February 12, 2021 News of the Day

State and Local News

Taxes on digital ads, cigarettes among House veto overrides: https://bit.ly/3pcElnP

Maryland House Democrats push to expand eligibility for covid relief: https://wapo.st/3aYMaIO

Maryland to require background checks of private sales of shotguns, rifles after overriding Hogan veto: https://bit.ly/2Nj85Cg

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan laments shortage of COVID vaccine; mass vaccine site at M&T Bank Stadium to open Feb. 25: https://bit.ly/2ZdpI9b

Lawmakers Debate Legislation That Would Protect Essential Workers: https://bit.ly/3ac86B4

Lawmakers Seek to Rename Md. Highway to Honor Former President: https://bit.ly/3aYq6xT

Bills Address Special Education Challenges During COVID-19: https://bit.ly/2MXAm1i

Hogan Ups Ante on In-Person Teaching, Vows to Send COVID Tests and PPE to Schools: https://bit.ly/3rMCMP9

Utility Bill Aid Available, But Some Don’t Know They Qualify: https://bit.ly/3tVhxwn

Momentum grows to repeal Maryland Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights. But how to replace it is up in the air.: https://bit.ly/3dbmzir

Federal News

The most influential Democrat you never hear from:  https://politi.co/3b3Htxe

Biden administration finalizes purchase of 200M additional vaccine doses: https://politi.co/3792wgS

House Dems push DHS to stop working with local police on immigration: https://politi.co/2MTfZCG

‘I know this is a drastic step but …’: San Francisco sues its schools over closures: https://politi.co/2Ngg1El

The Chamber embraces Biden. And Republicans are livid.: https://politi.co/3aaNdWS

Minneapolis poised to ban police from using facial recognition tech: https://bit.ly/2LOEsbI

Manchin urges Biden to support “responsible” natural gas: https://bit.ly/3jNfWUL

Nikki Haley says Trump won’t run again: “He’s fallen so far”: https://bit.ly/3b3OsWW