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State Roundup: Hogan urges quick passage of relief bill as unusual, difficult legislative session opens On Wednesday, socially distanced members of the Maryland House of Delegates applaud the reelection of Speaker Adrienne Jones. MarylandReporter.com photo UNUSUAL, DIFFICULT SESSION OPENS: Senate President Bill Ferguson kicked off the start of the 442nd session of Maryland General Assembly on Wednesday afternoon with a sobering observation that came as his 46 fellow lawmakers listened on from t...

State Roundup: As General Assembly opens, Hogan announces non-partisan redistricting panel The Montgomery County senators, all Democrats: From left, Will Smith, chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee; Craig Zucker, vice chair, Rules; Cheryl Kagan, vice chair, Education, Health and Environmental Affairs; Susan Lee, Majority Whip; Ben Kramer; Nancy King, majority leader; Brian Feldman, vice chair, Finance; Jeff Waldstreicher, vice chair, Judicial Proceedings. From Sen. Kagan’s Facebook page HOGA...

State Roundup: Annapolis, like other state capitals, bracing for armed pro-Trump protests; Hogan $1B in COVID aid On Thursday at the D.C. Armory, Gov. Larry Hogan addressed members of the Maryland National Guard to help protect the Capitol after the riot there on Wednesday. Governors Office photo by Joe Andrucyk ANNAPOLIS BRACES FOR ARMED PRO-TRUMP PROTESTS: If armed protesters march on Maryland’s state capitol this Sunday the state’s law enforcement agencies will be ready to address the th...

State Roundup: Police, education reform on legislative agenda; Hogan says Maryland Guard was ready to aid D.C., delayed by Pentagon Maryland U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin addresses the House during the challenge to the Pennsylvania vote after the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol was quelled. Screenshot from CBS News Facebook page. POLICE REFORM, EDUCATION AMONG ISSUES ON AGENDA: Pamela Wood of the Sun outlines the key issues that will be brought up by the General Assembly during this 90-day session th...

State Roundup: Backlash against U.S. Capitol insurrection HOGAN CALLS FOR TRUMP’S RESIGNATION OR REMOVAL: Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said “America would be better off” if President Donald Trump resigned or was “removed from office,” Bryan Renbaum reports for Maryland Reporter. He called for leadership as the country reacts to Trump supporters attacking the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday as Congress was counting Electoral College votes and certifying Joe Biden’s presidential win. Maryland�...

State Roundup: Hogan sends Guard to D.C.; Rep. Harris in House altercation; Franchot gives break to businesses It was 3:40 a.m. Thursday morning when Vice President Mike Pence read the final tallies of the Electoral College and declared Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as the winners of the presidential election. C-Span screen shot HOGAN CONDEMNS D.C. VIOLENCE, SENDS GUARD: Gov. Larry Hogan Wednesday condemned the supporters of President Donald Trump who stormed the U.S. Capitol while members of C...

State Roundup: Citing problems, Maryland seeks to improve reporting, rollout of Covid-19 vaccinations On Dec. 23 at the Franklin Woods Center in Baltimore County, Samuel Cushing became the first nursing home resident to get the coronavirus vaccine. He was accompanied by nursing director Donna Jones, who was among the first staff members to be vaccinated. Gov. Hogan attended the event. Governor’s Office photo STATE TRIES TO IMPROVE VACCINE ROLLOUT: The state is taking action to improve the rep...

Roundup: Md. has yet to administer 80% of vaccines Baltimore Inner Harbor fireworks New Years 2017 by Patrick Gillespie with Flickr Creative Commons License. This is a cropped version of the full panorama at https://www.flickr.com/photos/40423570@N07/31982194086/sizes/6k/ A HAPPIER NEW YEAR! Let’s hope 2021 turns out better than 2020. State Roundup and the newsletter will return Monday, Jan. 4. ***Today is the final day of Maryland Reporter’s fifth annual NewsMatch campaign. Donations to ou...

State Roundup: Vaccines coming as hospitalizations continue rising Sunset over the Bay from the Eastern Neck Wildlife Refuge NO HOLIDAY FOR VACCINE DISTRIBUTION: Vaccine distribution during the week between Christmas and New Years is not slowing down for the holidays, Bryan Renbaum reports for Maryland Reporter on Phase 1A of distribution. Enough vaccines are available to inoculate 100% of the state’s frontline hospital staff, and health departments are offering vaccines this week to the stat...

On Jan. 8, 2020, Senate President Mike Miller, left, officially handled over the gavel to Sen. Bill Ferguson of Baltimore. MarylandReporter.com photo by Len Lazarick Merry Christmas! State Roundup will return Monday, Dec. 28 MIKE MILLER RESIGNS FROM SENATE: Senate President Emeritus Mike Miller announced Wednesday his retirement from the body he served in for 45 years and led for more than 30 years. The 78-year-old has been battling prostate cancer for two years. He is considered an institutio...