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Here are the public comments that were not read aloud during the Barstow City Council s Feb. 1 meeting
Victorville Daily Press
During the Feb. 1 Barstow City Council meeting, which was held via Zoom, 18 public comments went unheard by those watching online when they were not read into the record.
City Attorney Matthew Summers announced on Jan. 19 when 29 public comments went unheard that comments would not be read aloud during meetings, saying state law does not require emailed public comments to be read aloud.
“Rather, the requirement is that the emails be provided to the Council and that has been done,” said Summers, who did not cite the referenced state law.
Proposed health plan for S.D. farmers would fall outside state and federal regulations
The measure is being pushed by the South Dakota Farm Bureau Federation seeking to create a new health plan for its 13,500 members and other farmers and ranchers across the state.
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Bart Pfankuch/South Dakota News Watch | 11:02 am, Feb. 12, 2021 ×
Backers of Senate Bill 87 say a new type of health plan is needed because thousands of South Dakota farmers make too much money to benefit from subsidies within the Affordable Health Care Act and not enough to afford private insurance, leaving many agricultural families without insurance. (South Dakota News Watch file photo)
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New Coalition Launches Bid for Cancer Patients Bill of Rights and Multiyear Cancer Care Is Different Platform
February 4, 2021 GMT
DUARTE, Calif. (BUSINESS WIRE) Feb 4, 2021
Today, as communities and organizations across the globe commemorate World Cancer Day, a coalition of organizations are announcing a new campaign called Cancer Care Is Different, spearheaded by City of Hope, a world-renowned National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, California Chronic Care Coalition and International Myeloma Foundation. The campaign’s goal is to raise awareness about the adverse impact for patients that restricted access to leading cancer treatment centers, where the most advanced, life-saving therapeutics are available, causes, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, and to urge passage and adoption of a Cancer Patients Bil