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Sisolak signs off on vaccine mandate for some state employees, contractors

Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak on Tuesday signed an emergency declaration requiring that some state employees and contractors get vaccinated following a unanimous vote of support from the state’s Board of Health. The mandate requires... Read more »

Texas doctors, seeing unprecedented numbers of pregnant patients with COVID-19, urge pregnant people to get vaccinated

Lauren Lewis originally mistook the dry cough for allergies. In early November 2020, she attended an outdoor concert with her mother and younger daughter in Dallas, a couple of days after begrudgingly... Read more »

Pennsylvania lawmakers introduce legislation for sexual assault evidence tracking system

A bipartisan group of Pennsylvania lawmakers has introduced legislation that would establish a statewide tracking system for sexual assault evidence. State Rep. Tarah Toohil, R-Luzerne, House Democratic Leader Joanna McClinton, D-Philadelphia/Delaware, and... Read more »

Campaign finance complaint alleges 10 illegal donors for Whitmer, including lawyer Mark Bernstein, Illinois Gov. Pritzker

Designating 10 major donors to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer the “$100,000 Club,” the Michigan Freedom Fund on Tuesday filed a formal campaign finance complaint against the governor. The MFF complaint, obtained by The... Read more »

ICUs Are Filled With Covid — And Regret

It’s a struggle for Joe Gammon to talk. Lying in his bed in the intensive care unit at Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee, this month, he described himself as “naive.” “If... Read more »

Justice Department Targets Data Mining in Medicare Advantage Fraud Case

The Justice Department has accused an upstate New York health insurance plan for seniors and its medical analytics company of cheating the government out of tens of millions of dollars. The civil... Read more »

Biden’s pandemic plan overlooks mask mandates and vulnerable populations

President Joseph Biden on Sept. 9, 2021, unveiled his revamped strategy to confront the pandemic, outlining an approach that focuses heavily on attempting to reduce the number of unvaccinated Americans. The new plan comes... Read more »

Who’s covered by a vaccine mandate? Here’s a quick guide to America’s patchwork of COVID-19 shot requirements

President Joe Biden’s orders requiring vaccinations for about two-thirds of the U.S. workforce add to a patchwork of vaccine mandates aimed at pushing more people to get their shots and bring the pandemic under... Read more »

Wisconsin warns against fake COVID vaccine cards

The state of Wisconsin is warning against fake coronavirus vaccine cards. The state’s Department of Health Services enlisted the help of the U.S. Attorney in Madison last week to warn people about... Read more »

The war over face masks meets school choice

Parents hoped they could safely send their children back to school this fall. The delta variant of COVID-19 has dashed that hope. What’s worse, families have found themselves thrust into a war... Read more »