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State Roundup: Dem leaders push $520M in relief targeting small biz, vulnerable Marylanders The State Senate Jan. 22, 2021. MarylandReporter.com photo DEMS PROPOSE $520M TARGETED RELIEF PACKAGE: Senate Democratic leaders Wednesday unveiled a $520 million coronavirus fiscal relief package aimed at helping both the state’s small businesses and its most vulnerable communities survive the pandemic, Bryan Renbaum of Maryland Reporter writes. The Senate’s “Recovery Now” plan runs a wide gamut of priorities: sending millions to food banks and fire departments; wiping out utility and rental d...

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...

Pennsylvania student loan information is securely held in an abandoned coal mine in Western Pennsylvania

Inside Iron Mountain Updated on Jan 18, 2021; Published on Jan 18, 2021 This is the entry to the underground that leads to Iron Mountain's facility where the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency now houses its data center. PHEAA is one of thousands of Iron Mountain's tenants. (Courtesy of Iron Mountain)  Twitter Share BUTLER COUNTY – Deep underground, beneath the rolling hills of western Pennsylvania, sit racks of computer equipment that store a treasure trove of information from government records to corporate documents to master recordings of legendary artists. Resting in a ...