As the coronavirus pandemic took off, there was a striking anomaly in the data: African Americans were being infected, and dying, at a rate much greater than their share of
White House COVID Response Team Warns Against Complacency As COVID Metrics Plateau
The U.S. COVID death toll rose to 535628.
California and Texas, the two worst-affected states, reported more than 100 COVID deaths while New York had the most number of daily new infections - 7119.
CDC s most recent data show that cases continue to fluctuate somewhere between 50,000 and 60,000 per day, with the most recent seven-day average approximately 52,500 cases per day. The most recent seven-day average of hospital admissions has also declined to just more than 4,700 per day.
The United States continues to see decline in deaths, with the latest seven-day average just over 1,200 deaths per day, far better than where the country was in early January.
Senate panel pushes Georgia tax cut despite federal penalty
JEFF AMY, Associated Press
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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (from left), House Speaker David Ralston, and Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan attend a press conference about expanding internet access in Georgia on Monday, Feb 8, 2021, at the Georgia Capitol in Atlanta. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)Curtis Compton/AP
A Georgia Senate committee is moving forward with a $140 million state income tax cut despite warnings that it could cost the state federal aid.
The Senate Finance Committee voted unanimously on Tuesday for House Bill 593, which would raise the amount of money that someone could earn before starting to pay state income taxes. The standard deduction for an individual would rise from $4,600 to $5,400, while the standard deduction for a married couple filing jointly would rise from $6,000 to $7,100.
FEMA To The Rescue At Bidens Porous Border
FEMA To The Rescue At Bidens Porous Border
Will the emergency management team find signs of an imaginary crisis?
March 14, 2021
It is widely known that the first step in dealing with an addiction is to admit that you have a problem. The Biden administration may just have taken that first tentative step in realizing that its addiction to the concept of open borders comes with a number of unintended consequences. After weeks of insisting that there is no crisis on the southern border, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has been activated to lend a helping hand with the huge influx of minors that seem to be overwhelming the denial-fuelled White House.