News Round-Up: January 27, 2022

Some news items you might have missed: • WKBW: Michael Naab, 34, and Amber Naab, 37, reportedly bragged on social media of using fake vaccination cards to attend a Buffalo Bills game. They’ve been charged with criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree with a possible 7 year prison sentence. https://twitter.com/WKBW/status/1486364691559559173?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1486364691559559173%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ffeedly.com%2Fi%2Fentry%2F2rFoWoCn4n6Eg06LWKOKfQpcbzgvw3BxaPKeeNdoiFo%3D_17e7e7e45b2%3A6732e36%3A8d31ac5a • The Oregonian: The Oregon Court of Appeals has upheld a ruling by the state civil rights division that found that a Gresham bakery illegally discriminated against a same-sex couple by refusing to sell them a wedding cake in 2013. Amid the controversy, the owners were gifted more than $500K by supporters. • Mississippi Free Press: Ridgeland Mayor Gene McGee is withholding $110,000 of funding from the Madison County Library System allegedly on the basis that the system initiate a purge of LGBTQ+ books before his office releases the money. https://twitter.com/nickjudin/status/1486135515405602821?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1486135515405602821%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ffeedly.com%2Fi%2Fentry%2F2rFoWoCn4n6Eg06LWKOKfQpcbzgvw3BxaPKeeNdoiFo%3D_17e7e7e45b2%3A6732e36%3A8d31ac5a • Mediaite: Sarah Palin returned to Elio’s restaurant on Manhattan’s Upper East Side Wednesday night — just two days after testing positive for Covid-19. She dined at the same eatery on Saturday, but indoors, in violation of New York City’s dining vaccine mandate. •  Washington Post: The U.S. economy grew by 5.7 percent in 2021, the fastest full-year clip since 1984. Additionally, a record 6.4 million jobs were added to the economy in 2021. https://twitter.com/washingtonpost/status/1486694146488389635