Republican legislators in more than half of U.S. states, spurred on by voters angry about lockdowns and mask mandates, are taking away the powers that state and local officials use to protect the public against infectious diseases.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Congress has poured tens of billions of dollars into state and local public health departments in response to the coronavirus pandemic, paying for masks, contact tracers and education campaigns to persuade people to get vaccinated.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Congress has poured tens of billions of dollars into state and local public health departments in response to the coronavirus pandemic, paying for masks, contact tracers and education campaigns to persuade people to get vaccinated.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Congress has poured tens of billions of dollars into state and local public health departments in response to the coronavirus pandemic, paying for masks, contact tracers and education campaigns to persuade people to get vaccinated.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO