A view of the Maryland State House from the Miller Senate Office Building. Photo by Danielle E. Gaines.
As Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) prepares to unveil his latest COVID-19 relief package Monday and with the annual General Assembly session set to begin Wednesday, several groups and political leaders are pressuring officials to make robust state funding available to those who have suffered the most during the pandemic.
On Sunday, the Maryland United for COVID Relief NOW Coalition, which has been organized by state Comptroller Peter V.R. Franchot (D) and Montgomery County Councilmember Tom Hucker (D) held a virtual rally to call on Hogan to use state rainy day funds to assist with pandemic relief.
About 30 federal, state and local elected officials, labor leaders, members of the clergy, businesspeople and political advocates made the case during the hour-long event for extra state funding, arguing that relief from the federal government will be slow to arrive and isn’t adequate.
