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Pennsylvania Senate Republicans Aim to Put Masking Decision in Parental Hands

The Pennsylvania Senate Education Committee Tuesday approved a plan that provides parental control over masking decisions in school. Senate Bill 846 next goes before the full Senate for consideration. Republican senators Doug Mastriano and Judy Ward cosponsored the bill which would allow parents or legal guardians to opt their child out of wearing a face…


Facts Matter (Sept. 28): 72,000 Medical Workers to be Fired in NY Over Mandate; Gov Will Deploy National Guard

According to a report released Monday on the FBI’s website, the number of murders in the year 2020 was up almost 30 percent from the previous year—one of the largest spikes in recorded history. And this problem might actually become worse this year, as droves of police officers are resigning across the country. For instance,…


San Francisco Mandates Vaccines for All Airport Workers

SAN FRANCISCO—San Francisco is requiring all workers at San Francisco International Airport to get vaccinated against COVID-19 or undergo weekly testing if employees are exempt. The mandate announced Tuesday applies to all on-site personnel, of which there are about 46,000. Mayor London Breed’s office said the mandate, which goes into effect immediately, is the first…


LA County to Require COVID-19 Vaccine or Test for Outdoor Events, Vaccines at Indoor Bars

LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles County is preparing a revised health order that will impose new COVID-19 vaccine mandates, requiring proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test for outdoor mega-events of 10,000 people or more, the public health director said Wednesday. The new health order, expected to be issued later this week, will also require proof…


Michigan School Leaders Grapple With Lack of Consensus on Mask Mandates

Split public opinion on mask mandates has put Michigan’s school board members and administrators between a rock and a hard place. As school doors reopened earlier this month, the divide between those for and against masks has triggered protests in several communities. In Manchester, Michigan, a small town near Ann Arbor, a group of roughly…


Biden to Meet With Top Executives on COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Private Businesses

President Joe Biden on Wednesday will meet with executives from Walgreens, The Walt Disney Company, and Microsoft to discuss his administration’s recently announced COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private businesses. Brad Smith, president of Microsoft, Bob Chapek, CEO of Walt Disney, Tim Boyle, president and CEO of Columbia Sportswear, and Roz Brewer, CEO of Walgreens Boots…


Some California Hospital Workers Plan to Defy Sept. 30 Vaccine Deadline

More than 70 employees at a hospital in Monterey, Calif., have decided to defy a state mandate requiring health workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by Sept. 30. Elisabeth Sims, a registered nurse at Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula (CHOMP) told The Epoch Times the group of nurses and other medical professionals are planning…


Thousands Protest Against COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate in New York City

NEW YORK—Thousands of people opposed to the harsh COVID-19 vaccine mandates being imposed in New York City protested on Monday. The large group, estimated to be in the thousands, gathered at Foley Square in the borough of Manhattan and later marched across the Brooklyn Bridge. Their message: the city’s vaccine mandate for Department of Education…


South Bay Residents Protest Against Mask and Vaccine Mandates

About 100 South Bay residents gathered in front of the Torrance City Hall on Sept. 11 to protest against recent mask and vaccine mandate policies. Rally organizers Kristy Mueller and Jennifer Viggiano, who has been living in South Bay for more than two decades, said they chose to come out not only to protest against…


States Analyzing How to ‘Attack’ Biden’s Vaccine Mandates in Court: Nebraska Governor

Nebraska’s attorney general is working with other attorneys general to challenge President Joe Biden’s new COVID-19 vaccine mandates, Nebraska’s governor said Sunday. “He’s coordinating with the other attorneys general across the country who share similar views about the overreach,” Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts said on “Fox News Sunday.” “This is an egregious overreach of federal…