Happy New Year! New Policy in Maryland & Governor - Issue #61

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Health

These numbers indicate that covid infection rates are high. The latest Covid Numbers for Prince George's County, according to Covid-19 Act Now

• Over the last week, Prince George's County, Maryland had 1,432 new reported cases (157.6 for every 100,000 residents). Reported cases do not include all at-home positive tests. It is possible that cases could be much higher.

• Over the last week, Prince George's County, Maryland has averaged 205 new confirmed cases per day (22.5 for every 100,000 residents). 

• In Prince George's County, Maryland, 852,697 people (93.8%) have received at least one dose, 717,626 (78.9%) have received at least two doses or a single Johnson & Johnson dose, and 357,366 (39.3%) have received a booster shot. 

Maryland hospitals are almost at capacity with longer wait times to help patients, due in part to “another steep uptick in Marylanders needing hospitalization for COVID,” according to the Maryland Hospital Association.

The Senate passed two bills that provide more protections for working, breastfeeding moms — the PUMP and the Pregnant Workers Fairness Acts.

Despite all the planning for a global pandemic, Covid-19 has not played out as expected. In short, we have a lot of learning left to do.

By early 2023, New York City Mayor Eric Adams will add a total of 800 new seats under a $130 million investment over two years.

The Black-owned center is especially focused on helping Black men recover, who are often "treated like criminals instead of sick patients."

The $1.7 trillion federal spending bill President Joe Biden signed last week ushers in expanded protections for workers who are pregnant or nursing. Proponents...

Politics

If passed, the measure would require health care institutions to communicate about debt with consumers and cap the annual interest rate growth for medical debt at 5%.

From a high noon oath of office to a "People's Ball" in Baltimore, plans are emerging for the inauguration of Maryland Gov.-elect Wes Moore.

How to offer up to 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave to Marylanders, set up a recreational marijuana industry and make the state's concealed carry gun permit regulations constitutional are among the issues state legislators will debate in their 2023 session in Annapolis.

Maryland lawmakers unveil a portrait of Thurgood Marshall that replaces a reproduction of a painting of Cecilus Calvert, who historians say was likely an enslaver

The Prince George’s County Department of Housing and Community Development in Maryland joins Amazon in supporting an affordable housing project at the West Hyattsville Metro station.

Bowie-based Salvera is a licensed medical dispensary

Faith

The rate of recidivism in the United States is 70 percent within five years of release. Thankfully, faith leaders are working to change this.

In D.C., a collective known as the National Solidarity Group of Iran has become part of the wave of people standing in solidarity with other Iranians by raising awareness, and showcasing their own stories of injustice.