The first “confirmed” death from COVID-19 in the U.S. was on February 29. Some 60 days later, the U.S. passed the grim milestone of 60,000 “confirmed” deaths on April 29. The Trump body count surpassed the 61,000 deaths by August 4 forecast by the model touted by the White House on April 9, with 61,717 … Read more
Donald Trump wants a coronavirus vaccine widely available by the end of the year, even though his public health experts say it will take at least a year to 18 months, an ambitious schedule given that the mumps vaccine — considered the fastest ever approved — took four years to develop and adequately test for safety … Read more
UPDATE: Governor Ducey has announced plans to extend shelter at home orders until May 15, with modifications (PDF link). This allows certain retail business to reopen, but provides to resources for those business to meet recommendations for safety and infection control. Here is the video of the announcement of the new policy: There are plans … Read more
Since it’s Wednesday, I am wearing red, and today’s video about public education funding. Yesterday, I was filling out an endorsement questionnaire, and one of the questions was: do you support raising sales taxes to pay for public education? This question is so January 2020. When we were in session, there was much discussion about … Read more
Kentucky, depending on which study is cited, is among the top states that take in more money in federal aid than it pays out in taxes. Governor Andrew Cuomo brought that up last week when Political Prince of Darkness-Enemy of the People-Obstructionist in Chief-Legislative Grim Reaper-Moscow Mitch McConnell, Kentucky’s senior Senator, and Senate Majority Leader … Read more