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- LT. GOV. DONOHUE CONSIDERED FOR FEDERAL JUDGESHIP
- U.S. JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUED NYS ON HAVA NONCOMPLIANCE
- NEW CHECKLIST HELPS HOME HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS PREPARE FOR
- 2006 Can-Am International Expertise Exchange
- OPTS UPDATE ON NYSACRA WEBSITE
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LT. GOV. DONOHUE CONSIDERED FOR FEDERAL JUDGESHIP
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Lt. Gov. Mary O. Donohue is being considered for a federal judgeship by the
White House after being recommended by Gov. George E. Pataki. If she is
nominated by President Bush and approved by the Senate, Ms. Donohue, 58, a
former State Supreme Court justice and Rensselaer County District Attorney,
could vacate her job months before Mr. Pataki leaves office at the end of
the year. She would fill a vacancy in the United States District Court in
the Northern District of New York. Ms. Donohue's possible departure would
bump up the Senate Majority Leader, Joseph L. Bruno, a Republican, from
third to second in the state's line of succession, since lieutenant
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U.S. JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
SUED NYS ON HAVA NONCOMPLIANCE
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The Justice Department sued New York State last Wednesday for failing to
overhaul its election system and replace its aging voting machines. It is
the first lawsuit the federal government has filed to force a state to
comply with the voting guidelines enacted by Congress after the 2000
election debacle. The new federal guidelines were designed to prevent the
kind of electoral chaos that marred the 2000 presidential election in
Florida, and to make casting ballots easier for disabled voters. But New
York State's efforts to modernize its election system have fallen far behind
the rest of the nation, delayed by Albany's chronic gridlock and partisan
bickering. New York ranks dead last when it comes to complying with it. New
York was supposed to create a statewide database of registered voters by
Jan. 1st to make it easier to register and to detect fraud. It has not even
come close to doing so, the lawsuit contends. And while New York has
accepted more than $49 million in federal aid to replace its mechanical
voting machines by this fall's elections, it has yet to tell localities what
kinds of new voting machines will be acceptable. So most counties say it
will be impossible to buy new machines and train poll workers in time.
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NEW CHECKLIST HELPS HOME
HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS PREPARE FOR
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Recognizing that home health care providers will play an important role
in caring for the sick during an influenza pandemic, the Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS) has developed a checklist to help these
organizations assess their readiness to respond. Please keep in mind, while
the checklist was designed with a pandemic influenza in mind, it could be
helpful in other types of emergencies. A copy of the "Home Health Care
Services Pandemic Influenza Planning Checklist," along with other checklists
and pandemic planning information are available at
www.pandemicflu .gov |
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2006 Can-Am International
Expertise Exchange
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The Can-Am International Expertise Exchange will be held on May 17th &
18th in Lake Placid, NY at the Hilton. In addition there will be a one day
conference on the 19th for front line supervisors. John O'Brein and Beth
Mount's newly published book, Make A Difference, will be the guide
for learning. Copies of the book will be provided to all participants as
part of the registration fee. Lynda Kahn of the Inclusion Press will be
facilitating. The conference will start after lunch on Wednesday and
conclude the direct support portion Thursday afternoon. |
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OPTS UPDATE ON NYSACRA
WEBSITE
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The latest update from OMR on OPTS has been posted on the NYSACRA
website. Please visit
www.nysacra.org . |
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