comparemela.com

Latest Breaking News On - கிறிஸ்டின் பிசானி - Page 1 : comparemela.com

House GOP outlines COVID safety measures in advance of session

In response to a litany of concerns from disability advocates worried a lack of COVID-19 safety precautions will make it impossible for them to take part in the upcoming legislative session, House Republicans released a memo detailing some measures they are taking. Idaho GOP leaders do not plan to require most people in the Capitol building to wear masks, and it remains to be seen the extent to which remote testimony will be allowed. The 2021 legislative session begins on Jan. 11. The Idaho Council on Developmental Disabilities and 30 other groups sent a letter to legislative leadership and Gov. Brad Little earlier this month saying people with disabilities want to participate in the session but can’t do so safely without proper COVID-19 protocols and measures to deal with armed “uncontrolled angry mobs,” pointing to the lack of mask use or social distancing during the August special session that brought crowds of opponents of COVID-19 mandates to the Capitol.

House GOP outlines COVID safety measures in advance of session

Idahoans with disabilities raise legal concerns about plans for upcoming legislative session

BOISE — An array of groups representing Idahoans with disabilities has sent an 11-page letter to the governor, legislative leadership, the Idaho State Police and more raising legal and safety concerns about plans for the upcoming Jan. 11 legislative session. The Idaho Council on Developmental Disabilities and 30 other organizations signed on to the letter, which says people with disabilities want to participate in the legislative session, but can’t do so safely without proper COVID-19 protocols and measures to deal with armed “uncontrolled angry mobs.” “Anti-mask and anti-social distancing activism in the Capitol building, including the kind we saw in Idaho during the August 2020 special legislative session, is not a simple political statement or contest for political influence. It is a life-threatening activity for those people with developmental disabilities who need a COVID-19 safe atmosphere to have their voice heard during the public policy decision ma

© 2025 Vimarsana

vimarsana © 2020. All Rights Reserved.