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Enough! State Attorneys General URGE Facebook to Scrap Instagram for Kids
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The National Association of Attorneys General had to urge Facebook to drop a potentially “harmful” project targeted at kids. Apparently, Facebook needs to be encouraged to protect children online.
Attorneys general from 44 states and territories sent a letter to Facebook Chief Executive Officer and founder Mark Zuckerberg. The Attorneys General urged Zuckerberg to scrap plans to develop an Instagram platform for children under the age of 13. Facebook is the parent company of Instagram. ..
(Excerpts from MRC News)
District of Columbia | May 14, 2021
Thirteen States Are Rejecting Federal Unemployment Bonuses
District of Columbia | May 14, 2021
Thirteen states have so far rejected the federal government’s offer for an additional $300 per week in unemployment benefits, saying the extra cash is keeping people from going back to work and filling open – and much-needed – jobs.
Georgia is the latest state to join that growing list this week, with Republican Gov. Brian Kemp making the announcement Thursday after claiming the benefits are “hurting our productivity.”
“We’re not going to be participating in the federal subsidy any longer. That’s going to be a date in mid-to-late June. We’re working with the labor commissioner, and we’ll have more information on that soon,” Kemp told Fox News Thursday. “Every small business owner, and the workers that are currently working, they need more people. It’s hurting our productivity.
According to Forbes, the average amount of state-provided unemployment per person amounts to about $387 per week, and lasts about 24 weeks. With the additional $300, that means the average non-working person collecting unemployment is pulling in more than $2,600 per month in benefits. The government-subsidized ability for a person to continue not working even as the economy has largely opened back up for business has faced criticism after the latest April jobs report fell woefully short of the 1 million projected jobs, instead totaling only about 266,000…
(Excerpts from MRCTV)
District of Columbia | April 26, 2021
Governors Complain That Biden, VP Skip Weekly COVID Calls
District of Columbia | April 26, 2021
The phone calls come from inside the new administration, but the president is not on the line. In fact, Joe Biden has not dialed in to any of the weekly COVID-19 coordinating calls with the nation’s governors since he came into office, a sharp contrast with his predecessor and a break from last year’s pandemic ritual.
Every Tuesday, usually at 11 a.m. EST, all 50 governors dial in to the same conference call to coordinate federal and state responses to the coronavirus crisis. And until this past January, they heard each time from the vice president. Mike Pence, as head of the White House COVID task force, led those weekly discussions. Donald Trump dropped by from time to time. The calls continue under the current administration but without Biden. “It’s been a real frustration, I think it’s safe to say, for all 50 governors,” New Hampshire’s Chris Sununu told RealClearPolitics.
Of course, he appreciates hearing from Jeffrey Zients (pictured), the new White House COVID response coordinator, and from Dr. Anthony Fauci, the White House chief medical adviser. But Sununu told RCP, “It would go a long way if the president would just get on the phone, or the vice president would get on the phone and take questions. Allow us to ask the folks in charge questions.”….
(Excerpts from Real Clear Politics)