December 2, 2020 News of the Day

State and Local News

‘A Slow Takeoff’: 1st Batch Of Coronavirus Vaccines For Maryland Only Enough For Half Of Front-Line Health Care Workers: https://bit.ly/3fYfHV7

2 Md. Organizations Share In $750K From Kaiser Permanente To Address Homelessness: https://bit.ly/2JHsZZR

Preview the 2021 Session “Big Picture”: https://bit.ly/39yZBQD

Hogan Names Acting Health Secretary As Concern About COVID Hospitalizations Mounts: https://bit.ly/37tEOep

Hogan Praises Bipartisan Push For Pandemic Relief As Md. Senators Seek Additional Funding To Aid Jobless: https://bit.ly/3mx1mS7

Baltimore Mayor-Elect Brandon Scott Announces Transition Team: https://cbsloc.al/33T5Vin

Emergent BioSolutions Gearing Up To Mass-Produce Future COVID-19 Vaccine: https://cbsloc.al/3gciavn

Harford County COVID-19 Grant Applications Due Dec. 4 As CARES Act Deadline Looms: https://bit.ly/2JFVirz

University Of Maryland Medical Center Set To Open 16-Bed Modular Care Unit For COVID-19 Patients: https://cbsloc.al/3oeYgCz

Baltimore County Seeks To Refinance $3 Billion In Bonds, Issue Millions For School, Infrastructure Projects:  https://bit.ly/2Jwv7UL

Baltimore City Residents Seek Police Accountability Measures, More Education Funding in Next Session: https://bit.ly/36wLedO

COVID-19 Has Thrown Costs And Benefits at State’s Fledgling Health Agencies: https://bit.ly/39zulAU

Prince George’s Council Elects Hawkins as Chair, Taveras as Vice-Chair: https://bit.ly/3qohIys

Hogan Moves to Ramp Up Hospital Staff Capacity as COVID-19 Cases Surge: https://bit.ly/39zuWCE

Montgomery Council Elects Tom Hucker as President, Gabe Albornoz as Vice President: https://bit.ly/3g25lUb

Frosh Urges Congress to Extend CARES Act Spending Deadline: https://bit.ly/3fX2b44

Federal News

Trump to restart foreign deals, breaking a post-presidency norm: https://politi.co/36w7ww4

Biden backs up Tanden as Republicans attack her tweets: https://politi.co/2I1acIA

Democrats spend millions to hammer Perdue, Loeffler on controversial stock trades: https://politi.co/3lsW2hf

Lawmakers to Biden: ‘Step it up’ on Cabinet diversity: https://politi.co/3lsv3lH

Obama: Criminal justice reformers ‘lost a big audience’ with defund the police rhetoric: https://politi.co/2VtjHne