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Can businesses require proof of vaccination? Experts say yes By Kathryn Watson "Vaccine passports" spark debate and division As companies rush to develop so-called "vaccine passports" and as access to COVID-19 vaccines expands, the debate about whether businesses can require proof of vaccination from employees and patrons is heating up. And Americans' support for requiring proof of vaccination depends on which activity the proof would be needed for, according to exclusive polling.  Tech companies, including IBM, Microsoft and Oracle, have been working on vaccine credentia...

Democrats disrespecting Georgia Democrats Michael Barone © Provided by Washington Examiner Are President Biden's over-the-top attacks on Georgia’s election laws — “Jim Crow on stereoids” — backfiring? That’s a question I asked in my most recent Washington Examiner column, and it appears that the answer is yes. Biden, as widely noted, ducked a question of whether the Masters Golf Tournament should be shunned or moved from its location in Augusta, Ga. Stacey Abrams, the defeated 2018 Democratic nominee for governor of Georgia, has been denying support for Major Le...

The move to give priority to vulnerable non-white groups aims to address persistent inequities, but is risky | United States

Posted on April 7, 2021. Two American cities are creating programs to fight poverty that exclude white people — sparking tremendous debate Oakland is a rich city with pockets of deep poverty and contrasts that make Brazil’s pale in comparison. As in other American cities, the poorest areas are almost exclusively populated by Black people. Now, the city by the bay, San Francisco, home to Silicon Valley tech fortunes, has an innovative idea: a minimum-income program designed only for families with at least one child under 18 and income below half of the U.S. national average ($59,000). The ...

AP Photo/Matt Slocum If you’re age 16 or over in Vermont, you can now sign up to get a Covid vaccine. But there’s one small catch: you have to be the “right” color. If you or anyone in your household identifies as Black, Indigenous, or a person of color (BIPOC), including anyone with Abenaki or other First Nations heritage, all household members who are 16 years or older can sign up to get a vaccine! Get yours at ⤵️ https://t.co/hVgb9rzQPn If you’re white and older than 50, you’re going to have to wait. The state health commissioner says it’s not race per se that’s the det...