The Daily Dose: Maryland Confronts COVID-19
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An evening roundup of WYPR's latest reporting on Maryland's COVID-19 response, a summary of essential state and local updates, and a forum for locals who want to share stories about everyday life in the era of Coronavirus. Let your voice be heard on the podcast! Leave a voicemail with your thoughts, questions, and insights about life in the Coronavirus era at 410-235-6060.
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Anne Arundel County is ready with funds to help vulnerable tenants behind on rent. And Baltimore County Schools prepare for an in-person school year without knowing who’s vaccinated and who isn’t. -
Anne Arundel County returns to a masks-on policy in all county-owned buildings. And a program to help low-income Baltimoreans with their water bills may do more harm than good.
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Maryland’s comptroller grills MD Department of Labor employees about fraudulent payments and delays. Mayor Scott’s nominees to the Local Control Advisory Board get the first nod from the City Council. And we take you on a trip to Assateague Island with a group of scientists trying to save a dwindling bird species.
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Pete Buttigieg visits Baltimore to tout President Biden’s infrastructure plan. And we look into Mayor Brandon Scott’s comprehensive violence prevention plan for the city.
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Governor Hogan is not yet ready to consider reinstating a statewide mask mandate. Opponents of an East Towson affordable housing project score a victory in court. And Baltimore’s local arts scene is still feeling the economic shocks of the pandemic.
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The CDC revises mask guidelines. A commission looks redrawing Towson's county council district lines. And Olympian Shannon Miller talks about women’s health.
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Baltimore’s mayor says he’s ready to reimpose mask mandates if health experts recommend it. And Maryland’s Health Department teams up with hair salons and barbershops to improve the state’s vaccination rate.
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Baltimore’s mayor pledges to reduce gun violence by %15 annually. Baltimore County closes down its Timonium mass vaccination site. And an epidemiologist discusses the link between virus transmission and mutation.
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Baltimore approves another settlement related to the city’s corrupt Gun Trace Task Force. Plus, a report on how companies and their employees are navigating the return to in-person work.
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Baltimore City Council considers adding a suicide prevention role to the city health department and renaming a park in honor of Tupac Shakur. A Baltimore County health center sets up at Security Square Mall. And the county school system plans to allow some students to learn online this school year.