Friday | November 19th, 2021
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1) DeSantis Signs Anti-Vaccine Mandate Bills
The Topline: Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) held a press conference on Thursday announcing he would sign bills restricting vaccine mandates in the state.
Quote Of The Day: “Nobody in Florida should be losing their job over these jabs…we want people to be able to have livelihoods.”
– Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL)
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The Bills
The four bills would require private employers to allow for vaccine exemptions including health or religious concerns, pregnancy or someone trying to get pregnant, and those who have natural immunity from a previous COVID infection. The legislation will also prevent schools from forcing students to get vaccinated or wear masks.
One of the laws strips the surgeon general’s ability to push vaccine mandates and will begin the process of having Florida exit OSHA, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, that is issuing the vaccine mandates ordered by the Biden administration.
OSHA Lawsuit
Florida was one of the states that filed a lawsuit against OSHA and the Biden administration’s vaccine and testing mandate shortly after it was released.
The bills were signed after DeSantis called for a special legislative session to get them to his desk. DeSantis said he needed to protect workers so they wouldn’t lose their jobs after the holidays due to the potential for the federal government’s mandate.
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2) Homicide Surge In The U.S.
The Topline: The number of homicides in the United States jumped significantly in 2020, with every city in the nation affected.
Quote Of The Day: “They could’ve had the car. They could’ve had any of that. I would’ve [given] anything. I would’ve [given] my life for my son.”
– Reverend Willie McGee, father of Chicago shooting victim
The Numbers
2020 saw the largest increase in the number of homicides in U.S. history, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The FBI reported a 30% increase in homicides between 2019 and 2020. There were a total of 21,570 homicides in the U.S. last year, meaning 4,900 more Americans were killed in 2020 than 2019.
According to the National Center for Health Statistics, an arm of the CDC, that’s an even larger surge in
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