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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: 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...

State Roundup: Citing problems, Maryland seeks to improve reporting, rollout of Covid-19 vaccinations On Dec. 23 at the Franklin Woods Center in Baltimore County, Samuel Cushing became the first nursing home resident to get the coronavirus vaccine. He was accompanied by nursing director Donna Jones, who was among the first staff members to be vaccinated. Gov. Hogan attended the event. Governor’s Office photo STATE TRIES TO IMPROVE VACCINE ROLLOUT: The state is taking action to improve the reporting and rollout of Maryland’s allotment of coronavirus vaccines, Gov. Larry Hogan said Tuesday ...

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 econo...