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Is the most diverse Republican ticket in Virginia history helping to force the relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions by state officials? It sure seems that way.
"Fortunately for the town of Billerica and me we have an exceptional replacement for the assistant town Manager’s position," Curran wrote on Monday, May 17. "Clancy Main is well qualified to hit the ground running in his new job. Most people in town who are involved in local government already know Clancy and have probably worked with him in some capacity. He has proven to be highly efficient and effective in all facets of his job. For these reasons, I can confidently say that he will handle his new position with the same level of success" Curran said Andrew Levine will step into Main's for...
Image A health care worker prepares to administer the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine at a vaccination site in Miami last month.Credit...Saul Martinez for The New York Times To the Editor: While many in the United States are choosing to reject or defer vaccination, U.S. citizens living overseas are desperately waiting to be included in President Biden’s promise to vaccinate all Americans. We need no special inducements. Many Americans live in countries where infections are rapidly escalating and no F.D.A.-approved vaccines are available, or where local governments prioritize their own citizens. My ...
(Cesar Calderon/BGA) Perhaps you’ve heard the buzz about something called ranked choice voting. Instead of marking their ballots for just one candidate, voters are asked to rank two or three or more, with the winner determined through multiple rounds of counting if needed. San Francisco does it. Minneapolis does it. In November, Maine became the first state to use ranked choice voting in a presidential election. There’s been some early talk of adopting ranked choice voting, or RCV, for municipal elections in Chicago, and several bills have been floated that would extend RCV to General A...
For the first time, New York City will be using ranked-choice voting in a mayoral primary. Studies show it makes government more representative and cuts down on negative campaigning.