Month: December 2021
Rapid tests play a crucial role in curbing COVID-19 infections – especially as people gather for the holidays
As winter begins and the holidays are in full swing, the COVID-19 pandemic has entered another worrying phase. Emergence of the omicron variant, along with increasing rates…
Shelby County Democrats and Republicans won’t endorse school board candidates, despite new state law allowing it
Neither the Shelby County Democratic Party nor the Republican Party will endorse school board candidates next year, during the first election to be affected by…
Never Mind Toys, It’s Time to Ask Santa for Crutches and Catheters
America’s hospitals, strained by nearly two years of fighting the covid-19 pandemic, are now scrounging for basic medical supplies. In another consequence of the global…
Lawsuit abuse costs each Illinoisan more than $1,000
Illinois’ ranking on the annual “Judicial Hellhole” report moved higher this year. Some say it’s clear there are problems. Others brush it off as special interests trying…
Federal judge blocks Biden’s vaccine mandate for federal contract workers
A federal court issued an injunction Tuesday blocking the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for federal contract workers, the latest in a series of legal defeats…
Kansas tax collections totaled $626.8M in November
Kansas collected $626.8 million in taxes last month, Gov. Laura Kelly’s office announced on Wednesday. Those collections are $18.9 million more than projected and more…
With the federal vaccine mandate for health care workers halted, Texas nursing homes dodge furloughs and fines
Ronald Payne was on the verge of carrying out companywide furloughs this week at the nursing home chain he runs in Texas, letting go of…
Contentious House debate over bill to fund special session
After a contentious, two-hour debate over what should go into the bill to fund 2021’s second special legislative session, the House voted 65 to 1…
Only 9% of Philadelphia youth ages 5 to 11 have received COVID vaccine
City officials are concerned about the low vaccination rate among children ages 5 to 11, particularly as Philadelphia has identified its first case of the…
Judge to hear arguments against capital entry requirements, prompting Republicans and Democrats to trade barbs
A judge set a possible date to hear arguments over a mandate that visitors to the New Jersey State House in Trenton either be fully…
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