Redbud in spring. MarylandReporter.com photo HOGAN LAUNCHES COVID VAXX PSA: Gov. Larry Hogan Friday touted the state’s launch of a 30-second public service announcement video that features six Maryland doctors who discuss the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines, Bryan Renbaum of Maryland Reporter writes. “Research shows that people feel more comfortable getting a vaccine when they hear about the experience directly from someone they know and trust,” Hogan said in a statement. POLICE REFORM ADVOCATES SPEAK OUT ON BILLS: Reform advocates like Fred Chavis of the Washington County NAACP say that they are cautiously optimistic to see that some of the change they sought became reality in the halls of the State House. But they emphasized the reform bills are just the beginning, and local activists will need to watch to ensure police accountability trickles down to their communities, report Madeleine O’Neill of USA Today Network and Kelly Powers of Salisbury Daily Times.