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Legislation introduced to protect NWS operations, forecasting
New bipartisan legislation is being introduced to protect 24/7 forecasting with the National Weather Service (NWS).
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Morning 4: Bipartisan bill seeks to protect National Weather Service employees
Two Congressmen have partnered on a bipartisan bill to reclassify the National Weather Service Employees as critical to ...
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FORECAST Act aims to protect critical NWS jobs
WASHINGTON, D.C.— U.S. Senator Gary Peters has introduced legislation that would prevent some staffing cuts at the National ...
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Moran announces bill to exempt National Weather Service forecasters from federal hiring freezes
US Senator Jerry Moran of Kansas is among several lawmakers in Congress seeking to exempt certain National Weather Service ...
Nebraska Congressman introduces bipartisan bill to increase National Weather Service staffing
The Weather Workforce Improvement Act would reclassify NWS employees as critical public safety officials and grant the NWS ...
Representative Mike Flood introduces bill to mark National Weather Service employees as critical
Representative Mike Flood announced a bill on Friday to make employees of the National Weather Service classified as public safety mission function workers.
Bipartisan bill aiming to classify NWS meteorologists as critical public safety employees
Republican Representative Mike Flood and Democrat Eric Sorensen introduced the legislation Friday, putting forecasters in the same category as air traffic controller ...