Tag: President Joe Biden
Justice Breyer to retire; Biden to fill vacancy
WASHINGTON (AP) — Liberal Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring, giving President Joe Biden an opening he has pledged to fill by naming the...
Should affected businesses go ahead with COVID-19 vaccine or testing requirements,...
The U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 13 struck down a mandate from President Joe Biden's administration requiring employees at large businesses to get a...
Supreme Court halts COVID-19 vaccine rule for U.S. businesses, allows mandate...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has stopped a major push by the Biden administration to boost the nation's COVID-19 vaccination rate, a requirement...
Biden sending military personnel to R.I., other states, to combat COVID...
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden is highlighting the federal government's efforts to “surge” military medical personnel to help overwhelmed medical facilities weather the...
Providence VA sticks with longer quarantine; not adopting new CDC guidance
PROVIDENCE – While the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offered updated guidance this week, dropping its recommended time for asymptomatic people to...
New COVID variant cause for concern, not panic, Biden tells U.S.
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden called the new COVID-19 variant omicron a cause for concern but “not a cause for panic" Monday and said...
Appeals court stays vaccine mandate on larger businesses
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court on Saturday temporarily halted the Biden administration’s vaccine requirement for businesses with 100 or more workers.
The 5th U.S....
Visa delays jeopardizing seasonal workforce
PROVIDENCE – There could be a shortage of foreign workers in Rhode Island this summer if the U.S. State Department does not expedite the...
Gov. McKee must show how his office can work with lt....
Eleven years ago, the late Robert J. Healey Jr. ran the last of his three failed bids for lieutenant governor, capturing 39% of the...
