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Mar 24 2024
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Some Richmond businesses excited for bump in sales after to-go cocktails made permanent
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — To-go cocktails, a pandemic “lifeline” to restaurants and distilleries during the COVID-19 pandemic, is now permanent and business managers along with customers tell 8News they are excited for the future. Governor Glenn Youngkin signed a bill into law that made to-go cocktails permanent for businesses that have mixed beverage licenses. The provision was set to expire
ABC 8 WRICOct 23 2023
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Beshear spars with Cameron over pandemic policies in Kentucky debate
Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear defended his sweeping COVID-19 pandemic restrictions as he faced an onslaught of criticism from Republican challenger Daniel Cameron in a high-stakes debate Monday night, coming about two weeks before Kentucky's closely watched gubernatorial election. In an hourlong debate from Lexington shown on Kentucky Educational Television, the bitter rivals sparred over the
Kentucky TodayNov 22 2023
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Nebraska student test scores appear to rebound after COVID-19 pandemic
LINCOLN, Neb. (Nebraska Examiner) - The percentage of Nebraska students who tested proficient in English language arts and math appears to be rebounding after a drop during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to data from the Nebraska Department of Education, released Wednesday, the percentage of students in grades 3-8 who tested proficient in English language arts or math rose by double digits
KOLNNov 22 2023
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Nebraska students rebound in English and math test scores to pre-pandemic levels
Nebraska student proficiency in math and English language arts has skyrocketed as public schools recover from a COVID-19 academic slide. State test scores released Wednesday show that in the 2022-23 school year, students rebounded more than 10 percentage points in both subjects, scoring higher than pre-pandemic years. In English language arts, 58% of Nebraska students scored proficient —
Kearney HubNov 22 2023
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Nebraska students rebound in English and math test scores to pre-pandemic levels
Nebraska student proficiency in math and English language arts has skyrocketed as public schools recover from a COVID-19 academic slide. State test scores released Wednesday show that in the 2022-23 school year, students rebounded more than 10 percentage points in both subjects, scoring higher than pre-pandemic years. In English language arts, 58% of Nebraska students scored proficient —
Scottsbluff Star-HeraldMar 23 2024
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Conn. museum wraps up COVID history project: 'This will outlast my lifetime'
Everyone in Connecticut has a story (or a dozen) of how the COVID-19 pandemic affected them. A select few will now have those memories recorded as part of a newly completed archive of the period. The Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, formerly known as the Connecticut Historical Society, has finished a two-year project of collecting pandemic-related oral histories and artifacts, some
The DayOct 17 2023
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WFH rates lowest since pandemic, federal data finds
The rate of remote work in U.S. households has hit its lowest point since the pandemic started, data from the latest U.S. Census Bureau Household Pulse Survey reveals.
Why it matters: The decline in remote work amid a post-COVID environment reveals how the push by some companies to get more people into the office is starting to bear fruit.
By the numbers: About 26% of U.S.
AxiosMar 26 2024
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Bryant University launches first doctoral program
SMITHFIELD, R.I. — Bryant University is welcoming their first-ever doctoral program as a means to alleviate the mental health crisis in our nation. The school’s first doctoral program, the Doctor of Clinical Psychology (Psy.D.) degree, will begin taking applications on September 5, 2024 for the first cohort beginning in Fall of 2025. The COVID pandemic contributed to accelerated mental health
ABC 6Mar 26 2024
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Former head of Holyoke Soldiers' Home set to change plea
The former head of the Holyoke Soldiers' Home is expected to face a judge Tuesday. Bennett Walsh is set for a change-of-plea hearing in a criminal case over the deaths of more than 70 of elderly veteran residents of the facility in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Walsh's change-of-plea hearing in the case — he faces five counts of neglect — is scheduled in Hampshire Superior Court for
NBC 10 BostonMar 26 2024
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Portland City Councilor Roberto Rodriguez will not run for second term
Portland City Councilor Roberto Rodriguez announced Tuesday that will not seek another term in November. Rodriguez was elected to the at-large seat in 2021 after a tied runoff led to a hand recount of votes. He also served two terms on the school board. “I feel like I’m leaving something very different than what I came into,” Rodriguez said in an interview. “It’s been a period of change in our
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