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In action May 18, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the bipartisan Rural STEM Education Research Act which was introduced by Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas, and Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Okla., who serves as the ranking member of the committee.
The legislation addresses the inequities faced by rural students that make it harder to access quality STEM education, including giving teachers more resources and training in STEM, engaging students in hands-on education within their communities, increasing access to broadband, and supporting research to improve the quality of STEM learning in rural communities. The House passed H.R. 210 - the Rural STEM Education Research Act - by a vote of 350-75.
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The release of radioactive material was three times higher than initially thought but still well below unsafe levels and did not pose a threat to the community. The sensors on the fence line around the facility that regularly monitor for any emissions never detected unsafe levels, according to the federal government.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission expects to release its initial report on what went wrong next week.
Nuclear safety advocates say the federal government has done a good job keeping the public informed and are eager to see how this happened.
“There are a number of barriers, and those barriers are designed to keep the bad stuff in and protect the good people,” nuclear power researcher David Lochbaum said. “Those barriers didn’t work the way they were supposed to here, and we need to figure out what didn’t work so they can be made more reliable in the future.”
Democrats on a Senate panel on Tuesday advanced a bill that would allow voters with disabilities to return voted ballots online, a provision that pitted disability advocates against election security experts.
Senate Bill 21-188 from Sen. Jessie Danielson seeks to build on legislation the Wheat Ridge Democrat championed in 2019 that allows voters with disabilities to access a ballot online. Under Danielson s Senate Bill 19-202, a ballot can then be marked, printed and returned, which allows voters with disabilities to cast a ballot privately and independently.
After being signed into law in May 2019, Danielson said Secretary of State Jena Griswold quickly implemented the legislation and it has largely been successful save for one hiccup: few voters with disabilities have a printer.
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