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State lawmakers are pushing to curb governors’ virus powers
3 years, 11 months ago

State lawmakers are pushing to curb governors’ virus powers

Associated Press  

Irritated by the sweeping use of executive orders during the COVID-19 crisis, state lawmakers around the U.S. are moving to curb the authority of governors and top health officials to impose emergency restrictions such as mask rules and business shutdowns. The amendment Pennsylvania Republicans are seeking to place on the May ballot also would put a cap on the governor’s …

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Court orders San Quentin prison to sharply cut inmate population after COVID outbreak
4 years, 2 months ago

Court orders San Quentin prison to sharply cut inmate population after COVID outbreak

LA Times  

California corrections officials must release or transfer more than 1,000 inmates from the state’s notoriously outdated San Quentin prison after showing “deliberate indifference” to prisoners’ health during an outbreak of the novel coronavirus, an appeals court ruled this week. Within a few weeks, the number of infections among prisoners had begun to soar as the virus spread unchecked through the …

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Michigan governor’s virus powers upended with court ruling
4 years, 3 months ago

Michigan governor’s virus powers upended with court ruling

Associated Press  

LANSING, Mich. — A 1945 law repeatedly used by Gov. “With this decision, Michigan will become the sole outlier at a time when the Upper Peninsula is experiencing rates of COVID infection not seen in our state since April.” For nearly seven months, Whitmer has imposed — and sometimes eased — restrictions on Michigan’s economy, K-12 school system, health care …

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Italy suspends Serie A football games over coronavirus fears
4 years, 10 months ago

Italy suspends Serie A football games over coronavirus fears

Al Jazeera  

Italian league postpones three Serie A matches following the death of two people infected with the virus. Italy’s top football league has postponed three matches scheduled for Sunday in the northern regions of Lombardy and Veneto after the deaths of two people infected with the coronavirus. “The government is working on urgent measures to decisively confront and contain the cases …

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