Nearly 35 states have ended their health emergency declarations, which have given governors authority to mandate pandemic mitigation measures, and most of those remaining are set to expire before August.
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Experts expect the inflation-relief package would likely cause prices to increase slightly and wouldn’t stop the possibility of a recession. The package would give each vehicle owner $400 to offset gas prices.
In the final hours of the state’s session, the budget proposal passed in a 33-7 vote. The budget compromise would include a $2,550 Permanent Fund dividend and one-time energy relief payments.
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Kendra Cotton, a member of the Black Southern Women’s Collective, regarding the relationship she sees between her Christian faith and abortion rights. She believes that restricting the state restricting what a person can do with their own body is reminiscent of slavery and being under someone else’s control. (Associated Press — May 20, 2022)
