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This week, Biden’s administration is expected to comply with the federal government’s latest COVID emergency rules, marking the official end of the pandemic in the United States.
Hundreds of coronavirus-related fitness and protection will expire on Thursday.
So what does this mean for you and me?
Experts say the biggest impact will be the end of loose coronavirus testing. Unless you have a generous employer or a gold-plated health insurance plan, you should start paying from now. It will charge you about $25 for caja. de two tests at your local pharmacy. Be prepared to pay more if you get tested at a doctor’s workplace or urgent care center.
The good news: COVID injections will remain loose, at least for now. Biden’s management has announced a $1. 1 billion program to ensure coronavirus vaccines are released through December 2024.
Another big update this week is that unvaccinated foreign travelers can still enter the United States.
And it will be “Face Freedom Day” for many workers.
I have a viewer who works in a nursing home in Missouri. He tells me they’ve had to wear a mask every day for three years. That, however, changes Thursday when the emergency order expires.
Missouri lawmakers are on time.
Friday is the last day of this year’s legislative session. But Missouri Gov. Mike Parson is threatening to call lawmakers to work if they don’t approve costs that restrict transgender athletes and transition-related health care for minors.
Despite all the headlines, Missouri lawmakers failed to secure any measures to limit transgender people on the other end of the finish line.
While Parson waits for lawmakers, House and Senate leaders have sent a pile of expenses to his office.
Pending Parson’s signature this week, a new budget includes $2. 8 billion to expand Interstate 70 between Kansas City and St. Cash will go up a third lane in both directions. Work will begin this fall.
Parson is also expected to issue a $50 million bill for innovations at Arrowhead Stadium to prepare for the World Cup venue.
And gentleness, camera, action. There’s money for filmmakers to bring Hollywood film productions to Kansas City and settle in Missouri. Upset by the fact that so many films about the state are now being filmed elsewhere, lawmakers have given the green light to a new tax credit program for the film. and the music industries.
A longtime movie tax credit program was scrapped by state lawmakers in 2013.
How is Kansas City responding to a wave of new transgender restrictions on both sides of the state line?
This week, the Kansas City Council plans to challenge the state and create a “sanctuary city” for the transgender community.
Activists should prevent local prosecutors and police from enforcing new regulations that restrict trans residents’ access to medical remedies or restrict their ability to use women’s restrooms.
A public hearing on the proposal is scheduled for Wednesday at nine a. m. on the 26th floor of City Hall.
Will this put an end to junk talk?
This week, Mayor Quinton Lucas announced he will introduce an order banning new landfills in Kansas City.
This follows months of protests by South Kansas City citizens who say the city is quietly securing land for a 430-acre landfill near their home and within the “smelly distance” of Raymore, Lee’s Summit and Belton.
It’s unclear whether Lucas’ resolution will quell public anger or fan the flames. The mayor’s proposal would only ban the town from new landfill projects for a year.
Here are some uplifting news to start the week.
The Royals are no longer tied for the worst of baseball.
Kansas City’s 5-1 victory over Oakland on Sunday officially lifted the team from the back end of Major League Baseball. It prevented the Royals from breaking the record for “longest streak of home waste” in team history.
The Royals open a four-game series against the Chicago White Sox tonight at Kauffman Stadium.
It’s also a great start to the week for Kansas City football fans. The drought is over!
Over the weekend, Sporting KC won its first of the season.
The team now has a fast response time. The game travels to Texas on Wednesday for a U. S. Open Cup adjustment. U. S. Across from Houston.
In case you forgot, we’re celebrating Mother’s Day this weekend.
If you plan to go out to dinner on Sundays, keep in mind that Mother’s Day is also the busiest meal day of the year.
The National Restaurant Association states that Mother’s Day surpasses Valentine’s Day and Easter as the most popular day to eat out.
This is basically because the celebrations are not limited to an express meal. On Mother’s Day, 10% of consumers go out for breakfast, 5% for brunch, 45% for lunch and the rest for dinner.
I’ll do all four! In addition to Mother’s Day, this weekend is my wife’s birthday, my daughter’s birthday, and our wedding anniversary.
Would you like Venmo with me?
Keep an eye out for rock Billy Idol.
Nearly 50 years into his music career, Idol stops in Kansas City as part of a new 15-city tour. Take the stage at the Uptown Theatre on Thursday night.
Michael Feinstein is also in Kansas City this week. The singer, pianist and musical revivalist will appear with the Kansas City Symphony in a special tribute concert to Judy Garland.
It’s this Saturday night at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. It would be Garland’s birthday.
And country star Trace Adkins will headline Country Roots Fest this weekend at Legends Field.
This is the new call for CommunityAmerica Ballpark in Kansas City, Kansas. Chris Young and Clay Walker will score for Adkins at the level this Saturday night.
Nick Haines follows the week’s most impactful local news on “Kansas City Week in Review,” Friday at 7:30 p. m. m. on PBS Kansas City.
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