March 5, 2021 News of the Day

State and Local News

Hogan vows to increase Black vaccination rate, while D.C. leaves questions open about who gets priority: https://wapo.st/2O2uy7e

Maryland State Board of Education votes to delay standardized tests until fall: https://bit.ly/3rpcFhu

Baltimore City Council committee advances nomination of Jim Shea for solicitor: https://bit.ly/30fyWCp

Bills on Digital Tax, Guns at Polling Places Move to Final Senate Votes: https://bit.ly/3kO0Grb

Sports betting debate heats up in Annapolis: https://bit.ly/3rmfwHU

Maryland General Assembly targets suicide prevention: https://bit.ly/3sLOBFM

Get Ready for the Big Legislative Fight of 2023: https://bit.ly/2Ouwzt2

Advocates Reiterate Call for Lawmakers to Pursue Meaningful Reform as Policing Bills Move to the House: https://bit.ly/3bkq7O5

In Police Reform Debate, Senators Receive Pushback From ‘Triad of Interests’: https://bit.ly/3bgQuV0

Where does Maryland stand a year after COVID arrived? Pandemic may end soon, but keep your mask on.: https://bit.ly/3bZNtHU

Anne Arundel Postpones Tax Sale: https://bit.ly/30fL8Dg

Federal News

Biden confronts mounting humanitarian crisis at the border: https://bit.ly/3sRhIrh

Trump appointee arrested in connection with Capitol riot: https://bit.ly/38fQJOq

Hours-long reading of 628-page COVID relief bill delays Senate debate: https://bit.ly/3c8y0oS

Democrats eye reconciliation for immigration: https://bit.ly/3sMvOKo