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State Roundup: Maryland could get $6 Billion in federal funds, if Trump signs Covid relief bill Government House, the governors mansion, decorated for Christmas. File photo STATE COULD GET $6B IN FED FUNDS, IF TRUMP SIGNS BILL: The long-awaited federal coronavirus relief bill — paired with an expansive government spending package — contains millions of dollars specifically for initiatives in Maryland, but President Donald Trump threw its fate into question Tuesday night when he blasted the ...

State Roundup: Restaurants suffer under Covid restrictions, seek proof that dining out is risky Mondays sunset of the winter solstice at Stonehenge, Wiltshire, England. Screen shot SUFFERING EATERIES WANT PROOF OF COVID TRANSMISSION: Bryan Renbaum of Maryland Reporter writes that head of Restaurant Association of Maryland says that the coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc on Maryland’s restaurant industry and many establishments may soon close their doors for good if they do not receive sub...

State Roundup: 24,100 new jobs added in November pushing Maryland unemployment rate down The statue of Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall to its place in Lawyers Mall outside the State House Dec. 17. Governors Office photo MD JOBLESS RATE DROPS: Maryland added 24,100 jobs in November and the state’s unemployment rate decreased from 7.8% to 6.8%, according to preliminary data released by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday morning, Bryan Renbaum of Maryla...

Roundup: Stay home for the holidays, Hogan urges Figures from the Thurgood Marshall plaza on Lawyers Mall across from the State House. MarylandReporter.com photo TRAVEL BAN FOR THE HOLIDAYS: Gov. Larry Hogan wants Marylanders to stay at home for the holidays to limit the spread of the coronavirus pandemic and on Thursday he issued an order that prohibits non-essential travel, Bryan Renbaum reports in Maryland Reporter. Hogan said the state isn’t planning aggressive enforcement of the order, w...

St. Anns and Church Circle in Annapolis. MidAtlantic Aerial photo McGRATH MOSTLY MUM DURING PAYOUT TESTIMONY: Gov. Larry Hogan’s former Chief of Staff Roy McGrath declined to answer several questions during an oversight hearing Wednesday regarding the six-figure severance payout he received,  and what role, if any, Gov. Hogan played in that decision to dole out the cash, Bryan Renbaum of Maryland Reporter reports. Maryland lawmakers were again frustrated with more questions than answers Wedn...

State Roundup: Morgan, Bowie, UMES get huge gifts; hospitals, nursing homes to get vaccines within 2 weeks Morgan State University in snow. MORGAN STATE GIVEN $40M; BOWIE, UMES TOO: The Daily Record reports that Morgan State University, Maryland’s preeminent public urban research university and the state’s largest historically Black college or university, Tuesday received a $40 million gift from noted venture philanthropist and author Mackenzie Scott, the largest single private donation ...

State Roundup: Vaccines could start arriving in Maryland this week Marylands electoral college members take their oath of office Monday. As in all oaths of office here and around the nation, they swear to "support the Constitution of the United States." Governors Office Photo VACCINES EXPECTED TO ARRIVE THIS WEEK: As coronavirus cases continue to rise, doses of a highly anticipated vaccine could start arriving in Maryland as soon as this week. Gov. Larry Hogan said during a news conference that...

State Roundup: Franchot urges aid for lower income residents as revenue estimates come in MarylandReporter.com photo REVENUE ESTIMATES HIGHER, BUT $600M-$700M LESS THAN PRE-COVID: Bryan Renbaum of MarylandReporter.com spoke with Comptroller Peter Francot on Friday. He said that while revenue estimates improved since September – which he called a surprise – “We are still $600 million or $700 million less than what we should have been pre-pandemic.” The state’s chief tax collector, an a...

State Roundup: Hogan offers help for business, but no new COVID restrictions Baltimore City Hall has a new team of leaders. Official photo HOGAN ANNOUNCES RELIEF FUNDS, NO NEW RESTRICTIONS: More economic relief is on the way for Maryland’s small businesses, with Gov. Larry Hogan announcing the forgiveness of $75 million in emergency loans from the spring and new investments in housing and other areas, Bryan Renbaum writes for Maryland Reporter. But with new restrictions coming from countie...

State Roundup: State officials targeted in unemployment claim fraud; Covid-19 hospitalizations hit a new high Johns Hopkins, founder of the university and hospital that bear his name, was long believed to be an abolitionist, but in 1850 he owned slaved, the university disclosed. From the JHU website STATE OFFICIALS TARGET IN JOBLESS SCAM: Not even Maryland’s highest ranking officials are immune from scams, writes Bryan Renbaum for MarylandReporter. That includes Gov. Larry Hogan, Lt. Gov. Boy...