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Capitol Police Union Head: ‘Many’ Officers Want to Retire or Quit After Jan. 6

The head of the union representing Capitol Police officers said that “many” of them are considering retiring or quitting following the Jan. 6 breach of the Capitol. “Many officers that are retirement eligible are seriously looking at turning in their retirement papers. Since January 6th, several Officers have retired as a result,” Gus Papathanasiou, chairman

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Democratic Rep. Gonzalez: Biden’s Immigration Policy ‘Catastrophic’

A Democratic lawmaker has joined the chorus of Republicans upset with President Joe Biden’s immigration policies, saying his Texas district would be severely affected. “We’re in the middle of a pandemic, but for thousands of people to be reaching our border in the middle of a pandemic in a disorderly fashion would be catastrophic to

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California Governor Announces $6.6 Billion Deal to Accelerate School Reopenings

California’s embattled governor on Monday announced a deal with state legislative leaders that will fund school reopenings to the tune of $6.6 billion. The budget package will fund contact tracing efforts, school safety measures, and other aspects of returning to in-person instruction. The rest will go towards expanding children’s opportunities to learn, with one example

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Costa Mesa Becomes Latest City to Explore Pay Raise for Grocery Workers

Costa Mesa is considering boosting the hourly wages of grocery workers during the pandemic, joining a shopping list of other Orange County cities exploring the initiative. Its city council will discuss an urgency ordinance March 2 to pay certain grocery workers an extra $4 per hour in “hazard pay.” “Grocery workers generally receive lower wages

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Senate Democrats Suggest Moving Forward on CCP Virus Relief Bill Without Minimum Wage Hike

White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters on Monday that the administration is not planning to overrule the parliamentarian on adding a raise to the minimum wage to the CCP virus relief bill. “That’s not an action we intend to take,” Psaki said. The Senate parliamentarian ruled last Thursday that raising the federal minimum

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Orange County Congresswoman Entices Businesses to Modernize Ventilation Systems

Congresswoman Michelle Steel introduced new legislation March 1 that seeks to incentivize businesses to improve their ventilation systems to reduce the transmission of airborne diseases such as COVID-19. The legislation, called the Filtering and Retrofitting the Environment for Safe and Healthy Activities Indoors and Revenue (FRESH AIR) for Businesses Act, offers participating businesses the chance to get a tax credit

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