There are people in this world that think about issues long before we do. Thank goodness they are around, especially when expose problems when over-broad laws such as the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) runs smack into businesses reopening in the face of requirements and recommendations based on trying to keep people safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Olson has a post on the CATO site dealing with possible ADA compliance issues as businesses start to open back up. It is well worth the read, but here are the highlights: (more…)
For at least the past week, the FloridaToday and other news sources have been running stories on the termination of Rebekah Jones, who led the development of the Florida website / dashboard on tracking of COVID-19 cases.
Jones says she was fired because she refused to manipulate data. Governor DeSantis and the State claim she was fired for insubordination.
In these times, it seems nothing can happen without being politicized and this case is no exception.
We’ve written severaltimes about Owosso, Michigan Karl Manke who defied the “stay at home” orders of Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer in order to make a living and pay his bills.
After the State tried to close Manke’s shop down, the State applied for a “cease and desist order” which would force the closure of the shop. Circuit Court Judge Matthew Stewart refused to issue the order saying he wanted to hold a full hearing.
As the State was shot down and could not get the cease and desist order, the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs [LARA] suspended Manke’s license without cause or reason. At the same time, the State went to the Appeals Court asking that they order Judge Stewart to rule on the cease and desist order sooner rather than later.
The Court of Appeals said Judge Stewart needed to issue a ruling by Thursday, May 22, 2020.
HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss. (WMC) – A Mississippi church at the center of an arson investigation is the same church currently in a battle with city leaders over a COVID-19 safer-at-home order.
First Pentecostal Church in Holly Springs was destroyed by what investigators believe is an arsonist.
Investigators found graffiti on pavement in the church parking lot that reads, “Bet you stay home now you hypokrits (sic).” (more…)
According to a statement to the MediaNews Group from Casey Smith, communications director at the Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development: “As the administration’s main priority is protecting the health and well-being of Pennsylvanians, flagmaking operations are thus deemed non-life-sustaining. While FlagZone will unfortunately need to suspend its operations this year, we are hopeful that in the years to come, it will be able to continue to provide Pennsylvanians with a symbol of our patriotism for future Memorial Day celebrations.” (more…)
