Tuesday, the Youngkin Administration laid out new COVID guideline measures for employers. The updated measures reflect the drop in COVID cases in the Commonwealth and provide the private sector with increased flexibility when it comes to enacting internal policies to stop the spread of the virus. It also includes language signaling that the state may take action against employers who fire employees on the basis of not wearing a mask.… Continue Reading
Report: Cuomo Failed to Account for Thousands of Nursing Home Deaths
The New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli released an audit Tuesday that found that the Cuomo Administration failed to report the death of 4,100 nursing home residents. … Continue Reading
Senate Overturns Mask Mandates on Public Transit Despite Biden Veto Threat
On Thursday, the U.S. Senate voted in favor of overturning a health order that required patrons to mask while flying or riding other forms of public transit. Although passed through the Senate the Biden Administration has promised a swift veto is the bill is passed in the House and sent to the president’s desk.… Continue Reading
Virginia Superintendents Fail to Consult Members on Letter Criticizing Younkin’s Position on CRT
The Virginia Association of School Superintendents (VASS), which represents all 133 of the Virginia’s local divisions, sent a letter to Governor Youngkin speaking out against his proposed planned to remove divisive material from the state’s public-school curriculums. Evidence shows that VASS failed to include its members in the decision to draft and send this letter, according to a report by the Daily Wire.… Continue Reading
Senate Votes to Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent
The Senate voted Thursday in favor of a measure that would make daylight saving time permanent in all 50 states. Congress attempted to pass a similar bill in the 1970s but were ultimately unsuccessful.… Continue Reading
Maryland’s Highest Court Moves Primary Amid Gerrymandering Challenge
Maryland’s highest court on Tuesday moved the state’s primary from June 28 to July 19, as courts weigh challenges to the state’s new legislative map as well as Maryland’s congressional map.… Continue Reading
O’Connor & Company 03.15.22: Justin Butterfield, John Henley, Trucker Brian Brase, Jim Carafano
Maryland To Halt Gas Tax
Governor Larry Hogan and state legislators agreed to pause the state’s gas tax for the next month in an effort to help working class families hit hard by rising gas prices. Maryland state House Speaker Adrienne Jones and Maryland state Senate President Bill Ferguson worked with the Office of Governor Hogan to halt the gas tax.… Continue Reading
Virginia Unemployment Remains Steady at 3.3 Percent
The Office of Governor Glenn Youngkin announced this morning that Virginia’s unemployment rate remained steady at 3.3 percent for the month of February. The unemployment rate in the Commonwealth continues to fall below the national average of 3.8 percent.… Continue Reading
Former Trump Official to Serve as Youngkin Advisor
The former EPA Administrator in the Trump Administration Andrew Wheeler will serve as a senior advisor to Governor Glenn Youngkin. The announcement comes after the former Trump official nomination for Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources was blocked by Senate Democrats in Richmond.… Continue Reading
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