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Rockdale, once home to one of the largest aluminum processing operations in the country, is now the location of what could be one of the world’s biggest bitcoin computing mines. But nothing is guaranteed.
Public schools face a litany of problems relating to COVID-19 that include significant drops in funding, distribution issues for school lunch programs, lack of broadband access and bus driver protection.
The social media giant will keep its employees working from home until September. After that it will reopen its ‘warm and welcoming’ offices to those employees who want to, or must, return.
Theresa Tam, Canada’s chief public health officer, said of the decision to extend travel restrictions between the United States and Canada until June 21 as a result of the coronavirus. (Reuters — May 13, 2020)
The number of daily travelers through Seattle Tacoma International Airport in March. Before the coronavirus pandemic, there were about 55,000 daily travelers through the Washington airport.
Thirteen attorneys general want more information from Amazon after concerns the company is not ensuring worker safety during the pandemic. Failure to release the information could violate consumer protection laws.
Airports will begin implementing technology, like thermal cameras and sanitation booths, to reduce the risk of coronavirus transmission within airports. Air travel has decreased as much as 95 percent during the pandemic.
A federal judge ordered Gov. Cuomo to include a sign language interpreter in his daily coronavirus briefings. “We should not have been forced to go to court to ensure the safety of thousands of deaf New Yorkers.”
The CARES Act relief will be spent on things like mobile testing sites and technology upgrades. But it could also help food insecurity and business loans. “We have the flexibility to address what we need to address.”
Gov. Inslee says the state is nearly ready to deploy 1,371 contract tracers as part of the state’s first phase of reopening. Washington state is still sheltering in place through the end of May.
The Federal Trade Commission Chairman Joseph Simons said regarding the FTC’s investigation into privacy complaints about Zoom, the video conferencing software. (Reuters — May 11, 2020)
The amount of aid that five state governors are requesting from Congress to help state and local governments manage the economic damage from the coronavirus.
Jim Newton’s biography of Jerry Brown details the former governor’s captivating relationship with California public office as well as his impact on both state and national politics.
A researcher from the University of Tennessee believes that the power grid is secure against cyberattacks, coronavirus and lightning but may face challenges as society shifts towards more electric usage.
California is working to offset the $54 billion deficit caused by the coronavirus pandemic through two financial proposals. Neither go directly towards the state budget, but instead hope to jumpstart the state’s economy.
The state Senate approved a bill that would require the Department of Public Health to provide more COVID-19 information on state agencies, nursing facilities, and correctional facilities in daily reports.
Despite some hurdles, government through remote work is performing better than expected. It will likely lead to permanent changes in everything from labor management and technology to physical footprints.
The pandemic has upended how we work and interact in the public and private sector. As the push to work-from-home increases, here are a few tips to maximize the productivity of your virtual meetings.
The state is expecting a severe revenue loss as tourists and residents are staying off the roads during the coronavirus pandemic. “Things were not good and COVID is making things worse.”
California was going to purchase $800 million of masks from an Alabama vendor but the delivery was incomplete. This is the state’s second incomplete mask purchase, bringing concern to the purchasing decisions.
Betty Yee uses her role as California’s state controller to uplift underserved communities, encourage female participation in politics and public office and remind others that a state is only as strong as its individuals.
California Secretary of State Alex Padilla said regarding the state’s decision to issue mail-in ballots to all registered voters for the fall election to avoid coronavirus concerns. (Reuters — May 8, 2020)
The estimated number of additional people that visited Georgia the week after the state’s shelter-in-place orders were lifted on April 24. Ninety-two percent of those drivers came from four neighboring states: Tennessee, Alabama, South Carolina and Florida.
Last March there were 240,000 scooter rides in San Antonio, Texas, whereas there were only 50,000 rides this year. Scooter companies are seeing severe losses as the number of rides has dropped during the coronavirus. The pattern is repeating itself in cities across the country.
Even though numerous consumer and civil rights organizations opposed it, a California bill about facial recognition technology use only had a single organization support it: Microsoft. The bill passed in an 8-3 vote.
Cases continue to pile up each day that courts are closed to the public due to COVID-19, so Lehigh County will begin using technology to limit the number of people in courthouses and increase access to public proceedings.
Even though they live in ZIP codes with some of the lowest numbers of coronavirus cases, “Black Ohioans are hospitalized or infected by COVID-19 at more than twice their share of the overall population.”
The nation has enjoyed public health triumphs, with life expectancy far higher than it was a century ago. But responsibility for health has always been scattered, with disease tracking less a priority than treating individuals.
It may seem hard to believe that the time of a deadly pandemic might one day be remembered wistfully by those who lived through it. But something like that has happened before in American life.
Currently, the country has hired just a fraction of the contact tracers needed to contain the spread of the coronavirus and help the economy return to life. Experts say a national workforce is needed.
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