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Vaccine incentives and mandates? Check with legal first 03/29/2021 08:37am • A survey of HR managers and employees by the Virginia-based Society for Human Resource Management found that 60% of workers will probably or definitely get a COVID-19 vaccine as soon they are able — but 28% would still choose not to, even if it meant losing their jobs. A job loss is unlikely, t Md. COVID cases rise following easing of restrictions, despite growth in vaccinations 03/29/2021 08:33am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Maryland’s COVID-19 metrics have risen considerably in the two weeks since Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) eased restrictions on business a Teens volunteer as 'vaccine hunters' to help older residents get appointments 03/29/2021 04:30am • Montgomery County, Maryland, students have joined their teachers in an effort to ensure that residents most at-risk during the coronavirus pandemic are able to secure their vaccinations. Sherwood High School 11th grade students Kashmira Heaton-Vakharia, 16, and Fernando Johnson, 17, began volunte Why getting kids back into classrooms might help brain development and mental health 03/29/2021 03:54am • Getting kids back into classrooms is essential for their healthy development and well-being, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics. A D.C. neuroscientist explains that it has to do with school being the predominant way kids socialize, and the stressful impacts of social isolation. "I How one nonprofit helps at-risk teenage girls in DC and Montgomery Co. 03/28/2021 02:59pm • Crittenton Services of Greater Washington aims to help hundreds of at-risk teenage girls across D.C. and Montgomery County, Maryland, every year -- even during the pandemic. The coronavirus pandemic has been challenging for people from all walks of life and at-risk youth are no exception. "The Miss art museums? The Louvre just put its entire art collection online 03/27/2021 08:41pm • There is nothing like spending a rainy afternoon at a museum, soaking in the beauty and wonder of art and history. Now the Louvre, the world's most visited museum, is letting you do that right from home. The French museum has released an online platform featuring all of the museum's artworks, con NPS promotes Cherry Blossoms reaching Stage 5 — puffy white — but cautions crowding 03/27/2021 12:20pm • While continuing to keep an eye on crowds, the National Park Service also was happy to promote that the cherry blossoms reached Stage 5 — puffy white — overnight Friday into Saturday. In a tweet written in the style of a Haiku poem, the park service said "this is stage five — puffy white. A Vaccination rollout 'test' could decide health chief's confirmation says Md. Senate leader 03/27/2021 12:05pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Senate President Bill Ferguson (D-Baltimore City) said on Friday that the fate of Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr.’s acting health secretary, De Missed deadline for audit of DC sports betting will frustrate lottery app's challengers 03/27/2021 11:06am • Sports betting has been legal in D.C. for almost two years now, but it got off to a slow start for a number of reasons, including the coronavirus pandemic. And an oversight by D.C.'s auditor may continue to hamper its rollout. A last-minute amendment to the law that allowed sports betting, whi Hand sanitizer, masks and other PPE can be tax deductible, IRS says 03/27/2021 09:23am • Personal protective equipment, such as masks and hand sanitizer, bought in an effort to prevent the spread of coronavirus, can be tax deductible, the IRS said. The Internal Revenue Service said that the purchase of personal protective equipment, including sanitizing wipes, "for the primary purpos Arlington Co.'s return-to-school plans updated following revised CDC distancing guidelines 03/27/2021 04:52am • Arlington, Virginia's public school system has detailed how it will move forward following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s change in guidance saying that students can sit as close as three feet apart in the classroom as long as they wear masks. Arlington County Public Schools S Virginia on pace to meet vaccination goals, may shift allocation depending on demand 03/26/2021 07:03pm • Virginia was not allocated as many doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine as it expected this week, but an unexpected bump in the Pfizer vaccine made up for the shortfall and kept the state on track to get through Phase 1B by mid-April and open up vaccinations to the general population by May 1 Amazon's HQ2 to host Arlington County vaccination site 03/26/2021 06:06pm • Starting Monday, Arlington, Virginia, residents who get a notification to book their vaccination appointments can get their shots at Amazon's headquarters in Crystal City. "Amazon contacted Arlington County Public Health, and offered its space and some volunteer personnel to help us open up an ad In further easing of COVID-19 restrictions, Montgomery Co. to allow limited spectators at sporting events 03/26/2021 04:12pm • Montgomery County, Maryland, is moving to relax some COVID-19 restrictions to allow for some spectators at sporting events in the county. The Montgomery County Council voted 9-0 to approve new rules Friday that allow up to two spectators per participating athlete at any sports event in the county Spring, Cherry Blossom Festival mirror gradual reopening from the pandemic 03/26/2021 02:10pm • Ordinarily, D.C. would be in the midst of cherry blossom mania about now, with crowds in the hundreds of thousands about to descend on the Tidal Basin to see blossoms close to hitting peak bloom. Families would be ready to hit the National Mall for this weekend's kite festival, and runners would