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When Danville North Elementary School art teacher Katie Pourcho learned she had been recognized as the 2020 Indiana Teacher of the Year, she knew she wanted to take her students

We have several patients that are partially vaccinated and i think it was three patients that were fully vaccinated. but every patient thats fully vaccinated that had a covid infection are those that have some predisposing conditions, theyre immunocompromised for some reason and that puts them at increased risk. but what i can tell you is that not a single one of those patients that are fully vaccinated has required critical care and none of them has died. as a matter of fact, the data shared by...

But these bills, governor perry called a special session to get these bills through that could not get through during the regular session. john kasich is signing -- this is a budget bill. these are amendments attached to a budget bill. so theyre not doing this in a very orthodox way either. they know that they are on the wrong side of these issues. they know that women are rising up against them. but theyre doing it anyway. >> joan is right. but representative thompson, governor perry had some r...

Have a right to redress their government. i think the first amendment of the united states constitution gives us that right. and they let their voices be heard. and they want to make sure that the governor understand that they are a part of this society, that they have rights, and those rights shouldnt be trampled upon in texas. and they have a right to be heard. he is the governor of all of the people and not just some of the people. >> now, this new law would bring the amount of abortion clini...

To do anything. its about people having the choice and having the right to make their choice, representative thompson. >> the constitution of the united states give that right to them. it has been interpreted by the supreme court of the united states. and the women know their rights, and theyre not going to let them be trampled upon. they are not going to be bullied by this governor, by the lieutenant governor, or by anyone else. women refuse to be bullied in the state of texas. and we will see ...

I know that men understand that we can make decisions for ourselves, and its not necessary for them to make them for us. and we are not going to be bullied. and that is the message. we will not be bullied. our constitution rights would l not be trampled upon, and were not going to take it sitting down. >> now, joan, we see governor perry making this move. last night governor kasich signed into law, a law that is extreme, a law that says rape crisis counselors face new restrictions. women seeking...