Month: January 2022
For Texas children, COVID-19 hospitalizations are outpacing vaccinations
There’s a little list of things that Richmond, Texas, mom Vanessa Lui promised her daughter Zoe they could do after the third grader got her…
California population bleed continues, new arrivals plummet amid pandemic
A new study published Wednesday finds California’s population drop is accelerating not so much because of people leaving but more so due to a sharp…
Few Michigan districts require staff vaccines amid COVID spike
The Supreme Court struck down a Biden administration vaccine-or-test mandate, leaving vaccine requirements to states and districts. A spike in coronavirus cases is again causing…
Probe of Texas National Guard border mission demanded over suicide attempts, abysmal conditions and delayed pay
Thirteen Democratic members of the Texas congressional delegation called Thursday for a sweeping inspector general investigation into Operation Lone Star, Gov. Greg Abbott’s highly touted…
Louisiana federal judge blocks Biden’s Head Start vaccine mandate
A federal judge in the Western District of Louisiana has blocked another Biden administration COVID-19 vaccine mandate, this time affecting the Head Start program. Head…
Republican legislators press on Newsom for water infrastructure funding
As California eyes a projected $31 billion budget surplus, Republican lawmakers are urging Gov. Gavin Newsom to allocate funding to water infrastructure projects across the state….
Who’s required to get vaccinated in Texas? Here’s what you should know
Texas has been at odds with the federal government over COVID-19 vaccine mandates since President Joe Biden first rolled out requirements in the fall. The…
Hite testifies lack of resources holds back Philly students
Philadelphia school superintendent William Hite spent Tuesday testifying at the school funding trial in Harrisburg, reiterating several times that he believes a lack of resources…
Western States panel sides with regulators, recommends booster shot for 12 and older
A panel of medical experts from several western states endorsed new recommendations from federal regulators on Thursday, paving the way for booster shots to be…
Self-Closing Door Law Failed to Save Bronx Fire Victims
In 2018, a year after a fire in a residential building killed 12 in his district, then-Bronx City Council member Ritchie Torres co-sponsored a bill…
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