February 4, 2021 News of the Day

State and Local News

$1.3 billion COVID-19 relief plan, HBCU settlement advance in Maryland Senate: https://bit.ly/3pUDdGQ

Md. Senate panel hears bill to strip governor of parole decision: https://bit.ly/3asX9Kg

Baltimore’s Board Of Estimates Ends Agreement With Company Running Aerial Surveillance Program: https://cbsloc.al/3axCh4C

Frustration Over Vaccinations As Lawmakers Demand Governor Take Action to Fix ‘Failing’ Maryland System: https://cbsloc.al/3cAmqoy

Bill Would Require State Agencies, Local Boards of Elections To Live-Stream Meetings: https://bit.ly/36Hku9Y

Proposed Maryland legislation expands hate crime law: https://bit.ly/3cFq4xf

Hogan’s State of the State: More Resilient Than Ever: https://bit.ly/3jibCNh

Feldman Pushes Cannabis Legalization, Ferguson Co-Signs: https://bit.ly/3q1cCId

Bills Would Require State Agencies to Consider Climate Change in Key Decisions and Operations: https://bit.ly/3rlPjJ5

Rosapepe Rules Out Comptroller Bid, Plans to Run For Reelection: https://bit.ly/36CzB4z

Opinion: Juvenile Interrogation Should Be Part of Police Reform Discussion: https://bit.ly/2MYM63y

Member of U.S. Marshals shot serving warrant in West Baltimore; suspect dead, police say: https://bit.ly/3tlwdVv

Hogan warns in State of the State speech of difficult path of ‘many months’ to vaccinating all Marylanders against COVID-19: https://bit.ly/3oNYAIm

Federal News

Biden’s grand plan: https://bit.ly/3cF0wQY

Coronavirus cases are falling all across the country: https://bit.ly/36HSRh4

Inside the GOP’s fight for “the direction of our party”: https://bit.ly/3rm0QYV

White House transparency plans come into focus: https://bit.ly/3oUCh3W

Moderna CEO says company needs to adapt with coronavirus variants: https://bit.ly/3tuelrl