With the Biden administration’s announcement that it will end the COVID-19 emergency status across the federal workforce and the nation by May 11, the District of Columbia is also trying to return to a prepandemic economy. Mayor Muriel Bowser is urging President Joe Biden to do more to reinvigorate Washington’s economy, including requiring a unified return-to-work…
DC Mayor Wants Federal Agencies to Coordinate Policies for In-Person Work
Our Need for Community Can’t Be Digitized
Human beings harbor a deep need to belong. On a biological level, belonging is survival: If we’re not part of the herd, we’re left behind and die. In modern times, we need to belong to something larger than just ourselves to survive emotionally. We need to belong to feel accepted, loved, known, and, in a…
Buffett Plans In-Person Berkshire Annual Meeting as Omicron Wave Crests
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. plans this year to let shareholders attend the company’s annual meeting for the first time in three years, amid signs the Omicron wave may have peaked in the United States. In a statement on Tuesday, the Omaha, Nebraska-based conglomerate said “we are planning for an in-person meeting” on April 30,…
Pennsylvania Lawmakers Considering Allowing Virtual Meeting Options for Local Governance
Pennsylvania lawmakers are considering how municipalities can continue using virtual meeting programs like Zoom when needed for public meetings. In Pennsylvania, each type of municipality—boroughs, cities, and townships—have different codes or laws. Most codes require that, for a board to hold a meeting, it must have a quorum of board members physically present. Outside of emergency…
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