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Disaster Communication Plan Subject of Senate Hearing

Lawmakers met Thursday on St. John to consider a better way for emergency managers to communicate in times of disaster. A proposal that would allow trained volunteers to assist in that area was one of three bills approved by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security, Justice, and Public Safety.

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