Voter discrimination. Todays hearing on evidence of current and ongoing voting discrimination is part of the series of hearings of the house judiciary subcommittee on constitution several rights and liberties, for this year. The current need for reinvigoration of the preclearance requirement of the section five of the Voting Rights act. To consider other ways to strengthen the civil rights. Im not sure why we say reinvigoration. That seems to be one of the words we toss around. Its not really reinvigoration. Its degradation. Section four was cut out so we need to have a section for to activate section five. Section five is made dormant because of the Supreme Court staying section four wasnt adequate. So we need to find a new section. Awaken the dormant power of section five. Its widely considered the effective civil rights statute ever enacted on congress. Enormously successful and expanding federal authority to present protect the fundamental right to vote. When the central enforcemen
Instead of having your Diabetic Management Program happen through Insurance Company x, it is now happening through Venture Capital backed technology organizational wide. For hospitals and providers area and, i mean, an example of a disruptors telemedicine. Finding the opportunity, if you are a telemedicine organization to say we know individuals are not getting as much primary care, or at least lets say in that moment of need, it is 2 00 a. M. , child wakes up crying, you know, holding the ear. The telemedicine organization would say we are going to disrupt by not just assuming that persons should go person should go to the emergency room at 2 30 a. M. They can use their smart phone to patch into a physician who, with some information, can look through the phone, possibly prescribe an antibiotic to help the child because of a probable ear infection. Those are a couple of examples. I think it is disrupting in both ways. I understand the impact. I guess the word is weird to me. But anywa
Protocol correct, i call this meeting to order and well now have a roll call. Thank you president scott. Call to order 103 p. M. Roll call, president scott, present. Vice president hao is excused. [roll call] with that, we have quorum. Thank you. Well now move to item number 3. Agenda item 3 is general Public Comment. A opportunity for members of the public to comment on any matter within the board jurisdiction not on the agenda including request that the board place a matter on a future agenda. Well go over the instructions of remote Public Comment and Public Comment in person. Health Service Board welcomes public participation. There will be a opportunity for the general Public Comment to comment on the beginning of the meeting and opportunity to comment on each agenda item. In person Public Comment will be first then virtual Public Comment. In person you are welcome to approach the podium now. Each speaker are allowed 3 minutes to comment unless deemed the time limit is different in
Good afternoon. I welcome you to the Health Service board. August 10, 2023 meeting. I like you all to please join me in saying the pledge of allegiance to the flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic, for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. I guess to make the protocol correct, i call this meeting to order and well now have a roll call. Thank you president scott. Call to order 103 p. M. Roll call, president scott, present. Vice president hao is excused. [roll call] with that, we have quorum. Thank you. Well now move to item number 3. Agenda item 3 is general Public Comment. A opportunity for members of the public to comment on any matter within the board jurisdiction not on the agenda including request that the board place a matter on a future agenda. Well go over the instructions of remote Public Comment and Public Comment in person. Health Service Board welcomes public participation.
Wilmington is where the verdict will be read later today. Three classmates charged in her death, not just carrying it out, but planning it as well. Prosecutors say it only took a few minutes for 16yearold amy joiner francis to die. Last april beaten in a stall in the girls bathroom. When her attackers who were her classmate did not know she had a rare heart condition. The million examiner revealed that joiner francis died from emotion and physical trauma tied to the assault. It was captured on cell phone video which was played for the court during this nonjury trial. When we last heard from the judge who is providing over this case, that was on tuesday. He said he would have a verdict today. The defense argues while the girls made a bad decision that day, they didnt know their actions would lead to amy joiner franciss death. Coming up at 5 30. Share with you just how many years each defendant faces if found guilty. Reporting live in wilmington, Katie Zach Rhode island, nbc 10. New from