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HARRISBURG Local officials charged with implementing any changes lawmakers might make to Pennsylvania’s Election Code are begging Democrats and Republicans to work together, a request that seems increasingly unlikely to be fulfilled given the parties’ continued partisan tensions, especially over voting rights.
The division and hostility was on full display last week as the House State Government Committee wrapped up the last of 10 election oversight meetings, which Chairman Seth Grove (R., York) framed as a necessary endeavor following the 2020 election, but which Democrats have attacked as political theater and a cover for voter suppression.
“It was a deep mockery, in fact, a sad mockery of the hardworking election officials that carried out and executed our elections across all 67 counties,” Minority Chair Margo Davidson (D., Delaware) said at the end of Thursday’s meeting. “Confidence in our elections has been destroyed by the very people that lament
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The Royal New Zealand Air Force has delivered donated water tanks to the Chatham Islands.
A C-130 Hercules delivered ten 1000-litre tanks on Thursday.
The tanks, which have been donated by
Paul and Donna Kerridge, are to be used to supplement water supplies at Saint Barnabas Shelter and a community garden.
They will also be used by whanau who do not have sufficient fresh water facilities to enable them to live on their land.
Squadron Leader Matt Rieper said the delivery was part of No. 40 Squadron s flying programme to maintain crew currencies. We have to keep our aircrews current in a range of flying skills so it was great to be able to use one of these flights to go to the Chathams and deliver these water tanks, he said.
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Published: April 22, 2021 12:09 PM EDT
Updated: April 22, 2021 2:05 PM EDT
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Eligibility to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in Florida includes all persons 18 years of age and older.
Teens that are 16 or 17 years of age are also eligible only for the Pfizer vaccine, and they must have a completed consent form.
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