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President Weah On Concessionaires’ Back to do More for Citizens in Bassa Friday, 23rd April 2021 Photo Credit: Executive Mansion (Compound #2, Grand Bassa County):Liberia’s Chief Executive, Dr. George Manneh Weah has intensified pressure on private companies in the hinterland to improve corporate social responsibility initiatives for the host communities as contribution to Liberia’s transformation.   The President underscored the significant impact of concessionaires' contributions in national development, since it goes directly to the people. Acknowledging excellent partne...

(INDIANAPOLIS) — One notable story from this year’s legislative session was what didn’t happen: a COVID outbreak. Senate Minority Leader Greg Taylor (D-Indianapolis) acknowledges feeling “scared” at the start of the session that the virus would rip through the House and Senate, with 150 legislators from across the state working closely for four months. And House Speaker Todd Huston (R-Fishers), who had his own bout with COVID-19 before the start of the sssion says for the first couple of months, the legislature had a member or staffer sidelined just about every day, either by infect...

President Weah Calls For New Methodology Towards National Development Discourse Friday, 23rd April 2021 Photo Credit: Executive Mansion (Compound #2, Grand Bassa County): As the President of the Republic, H.E. Dr. George Manneh Weah continues to put spotlight on long forgotten communities in the country as a result of his nationwide tours, so he continues to behold the harsh realities facing rural people, and at the same time conceiving more new ways in shifting the country’s development paradigm.   Driving several hours into and combing the woodlands of Grand Bassa County, Presid...

Florida House Unanimously Passes Gail's Law Rape Kit Tracking Bill by Representative Emily Slosberg News provided by Share this article Representative Emily Slosberg (D–Boca Raton).  Gail's Law requires the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to create and maintain a statewide system for tracking sexual assault evidence kits from the point of collection through the criminal justice process.  That tracking system must be accessible to sexual assault survivors, giving them the option of receiving updates on the status of the evidence in their case.  Currently, 30 states and Washington D....

Representative Emily Slosberg's Sexual Assault Kit Tracking Bill Passes Final House Committee, Heads to the House Floor News provided by Share this article Representative Emily Slosberg (D–Boca Raton) passed out of the House Judiciary Committee with unanimous, bipartisan support.  Gail's Law would require the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to create and maintain a statewide system for tracking sexual assault evidence kits from the point of collection through the criminal justice process.  The tracking system would be accessible to survivors of sexual assault, giving them the option...