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State Roundup: More than 1M doses of Covid-19 vaxx delivered to Marylanders; expansion of tax credit to non-citizens moves forward over GOP objections Photo by NickyPe on Pixabay 1M+ DOSES GIVEN IN STATE: Bryan Renbaum of Maryland Reporter writes that Maryland’s health care providers have administered more than 1 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine, Gov. Larry Hogan said Friday. “Even with this good news, this will continue to be a long process for many more months before enough vaccines will be available,” Hogan said in a 2-minute video. M&T STADIUM VAXX CANCELED FOR THOUSANDS: Thousands of Marylanders signed up for vaccine appointments at M&T Bank Stadium, only to have them canceled after the University of Maryland Medical System said the booking link was made “inadvertently” public, McKenna Oxenden and Christine Condon of the Sun report. ....
Figures from the Thurgood Marshall plaza on Lawyer s Mall across from the State House. MarylandReporter.com photo STATE TO ROLL OUT MASS VACCINE SITES: To speed up and increase the efficiency of the state’s rollout of its supply of coronavirus vaccines, “mass vaccination sites” will be set up throughout Maryland, Gov. Larry Hogan said Tuesday. Bryan Renbaum of Maryland Reporter is reporting that Hogan said that the “hundreds” of the state’s guard members who had been deployed to Washington, D.C., to assist with security for last week’s inauguration ceremony for President Joe Biden will be “immediately” redeployed back to Maryland to help “plan, build, and launch” the vaccination sites. ....
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 affected by the coronavirus pandemic, Pamela Wood and Bryn Stole of the Sun report. ....
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 would provide a $750 economic stimulus payment to the state’s poorest residents, Ovetta Wiggins of the Post reports. ....
State Roundup: Hogan urges quick passage of relief bill as unusual, difficult legislative session opens On Wednesday, socially distanced members of the Maryland House of Delegates applaud the reelection of Speaker Adrienne Jones. MarylandReporter.com photo UNUSUAL, DIFFICULT SESSION OPENS: Senate President Bill Ferguson kicked off the start of the 442nd session of Maryland General Assembly on Wednesday afternoon with a sobering observation that came as his 46 fellow lawmakers listened on from their glass booths, installed to maintain social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic, writes Bryan Renbaum for Maryland Reporter. “This session will not be easy. In fact, it may be one of the most operationally difficult sessions that we have seen in the last 120 years,” Ferguson said in a floor speech shortly after he was unanimously re-elected to this current position. ....