August 10, 2021 12:44 PM
Midday Reads for Tuesday, August 10
Hello! I hope you enjoyed lunch. Here’s some background on Kathy Hochul, the new Governor of New York!
- The Pentagon is ready to mandate vaccines for all troops.
- President Obama is 60, and he’s optimistic.
- One-third of Georgia’s sheriffs aren’t waiting around to see who else might enter the GOP primary and have endorsed Gary Black for Senate.
- David Perdue had a much higher number than that, which makes one wonder what – or who – the other GOP sheriffs are waiting for.
- An update on the latest with the ongoing coal ash storage issues in Georgia.
- Georgia ranks second-to-last in the United States in the rate of required nursing home visits.
- A Savannah teacher is Georgia’s new Teacher of the Year.
- Six companies in Georgia are licensed to produce medical marijuana but many patients and caregivers are concerned that several of the companies may be more concerned with making money than in producing the high-quality oils that patients rely on.
- As of September 1, all employees in Athens-Clark County will have the guidance they need to understand the county’s vaccine mandate for employees.
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Teri
Teri Anulewicz is a Democrat who represents House District 42 in the Georgia General Assembly. She previously spent nearly a decade on the Smyrna City Council. A native New Orleanian and quasi-Texan, Teri graduated from Agnes Scott College in 1998. She's been a front page contributor since 2015, and she compiles each Tuesday's Morning Reads.
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From Twitter:
#BREAKING — The Senate gives final approval to a major $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill, capping months of arduous talks between the White House, Senate Democrats and Republicans. The vote was 69-30.
The bill now goes to the House, where it won’t be taken up until the fall
11:51 AM · Aug 10, 2021
And:
19 Republicans vote YES
Blunt
Burr
Cassidy
Capito
Collins
Cramer
Crapo
Fischer
Graham
Chuck Grassley
John Hoeven
Mitch McConnell
Lisa Murkowski
Rob Portman
Jim Risch
Mitt Romney
Dan Sullivan
Thom Tillis
Roger Wicker
https://twitter.com/mkraju/status/1425122646694506497?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1425122646694506497%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=
Employers may start adding a $50/month surcharge to unvaccinated workers’ health care plans.
The premiums for employer health plans will be going up with the new wave of Covid and employers figure that will be be due to unvaccinated workers seeking health care.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucejapsen/2021/08/08/coming-soon-for-the-unvaccinated-a-50-monthly-paycheck-deduction-from-your-employer/?sh=24c
Some good news:
“As the Delta variant drives a relentless COVID-19 surge, Georgia’s vaccination rate has picked up steam.
A Washington Post analysis, based on CDC data, reported Tuesday that the state’s rate of new doses administered climbed 26 percent over the past week. The national vaccination rate rose 8 percent during the same time.”
https://www.georgiahealthnews.com/2021/08/georgias-vaccination-rate-drops-covid-spike/