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City Council

LA City Council Votes to End COVID-19 State of Local Emergency in February – NBC Los Angeles | #citycouncil

Los Angeles’ state of local emergency due to COVID- 19 will end in February after a City Council vote Wednesday.   The state of local emergency has been in place since March 4, 2020. The council has voted to extend it each month since then.  Council President Paul Krekorian introduced an amendment to Wednesday’s item to continue […]

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Alabama

Tuberville: US has too many ‘takers’ who don’t want to work | #elections | #alabama

MONTGOMERY, Ala (AP) — U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville said this week that the country has too many “takers” instead of workers and suggested that many in younger generations — including people in their 40s — don’t understand they need to work. Tuberville, 68, made the remarks while discussing the national worker shortage during a speech […]

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Alabama

Republican State Attorneys General Oppose COVID-19 Vaccine Proposals | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

OKLAHOMA CITY- Attorney General John O’Connor joined Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry in calling on the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) to not include the COVID-19 vaccination on the list of child immunizations. The state chief legal officers slammed the ACIP for two votes taken at the October 2022 meetings last week, which occurred […]

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Alabama

Revival sought for pastor’s lawsuit over COVID restrictions | #elections | #alabama

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An outspoken Christian conservative attorney from Alabama has asked a federal appeals court to revive a Louisiana pastor’s damage claims against state officials over long-expired COVID-19 restrictions. A federal judge this year dismissed minister Tony Spell’s lawsuit against Gov. John Bel Edwards and others over enforcement of the ban. Spell drew […]

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Alaska

High stakes for O’Rourke in Texas governor’s debate Friday | Politics | #alaska | #politics

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Beto O’Rourke spent his 50th birthday this week behind the wheel of his pickup in Texas, fast approaching a big moment in his uphill climb for governor. While a road trip through college campuses showed how the Democrat continues to draw big crowds — a photo line at the University of […]

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Alabama

AP News in Brief at 6:04 p.m. EDT | National | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

‘Fighting fit’: Trial to show Oath Keepers’ road to Jan. 6 The voting was over and almost all ballots were counted. News outlets on Nov. 7, 2020, had called the presidential race for Democrat Joe Biden. But the leader of the Oath Keepers extremist group was just beginning to fight. Convinced the White House had […]

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City Council

Man raps about COVID-19 vaccine during Phoenix City Council meeting | #citycouncil

PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) – The Phoenix City Council meeting took a weird turn on Wednesday. A man decided to rap about the COVID-19 vaccine during public comment. He rapped about the positives of the vaccine while wearing an “In Fauci We Trust” tank top, a reference to Anthony Fauci, President Joe Biden’s chief medical adviser. […]

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Mayor

Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway proposes 1-time, $1,000 payment for all city employees | Local Government

Dean Mosiman | Wisconsin State Journal In appreciation for efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic, Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway on Tuesday proposed the city spend about $3.4 million to give every permanent city employee a one-time, $1,000 payment early next year. All full-time employees would get the full $1,000 while part-timers would receive a prorated sum. […]

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Mayor

Former NYC employees call on Mayor Eric Adams to follow current CDC COVID-19 guidance

NEW YORK — Dozens of people rallied Friday outside City Hall, asking Mayor Eric Adams to end the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for city workers and give them their jobs back. As CBS2’s Andrea Grymes reported, they want him to follow updated Centers for Disease Control guidance. There were plenty of emotions former New York City […]

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