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Class pets, weed boom, school robots: News from around our 50 states Read full article May 5, 2021, 7:33 AM·51 min read Alabama Birmingham: Declaring the COVID-19 pandemic “absolutely” managed despite lagging vaccinations, Gov. Kay Ivey said Monday that she will end a health order meant to guard against the spread of an illness that has killed nearly 11,000 people statewide. Citing improved infection rates, fewer hospitalizations and more widespread immunizations, Ivey said the current order recommending that people follow health guidance and requiring some precautions for senior citizens and long-term care facilities will end May 31, barring a sharp rise in cases. The declared state of emergency will end July 6, she said in a statement. “For over a year now, Alabamians, like people around the globe, have made sacrifices and adjusted to a temporary ‘new normal.’ We have learned much since last year, and this is absolutely now a managed pandemic. Our infe ....
View Comments A bill that sets firearm storage requirements, outlaws guns in the Oregon Capitol building and allows schools to ban guns is headed to the governor s desk for her signature. The Senate approved Senate Bill 554 Wednesday. Proponents called SB 554 a meaningful step toward reducing gun violence. Additionally, they said, the storage regulations would impact the minority of gun-owning Oregonians who do not already secure their guns. “Passing a safe storage policy for firearms and improving safety in our public buildings and our state Capitol is overdue, Sen. Ginny Burdick, D-Portland, said in a statement. Opponents said the bill infringes upon the rights of Oregonians to defend themselves with firearms and would only harm law-abiding citizens. ....
May 4, 2021 Photo: ODOT The Oregon Senate passed House Bill 2006 today, a bill that allows local governments greater flexibility in siting emergency shelter locations. While the nation battled the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the northwest experienced the compounding tragedy of devastating wildfires. Those wildfires led to the loss of homes, businesses, communities and lives. Many Oregonians have been displaced, many have lost jobs, and many have confronted extreme loss. “Prior to COVID-19 taking hold in our state, many were suffering due to our housing crisis,” said Senator Deb Patterson (D-Salem) who carried House Bill 2006 to passage. “Our housing emergency preceded, and has been exacerbated, in the past year. And it’s harmed our vulnerable community members disproportionately,” Senator Patterson added. ....
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By SARA CLINE - Associated Press - Monday, May 3, 2021 PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A lack of adequate shelter beds has long plagued Oregon. It was recently estimated that 10,000 people in the state sleep outside on any given night - a number that has likely increased during the pandemic. But on Monday, Oregon lawmakers passed a bill that will make it easier and quicker for communities to create emergency shelters and temporary housing. House Bill 2006, which the Senate passed 26-1, will remove barriers to siting shelters by temporarily adjusting land use laws and waiving some design, planning and zoning regulations. ....