The response to the COVID-19 pandemic has challenged every state in the nation for over a year and continues today. Simultaneously, states have dealt with wildfires, floods, tornadoes, domestic extremism, civil unrest, and cyber-attacks. Emergency management is a specialized area and State Emergency Management Directors rely on the NEMA support and information network to identify issues and solutions across states; address national policy issu...

Discover how to navigate public contracting in Kentucky with ease. Do you want to know how to minimize the looming pitfalls when engaging in public contracting? Now you can - attend this seminar and enhance your knowledge of the complex and always changing system of laws and regulations involved in public contracting and procurement. You will find out not only how to effectively participate in the public procurement process for construction se...

Benefits Uncertain how open records and open meetings laws apply to you? Find out what state law has to say about balancing the public's right to information with the individual's right to privacy. If you're involved with a public entity or if you represent the media, you need to know the ins and outs of federal and state open records and open meetings laws. Join us for this seminar and you will get updates on recent developments in the interp...