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• Cities invest in job training programs to aid pandemic recovery

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  Both San Antonio and Chicago recently unveiled programs meant to incentivize higher education and jobs training for out-of-work citizens

• City of Austin provides COVID-19 relief grants for childcare centers

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  Austin childcare centers and providers that experienced an economic hardship due to the pandemic may apply for grants of up to $50,000

• How local governments can attract companies that will help keep their economies afloat during COVID-19

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  By tying tax incentives to job creation or job training, communities could experience much-needed economic boosts

• 'I know I'm protected': Mass. EMS has only 1 virus case despite 5.6K+ calls since March

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  New Bedford EMS officials say strict PPE and infection control protocols have paid off in limiting its providers' exposure to COVID-19

• Texas county issues stay-at-home order, convenes ethics council to ration medical resources

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  The county's lone hospital is overwhelmed as COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to increase

• Nursing home task force to recommend volunteer corps, tracking app

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  The Summit County, Ohio, task force also suggested strategies for mitigating future pandemics, including a PPE dispensary and pandemic-designed facilities

• Two L.A. County supervisors tout pandemic safety, but put own employees at risk, staffers say

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  In an anonymous letter, employees argue that telework options have been needlessly, and recklessly, limited

• Wells Fargo food bank program aims to provide 50 million meals

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  The drive-up food banks, run in partnership with Feeding America, will be located at Wells Fargo locations across the country through September

• AP-NORC poll: 3 in 4 Americans back requiring wearing masks

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  Most Americans now favor continued restrictions to curb the virus, even if they might hamstring the economy

• Austin EMS Association warns of overwhelming call volume, rushed ambulance decontamination

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  Austin EMS Association President Selena Xie said crews are responding to back-to-back calls and being pressured to "expedite"

• White House privately warns 11 cities must take 'aggressive action' against virus

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  Dr. Deborah Birx warned state and local leaders in a private call this week that these cities are seeing worrisome increases in test positivity rates

• L.A. mayor calls on artists to design and spread the message: Wear a mask

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  The art initiative is the city's latest attempt to bring important messaging to its younger residents, who are increasingly spreading the virus

• Colorado prohibits serving alcohol after 10 p.m. to curb virus

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  The state joins a growing list of governments moving to restrict alcohol as young people cause spikes in cases nationwide

• Beyond federal assistance: State COVID-19 response grants

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  Begin collecting data now to qualify for federal pass-through funding, community foundation and corporate foundation grants for COVID-19 emergency response

• Spring lessons learned for addressing COVID this fall

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  Six months into the global pandemic, are we any better prepared for the fall wave?

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