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Federal Government/Federal Power
Mar 03 2021
News
Local Pharmacies Need More COVID-19 Vaccines
Community pharmacies say they can play a critical role in COVID-19 vaccine rollout, but they are not receiving as much vaccine proportionately as the pharmaceutical giants.
According to USA Today, one in three of the nation’s 60,000 pharmacies is family owned. They are in a unique position to help local communities that are socially vulnerable, say supporters, and have already earned
Newsmax (News)
Oct 07 2021
Analysis
Los Angeles Orders Local Businesses To Serve as Vaccination Enforcers
On Wednesday evening, the Los Angeles City Council voted 11–2 to approve a new ordinance forcing local businesses and venues to demand that patrons provide proof they've been vaccinated for COVID-19.
People who want to eat dinner in a restaurant, see a movie, get their hair styled, or spend any significant amount of time inside an indoor business will be required to provide
Reason
Jun 02 2022
Analysis
Government Employees Got $872 Million in Bonuses Out of COVID Aid Cash
Federal funds intended to be used for pandemic relief efforts were used instead to pad the paychecks of government employees from coast to coast.
In San Diego, California, for example, some 9,595 county workers were awarded bonuses funded with more than $27 million in federal COVID aid, according to a Treasury Department program set up to track the $350 billion in pandemic funds
Reason
May 21 2013
Opinion
Opinion: All Politics Isn't Local, But more of it should be
The state of the union today is uneasy, at best.
The Weekly Standard
May 06 2022
News
Government Grew by 22,000 Workers in April
The number of people working for government in the United States grew by 22,000 in April, according to the employment report released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
In March, there were 22,267,000 people employed by government in this country. In April, that grew to 22,189,000.
This growth in government employment was driven by hiring at the state and local level, while
CNSNews.com
May 27 2020
News
Local music venues get rocked by coronavirus
Live music was an early casualty of the coronavirus pandemic, and independent venues across the country are especially at risk as the crisis drags on.
Why it matters: These venues are accessible cultural spaces and key economic drivers, and no one in the industry, from bands to bookers to bartenders, knows when things will return to normal.
The state of play: More than 1,200
Axios
Apr 22 2022
News
DeSantis signs bill stripping Disney of self governing status
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a measure into law on Friday evening that dissolves Walt Disney World’s special governing power in the state after the company announced public opposition to a new parental rights law in the state.
At the bill signing ceremony, DeSantis said Disney lied about the content of the state's new "Parental Rights in Education" law, and he viewed the company’s
Fox News (Online News)
Jan 29 2020
News
Parent resistance thwarts local school desegregation efforts
ELLICOT CITY, Md. (AP) — As they try to address stubborn school segregation, many of the nation’s school districts confront a familiar obstacle: resistance from affluent, well-organized and mostly white parents to changes affecting their children’s classrooms.
From New York City to Richmond, Virginia, sweeping proposals to ease inequities have been scaled back or canceled after
Associated Press
Mar 03 2021
News
Lawmakers can’t cite local examples of trans girls in sports
Legislators in more than 20 states have introduced bills this year that would ban transgender girls from competing on girls’ sports teams in public high schools. Yet in almost every case, sponsors cannot cite a single instance in their own state or region where such participation has caused problems.
The Associated Press reached out to two dozen state lawmakers sponsoring such measures
Associated Press Politics & Fact Check