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HARRISBURG, Pa., March 11, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — AMI Expeditionary Healthcare announces its partnership with the state of Pennsylvania and for its special initiative to help vaccinate all schoolteachers, child-care

By U.S. Attorneys Office for the Middle District of Louisiana issued the following announcement on Mar. 1. Ellison C. Travis has been appointed and sworn in as the Acting United States Attorney for the Middle District of Louisiana following the resignation of Brandon J. Fremin who had served as the United States Attorney since 2018. Mr. Travis stated, “It is a great honor to serve in this position, as this office has a long history of seeking justice. I can assure the public that our p...

Just launched: One Lens: Sharing Our Common Views — a statewide collaborative visual and storytelling project to document Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 experience. Just launched: One Lens: Sharing Our Common Views — a statewide collaborative visual and storytelling project to document Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 experience. × More than 5.4 million doses of COVID vaccine have been administered in PA. EVERYONE is eligible for vaccination by April 19. Learn more. More than 5.4 milli...

Pennsylvania officials have released an outline of a plan to vaccinate teachers against COVID-19.Department of Health Acting Secretary Alison Beam, Department of Education Acting Secretary Noe Ortega and PEMA Director Randy Padfield reviewed the plan at a media briefing on Thursday. The Wolf administration is working with Intermediate Units and other education partners to give the one-dose Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) vaccine to Pre-K through Grade 12 public and non-public school staff acro...

The process was completely overhauled years ago, but may now face major problems. Author: Tyler Buchanan (Ohio Capital Journal) Published: 4:47 PM EST February 16, 2021 Updated: 4:52 PM EST February 16, 2021 The U.S. Census Bureau announced last Friday it has pushed back the deadline to release population data to Sept. 30, months later than was originally expected, due to the pandemic. The delay could pose major problems for the Ohio redistricting...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A top legislative Democrat said Friday that Ohio should begin the process of redrawing political maps now despite the delayed d

“This is a disappointing setback for Ohio, where we are ready to put our new map-drawing reforms to work and need reliable counts of Ohioans to do so,” Sykes said in a statement. “That’s why it’s more important than ever that the Legislative Task Force on Redistricting meet to receive public input and share information, as is our duty.” Her call followed a U.S. Census Bureau announcement Friday that it will not be able to deliver census data by the usual April 1 deadline, but will n...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A top legislative Democrat said Friday that Ohio should begin the process of redrawing political maps now despite the delayed d

Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector photo by: Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector Kansas Sen. Ty Masterson didnt wear a mask at a Nov. 9 task force hearing at the Statehouse because, he told people in attendance, he already had COVID-19. TOPEKA — Kansas Senate President-elect Ty Masterson has had COVID-19 and told people at a legislative hearing at the Statehouse that his recovery from the illness makes it unnecessary for him to wear a mask in public. The Republican from Andover, who believes mask r...