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State Roundup: Hogan defends vaccine rollout, despite CDC report and local criticism; taps former CDC chief Redfield as Covid adviser
The Maryland seal in the carpet of the Governor s Reception Room at the State House. Len Lazarick photo
HOGAN DEFENDS VAXX ROLLOUT: Gov. Larry Hogan said Tuesday that while the state’s rollout of coronavirus vaccines has not been perfect he is nevertheless confident that all that can be done to improve the situation is in fact being done, reports Bryan Renbaum for Maryland Reporter. Maryland ranks 42 out 50 among states with regard to vaccine administration, according to the CDC.
Hogan also doubled down Tuesday on his comment last week that Baltimore received more COVID-19 vaccines than it was “entitled to,” though data released this week by his administration shows the majority of immunizations directed to providers in the city have been shot into the arms of people from other jurisdictions, Alex Mann and Sanya Kamidi of the Sun report.
Baltimore Washington Rapid Rail announces diversity, equity and inclusion plan Written by David C. Lester, Managing Editor
Baltimore Washington Rapid Rail (BWRR), the developer of the Baltimore-Washington Superconducting Maglev (SCMaglev) Project, [yesterday] announced ambitious goals that would deliver billions of dollars of economic benefits to communities of color, women, and their businesses in constructing and operating the $13 billion high-speed train project.
Born from a commitment of corporate social responsibility, BWRR’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Plan for Economic Opportunity in Maryland will create unprecedented access to contracts and wages for many of Maryland’s disadvantaged and disenfranchised communities. Of the 74,000 construction related jobs and 1,500 permanent jobs the project is estimated to create in Maryland, BWRR has set goals for hiring 40 percent of the construction workforce and 25 percent of the permanent employ
Maryland’s governor would not mind seeing a future light-rail project for Baltimore that involves private investment.
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan did not like Red a few years ago, but he has higher hopes for something like a Purple.
Back in 2015 Hogan rejected plans for a $2.9 billion Red Line that would serve the Baltimore area, calling it a boondoggle. Hogan particularly did not like a $1 billion tunnel section that would run under the city, Harbor East and Fells Point.
Appearing before the U.S. Senate Environmental and Public Works Committee on Feb. 24, Hogan said he likes the private investment that has been put into the Purple Line in the Washington, D.C., and Maryland areas. U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin applauded Washington’s transit system, but said Baltimore had challenges that have not been met. Hogan’s Purple Line response came from a question from Cardin.