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Mayor Adams calls on Biden to send NYC more monkeypox vaccines

Mayor Eric Adams pressed President Biden Monday to get more monkeypox vaccinations to New York City — and in the meanwhile allow officials to delay administering second doses as a way to expand overall inoculations. Hizzoner told the White House in the letter that the Big Apple “urgently” needs a larger percentage of the federal […]

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Mayor’s proposed biennial budget bolsters public safety, health departments in Lincoln | Local Government

Lincoln would add firefighters and police officers, 911 dispatchers, public health nurses and a host of other new positions as part of the mayor’s biennial budget, which she will present to the City Council on Monday. The budget — bolstered by an anticipated 18% increase in sales tax revenue in 2022-23 and a smaller 1.2% increase […]

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