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Governing bodies of Missouri’s largest populations, school district see end to mask requirements
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The beginning of COVID-19 vaccinations for children ages 5 to 11 is leading Missouri governments and the state’s largest school district to begin planning for the end of mask requirements. Last Thursday, the Kansas City…
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COVID special session bills still awaiting action from Lee
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee still is contemplating action on the seven bills sent to him after approval during the Tennessee Legislature’s most-recent special session. The largest of the bills was an omnibus bill regarding COVID-19-mitigation…
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California to receive nation’s largest portion of infrastructure bill
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save California is slated to receive about $45.5 billion from the massive infrastructure bill passed in Congress last week, an investment that state officials say will help create jobs and improve infrastructure. The U.S. House of…
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Spokane County Sheriff says he got his money’s worth from misspelled Times Square ad
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich thinks the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office got the better end of the deal in spending $12,000 for two days of billboard advertising in Times Square in New York City to recruit deputies.…
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Newsom talks California recovery, economy
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Gov. Gavin Newsom painted an optimistic picture of the state’s pandemic recovery on Tuesday, discussing job creation, budget investments and his economic agenda moving into 2022. The governor addressed a crowd at the California Economic…
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Northam visits Europe for international trade mission
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam and other members of his administration departed for Europe on an international marketing and trade mission this week. From Nov. 7 through Nov. 12, the governor and his delegation will participate…
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Despite hold on Biden’s vaccine mandate, Illinois manufacturers brace for impact
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Manufacturers and other large businesses across the state are still waiting on answers about who will have to pay for weekly COVID-19 tests after President Joe Bident’s vaccine mandate got held up by a federal…
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Canadians allowed into Washington for first time in 19 months
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Blaine City Councilman Garth Baldwin spotted several unfamiliar license plates in his border town Monday, the first day the U.S. border was open to Canadian tourists in 19 months. “I have noticed a few additional…
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Private prison company halts detainee work program after huge judgment
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Florida-based GEO Group (GEO) has suspended the Voluntary Work Program at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Processing Center in Tacoma rather than pay detainees minimum wage. GEO, which is contracted by the federal government…
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Lamont: Federal infrastructure bill will benefit Connecticut
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said Monday several transportation improvement projects will benefit state residents with the passage of the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Lamont said the state will receive $5.38 billion over the…