Sorensen introduces weather service bill into Congress, aims to keep NWS positions in place, filled

Sorensen introduces weather service bill in Congress_ aims to keep NWS positions in place

STERLING — As tornadoes tear across the Midwest and flooding devastates parts of Texas, a new bipartisan bill in Congress introduced by Rep. Eric Sorensen, D-Rockford, is taking aim at staffing issues within the National Weather Service. ...

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Sorensen introduces weather service bill in Congress, aims to keep NWS positions in place

STERLING — As tornadoes tear across the Midwest and flooding devastates parts of Texas, a new bipartisan bill in Congress introduced by Rep. Eric Sorensen, D-Rockford, is taking aim at staffing issues within the National Weather Service.

Sorensen introduces weather service bill into Congress, aims to keep NWS positions in place, filled

The legislation would make NWS meteorologists and support staff “mission critical” public safety workers, giving them the same employment protections as airport Transportation Security Administration agents and making it harder for future administrations to lay them off.

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