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Antibodies generally for people who have symptoms and its not easy to get. its available but not widely available. and so theres this disconnect. and i wonder, ron, if -- look, hopefully there are no problems health wise for the governor. nonetheless, what about his policies? >> well, look, i think what youre seeing in texas, what youre seeing in florida, what youre seeing in arizona, all three of those governors yesterday significantly escalated their kind of offensive against localities that a...

Advocates and political supporters are calling HB 1607 an incremental, first step, after the process of building a winning political coalition cut back some of the original ambition of the statewide zoning reform effort.

Returning to the Office: Will Vaccinations Be Required? A survey by Kaiser Health News of 15 of Americas largest companies found that none are considering vaccine mandates, but most offer employee incentives. Mandates may be more of consideration after the FDA approves the vaccines. May 27, 2021, 8am PDT | Irvin Dawid Share " A Gallup poll from last month showed that 51 percent of U.S. workers are still working from home," writes Renuka Rayasam in the POLITICO Nightly newsletter on May...

Iowa Makes it Easier for Landlords to Reject Housing Vouchers The state of Iowas Republican leadership preempted local laws that prevent landlords from rejecting housing vouchers as rent payment. May 4, 2021, 6am PDT | James Brasuell | "Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) on Friday signed into law a new bill condemned by housing advocates and city officials that would allow landlords to turn away tenants who receive Section 8 vouchers to help them pay rent," reports Celine Castronuovo. "The bill...

More travel executives get their mission-critical industry news from Skift than any other source on the planet.Tell me more A year into the unprecedented global pause of the world’s largest cruise lines, no other segment of travel faces a more uncertain future, nor as much of a massive  transformation to its business model. Beyond the ship’s decks, far-reaching implications loom for those destinations with an outsized dependence on large cruise ship tourism and its ripple effects. Megaship...

The Virginia General Assembly has passed a bill that would allow localities to set speed limits as low as 15 miles per hour.

A proposed package of reforms working through the Connecticut Legislature would loosen zoning codes in a state traditionally committed to single-family zoning.

Pied-à-Terre Tax Would Generate Significantly Less Revenue in NYC Than Estimated, Report Says A pied-à-terre tax proposed by New York State legislators faced the scrutiny of the Independent Budget Office. February 17, 2021, 5am PST | James Brasuell | "A tax on luxury second homes in New York City would yield far less revenue than expected," reports Erin Hudson, sharing findings of a report by the New York City Independent Budget Office (IBO). The IBO reduced its revenue estimate for a pr...

A combination of factors including a lengthy appeals process and the cost of construction have led to huge disparities in the number of units allocated to each community.

Tips For Travellers What is going on in thew world of cruising that you need to know about, and why? This is another of my Tips For Travellers cruise updates, where I will be unpicking these and other big breaking cruising news, and discuss what it means for all of us as cruisers. Watch my Cruise Update Video Cruise Restart Latest Before getting into some of the more surprising news, I need to update the latest on the resumption of cruising. There are 5 big developments I think you need to know...