Twelve years after passing novel privacy legislation, Massachusetts is seeking to join several other states in shoring up its data security regulations. The Massachusetts Information and Privacy Security Act would hold businesses to greater accountability for mishandling users’ personal data, impose fines for preventable security breaches and give users greater […]
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‘My heart dropped’: Students, community still reeling from Lincoln College closure news | Local Education
LINCOLN — Lincoln College senior Zak Luken described campus as a “ghost town” Thursday morning as students and employees processed the hours-old announcement of plans to close the 157-year-old institution in May. The shock was especially acute because of the major changes happening at Lincoln Christian University just across town, […]
Students join forces to pitch business ideas | Local
HALs students play a game of Kahoot to learn the importance of branding during Inventure Day. NICOLE HELDT/Star-Herald High ability learners (HALs) students from Bluffs Middle School and Gering Junior High School participated in Nebraska extension educators’ Inventure Day program at the Gering High School on Monday, March 7. The […]
New category added to business idea contest | Local Business
It’s time for students to Enter The Den once again as the 2022 competition begins. A new category for grades seven and eight competitors has been added to the regular grades nine to 12 students. Participants will compete for the first-place winning of $1,000, second-place winning of $500 and third […]
Florida education officials took aim at local control amid bid-rigging allegations
TALLAHASSEE — Florida education commissioner Richard Corcoran held a closed-door meeting with representatives of the Jefferson County School District on Thursday as his department came under fire for how it handled a multimillion-dollar contract for the school system. Department officials spent this week defending themselves to lawmakers and tossing around […]
Conservative law firm challenges Gov. Tony Evers over homeowner assistance program | Local Government
A conservative law firm has questioned the legality of a mortgage assistance program announced last year by Gov. Tony Evers — challenging the program’s intention to steer federal funds toward people of color as discriminatory. The Democratic governor announced the Wisconsin Help for Homeowners program in August. It’s set to […]