At a press conference before yesterday’s assembly floor session, Republican Majority Speaker Robin Vos said there’s little more to be done to prevent mass shootings, other than arresting perpetrators after the fact. Referring to the string of mass shootings in the past week, Vos doubted any further legislation would be effective. “I have not seen exactly […]
Representative Francesca Hong on the introduction of her joint resolut...
In the wake of the murders in Atlanta on Tuesday of 8 people, 6 of whom were Asian American women, Representative Francesca Hong and Senator Melissa Agard introduced a joint resolution in the assembly and the senate condemning violence against the Asian Pacific Islander Desi community. Notably, the resolution doesn’t mention the murders in […]
Area Lawmakers Show Support for Meriter Nurses Strike
Photos by WORT News Director Chali Pittman. State Democratic lawmakers showed their support for nurses at UnityPoint Health-Meriter Hospital on Tuesday morning. The press conference came two days after Meriter Hospital nurses delivered a notice of strike to the hospital. The nurses at UnityPoint Health-Meriter Hospital are represented by the Service Employees International Union, or […]
