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What 3-foot social distance means for reopening California schools By Diana Lambert and John Fensterwald Published   (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images) OAKLAND, Calif. - New state and federal Covid safety guidelines that reduce the recommended minimum distance between students from 6 feet to 3 feet should make it easier for California schools to return students to classrooms full time, but most districts are not likely to make the change until the fall. Instead, many district officials conta...

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Hamilton Reappointed as Texas Public Insurance Counsel March 12, 2021 Melissa Hamilton has been reappointed as public counsel for the Texas Office of Public Insurance Counsel (OPIC), which represents insurance consumers in regulatory matters relating to insurance rates, rules and forms. Hamilton has served as the public counsel since January 2018. Previously, she served as director of Governmental Relations for the Texas Department of Insurance. Prior to TDI,...

Michael Regan at his Senate committee hearing in February: The outgoing Secretary of the Environment in North Carolina was confirmed by the full Senate on March 10 to be the next EPA administrator. (Screenshot from Senate committee hearing) The U.S. Senate confirmed Michael Regan as the new EPA administrator Wednesday evening by a vote of 66-34. Regan, the outgoing Secretary of the Environment in North Carolina, is the first Black man to serve in the EPA’s top leadership role. “It’s a pro...

Outgoing N.C. DEQ Secretary Will Head the EPA This story first published online at NC Policy Watch.  The U.S. Senate confirmed Michael Regan as the new EPA administrator Wednesday evening by a vote of 66-34. Regan, the outgoing Secretary of the Environment in North Carolina, is the first Black man to serve in the EPA’s top leadership role. “It’s a profound responsibility,” Sen. Tom Carper, a Delaware Democrat, said, a few hours before the vote. “He believes we ...

UPDATE- FITZGIBBON HOSPITAL HOSTING WALK-IN COVID VACCINE EVENT IN MARSHALL

Tue, 02/02/2021 - 6:56am -- tim by Devon Green VAHHS Vice President of Governmental Relations Legislators! They’re just like us! And, just like us, they are deeply tired of saying things like “you’re on mute” over Zoom. We all continue to struggle with the extra steps it takes to do things from a distance, so it comes as a relief that the Governor’s budget address last Tuesday set the agenda for the session as spending the infusion of one-time federal funding to the state, increasi...

Optec International, Inc.: OPTEC International, Welcomes Kyle McGowan & Amanda Campbell to Companys Advisory Board CARLSBAD, CA / ACCESSWIRE / January 27, 2021 / OPTEC International, Inc. (OTC PINK:OPTI), a developer of UV and UV-C safety products using related advanced technologies specific to Personal Protection Equipment (PPE), today announced the appointment of Kyle McGowan former CDC Chief of Staff and Amanda Campbell former CDC Deputy Chief of Staff to the OPTEC Advisory Board. Kyle McGow...

Tuesday, 19 January 2021 Investment in battery research is key to reducing carbon emissions and boosting electrification, according to the newly appointed chairman of global battery research hub the Consortium for Battery Innovation (CBI). Dr Christian Rosenkranz is calling on governments and industry to work more closely to help accelerate the development of advanced battery technologies. “We need to see a huge uplift in rechargeable battery energy storage if countries are to get anywhere ...

Governmental Relations The Office of Governmental Relations serves as UC Santa Barbaras liaison to community partners at the federal, state and local levels. Working closely with these and other stakeholders such as regional Chambers of Commerce and other public agencies, the office advocates for the university’s goals and priorities.  Governmental Relations also partners with the University of California Office of the President, the UC State Governmental Relations office in Sacramento and t...