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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...

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: Annapolis, like other state capitals, bracing for armed pro-Trump protests; Hogan $1B in COVID aid On Thursday at the D.C. Armory, Gov. Larry Hogan addressed members of the Maryland National Guard to help protect the Capitol after the riot there on Wednesday. Governor's Office photo by Joe Andrucyk ANNAPOLIS BRACES FOR ARMED PRO-TRUMP PROTESTS: If armed protesters march on Maryland’s state capitol this Sunday the state’s law enforcement agencies will be ready to address the threat, according to Greg Shipley, spokesman for the Maryland State Police. And Gov. Larry Hogan said...

State Roundup: Police, education reform on legislative agenda; Hogan says Maryland Guard was ready to aid D.C., delayed by Pentagon Maryland U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin addresses the House during the challenge to the Pennsylvania vote after the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol was quelled. Screenshot from CBS News Facebook page. POLICE REFORM, EDUCATION AMONG ISSUES ON AGENDA: Pamela Wood of the Sun outlines the key issues that will be brought up by the General Assembly during this 90-day session that begins on Wednesday. They include: police reform, public education – including overriding Gov. ...