Good morning! I’m pulling together a short list this morning because 1) two of my coworkers are out with some not-COVID, not-flu nastiness, so I’m running the ship solo and 2) I’ve been on the phone with the Sparta post office this morning. That lady clearly wanted to do anything other than answer my questions, but I persevered. Heck if I’m going to put in a new mailbox without knowing I’m complying with the local postmaster’s guidelines!
Happy Pretend to be a Time Traveler Day, by the way!
Let’s get to the news, shall we?
Pat, Alice, and Flannery
- A Georgia judge has piled on to the list of Trump appointees trying to throw out the Biden Administration’s COVID vaccination mandate, this time for federal contractors.
- As evictions mount statewide, Georgia lags behind 38 states and the District of Columbia in disbursing the rental assistance provided by Congress, having paid out less than 15% of available funds. (Alternate link.)
- The Braves have sold their minor league teams. (Alternate link.)
- The Kellogg Company will replace workers who went on strike and elected not to accept the company’s 5-year contract proposal, even though a majority of their workers voted against it.
- The January 6th Committee is proceeding with plans to hold Mark Meadows in contempt.
- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has cut a deal with Democrats to raise the debt ceiling.
- According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor, 4.2 million Americans quit their jobs in pursuit of better opportunities in October. (Alternate link.)
- The commission on the Supreme Court formed by President Joe Biden has voted to send its report to his desk.
- Olaf Scholz is now the German chancellor.
- India’s military chief and 12 others have died in a helicopter crash.
- Pfizer says its COVID booster shot protects against the Omicron variant.