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State Roundup: Senate Democratic leaders introduce Covid policy package State House in snow (Photo by Matt Proud) SENATE DEM LEADERS INTRODUCE COVID POLICY PACKAGE: Senate Democratic leaders Wednesday outlined the framework of a legislative package aimed at addressing a myriad of challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Some of the proposals are currently before the General Assembly. They include establishing a public health job corps made up of unemployed Marylanders that would be put to work performing COVID-related tasks such as contact tracing, improving vaccine distribution me...

State Roundup: Sun to be sold to nonprofit; Van Hollen, state lawmakers urge action on housing crisis SUN SET TO RETURN TO LOCAL HANDS: Returning The Baltimore Sun to Maryland hands, the state’s largest newspaper and its affiliates are poised to be acquired by a nonprofit formed by businessman and philanthropist Stewart Bainum Jr. that would operate the media organization for the benefit of the community. The sale would be part of a $630 million deal announced late Tuesday for Alden Global Capital to acquire full control of Tribune Publishing, Christopher Dinsmore of the Sun reports. WHO IS...

State Roundup: Hogan signs $1.2 billion relief bill; funds target hard hit Marylanders, businesses It was a bipartisan thumbs up at Monday's signing of the $1.2 billion relief package. From left: At the desk were Senate President Bill Ferguson, Gov. Larry Hogan and House Speaker Adrienne Jones. Behind them, from left, were House Minority Leader Nic Kipke, House Majority Leader Eric Luedtke, Senate Budget & Tax Chair Guy Guzzone and Senate Minority Leader Bryan Simonaire. Governor's Office photo HOGAN SIGNS $1.2B RELIEF ACT: When Gov. Larry Hogan put pen to paper on Monday afternoon and signe...

State Roundup: Bill would end ICE contract renewals, future private detention jails; pandemic relief bill expanded An ice sculpture of the State House st the Red Red Wine bar in Annapolis in January 2017. A lobbying firm paid for the sculpture. MarylandReporter.com file photo BILL WOULD BLOCK NEW ICE DETENTION CENTERS: The General Assembly is considering legislation that would essentially put an end to privately run immigration detention centers in the state. But currently, there do not appear to be any in the state, writes Bryan Renbaum of Maryland Reporter. The Dignity Not Detention Act w...

State Roundup: House overrides vetoes on Kirwan, taxes; Rep. Brown slams Hogan vaxx rollout Legislators meeting in the House annex for social distancing. From Del. David Moon's Facebook page OVERRIDE OF VETOES BEGINS: The Maryland General Assembly is poised this week to override the vetoes of several landmark bills that Gov. Larry Hogan (R) issued last year, including a multibillion-dollar overhaul of the state’s public education system and two taxes that would help pay for the restructuring: a tax on digital streaming and a first-in-the-nation tax on digital ads, Ovetta Wiggins and Erin Co...