February 24, 2021 News of the Day

State and Local News

Sweeping climate bill passes Maryland Senate committee after 4 voting sessions: https://bit.ly/3uqjfWW

Bill Aims To Raise Standards In Maryland’s Unemployment Insurance Program: https://cbsloc.al/3qTbkz8

Md. lawmakers consider bill to repeal Hopkins police force: https://bit.ly/3dEWF73

States Could Begin To Get Single-Dose Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Allocations As Soon As Next Week, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan Says: https://cbsloc.al/3url8Tf

Bill Requiring Senate Confirmation for State Superintendent Moves Forward, Despite Skepticism: https://bit.ly/3kla2uf

State House COVID Tests That Forced Quarantines Were False-Positives, Subsequent Testing Shows: https://bit.ly/2NDSNIT

Wes Moore Actively Exploring 2022 Bid for Governor: https://bit.ly/37JFNbD

Students Will Sit For Up To Seven Hours of Standardized Tests This Spring: https://bit.ly/3aRYtYk

Bills Would Expand Ballot Drop-Boxes, Allow Voters to Automatically Receive Absentee Ballots: https://bit.ly/3qSsgGa

Franchot Gets Major Union Endorsement in 2022 Race for Governor: https://bit.ly/3pMf9op

State, FEMA to Open Mass Vaccination Site in Charles County: https://bit.ly/3aOHUww

Bills aim to limit implicit bias in Maryland judicial system: https://bit.ly/37JuTSV

Exelon, owner of Baltimore-based Constellation and BGE, will split power and utility businesses: https://bit.ly/3kkgVw0

Hogan Appoints Kent County Administrator Shelley Heller to MES Board of Directors: https://bit.ly/2ZNUnKA

Maryland will create a single sign-up, waitlist for mass COVID vaccine sites. Some say that’s not enough.: https://bit.ly/3dK3YtZ

Federal News

White House stands by imperiled Tanden nomination after Senate panel postpones hearing: https://bit.ly/2PbeL6r

Acting Capitol Police chief: Officers were unsure of lethal force rules on Jan. 6: https://bit.ly/2NWWetU

FDA analysis finds Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine is safe and effective: https://bit.ly/2Ns2z0J

U.S. and Israel to convene strategic forum on Iran: https://bit.ly/3pLuB4g

Biden administration sending masks to poor communities: https://politi.co/3pQ7xS1

Democrats’ $1.9T Covid aid bill faces the Senate chopping block: https://politi.co/3smbijK