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State Roundup: Demand for vaccine outpaces supply as lawmakers question hybrid delivery system St. Ann's and Church Circle in Annapolis. MidAtlantic Aerial photo MYRIAD FACTORS SPUR FRUSTRATION OVER VACCINE DISTRIBUTION: Demand for COVID-19 vaccines in Maryland is quickly outpacing the state’s supply of vaccines, causing confusion for residents and prompting tough questions from lawmakers at the first meeting of the Senate Vaccine Oversight Workgroup on Monday. Bennett Leckrone of Maryland Matters writes that the state is only getting about 72,000 doses a week on average from the federal go...

State Roundup: Lawmakers reviewing Hogan budget with eye toward boosting schools, covid relief; contentious debate over spousal exemption MD LAWMAKERS BEGIN REVIEW OF HOGAN BUDGET: Gov. Larry Hogan (R) predicted this week that leaders of the Democratic-controlled General Assembly would not have much to complain about when he released his $49.35 billion budget for fiscal 2022. And, he was right — at least, to a degree, reports Ovetta Wiggins in the Post. While they praised the spending plan in general, lawmakers said they’ll have work to find more ways to help public schools and people af...

State Roundup: Hogan budget prioritizes tax relief, education; Ferguson forms vaccine rollout oversight panel HOGAN BUDGET EMPHASIZES TAX RELIEF, EDUCATION: Gov. Larry Hogan Tuesday previewed his administration’s FY 2022 budget proposal that, he said, will prioritize tax relief for individuals and small businesses and include record investments in education, the environment and public safety, Bryan Renbaum of Maryland Reporter writes. Hogan (R) says his budget offers more money for education — including record investments in school construction — and a coronavirus relief package that wo...

State Roundup: Political powerbroker Mike Miller dies; revenue bills eye $1.4B; 16 vetoes overturned; Hogan declares state of emergency The Martin Luther King Jr. memorial in Washington. National Park Service photo REMEMBRANCES, TRIBUTES TO MIKE MILLER: Senate President Emeritus Mike Miller died Friday afternoon at age 78, Bryan Renbaum of Maryland Reporter writes. The political powerbroker and old school Democrat who led the state’s upper chamber for more than four decades “passed away peacefully at his home, surrounded by loved ones,” the statement said. A thick-shouldered pragmatist ...

State Roundup: Next vaccination phase begins next week A view of the State House dome from the Noah Hillman Garage. (MarylandReporter.com photo. VACCINE ELIGIBILITY EXPANDS: Maryland will move into the next substage of its coronavirus vaccination plan beginning next week, Bryan Renbaum reports that Gov. Larry Hogan announced. Monday will mark the beginning of vaccinating those 75 and older and people of any age living in assisted living, developmental disability or behavioral health group homes. Hogan said about 30% of the state will be vaccinated by May, but younger and healthier people cou...