received their booster shots should quarantine for... Read More.

What to know if your employer requires vaccinations: federal legal protections

Friday, May 28 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The federal government agency that protects workers from discrimination issued new guidance this week to help inform Americans of their legal protections as more employers ask them to come back to the office or other workplaces.A new guidance document from the... Read More.

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