351 COVID-19 Spreads, Film Set Blame, Court Rules on Vaccine Rules, Infrastructure Bill and more
On this week’s podcast, Paul and Wally discuss the spread of COVID19 in New Mexico and the high levels of infections occurring in New Mexico. They also discuss the differing media reaction to Florida and states in the Mountain West.
NM Film workers place blame for issues on set w/ out-of-state-leaders. There are also workplace issues with at least this movie. How does this square with New Mexico’s highly-subsidized film industry?
Biden’s vaccine mandate for businesses w/ 100 or more employees officially put forth and immediately gets placed on hold by 5th district judge. The Administration is still pushing businesses to comply.
Biden gets help from some House Republicans to pass a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill. Paul and Wally discuss some details on the bill and the poor politics for the GOP.
Gavin Newsome has declared natural gas “zero carbon.”
The City of Albuquerque has changed its plastic bag ban. Paul does a short interview with Zachary Taylor, director of the American Recyclable Plastic Bag Alliance, about the changes and why they are economically and environmentally harmful.
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