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
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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 institution in Maryland politics, reports Bryan Renbaum for Maryland Reporter.
He relinquished the gavel in 2019 after being diagnosed with Stage 4 prostate cancer and was replaced as chamber leader by Sen. Bill Ferguson (D-Baltimore City). But Miller kept his seat representing parts of Prince George’s, Calvert and Charles counties, Paul Schwartzman of the Post reports.
State Roundup: Maryland could get $6 Billion in federal funds, if Trump signs Covid relief bill
Government House, the governor s 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 bipartisan package and suggested he may not sign it, Christine Condon reports in the Sun.
The economic rescue package contains a number of provisions to aid small businesses in Maryland, including an expansion of the Paycheck Protection Program. Also included are a number of tax breaks and other funding sources, some of which are targeted to particularly hard-hit sectors of the economy, the Daily Record reports.
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