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FELONY •Kerstin Michelle Rowell, 26, Hermiston, pleaded guilty to Criminal Mistreatment I: sentenced to 3 years probation, 180 sanction units, 90 maximum jail units, 80 hours community service, $250 fine and $1,250 fine-suspended. •Shelby Nicole Delong, 24, Stanfield, pleaded guilty to Attempt to Commit Class B Felony and Manufacture/Delivery of Controlled Substance-Schedule II: sentenced to 2 years probation, 120 sanction units, 60 maximum jail units, 40 hours community service, $500...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: On March 5, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center announced that it is delaying the inception of the Kidney Care Choices (KCC) Model’s first performance year until Jan. 1, 2022. The CMS’ KCC Model’s Kidney Care First (KCF) Option and the Comprehensive Kidney Care Contracting (CKCC) Option incentivize healthcare providers to manage the care of Medicare beneficiaries with chronic kidney diseas...

Sunday, February 21, 2021 As we turn the page on 2020, we offer a brief look back at several significant employment decisions over the past year. At the federal level, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark decision in  Bostock v. Clayton County, 140 S.Ct. 1731 (2020), recognizing that sexual orientation and gender identity are protected by Title VII. Click here to read more on the decision. In  Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morressey-Berru, 140 S.Ct. 2049 (2020), the U.S. Sup...

On Writing Representation in Fiction Author Sonya Lalli explains what it was like to write characters whose journeys mirror the authors and how other authors can let go of the burden of representation. Author: Feb 22, 2021 The first two books I attempted to write I didn’t bother finishing. Although I enjoyed working on the plots, I simply couldn’t relate to either protagonist and it caused me to lose interest in the creative process. I set the books aside. I haven’t looked at either manus...

By: News 9 CLINTON, Okla. - The Oklahoma City Police Department and the U.S. Marshals Service arrested four suspects wanted in connection with the 2020 murder of a 25-year-old Oklahoma City man. Authorities located Jeffrey Dewayne West, 52; Salaam Moore, 39; Erica Ramirez, 34; and Christopher Sadler Jr., 29, Friday in Clinton, Oklahoma. According to police, the victim Damon T. Palmer was found dead in the middle of the street just before 6:30 a.m. June 9, 2020, in the 2900 block of N. Land Av...

Thursday, January 28, 2021 This report provides a snapshot of the US Executive Branch priorities via daily schedules and the prior day’s press releases. POTUS’ Schedule * The US President (POTUS) and Vice President’s (VPOTUS) daily schedules are subject to change, as is the White House press briefing schedule. 9:45 a.m. EST – The President and The Vice President receive the President’s Daily Brief | Oval Office 1:30 p.m. EST – The President signs executive actions strength...

Highlights The Trump Administration implemented many changes to immigration processes and procedures in the United States that were restrictive and resulted in long delays and suspensions of movement. Holland & Knights first Biden Administration employer alert focused on immigration details the changes that the new administration has taken since entering office on Jan. 20, 2021, which undo some of the previous administrations restrictive measures. As the Biden Administration makes more changes ...

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:   Section 1.  Background.  We have long guaranteed all of the Nation’s inhabitants representation in the House of Representatives.  This tradition is foundational to our representative democracy, for our elected representatives have a responsibility to represent the interests of all people residing in the United States and affected by our laws.  This tr...

Backstory: 2020 Will End, but the Anxieties and Trepidations It Has Brought Wont A fortnightly column from The Wires public editor. A woman walks past by a graffiti depicting Brazils President Jair Bolsonaro adjusting his protective face mask and viruses, amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil July 2, 2020. Photo: Reuters Rights19/Dec/2020 Most years come with a clearly defined beginning, middle and end. As T.S. Eliot wrote in ‘Little Gidding’: F...