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School vax mandate bill pulled amid mounting opposition, Calif. lawmaker announces.
Vaccine mandate bills have struggled mightily in the 2022 legislative session.
Another Valley county joins choir against Calif. student COVID-19 vaccine mandate
Thus far, two San Joaquin Valley counties have spoken out against a school vaccine mandate proposal.
Lawmaker pulls Calif. bill to mandate vaccines for all workers
The bill was a state-level proposal that resembled the Biden administration's overturned employer vaccine mandate.
Calif. Dems unwilling to pull plug on Newsom’s emergency powers
29 states have ended COVID emergency powers granted to their governors. Despite being in an endemic phase, California will not be one of them.
Kern prosecutors charge fraudsters who bilked nearly $400k in unemployment
Seventeen people in Kern County have been charged in an unemployment insurance fraud scheme.
Tulare Co. Supes join mounting opposition to Calif. employer vaccine mandate
In the draft letter, Tulare County lawmakers called their opposition to the employer vaccine mandate bill “unequivocal.”
Tulare Co. Supes target student vaccine bills
Draft letters from Tulare lawmakers target two bills, both drafted by the California legislature's top vaccine policymaker: Sen. Richard Pan of Sacramento.
Newsom announces end to school mask mandate. Here’s when it will finally fade.
Facing pressure to loosen mask requirements, California Gov. Gavin Newsom and public health officials announced an end to mask mandates in public classrooms.
Newsom’s “next phase” of coronavirus response is more ambiguous than ever
After teasing a shift in strategy last week, Gov. Gavin Newsom and California public health officials rolled out a new plan to address the latest stage of coronavirus response.
Calif. leaders stuck in two gears over pandemic changes
Gov. Gavin Newsom and California lawmakers find themselves at different places in how to shift into a new phase of coronavirus response.
