COVID-19
Most convicted pandemic fraudsters spend less than 5 years in prison(The Center Square) – As U.S. authorities continue to track down people who fraudulently stole federal pandemic aid, a new report found that most of those convicted will spend less… Read More
COVID-19, Missouri
Branson Board of Aldermen declare city to be mask- and vaccine-mandate freeBRANSON, Mo. – A precedent has been set in Branson, as officials have passed a resolution declaring the city will be mask- and vaccine-mandate free. The… Read More
COVID-19
Florida first state to officially recommend against COVID-19 boosters(The Center Square) — Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo said Wednesday that the Sunshine State will be the first state to officially recommend against COVID-19 boosters for those under… Read More
COVID-19
New York City teachers get jobs back after fighting COVID-19 vaccine mandate(The Center Square) — A New York state judge has ruled that 10 New York City teachers who were fired for refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine were wrongfully dismissed. In… Read More
COVID-19
Democrats object to Vance’s bill to ban mask mandates(The Center Square) – Democrats Thursday blocked unanimous passage of Sen. J.D. Vance’s proposed legislation that would ban federal mask mandates through the end of 2024. Without unanimous passage, Vance’s… Read More
COVID-19
Third Missourian pleads not guilty to fraud in obtaining $185K in pandemic funds(The Center Square) – The third of three people charged in two schemes to fraudulently obtain more than $185,000 through federal pandemic financial assistance pleaded not guilty to charges. Shonta… Read More
Congress, COVID-19
Attempt to reinstate pilots fired over COVID-19 vaccine mandate fails in Congress(The Center Square) – Eighty-three House Republicans voted against a measure that would have required commercial airlines receiving federal money to reinstate pilots who were fired for not complying with… Read More
COVID-19
Fewer than half of watchdog’s COVID-19 pandemic recommendations addressed(The Center Square) – The investigative arm of Congress has made nearly 400 recommendations and brought 19 matters to the attention of Congress related to the government’s response to the COVID-19… Read More
COVID-19, Schools
Inquiry into teachers unions’ influence over school COVID closures ramps up(The Center Square) – The U.S. House Committee tasked with reviewing the federal pandemic response is ramping up its investigation into what influence teachers unions had over federal rules that… Read More
COVID-19
Lawmakers investigate whether feds, Fauci suppressed Wuhan origins theory(The Center Square) – A U.S. House Committee tasked with delving into the origins of COVID-19 plan a new hearing to discuss an investigation into whether the federal government suppressed… Read More
COVID-19, Crime
Fraudsters likely stole $200 billion from pandemic funding meant for small businesses(The Center Square) – Taxpayers lost nearly $200 billion to fraudsters that was meant for struggling small businesses, according to a new watchdog report on the Small Business Administration’ COVID-era… Read More
COVID-19
Republicans oppose Biden’s CDC choice over her COVID policies(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden intends to tap Dr. Mandy Cohen, who has served as the secretary of North Carolina’s Department of Health and Human Services, to lead… Read More
COVID-19
Biden administration has until Saturday to declassify docs on Chinese lab’s connections to COVID-19 outbreak; Hawley sits waitingThe Biden administration is required by law to declassify all federal information on the suspected lab leak of COVID-19 by this weekend. Missouri Senator Josh Hawley… Read More
COVID-19
Owner of Missouri companies indicted for $2.9M in COVID relief fraud, Clean Air Act violations(The Center Square) – A Missouri company has been indicted by a federal grand jury for fraudulently obtaining $2.9 million in federal pandemic loans and violating the Clean Air Act. Read More
COVID-19
U.S. department that oversaw pandemic didn’t have complete data, ‘situational awareness’(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services used incomplete data and didn’t have the required “situational awareness” it was supposed to during the COVID-19 pandemic,… Read More
COVID-19
Kansas schools received $1.25 billion in COVID relief funds(The Sentinel) — The amount of money Congress borrowed to give away in the name of COVID relief was mind-boggling. Eventually, $190 billion was appropriated by Congress and signed into… Read More
COVID-19
Watchdog finds 3.7 million potentially fraudulent COVID-19 pandemic relief recipients(The Center Square) – A congressional watchdog found more than 1 out of every 4 people who applied for pandemic relief through two Small Business Administration programs had potentially fraudulent… Read More
COVID-19
World Health Organization ends COVID-19 pandemic emergency(The Center Square) – The World Health Organization said Friday the COVID-19 public health emergency was over. Friday’s announcement came after a meeting Thursday of the International Health Regulations Emergency… Read More
Biden administration, COVID-19
Arizona GOP appeals to U.S. Supreme Court to stop COVID-19 vaccine mandate(The Center Square) – The Arizona Legislature filed an emergency application to the Supreme Court over COVID-19 vaccine mandates on the federal level. The goal of wanting an… Read More
Biden administration, COVID-19
Lawmakers demand Biden declassify COVID origins investigations(The Center Square) – Lawmakers are demanding that President Joe Biden declassify documents related to the origins of COVID-19, in particular federal investigations into the matter. The U.S. Senate passed… Read More