State Roundup: Maryland could get $6 Billion in federal funds, if Trump signs Covid relief bill
Government House, the governor's mansion, decorated for Christmas. File photo
STATE COULD GET $6B IN FED FUNDS, IF TRUMP SIGNS BILL: The long-awaited federal coronavirus relief bill — paired with an expansive government spending package — contains millions of dollars specifically for initiatives in Maryland, but President Donald Trump threw its fate into question Tuesday night when he blasted the bipartisan package and suggested he may not sign it, Christine Condon reports in the Sun.
The economic rescue package contains a number of provisions to aid small businesses in Maryland, including an expansion of the Paycheck Protection Program. Also included are a number of tax breaks and other funding sources, some of which are targeted to particularly hard-hit sectors of the economy, the Daily Record reports.