Month: December 2021
De Blasio Shut Down 20 City-Run COVID Testing Facilities Ahead of Omicron Surge
Lines are long and tempers short as New Yorkers queue up — some for hours — to receive COVID tests as infections surge, fueled by…
New Jersey ranks as the state with the worst tax climate
New Jersey ranked at the bottom of the Tax Foundation’s 2022 State Business Tax Climate Index. The Garden State ranked 48th for both corporate taxes and…
After ‘Truly Appalling’ Death Toll in Nursing Homes, California Rethinks Their Funding
About 1 in 8 Californians who have died of covid lived in a nursing home. They were among the state’s most frail residents: nearly 9,400 mothers, fathers,…
Arizona, California, Nevada agree to new Colorado River agreement to conserve more water
Arizona’s water authorities are close to entering into a new pact with officials from Nevada and California they hope will restore water levels at Lake…
COVID-19 vaccines for children; How parents are influenced by misinformation, and how they can counter it
Since COVID-19 vaccines became available for children ages 5 to 11 in early November 2021, many families have been lining up to get their school-age kids vaccinated…
Offshore wind project earns first round of federal funding awards
Connecticut’s offshore wind energy sector just received a boost. Gov. Ned Lamont announced in a news release the state has received $500,000 in planning funds from the…
NM detects its first confirmed Omicron case
State health officials announced the first confirmed case of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, which has been called a variant of concern by the U.S….
Whitmer calls for special election for vacant House seats
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer sent a letter to Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson calling for a special election to fill three vacant seats in the Michigan House of…
Hochul announces vaccine-or-mask mandate for all New York indoor establishments starting Monday
Starting Monday, all indoor public places across New York will be subject to a mask mandate unless those establishments have a vaccine requirement already in…
A lighter government touch would have saved more Minnesota jobs during pandemic
Less economic interference from Minnesota state government could have saved jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic, new research from the Georgia Center for Opportunity (GCO) suggests. The…
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