The ribbon cutting ceremony for the new University of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center in Prince George’s County took place Tuesday. Governor s Office photo
EHRLICHS PUSH VACCINES IN NEW ANTI-COVID CAMPAIGN: Former Gov. Bob Ehrlich and former first lady Kendel Ehrlich are participants in the state’s campaign to urge Marylanders to get vaccinated against the novel coronavirus, writes Bryan Renbaum for Maryland Reporter.
DELEGATES PUSH AGAINST HOGAN ENDING ENHANCED JOBLESS BENEFITS: Some Maryland delegates pushed back Tuesday against the governor’s recent decision to end expanded unemployment benefits without evidence that it would lead to job gains, Elizabeth Shwe writes in Maryland Matters. “I don’t disagree that there are more jobs available; I don’t disagree that there are challenges in getting people into those jobs…but there doesn’t seem to be any behavioral economics or macroeconomic analysis that suggests that this decision is going to help people get in
Maryland’s state lawmakers are investigating whether they can overturn Gov. Larry Hogan’s decision to opt out of federal programs that have aided the unemployed during the pandemic.
Why is Biden's American Rescue Plan so popular? It helps struggling families. It helps children. And it's undergirded by resentment of the concentration of wealth that occured in the U.S. over the last 40 years and even during the pandemic.
Comptroller Wants Reserved Funds Dedicated to Low Wage Earners, Small Businesses
In a virtual meeting on Dec. 11, the Maryland Board of Revenue Estimates voted to increase the revenue projections for Fiscal Year 2021 by 0.3 percent to $18.8 billion – a $64 million increase from the September estimates.
Although the figures seem like a positive sign, state officials say they also reflect that Maryland’s lowest wage earners and small businesses continue to be highly impacted economically by the COVID-19 health crisis.
State Comptroller Peter Franchot suggests that some of the available state reserved funds be dedicated to low wage earners and small business owners who need it the most.