Early voting in the Nevada primary ends tomorrow, but if you miss it, don t despair. There are still multiple ways to vote. Brian Harris, voter education organizer for the Institute for a Progressive Nevada, noted you can mail in your ballot, as long as it is postmarked on or before Election Day, and you can, of course, vote in person on Tuesday, June 14. .
By Russell Lackey and Trisha Wheelock for Faith & Leadership via The Daily Yonder.Broadcast version by Mike Moen for Iowa News Service reporting for The Daily Yonder-Public News Service Collaboration In the 1960s sitcom "Green Acres," wealthy New Yorkers leave the city for rural life. As the show s twangy theme song says, "Farm living is the life for me." It s a funny, lighthearted show - but in reality, many farmers lives are far from idyllic. In January 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published a report on suicide rates by occupation. .
There s a new way to show you re vaccinated for COVID-19, without having to keep track of a pesky vaccine card, using a free QR code you can download from your account via the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services online portal. You can save the QR code as a digital file on your phone. Kristy Zigenis, COVID-19 program manager for the Nevada State Immunization Program, said businesses or events requiring proof of vaccination for admission can use a special program to decode the file. .
A landmark victory on the rights of pregnant people when securing living wills has been settled in Idaho. A lawsuit over a 2005 law prohibiting pregnant people from making life-sustaining decisions in advanced directives has been dismissed. Jess Pezley, staff attorney for the organization Compassion and Choices, said under Idaho s interpretation of the 2005 law, pregnant people would be kept on life support even if they disagreed with the decision. .
Two years into the pandemic, the number of volunteer blood donors in Pennsylvania has dropped dramatically. Blood center leaders say it s critical to get the numbers up in order to save lives. With schools and workplaces disrupted by COVID-19, many blood drives have been canceled and have not been rescheduled. .