Forum Spotlight: Council Member Kevin Thompson

In the latest installment of the Forum Spotlight we spend a few minutes with Mesa, AZ Council Member Kevin Thompson.

Lubbock, TX vaccination rate

Watch this interview from Austin, TX ABC affiliate KVUE with Lubbock, TX Mayor Dan Pope on his city's successful COVID-19 vaccination rate. 

McKinney, TX Hub Operates Smoothly

McKinney, TX is having success reaching the community through its COVID-19 vaccine rollout effort. 

Fire rescue professionals have been working 10 hour days to “put together the entire system” at the McKinney ISD football stadium, McKinney Mayor George Fuller says, even though none had previous experience to build one. 

White House Looks To Mayors

From NPR on the important role Republican local leaders play every single day.

Biden's White House has found common cause with Republican mayors and county commissioners, highlighting it to bolster their claim that the COVID-19 proposal is "bipartisan," even as there's little sign Republicans in Congress will back the plan.

Forum Spotlight: Mayor Acquanetta Warren

In the latest installment of the Forum Spotlight we spend a few minutes with Fontana, CA Mayor, and CLA-FCL Chair Acquanetta Warren. 

Mayor encourages united effort to get vaccines to underserved areas

From Jacksonville, FL and Mayor Lenny Curry.

Black and Latino Americans are falling behind in the nationwide race to get vaccinated against COVID-19....Mayor Lenny Curry, surrounded by members of City Council, announced Thursday a new initiative that begins this morning to make the vaccine available in Northwest Jacksonville at the Clanzel T. Brown Senior Center on Moncrief Road.The doses available are limited, but Curry said he is making every effort to secure more and expand to other sites in minority communities in Jacksonville.

Vaccine site gridlock solved by Chik-fil-A

When Mount Pleasant, SC needed a quick and effective fix to traffic gridlock at a local vaccine site it was Chik-fil-A who they called to untangle it all. 

Lubbock leader in vaccine distribution

Lubbock, TX under the leadership of Mayor Dan Pope is a leader in vaccine distribution according to the COVID Act Now nonprofit. 

 Every week, frontline workers from across the Hub City have been working hard to deliver thousands of vaccines to folks in Lubbock. Thanks to that hard work, Lubbock now ranks as the third best city in the United States for delivering the most vaccines per capita, based on data gathered from Georgetown, Harvard and Stanford.

City leaders explained that this wouldn’t be possible without a great team effort from so many dedicated partners like the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center, Lubbock Fire Rescue, local school districts and even more.

Walgreens provides update on vaccines

Another example of where the community is stepping up, innovating, and delivering.

Walgreens expects to complete the administration of COVID-19 vaccine first doses in skilled nursing facilities by Monday, Jan. 25. The company is also rapidly expanding access to vaccinations among assisted living facilities and additional vulnerable populations outlined by states and local jurisdictions as part of expanded distribution plans.

McKinney, TX COVID-19 vaccine rollout

McKinney, TX Mayor George Fuller says cities aren't getting the info residents need on vaccine rollout, and he's doing something about it.