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Mar 16 2024
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Seattle law mandating higher delivery driver pay is a disaster
In 2022, Seattle's City Council passed an ordinance mandating a minimum earnings floor for app-based food delivery drivers in the city. The law finally went into effect in January 2024, but so far the main result has been customers deleting their delivery apps en masse, food orders plummeting, and driver pay cratering. The ordinance, part of a legislative package called "PayUp," was passed
ReasonFeb 07 2022
Fact Check
Claims Italian Man Protested Vaccine Mandate by Self Immolating
A graphic short video of a man setting himself alight in front of what appears to be a police barracks has been circulating on social media, accompanied by anti-vaccine narratives and rumors that the man has died as a result of his injuries.
The 25-second clip, which is too graphic to include on this page, depicts a man engulfed in flames, with a canister lying beside him, in front of a
NewsweekOct 27 2021
Analysis
CDC Director Reaffirms Forcing Vaccinated Children to Remain Masked, Dodges Question on Vaccine Mandates
Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the director of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) made numerous Sunday show appearances this week, where she dodged questions on vaccine mandates and when children can stop having to wear masks in school.
While on NBC's "Meet the Press," Dr. Walensky was asked by host Andrea Mitchell about masking at school once children have been vaccinated:
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TownhallJan 25 2022
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Pfizer Board Member Suggests End to Mask, Vaccine Mandates
Dr. Scott Gottlieb, former director of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and current board member at Pfizer, said that declining COVID-19 cases should signal to policymakers that it is time to lift more pandemic-related restrictions.
“I think certainly on the east coast where you see cases declining dramatically we need to be willing to lean in and do that very soon I think as
The Epoch TimesDec 09 2021
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Why GOP is stepping up fight against vaccine mandates
On more than half of the days the Senate has been in session since late September, GOP Sen. Mike Lee has taken to the Senate floor to rail against one thing: President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandates.
Senator Lee isn’t opposed to vaccination; he himself has gotten the COVID-19 vaccine, and he has encouraged others to as well. But the Utah conservative – a former Supreme Court law clerk –
Christian Science MonitorMar 20 2024
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Maine board rejects mandate to boost electric vehicle sales by 2032
AUGUSTA — The state Board of Environmental Protection has rejected a mandate to dramatically step up sales of electric and hybrid vehicles in Maine. The vote by the seven-member board on Wednesday comes on the same day the Biden administration released the nation’s strongest-ever limits on tailpipe pollution, a move also meant to boost electric vehicle sales. Maine car dealers and Republicans
Portland Press HeraldDec 06 2021
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New York City Announces Vaccine Mandate for Private Employers
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a sweeping coronavirus vaccine mandate for all private employers in New York City on Monday morning to combat the spread of the Omicron variant.
Mr. de Blasio said the aggressive measure, which takes effect Dec. 27 and which he described as the first of its kind in the nation, was needed as a “pre-emptive strike” to stall another wave of coronavirus cases
New York Times (News)Mar 20 2024
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‘EV Mandate’: Biden Admin Finalizes Stringent Tailpipe Emissions Standards
The Biden administration unveiled its final tailpipe emissions standards for vehicles Wednesday, effectively requiring about 67% of all light-duty vehicles sold after model year 2032 to be electric vehicles (EVs) or hybrids.
The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) finalized standards rolled back some of the de facto EV production benchmarks for manufacturers proposed initially, but
The Daily CallerNov 17 2021
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Florida GOP limits vaccine mandates, flouting White House
Florida Republicans approved a sweeping bill Wednesday to hobble coronavirus vaccine mandates in businesses, rejecting claims that they were sacrificing public health to hand Gov. Ron DeSantis a win in his fight against White House virus rules.
Lawmakers in GOP-controlled statehouse expedited the measure, along with a package of virus bills, after hours of debate in which Republicans
Associated PressNov 18 2021
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OSHA suspends enforcement of COVID-19 vaccine mandate for businesses
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is suspending enforcement of the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for large private businesses after a federal appeals court upheld a stay on it last week.
OSHA said in a statement published on its website Friday night that while it is confident in its power to protect workers amid the pandemic, it is suspending
The Hill