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[co-authors: Katelyn Kingsbury and Andrew Moretz, Government Relations Advisors] Government officials in both Raleigh and Washington have started work in 2021. In Raleigh, the Council of State, which includes Gov. Roy Cooper, has taken office, and the North Carolina General Assembly has started its session. In Washington, President Joe Biden was sworn in this week and Congress has begun its work.      North Carolina Council of State Seven members of the Council of State, which is composed of 10 statewide elected officials, were reelected. They are Gov. Cooper (D), Agriculture Commissione...

Correction of the press release published January 19, 2021. Age requirements for the participants have been corrected in the release. Set out below is the corrected press release in its entirety with the relevant updates being underlined: Participants shall be at least 10 years old (born before January 19, 2011) and not of Chinese nationality. BEIJING, CHINA / ACCESSWIRE / January 21, 2021/ Starting from January 2021, a series of online competitions including the Chinese Language Micro-video Competition will be held on the “Chinese Bridge Club” APP. Chinese Language Micro-video Competitio...

Bennie Cook officially began his service as state representative for the 142 nd District after being sworn in during a ceremony Wednesday, January 6 in the Missouri State Capitol. State Rep. Cook takes his place in the Missouri House of Representatives alongside 113 of his Republican colleagues, as well as 48 Democratic members. Advertisement “It is an honor to be sworn in to serve the great folks of the 142 nd District and the State of Missouri,” Rep. Cook, R-Houston, said. “I look forward to working diligently each day to represent the interests of my constituents and make decisions t...

Vaccines will be available by appointment only starting this weekend at more than 100 Publix pharmacies throughout Georgia.

The first regular session of the 73rd General Assembly gets underway in Denver on Wednesday, and it will look a lot like the special session that concluded just over a month ago. Once gaveling in and taking care of necessary duties, lawmakers will quickly work through seven bills to fix some errors before adjourning until February, when the bulk of the legislation will be introduced. At that time, lawmakers are expected to focus on pandemic relief, education and health care, with a public option health care bill still being planned. The delay developed to allow more COVID-19 vaccinations to b...