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The Regional Inter-Agency Task Force and the Regional Task Force in Western Visayas have recommended a moratorium on the movement of travelers for seven days due to the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in the region.

Imminent existential threat, or outright fiscal meltdown? BusinessWorld 1 hr ago © Provided by BusinessWorld The guardians of the Republic consist of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, the Philippine National Police, the Philippine Coast Guard, the Bureau of Fire Protection, the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology, the Bureau of Corrections, and the hydrography branch of the National Mapping and Resource Information Agency. Officially, they are the military and uniformed personnel or M...

Craddick passes Joint Resolution out of Texas House to fund GROW Texas The House Joint Resolution will bring state money generated by oil and gas back to the Permian Basin. Author: Zach Leff Updated: 4:38 AM CDT May 13, 2021 MIDLAND, Texas — State Representative Tom Craddick has passed a House Joint Resolution out of the Texas House.  This will bring state money generated from oil and gas production to the Permian Basin.  "Energy producing communities in Texa...

Vermont Senate apologizes for state-supported eugenics Jeremy Beaman © Provided by Washington Examiner The Vermont Senate passed a resolution apologizing to Vermonters past and present “who were harmed as a result of state-sanctioned eugenics policies and practices.” Senators unanimously passed Joint Resolution 2 on Wednesday, joining the state’s House of Representatives, which adopted it on April 1, in an effort to make amends for various measures and policies in the s...

Self-Hating Log Cabin Group Mocks Failed Pro-Gay Resolution The gay conservative groups Tennessee chapter says a Republican state lawmaker was right to block an effort to salute T.J. Osborne. May 13 2021 4:12 PM EDT The Log Cabin Republicans of Tennessee, a group for gay conservatives, has put out a snarky press release about the state legislature’s blocking of a resolution honoring out country music star T.J. Osborne, a member of the Brothers Osborne. Senate Joint Resolution 609, which soug...

Opinion: Legislators must rein in governor’s unchecked emergency power Today 6:00 AM Gov. Kate Brown speaks at a press conference about Oregons record-setting volume of COVID-19 cases on Nov. 10, 2020. Cathy Cheney/Portland Business Journal pool Facebook Share Girod represents District 9-Stayton in the Oregon Senate and is the Senate Republican leader. The vaccines for COVID-19 are incredibly effective. That is a big reason why most states in America are relaxing pandemic restrictions. Aroun...

House lawmakers want to leapfrog the federal government and convene a constitutional convention of the states to pass new amendments to the U.S. Constitution. House Joint Resolution 233 passed in a largely party-line 62-55 vote May 5. The resolution is similar to those being considered in other states to call a constitutional convention to consider amendments to the U.S. Constitution curbing federal spending and power. Under the stated purpose in the resolution, the terms of the constitutional ...

State of Maine: Pandemic turns steady flow of legislation into sporadic deluge  The 130th Maine Legislature can’t catch a break. Holding infrequent in-person sessions in the spacious Augusta Civic Center instead of the much smaller chambers at the State House, the Legislature is once again on hold after two legislators reportedly tested positive for COVID-19. Barring additional cases, the Legislature will resume the week of May 17.  The Legislature has its very own calendar, q...

SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Thursday that Illinois will enter the “bridge” phase to full reopening on Friday, May 14. And barring any reversal of current trends, Phase 5, or full reopening, will begin June 11. He also announced that residents can now obtain COVID-19 vaccines from their physicians’ offices, rather than just designated vaccine sites, as public health officials continue to confront hesitancy within many communities to accept the vaccines. Thursdayâ€...

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