Teachers Unions Extracting Final Payouts Before Schools Reopen

If you're having trouble viewing this email, you can view it in a browser here.     The latest news and analysis from Reason.com Tuesday, April 6, 2021     Increases in Coronavirus Cases Are Happening Mainly in States With Stricter COVID-19 Rules The Washington Post nevertheless blames "a broad loosening of public health measures." By Jacob Sullum   Teachers Unions Extracting Final Payouts Before Schools Reopen L.A. teachers win $500 childcare concession, though New York union still holding firm on anti-scientific 2-case rule. By Matt Welch   sponsor content     Leave Walgreens Alone. They're Doing a Better Job Than the FDA and the CDC. Yet the company is still getting stupidly scolded by public health busybodies. By Ronald Bailey   Biden Administration Retracts Claim That $2.25 Trillion Infrastructure Plan Would Create 19 Million Jobs Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg admitted the mistake and walked back the administration's job creation promises on Monday night. By Eric Boehm   Biden Administration Deploys the Civil Rights Act To Stop a $7 Billion Highway Project in Houston The Federal Highway Administration is asking Texas officials to hit pause on a massive highway widening project while it examines whether it violates Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. By Christian Britschgi   Police Chief Refutes Derek Chauvin's Claim That He Did What He Was Trained to Do Medaria Arradondo says Chauvin's treatment of George Floyd violated department policy in several important ways. By Jacob Sullum   Arizona Legislature Votes to End License Suspensions for Ticket Debts Advocates say the legislation would restore an estimated 30,000 driver's licenses. By C.J. Ciaramella   The No-Fly List Is a Civil Liberties Nightmare Existing laws are more than adequate to handle the Capitol rioters. By C.J. Ciaramella   The Misleading Push for Corporate Tax Hikes Corporations get attacked for not paying taxes in a certain year, but they’re just spreading out their losses. By Andrew Wilford   Why Isn't California Safer From Wildfires? An environmental law keeps public agencies from reducing wildfire fuel. By Sashi Sabaratnam McEntee   sponsor content     Donate Reason Foundation 5737 Mesmer Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90230, USA Privacy Policy   Manage Your Preferences Unsubscribe