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The polls that show so many Republicans around the country resisting COVID-19 vaccines is certainly discouraging for those of us who believe a healthy and fulsome vaccination regimen is crucial to getting the country back to normal.
I am happy to report that every single legislator in eastern Connecticut, Republicans and Democrats alike, responded in an informal survey I made this week that they have started or completed vaccination or are scheduling a shot.
They all spoke encouragingly about vaccination in their responses, a sign, I d say, of healthy pandemic leadership.
Republican Doug Howard of Stonington disclosed he had to put off vaccination for a while because he had COVID.
House panel OKs bills to curb Chinese influence
Erin Grall is shepherding part of the Governor s proposal to crackdown on China. Image via Colin Hackley.
A Gov.
Ron DeSantis-backed bill that would require groups to disclose funding from China and other adversarial countries when seeking large grants from Florida rolled forward Wednesday.
The House Education and Employment Committee voted unanimously to advance that measure (
HB 7017), carried in the House by Vero Beach Republican Rep.
Erin Grall, to its penultimate committee stop. Lawmakers approved the proposal with no comment.
Besides China, that list of flagged countries includes Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Russia, Syria and Venezuela.