December 17, 2020 News of the Day

State and Local News

Legislative Budget Panel Recommends Dipping Into Reserves To Address Anticipated Shortfalls: https://bit.ly/38e5f8h

With New Members In Place, Baltimore Spending Board Beefs Up Transparency On Conflicts Of Interest: https://bit.ly/3nwWRao

Anne Arundel Backtracks On Outdoor Dining Ban, Keeps COVID Prohibitions On ‘Gatherings’: https://bit.ly/34m0OaG

Franchot Questions Lack Of Vaccines For Western Maryland: https://bit.ly/3p3yt0K

Anne Arundel Restaurant Workers, Owners Rally As Judge Temporarily Blocks Shutdown: https://bit.ly/34piIt4

MacKenzie Scott Donates Tens Of Millions To Bowie State, D.C.-Area Nonprofits: https://bit.ly/34lbHJH

Montgomery Co. Health Care Workers Receiving First Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccine: https://bit.ly/38aLy1e

McGrath Keeps Mum as Committee Probes Lavish Spending, Large Severance: https://bit.ly/3gYwIiA

Civil Rights Groups Push for Funding to Address Inequities at Baltimore Public Schools: https://bit.ly/2WqnKBa

BPW OKs Extra Funds to Modify Purple Line Contract: https://bit.ly/38bDttk

Rep. Brown Promotes From Within to Hire New Chief of Staff: https://bit.ly/38cbIAT

Baltimore County Advisory Group Aimed at Equitable Policing Releases Interim Report: https://bit.ly/2KA7I4K

Federal News

Groups mount lobbying blitz to be next in line for Covid shots: https://politi.co/3ak9JNj

Jobless claims rise to 885,000 amid resurgence of virus: https://politi.co/38d1yzR

Liberal senators set to pressure Biden on climate change: https://bit.ly/37q8MRK

The U.S. spent $3.8 trillion on health care last year: https://bit.ly/3ajKf2I

Biden set to take coronavirus vaccine in public next week: https://bit.ly/2KcLt5f