With Biden’s COVID-19 test kits arriving to millions of American homes, an estimated 580,466 homeless people did not qualify because of the lack of stable housing. The Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless fights to “end homelessness in Montgomery County by building a community where everyone has a safe, stable, and affordable place to call home.” The Coalition hosts weekly COVID-19 test sites every Tuesday and Friday through their partnership with Montgomery County, which provides hundreds of rapid test kits.
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Annual Point-in-Time count surveys homelessness in D.C. area
Although the results of the 2022 count have not yet been released, taking a look at data from past years can help gauge what we may expect to see down the line.
‘Putin chose this war’: Biden imposes new sanctions on Russia for Ukraine invasion
Biden said that the new sanctions will “impose severe costs on the Russian economy, both immediately and over time.”
Commercial developers object to Maryland legislation’s climate change costs
The developers’ objections illustrate the tension between what many agree is a need to act on climate change and the cost of taking aggressive action to combat building emissions.
Maryland lawmakers resurrect paid family, medical leave bill
A coalition of Democratic legislators in the House and Senate introduced bills to give workers up to 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave to care for a family member with a serious health condition or disability.
Maryland Board of Education rescinds mask mandate, pending approval by legislators
The Maryland State Board of Education voted to lift the statewide mask mandate for public schools, potentially allowing the state’s 23 county school boards and Baltimore to each decide how they want to handle masking.
Maryland Democrats back Biden’s sanctions on Russia
After President Biden announced the first round of sanctions on Russia Tuesday after its latest invasion of Ukraine, some of Maryland’s lawmakers joined in support of the president’s actions.
Environmental human rights legislation met with support, activists rally
Activists in Maryland gathered at the State House Friday to rally in support of environmental legislation that would amend the state’s constitution to declare a healthy and sustainable environment as a fundamental right for all citizens.
Lawmakers littered with comments on bill to outlaw declawing cats
Maryland lawmakers are deliberating over new proposed legislature that would outlaw the declawing of cats in Maryland with limited exceptions.
Frontier-Spirit merger, Southwest to be main competitors at BWI
The recently announced merger between Frontier Airlines and Spirit Airlines will create the second-largest airline carrier at Baltimore/Washington Thurgood Marshall Airport, but some critics say the proposed combination carrier would affect fares and service adversely.