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El Paso Times
The El Paso Independent School District is among a small number of districts across the country outfitting their police officers with body cameras — and now the Socorro district is looking to follow suit.
District administrators and parents generally support the use of body cameras, but they and several advocacy organizations believe a balance must be struck to keep students and police accountable while also protecting students' right to privacy.
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Claims Journal
Drivers are faced with a number of distractions today. Consider that more than 587,000 people driving at any given time are holding cell phones, according to a National Occupant Protection Use Survey conducted in 2014.
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WGNO-TV via ABC News
Did you lose your driver's license again? There might be an app for that soon, if lawmakers in Louisiana approve a bill that would authorize an electronic app to store a copy of your Louisiana driver's license.
Currently, drivers must carry hard copies of their licenses when driving. The measure by state Rep. Ted James, a Baton Rouge Democrat, would allow the digital driver's license to be substituted for the hard copy when law enforcement asks to see it.
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By Dr. David Hillson
 When a facilitator is leading a group in a facilitated workshop or meeting, he or she can adopt a range of facilitation styles. These vary by the amount of control exercised by the facilitator compared with the degree of control allowed for the group. On one extreme, the facilitator has almost complete control over what happens. At the other extreme, the group has near-total control of proceedings. Between these extremes lie various shared positions.
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Property Casualty 360
Last year was relatively quiet when it came to catastrophe claims, both globally and in the U.S., and early forecasts say this year is likely to follow suit.
Total insured losses from natural disasters were $16.1 billion in 2015, with nearly 60 percent of these losses coming from severe thunderstorms. Hurricane activity, suppressed by strong El Nino forces, resulted in a mere $60 million of insured losses, well below the 10-year average of $6.5 billion.
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Houston Chronicle
Despite the growth of domestic oil production in areas like North Dakota, perhaps no other state is as closely linked to the energy sector as Texas. Signs of cooperation among major oil producers is giving some observers cautious optimism about the future of the global energy sector. This is welcome news, not only for the ports in Galveston and the fields in Odessa-Midland, which have seen deep cuts due to lower demand and production, but also for the freight rail industry, which shipped roughly 17 percent fewer carloads of crude oil in 2015 compared to 2014.
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By Catherine Iste
 True or false: Only law enforcement and some security guards are allowed to bring weapons to work. It must be true, right? Could you imagine if just anyone could bring a gun to work? But what about our constitutional right to bear arms? If an employee has a legitimate permit, isn't it lawful for her to carry her weapon? The answer is complicated. Talking about weapons at work can be a sensitive topic. Yet it warrants some level-headed discourse and thoughtful action.
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MyStatesman.com
With less than a week until early voting starts, pro-Proposition 1 forces have hit the streets and airwaves with a hotly disputed claim: that a "no" vote means taxpayers will get stuck with the bill for fingerprint checks of ride-hailing drivers.
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Governing
From suburban Chicago to rural Vermont, the heroin epidemic has hit communities across the country. As federal policymakers grapple with ways to curb the number of fatal overdoses, state and local officials have started ramping up access to a lifesaving drug.
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By Bambi Majumdar
 A recent report shows an 84 percent rise in homicides in Chicago so far this year. For a city with a history of violence, these figures don't augur well for the future. But what is even more disturbing is the fact that this surge in crime coincides with the police department undergoing heavy scrutiny for its actions in the past. There is a dilemma here, and it's a big one — the department has a mission to reduce bloodshed, and it must to do so with the cooperation of citizens who don't trust them.
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The Advocate
Louisiana is the least-prepared state in the nation to respond to a major health emergency or disaster, according to this year's "National Health Security Preparedness Index."
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U.S. News & World Report
Children are increasingly getting their hands on colorful, toxic laundry detergent packets, which can burst when they bite into them, leading to coma, breathing failure or even death.
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