June 15, 2021 News of the Day

State and Local News

Baltimore City Council approves moratorium on facial recognition technology; City police exempt from ban: https://bit.ly/3gqIDGW

Anne Arundel council passes $1.876 billion budget in party line vote: https://bit.ly/3wtHa8n

Mayor Brandon Scott Responds To Class-Action Lawsuit, Assembles Task Force To Address Baltimore’s Past ADA Noncompliance: https://cbsloc.al/3pXAJby

Annapolis City Council votes down bill to eliminate city primary elections: https://bit.ly/3zvEw3Q

Sens. Van Hollen and Cardin call for a more equitable federal tax system: https://bit.ly/3vqQ1GS

Van Hollen pushes new EPA chief to enforce Chesapeake Bay cleanup goals: https://bit.ly/3wuLgND

Ferguson’s Chief of Staff Jake Weissmann to Step Down; Sally Robb to Replace Him: https://bit.ly/3zvEFUW

Pippy Makes State Senate Bid Official: https://bit.ly/3wrRvSd

Top Lawmakers Call Use of Force By Ocean City Police “Disturbing”: https://bit.ly/2SsqHTv

Md. Coal-Fired Power Plant Will Retire Five Years Early — Before Worker Retraining Kicks In: https://bit.ly/3wmQw5X

Federal News

Some Americans were infected with COVID in December 2019, NIH finds: https://bit.ly/3xoKfa8

White House releases first national strategy for countering domestic terrorism: https://bit.ly/3pTNjsf

House antitrust bills take tight aim at tech giants: https://bit.ly/3gsiBU4

Grid operator asks Texans to conserve power amid outages in searing heat: https://bit.ly/2SzXh5K