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Year: 2020
Last for 2020, RIOC board brings hope, but struggles linger
Wednesday, December 29th, members and staff popped up on Zoom for the last 2020 RIOC board meeting. Encouraging signs of openness flashed, but there was
Treasury sending out $600 stimulus checks this week
By Bethany Blankley | The Center Square/December 30th, 2020 (The Center Square) – A second round of stimulus checks, this time in the amount of $600,
HEADS UP: THE COMING BATTLE OVER VACCINES
Natural scientists have done their part by creating vaccines. To get people to take them, we need social science. By Jill Richardson | December 22, 2020 With
How Will Trump’s Stalled Pandemic Stimulus Bill Signing Impact Unemployment Benefits?
Lauren Costantino, THE CITY This article was originally publishedon Dec 30 at 1:08pm ESTby THE CITY President Donald Trump’s stalled signing of the $900 billion
The Journey Begins
Thanks for joining me! Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton
RIOC board member, clear conflicts of interest, big votes, but why no disclosure…?
RIOC conflicts of interest for board member Michael Shinozaki loom large but remain publicly undisclosed. He does not abstain from voting, and he’s open with
America the Beautiful Versus the Star-Spangled Banner as National Anthem
If we make room for a second American national anthem, it’s America the Beautiful, a song so rounded and inclusive, it’s a national hymn, if
More Rent Relief and a New Eviction Moratorium on the Way for New York Tenants
Allison Dikanovic, THE CITY This article was originally publishedon Dec 28 at 8:37pm ESTby THE CITY The coming end of the year brings some promising
In another effort to challenge Electoral College votes, Rep. Gohmert sues Vice President Mike Pence
By Bethany Blankley | The Center Square/December 29th, 2020 (The Center Square) – U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, sued Vice President Mike Pence in an attempt