What started with vaccination clinics at one site in Cayuga County has grown into a larger operation with mobile clinics and a new location at Fingerlakes Mall to inoculate hundreds
We are halfway through the session and the more controversial bills are beginning to show up in the committees. In the Senate State Affairs Committee, we heard and sent to print Senate Bill 1135 (S1135). This bill was brought by the Idaho Association of School Administrators and allows school employees who have an enhanced concealed weapons license to be able to carry a firearm on school property. The conditions and requirements of an employee that wants to carry will be set and authorized by local school boards. This will include training requirements and letting local law enforcement know who is carrying. This is a good addition because in the event of a school shooting, law enforcement needs to know who the good guys are and who the bad guys are.
California, buoyed by high-earning technology and professional sectors that shifted to at-home work during the pandemic, will recover somewhat faster than the U.S., even though a full rebound in the
COVID response update
The data, presented by ACC Manager Blaine Williams, showed an overall decline in new COVID-19 infection rates since February in Clarke County and among ACC government employees, consistent with state and nationwide numbers.
Williams said over 250 ACC employees in the tier 1A+ category for vaccine priority, which includes first responders and people over 65, have now been vaccinated.
District 3 Commissioner Melissa Link asked Williams if any county employees were hesitant to receive the vaccine, and asked if the county could require its eligible employees to receive it. Williams said itâs likely that not all eligible county employees have taken it since the county cannot require them to be vaccinated.