As digital financial transactions increase, many Florida retail businesses would be required to accept cash as a form of payment, under a bill that continued moving forward Wednesday in the state Senate. Despite opposition from the attractions industry, the Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee unanimously supported the measure (SB 106). Sponsor Shevrin Jones, […]
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Amid COVID surge, VA hospitals not requiring masks for all patients
Veterans Affairs health officials are not currently planning to require all patients and visitors at department hospitals to wear masks despite several private health care systems making the move in response to rising COVID-19 numbers. However, local officials can opt to reinstate mask mandates for patient and staff safety if regional conditions warrant it. Private […]
Tennessee House Republicans defend requiring tickets for more than half of the public gallery seats
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee House Republican leaders went on the defensive Thursday after surprising people who showed up to watch their lawmakers kick off this year’s work by asking some of them if they had a ticket to get in. The new and previously unpublicized requirement has only fueled lingering criticism that the GOP […]
Federal court agrees to reconsider ruling finding Maryland law requiring handgun licenses unconstitutional
BALTIMORE — A federal appeals court will reconsider its ruling that found a Maryland law unconstitutional that requires residents to get a handgun qualification license before purchasing or obtaining a firearm. In November, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals found a provision of the state’s Firearm Safety Act of 2013 […]
NBU names three banks requiring urgent capitalization of $260 million
The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has pinpointed a capitalization requirement of 10 billion UAH ($262.2 million) for Ukreximbank, Pravex Bank, and MTB Bank, the NBU said in a Ukrainian Banks Stability Assessment released on Jan. 9. This assessment, based on a three-year outlook using the baseline macroeconomic scenario, sheds light on the capital adequacy […]
More hospitals are requiring masks as flu and COVID-19 cases surge
NEW YORK (AP) — More U.S. hospitals are requiring masks and limiting visitors as health officials face an expected but still nasty post-holiday spike in flu, COVID-19 and other illnesses. While many experts say this season likely won’t prove to be as deadly as some other recent winters, it still could mean hundreds of thousands […]
Oklahoma representative files bill requiring schools to display Ten Commandments
Jan. 2—Legislators have begun filing bills ahead of the 2024 legislative session — and one of those bills focused on returning the Ten Commandments to Oklahoma public school classrooms. Representative Jim Olsen, R-Roland, filed House Bill 2962 on Dec. 29, a bill that would require every public school to display a 16-inch-by-20-inch durable poster or […]