An initiative to increase affordable housing suffered a setback last night, as a resolution to utilize federal funding was shot down during last night’s county board meeting.
County agencies are hoping to fund transitional housing initiatives, hazard pay for county employees at increased risk of on-the-job COVID-19 exposure and projects to expand broadband infrastructure.
The Rock County board has authorized a probe of its child welfare system in the wake of recent concerns raised by foster parents and others over turnover in Child Protective
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JANESVILLE, Wisconsin, January 25, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) A nursing home run by Rock County is receiving significant pushback after mandating its employees receive the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine regimen or face layoff.
Officials at Rock Haven issued a memo on December 23 informing workers that reception of the vaccine was “a requirement for all staff” and those who did not comply would be laid off for failing to “perform the essential functions of the job.”
The memo went on to explain a laid-off employee “will not be allowed to return to work until they have completed the COVID-19 vaccine series.”