State Roundup: As 90-day session comes to a close, lawmakers overturn Hogan vetoes on police reform, juvenile justice.
House of Delegates Republican on the steps of the State House Friday. They will choose new leaders Tuesday. From their Facebook page.
LAWMAKERS OVERTURN HOGAN VETO OF POLICE REFORM BILLS: Maryland enacted historic police accountability measures Saturday, becoming the first state to repeal its powerful Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights and setting new rules for when police may use force and how they are investigated and disciplined, Ovetta Wiggins and Erin Cox report in the Post.
Hogan, a second-term Republican, vetoed most of the bills Friday evening, but the legislature moved swiftly to override him. The House of Delegates voted within two hours to override one veto, and, by Saturday afternoon, the Democrat-controlled General Assembly had voted to override the vetoes. Bryn Stole of the Sun explains what is inside the package.
Opening day at Camden Yards Thursday. Governor s Office photo
HOGAN EYES POLICE REFORM BILLS: Maryland’s lawmakers representing both sides of the political aisle said Thursday that they believe it is likely that Gov. Larry Hogan will veto all or part of a package of five landmark police reform bills that the General Assembly recently approved, Bryan Renbaum reports for Maryland Reporter. Should Hogan decide to veto the legislation, it is considered likely that the veto will be overridden given that Democrats have a near-supermajority in both the House of Delegates and the Senate.
As Democrats celebrated the passage of the sweeping reform bills, Republican colleagues, as well as Hogan, voiced concerns that the legislation adopted too much of the House’s strict limits and too little of compromises in the Senate approach to police reform, Steve Lash reports for The Daily Record.
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SCHOOLS TO GET $10M IN COVID FUNDS TO AID AT-RISK STUDENTS: Bryan Renbaum of MarylandReporter writes that Gov. Larry Hogan and State Superintendent of Schools Karen Salmon said Wednesday that Maryland’s public and private schools will receive $10 million in COVID-19 relief grants that are geared toward addressing the needs of the state’s most at-risk students.
LANDMARK POLICE REFORM PACKAGE HEADS TO HOGAN’s DESK: Maryland lawmakers passed a landmark police reform package aimed at delivering greater transparency and accountability Wednesday, sending the wide-ranging legislation to Gov. Larry Hogan after months of intense debate, Bryn Stole and Pamela Wood.
State Roundup: Restaurant Association CEO says employee retention difficult; police bills head to final negotiations
The revised and expanded Lawyer s Mall outside of the State House was rededicated Monday by the governor and presiding officers of the General Assembly and others associated with the two-year long project forced by the replacement of the underground utility system for the Annapolis complex. Governor s Office Photo.
RESTAURANTS CHALLENGED BY RETAINING EMPLOYEES: In an interview with Bryan Renbaum of Maryland Reporter, Marshall Weston, president and CEO of the Restaurant Association of Maryland, said Tuesday that the biggest challenge for restaurants in the near-term is retaining enough employees to serve the increased number of customers who have recently decided to dine out. Last month, Gov. Larry Hogan allowed the state’s restaurants to go from 50% dining capacity to 100% dining capacity.