Tag: Covid-19
‘We’re beating this thing’: Walz eases restrictions, allows fans for Twins...
Facing renewed pressure to let businesses fully reopen and entertainment venues partially reopen, Gov. Tim Walz gave the go-ahead Friday to fan attendance at upcoming...
Commentary: Merely electing a Democrat causes crises
President Joe Biden is not a centrist politician, but he also didn’t campaign as Kamala Harris, Bernie Sanders or Elizabeth Warren; yet somehow he’s...
Democrats pass enormous relief bill, send to Biden
House Democrats passed the “American Rescue Plan Act” Wednesday in a 220-211 vote. President Joe Biden will sign the bill — hailed by the...
Cruz: Democratic relief bill includes $1,400 checks for non-citizens, incarcerated felons
(The Center Square) — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas says the $1.9 trillion bill passed by Democrats in the House and Senate allocates...
Harvard study: An epidemic of loneliness is spreading across America
(Foundation for Economic Education) — Loneliness among Americans has been growing in recent years, but the policy response to the COVID-19 pandemic has drastically...
Walz’s one COVID-19 regret: not mandating masks sooner
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said if he could go back and change one thing about his response to the coronavirus, he'd have mandated masks...
Walz to vaccinate 70% of seniors before expanding eligibility
(The Center Square) — On Thursday, Gov. Tim Walz announced Minnesota will vaccinate 70% of state seniors before expanding eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine.
The...
Commentary: Anti-science teachers unions continue crushing children
Recently, a wealthy California liberal told me he did not understand why I cared about school closures, since my wife and I do not...
With new guidance, more middle and high schools finally reopen
As data and student attendance continue to show how safe schools are — and more Americans follow the science showing children falling behind academically...