District Links: Council aims to offer paid medical leave to DC employees; Norton vows to halt Senate bill to repeal DC vaccine mandates; and more

By Chris Kain On Jan 20, 2022 Last updated Jan 20, 2022

DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton is vowing to defeat a bill introduced this week by Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul and five Republican colleagues that would repeal the District’s COVID-19 vaccine mandates.

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