November 19, 2020 News of the Day
State and Local News
Hogan Signs Executive Order To Allow Early Release For Prisoners To Slow The Spread Of Coronavirus: https://wapo.st/32Vg9On
Maryland Will Seek New Purple Line Concessionaire If Talks With Original Firms Fail, Transit Official Says: https://wapo.st/2IGmsyL
Baltimore Approves More Than $10 Million In GTTF Settlements: https://bit.ly/3lP7PYe
Three Black-Led Baltimore Nonprofits Launch Joint Funding, Training Effort: https://bit.ly/3pLprGz
Pfizer And BioNTech Say Final Analysis Shows Coronavirus Vaccine Is 95% Effective With No Safety Concerns: https://cbsloc.al/3kIjAy5
Prince George’s County Is Aiming To Make Kids’ Meals Healthier: https://wapo.st/3lLlOOL
Charles to Hold Hearing on Establishing Resilience Authority: https://bit.ly/3nATwa0
Ag Preservation and Program Open Space: State Agencies Brief Committee: https://bit.ly/2ILuhCN
EPA Calls for Increase to National Recycling Rate: https://bit.ly/3lLw9Kd
November 18 Board of Public Works Meeting: What Counties Need to Know: https://bit.ly/2IOAnCz
Federal Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Challenging Governor Hogan’s COVID-19 Restrictions: https://bit.ly/3pFXwb3
After Rejection, Advocates Continue Push to Remove Confederate Talbot Boys Monument: https://bit.ly/3nDKI3k
Md.’s Budget Should Be More Comprehensive and Understandable: https://bit.ly/2IOB1Qv
Homelessness in Maryland Worsens During COVID-19 Pandemic: https://bit.ly/2UHxIgI
Health Department Officials Warn Against COVID-Fatigue, Urge Marylanders to Continue Masking and Distancing: https://bit.ly/2UIW2yK
Federal News
Biden mounts lobbying blitz to crack GOP resistance to his transition: https://politi.co/2IOEUF4
Republicans seek to stymie Biden with final Trump nominees: https://politi.co/3fggBMs
CEOs abandon Trump: https://bit.ly/32YVVDC
Oxford University coronavirus vaccine trials show strong immune response: https://bit.ly/2UDv1wy
Nancy Pelosi re-elected as House Democratic leader: https://bit.ly/3nI7VkD