Imperial Valley News Center
Trend toward a four-day school week is gaining momentum across the country
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- Written by John Grimaldi
Washington, DC - Schools across the country are opting to give teachers and students a day off on Fridays. It’s a way to save money, they say. According to the National Conference of State Legislators “approximately 560 districts in 25 states have one or more schools on a four-day schedule.”
Governor Brown Signs Legislation
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- Written by IVN
Sacramento, California - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. Thursday announced that he has signed the following bills:
FDA’s efforts to collaborate with internet stakeholders to stop the illegal sale of opioids online
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- Written by FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D.
Washington, DC - Opioid addiction and abuse remains an immense public health crisis. We’re committed to continuing to take new steps to address these protracted dangers from every possible angle.
Governor Brown Announces Appointments
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Sacramento, California - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. Thursday announced the following appointments:
State Budget for 2018-‘19 includes $671.7 million for CDFA
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Sacramento, California - The $201.3 billion 2018-‘19 state budget signed Wednesday by Governor Brown includes $671.7 million for CDFA.
Developments in the romaine outbreak investigation, recent outbreaks and the use of modern tools to advance food safety
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- Written by FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D.
Washington, DC - Being able to identify outbreaks is key to being able to take quick action to prevent additional illnesses and find the source of the contamination. In recent years, the FDA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have advanced new tools that make it easier and faster to identify outbreaks of human illness and to link them back to the food source that is the culprit responsible for the illnesses. But our improved ability to spot outbreaks has also caused some to question whether we are experiencing more foodborne outbreaks now than in the past.
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