Georgia residents who receive government assistance are now eligible for cash payments of up to $350, officials announced on Aug. 15. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, a Republican, said he made the decision to dedicate more than $1 billion in pandemic funds from the federal American Rescue Plan Act, which Democrats passed and President Joe Biden signed…
Georgia to Use Federal Pandemic Funds to Give Residents Cash Payments
First Lady Jill Biden Tests Positive for COVID-19, Taking Pfizer Drug
First Lady Jill Biden tested positive for COVID-19, coming about a month after President Joe Biden initially tested positive for the virus. “After testing negative for COVID-19 on Monday during her regular testing cadence, the First Lady began to develop cold-like symptoms late in the evening,” Elizabeth Alexander, the first lady’s communications director, said on…
Lawsuits Coming for Entities That Don’t Change COVID Mandates After CDC Update: Lawyer
August 16, 2022
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Entities with COVID-19 vaccine mandates that don’t pay heed to the new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidance will face lawsuits, a civil liberties lawyer says. “We don’t have a new lawsuit in the works yet. But if we see that colleges and universities and public employers are not responding to the new…
Watchdog Sues Biden Administration Over Refusal to Provide Studies on Masks
August 16, 2022
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A watchdog group is suing the Biden administration for allegedly refusing to provide information on studies on the efficacy of cloth masks. Functional Government Initiative (FGI) says the Department of Health and Human Services and two subagencies have violated federal law by refusing to provide the information. FGI in February sent Freedom of Information Act…
Governor Ends Key COVID-19 Mandate for Unvaccinated New Jersey Teachers, State Workers
August 15, 2022
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The governor of New Jersey on Monday did away with a COVID-19 testing requirement for unvaccinated school workers and many other public employees, according to his office. Gov. Phil Murphy signed an executive order (pdf) Monday that lifts the mandate that all school districts and contractors make sure their workers have either received the COVID-19…
New Jersey Governor Ends Key COVID-19 Mandate for Unvaccinated Teachers, State Workers
August 15, 2022
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The governor of New Jersey ended a COVID-19 testing requirement for unvaccinated school workers and many other public employees on Aug. 15, according to his office. Gov. Phil Murphy signed an executive order (pdf) that lifts the mandate requiring all school districts and contractors to make sure their workers have either received the COVID-19 vaccine…
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla Tests Positive for COVID-19
Pfizer’s CEO has tested positive for COVID-19, he announced on Aug. 15. “I would like to let you know that I have tested positive for #COVID19,” CEO Albert Bourla wrote on Twitter. Bourla 60, says he has received four doses of his company’s COVID-19 vaccine, which has proven increasingly ineffective against infection from the virus…
Top White House Adviser Worked for Pfizer Before Joining Biden Admin: Disclosure
Senior White House adviser Anita Dunn counts pharmaceutical giant Pfizer as a former client, according to a recently released ethics disclosure. Dunn is a senior advisor to President Joe Biden and managing director of SKDKnickerbocker, a public affairs and political consulting firm that has forged connections with major political figures within the Democrat Party. She was the senior advisor to Biden’s…
Top White House Adviser Worked for Pfizer Before Joining Administration: Disclosure
Senior White House adviser Anita Dunn counts pharmaceutical giant Pfizer as a former client, according to a recently released ethics disclosure. Dunn is a senior adviser to President Joe Biden and managing director of SKDKnickerbocker, a public affairs and political consulting firm that has forged connections with major political figures within the Democratic Party. She was the senior adviser to Biden’s…
Cruise Line Makes Major Change in COVID-19 Policy for Unvaccinated Passengers
Royal Caribbean confirmed that it will allow all passengers, regardless of vaccination status, on its ships in certain locations. A spokesperson for the company said that, starting Sept. 5, it will drop its COVID-19 vaccine requirements “as long as testing requirements are met.” “We are collaborating with local governments throughout the Caribbean to align on…
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