Elections again? Voting opens in Louisiana s US House races
MELINDA DESLATTE, Associated Press
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1of6The sunsets as people arrive to vote at St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church in Ironton, Louisiana for Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. (Chris Granger/The Advocate via AP)Chris Granger/APShow MoreShow Less
2of6Julia Letlow, widow of Republican U.S. Rep.-elect Luke Letlow, speaks to members of the press at the Louisiana State Archives after signing up to run for the 5th District seat on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, in Baton Rouge, La. Luke Letlow won a December election for the congressional seat but died of COVID-19 complications in December, before he could be sworn into office.Brett Duke/APShow MoreShow Less
Education commissioner gets OK to force schools to reopen
March 5, 2021
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BOSTON (AP) Massachusetts education commissioner has been given the greenlight to compel districts to return to in-person classes, roughly a year after the coronavirus pandemic forced them to shutter schools and switch to online classes.
The Friday decision by the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education follows Republican Gov. Charlie Baker s announcement earlier this week that teachers and other school employees will be eligible for coronavirus vaccinations starting next week.
“Now is the time to begin moving children back to school more robustly,” Education Commissioner Jeffrey Riley said before the board s vote.