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January 4, 2005
New Year Rings in Many New State Laws
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The weekly GovPro Newsletter is produced by the editors of Government Product News and Government Procurement Journal. Visit: www.govpro.com a news-, product-, and issue-driven site for all levels of government. This Week Features Features New Year Rings in Many New State Laws New state laws that went into effect on Jan. 1 will mean fatter paychecks for minimum wage workers in five states. But some rowdy sports fans had better beware, and skateboarding kids in New York will have to don helmets.
DHS Entry-Exit Lines Up Just Ahead of Schedule The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has implemented entry-exit systems at the 50 busiest land ports.
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News ORNL's LandScan Helps Tsunami Relief Relief agencies working to assist victims of Sunday's tsunamis in the Indian Ocean are using a demographic database developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory. LandScan is a global population database that shows geographical distribution of population at one-kilometer resolution. Using population distribution maps, relief workers can easily and quickly determine the locations of potential tsunami victims who would otherwise be cut off from communication. Schools Go High-Tech to Battle Drugs Taking the idea for the Angola, LA-based Louisiana State Prison, Gary Pfeltz and his partner created Trace Detection Services, which employs a full-time drug-sniffing dog and an ultra-sensitive drug "sniffing" device to monitor and prevent substance abuse in the Texas-based Dallas Independent School District. The approximately $50,000 contract with the school district is the company's first big contract. The sniffing device can determine if someone has had direct or indirect contact with a drug by studying particles collected on cloth swabs and run through a desktop tool that can match the particles to a large database of illegal drugs. Schools use gates and locks to deny access to out-of-the-way areas where drugs are found, offer students substance abuse counseling and education, and involve law enforcement officers when deemed necessary. News of the Weird We welcome your feedback. Please e-mail suggestions and comments to Katherine Frisch at: mailto:kfrisch@penton.com You may qualify for a complimentary subscription to Government Product News. For more information, visit:www.submag.com/sub/gn You may qualify for a complimentary subscription to Government Procurement. For more information, visit: If you would like to subscribe to this weekly newsletter for government professionals send a blank email to: If you would like to unsubscribe to the GovPro newsletter send a blank email to: GovPro Newsletter, 1300 E. 9th St., Cleveland, OH 44114-1503 Copyright 2005 Penton Media, Inc.
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