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Virus outbreaks stoke tensions in some state capitols By Associated Press | February 5, 2021 at 10:21 AM EST - Updated February 5 at 11:49 AM JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) After only their first few weeks of work, tensions already are high among lawmakers meeting in-person at some state capitols not because of testy debates over taxes, guns or abortion, but because of a disregard for coronavirus precautions. In Georgia, a Republican lawmaker recently was booted from the House floor for refusing to get tested for the coronavirus. In Iowa, a Democratic House member boldly violated a no-jeans rule to protest the chamber’s lack of a mask rule. ....
.... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. After only their first few weeks of work, tensions already are high among lawmakers meeting in-person at some state capitols not because of testy debates over taxes, guns or abortion, but because of a disregard for coronavirus precautions. In Georgia, a Republican lawmaker recently was booted from the House floor for refusing to get tested for the coronavirus. In Iowa, a Democratic House member boldly violated a no-jeans rule to protest the chamber’s lack of a mask rule. And in Missouri, numerous lawmakers and staff some fearing for their health after a COVID-19 outbreak in the Capitol scrambled to get vaccinated at a clinic before legislative leaders warned that the shots weren’t actually meant for them. GOP Gov. Mike Parson denounced the lawmakers as line-jumpers. ....
Coronavirus outbreaks, lax rules stoke tensions in state capitols Some state legislatures are failing to take pandemic precautions, resulting in outbreaks of COVID-19 and finger-pointing. Â Â In this Jan. 5 photo, Speaker of the House Bryan Cutler, R-Lancaster, left, talks with incoming House Minority Leader Joanna McClinton, D-Philadelphia, on the House floor before the Pennsylvania House of Representatives are sworn-in at the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa. After only their first few weeks of work, tensions already are high among lawmakers meeting in-person at some state Capitols â not because of testy debates over taxes, guns or abortion, but because of a disregard for coronavirus precautions. [ LAURENCE KESTERSON | AP ] ....
Small groups of right-wing protesters — some of them carrying rifles — gathered outside heavily fortified statehouses around the country Sunday, outnumbered by National Guard troops and police . . . ....
Police and National Guard troops stood sentry at newly fortified statehouses Sunday ahead of demonstrations planned for the leadup to President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, as authorities worked to deter a repeat of the recent riot that overran the U.S. Capitol. A few protesters were starting to gather in some cities, but streets in many others […] ....