Republican state legislatures across the country are moving rapidly to pass new voting laws, amid former President Donald Trump s continued false claims of election fraud. Lisa Desjardins takes us to the battleground state of Georgia and explains the raging debate.
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Republican-majority state legislatures across the country are moving rapidly to pass new voting laws, amid former President Donald Trump s continued false claims of election fraud.
Lisa Desjardins takes us to one battleground state and explains the raging debate.
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Lisa Desjardins:
In Georgia this week, the sounds of American democracy still struggling, and over an essential trait, voting itself.
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Feb 4, 2021 4:43 PM
(KWNO)- Businesses who’ve lost at least 30% of their revenue due to the COVID-19 pandemic have until Friday, Deb. 5 to apply for state aid.
“The legislature approved a comprehensive bipartisan Covid relief bill last December to help businesses and workers with pandemic-related struggles,” said Senator Jeremy Miller. “Most qualifying businesses received the aid automatically, but others who have not already received a payment may still be eligible. I strongly encourage businesses who didn’t already get a payment but think they should have, to file an inquiry with the Department of Revenue. It has been a difficult year, and so it is important to take advantage of any assistance that might be available.”
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(BALTIMORE, MD) Thomas V. Mike Miller, Senate President Emeritus, will lie in state in the rotunda of the Maryland State House on Thursday and Friday.
Miller died at age 78.
In 2019, he announced his battle with prostate cancer. He resigned from his Senate seat in December.
Governor Hogan tweeted about the loss of his lifelong friend,
Maryland has lost one of its most revered leaders, and I have lost a dear lifelong friend. My full statement on the passing of Senate President Emeritus Mike Miller: pic.twitter.com/jKe8wRIQ14
At 4 p.m. on Thursday, January 21, 2021, Maryland State Police Honor Guard will escort Senate President Emeritus Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr. from Lee Funeral Home in Clinton to stops throughout his district including Senator Miller’s law offices (8808 Old Branch Ave in Clinton, and 2981 Penwick Lane in Dunkirk), the Prince George’s Fire Department in Clinton, MD (9025 Woodyard Rd), Surrattsville High
Holding Maryland's health department leadership accountable for state's COVID-19 vaccine distribution struggles sounds more like good governance than politics as usual.
1/16/2021, 11:12 a.m. STATEMENT OF SENATE PRESIDENT BILL FERGUSON ON THE PASSING OF SENATE PRESIDENT EMERITUS THOMAS V. MIKE MILLER, JR. Courtesy Photo
Today, I join all Marylanders in mourning the passing of a champion of the Senate of Maryland, Senate President Emeritus Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr.
Mike was a family man, and his Senate family joins his family in mourning his passing. For over 50 years, Mike served the people of Maryland in the General Assembly - first as a staffer to the Prince Georgeâs County Delegation; then as a member of the House of Delegates, a member of the Senate, Chair of the Judicial Proceedings Committee; and for 32 years, as President of the Maryland Senate. He concluded this extraordinary period of service as Senate President Emeritus.