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| Legislature Unanimously Passes Rep. Galvin's Bipartisan Resolution to Restore Social Security Benefits for Alaska Public Employees Tuesday evening, Anchorage Representative Alyse Galvin's resolution, House Joint Resolution 18, ‘Urging the United States Congress to repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset of the Social Security Act', passed unanimously in the Senate. The resolution calls on Congress to pass legislation to eliminate the reduction in Social Security Benefits for those workers who also qualify for retirement benefits for certain programs, such as Alaska's PERS and TRS. HJR 18 had passed the Alaska State House on May 1, International Workers' Day, with a rare unanimous vote of 40 – 0. Galvin's House Joint Resolution 18 seeks the repeal of the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) found in the federal Social Security Act. ALASKA NATIVE NEWS Creamer's Field Prescribed Burns in Fairbanks Enhance Wildlife Habitats, Reduce Wildfire Risks Prescribed burns have been happening this week at Creamer's Field in Fairbanks. We gave you a heads-up about them last week. The Division of Forestry and Fire Protection says burning the dry grass will enhance wildlife habitats. It will also reduce the chance of wildfires this summer when it's hotter and drier. It's a smoky operation, but officials say efforts are being made to minimize smoke impacts to the public. YOUR ALASKA LINK PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| VIDEO: Dashcam shows semi driver hanging over Ohio River moments after Kentucky bridge crash in March We now have a first-person dramatic look at the Clark Memorial Bridge crash that left a semi-truck driver hanging over the Ohio River on March 1. Video from inside and outside the truck's cab was played in court Wednesday morning as the man charged in the crash appeared in court. The dashcam video shows 33-year-old Trevor Branham's pickup truck swerving out of his lane to avoid hitting an electric vehicle that stalled on the bridge. He then crashed into a Sysco semi-truck, driven by 26-year-old Sydney Thomas. As Thomas tried to avoid hitting other vehicles, her semi plows through the bridge's railing and she is left hanging nearly 100 feet above the Ohio River for about 45 minutes. Following the crash, Louisville firefighters conducted a daring rescue to get Thomas out of the semi-truck's cab. WHAS-TV ABC 11 LOUISVILLE One Oregon fire department to start training with virtual reality headsets VIDEO/PHOTOS: Clackamas Fire Department is getting some major upgrades thanks to virtual reality or VR. The station's brand new VR simulation program was funded by the State Homeland Security Program (SHSP) grant. The department is now the second fire agency to use this program in the U.S., a department in Oklahoma was the first. "When you go into a virtual space, your brain thinks you're actually in there and it's pretty compelling," Division Chief Rick Huffman told KATU. "What we would do is use a scenario that is extremely high risk, that doesn't happen very often and is hard to train on." Huffman says there's not always a lot of opportunities to train on specific scenarios that don't happen in Oregon everyday, and the new VR headsets help fill that gap. KATU-TV ABC 2 PORTLAND After more than 2 years of advocacy, FDNY Commissioner celebrates Congressional passage of lithium-ion battery regulation VIDEO: FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh is celebrating the successful Congressional passage of lithium-ion battery regulation, achieved through collaborative advocacy efforts with local, state, and federal partners. "This bill is the first step in what must be a long-term, nationwide conversation," Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh said. "Technologies like these are evolving rapidly, and public safety agencies must be part of those conversations. We need to work together, share information and ideas." H.R. 1797, also known as the "Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act," would require the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue a consumer product safety standard for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries used commonly in micro mobility devices, including e-bikes and e-scooters, to protect against fire risk. CITY OF NEW YORK FIRE DEPARTMENT PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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