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This Week in Jacksonville

This Week in Jacksonville reviews the top stories and political developments in Northeast Florida and host Kent Justice talks to newsmakers about the impact on our community.

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Vermont agrees to $4.5 million settlement with Woodside Juvenile Rehabilitation Center abuse victims

Vermont will pay a settlement of $4.5 million to abuse victims from a former juvenile rehabilitation center. Some of the plaintiffs claimed to be mentally and sexually abused.

foxnews.com

Vermont Gov. Scott calls for civility following deadly school basketball brawl

Republican Vermont Gov. Phil Scott called for civility in the aftermath of a brawl at a middle school basketball game that killed a 60-year-old Alburgh man.

foxnews.com

VT expected to elect first female Rep. while longtime congressman Welch likely headed to Senate

Vermont appears poised to elect Becca Balint to its lone House seat, replacing Rep. Peter Welch, likely heir apparent to the Senate seat being vacated by longtime Sen. Patrick Leahy.

foxnews.com

The Trailer: Your hour-by-hour guide on what to watch in four states tonight

A primary day cheat sheet, GOP worries about political oppression, and a talk with the CEO of AIPAC.

washingtonpost.com

It's primary day in Vermont. Why do voters there choose a governor every 2 years?

Vermont's Republican governor, Phil Scott, is on the ballot today, just like he was in 2016, 2018 and 2020. Why is that and will it ever change?

npr.org

Balint wins Vermont's Democratic primary for US House

The leader of the Vermont state Senate Becca Balint could become the first woman and the first openly gay person to represent the state in Congress.

Republican governor urges US Senate to act on gun violence

Vermont’s moderate Republican governor is urging the nation's senators to work together to address gun violence.

Vermont could become the first state to guarantee the right to abortion in its constitution

The proposal, known as Proposition 5, is part of a wave of abortion rights legislation to emerge in Democratic states this year, ahead of a key Supreme Court ruling on abortion expected this summer.

washingtonpost.com

What Happened to America’s Biggest Pandemic Success Story?

Vermont’s COVID-19 surge could point the way toward an uncertain endemic future.

theatlantic.com

Vermont Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy Won't Seek Reelection

The longest-serving current member of the Senate said he won't seek reelction to the seat he has held for eight terms.

newsy.com

Eastern governors could be model for California GOP comeback

Republicans are facing tough odds of ousting liberal Gov. Gavin Newsom in a recall election in heavily Democratic California.

Will Trump be spoiler as California GOP seeks Newsom recall?

California Republicans see a chance of ousting embattled Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom in a September recall election.

Biden relaunches council of governors with bipartisan group

President Joe Biden is relaunching the council of governors.

Biden relaunches council of governors with bipartisan group

President Joe Biden on Thursday will relaunch the council of governors, an advisory board of governors and a number of key Cabinet secretaries and top administration officials focused on strengthening federal and state collaboration on major national security issues. According to details shared first with The Associated Press, Biden is appointing a bipartisan group of nine governors to the council, including seven new governors, and naming two current council members, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, a Republican, and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, a Democrat, as co-chairs of the group. The seven new governors are Biden’s home-state governor, Delaware Gov. John Carney, Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Oregon Gov. Kate Brown, all Democrats, as well as Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, Vermont Gov. Phil Scott and Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon, all Republicans.

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U.S. COVID-19 deaths top 600,000 amid growing concern about variant

The nationwide death rate has slowed to a level not seen since the early weeks of the pandemic – but unvaccinated people are still at risk as more contagious variants spread.

cbsnews.com

Vermont Lifts Remaining COVID Restrictions

Vermont joins most of the country in fully reopening.

newsy.com

Republicans could easily win fair-and-square. They're choosing Trump instead.

The party has many very popular governors in blue states. Republicans hate them.

news.yahoo.com

Mask Or No Mask? That Depends Where You Live

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said vaccinated people still must follow existing state, local, or tribal laws on masks and social distancing.

npr.org

Some states plan big spending with Biden's aid, others wait

Some states are making plans to spend billions of dollars from President Joe Biden's pandemic relief act, though the money has yet to arrive.

Christine Hallquist, transgender candidate, wins nomination for Vermont governor

Christine Hallquist will face Republican Gov. Phil Scott in November; if successful, she will become the nation's first transgender governor

cbsnews.com

LGBT activists not excited by Jenner's campaign for governor

Though Caitlyn Jenner is one of the most famous transgender people in America, the announcement of her candidacy for California governor was greeted hostilely by one of the state’s largest LGBTQ-rights groups.

The Latest: US 7th Fleet: 14,000 personnel fully vaccinated

The U.S. 7th Fleet that operates throughout the Indo-Pacific says more than 14,000 of its service members have received their full doses of the coronavirus vaccine, which it began administering on January 5.

The Latest: India vaccinates 2 million health workers

India’s total positive cases since the start of the epidemic have reached 10.6 million, the second highest after the United States with 25.43 million cases. India started inoculating health workers on Jan. 16 in what is likely the world’s largest COVID-19 vaccination campaign. The FDA said Tuesday there have been reports of hospitalizations and death linked to the sanitizers reported to U.S. poison control centers and state health departments. The state’s health agency on Tuesday said third-party administrators would take over ordering and distributing vaccine doses with a new state secretary in charge of logistics. On Tuesday, the CDC reported just over half of the 41 million doses distributed to states have been put in people’s arms.

2020 Latest: Biden campaign willing to fight Trump in court

In the race to 270 electoral votes, Biden has 236, while Trump has 213. ___2:40 a.m.President Donald Trump is vowing to ask the Supreme Court to weigh in on the inconclusive election. Nebraska, one of two states that divides its electoral votes, has five total electoral votes up for grabs. The Republican nominee on Wednesday was awarded six electoral votes from Iowa and three electoral votes from Montana. Biden nets 74 electoral votes for the three Western states, while Trump takes four electoral votes from Idaho.

Plot puts focus on governors' safety amid threats, protests

(AP Photo/Paul Sancya File)A plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor has put a focus on the security of governors who have faced protests and threats over their handling of the coronavirus pandemic. The only time a U.S. state governor died of assassination was in Kentucky in 1900, when Kentucky Gov. In the same city this spring, current Kentucky Gov. In April, a man was charged after being accused of making threats against Beshear and Kentucky State Police troopers online. ___Follow Mulvihill at http://www.twitter.com/geoffmulvihill__Thurs article has been updated to show that former Kentucky Gov.

Golden Isles anticipating many visitors over Memorial Day weekend

GLYNN COUNTY, Ga. – Glynn County officials are expecting a big turnout this Memorial Day weekend. With this in mind, they want to hammer home that people need to be safe and continue practicing social distancing. A Glynn County spokesperson says the last few weekends have brought out some crowds. Scott McQuade is CEO of the Golden Isles Convention and Visitors Bureau. The busy holiday weekend is a welcome sight after a “long drought” in business due to COVID-19 related closures, according to Scott.

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