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AP Washington Hispanic: Virginia Governor Ralph Northam is urging hospital systems to move quickly to deliver coronavirus vaccines, saying the state will now implement a "use it or lose it" policy designed to accelerate delivery. distribution of vaccines. "Nobody wants to see any supply sitting unused," Northam said at a news conference Wednesday, saying health systems that don't move will fast enough they will receive fewer doses in future rounds of distribution. With frustration rising from the slow rollout of the vaccine, Northam is one of many state leaders and other politicians around from the United States who are lifting the pressure to get shot at weapons more quickly. The governor, a Democrat, has been criticized by Republicans for the pace of vaccines in the state. ...

AP Washington Hispanic: The collector Maryland's tax agency announced Wednesday an extension of tax filing and payment deadlines to help people weather financial stress due to the pandemic. Maryland businesses and estimated quarterly income tax returns and payments due in January, February, and March will not be paid until 15 April. Businesses and the self-employed or independent contractors with estimated income tax returns and payments due on 15 January will also receive an extension until 06 April. While the g The entity will still have to pay its taxes, Comptroller Peter Franchot said it adds up to a total of between $ 1. 00 0 million and $ 1. 500 million in temporary relief. There will be no penalties, and people do not have to request an extension. The state extended...

AP Washington Hispanic: Maryland has announced additional benefits to help low-income families struggling financially during the pandemic to buy food. Governor Larry Hogan announced that all Maryland recipients of the Federal Assistance Program Nutritional Supplement will receive an additional increase of 15% increase in their total benefits this month due to recent federal legislation. A household of four will see an increase in its maximum monthly benefit of $ 680 to $ 782, $ 102 additional per month, for the next six months. The governor says Temporary Cash Assistance families will receive $ 40 additional million in benefits as part of the state's emergency economic relief measures. That equals $ 100 per household member for each of the next six months. The TCA program...

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan today announced that all Maryland SNAP recipients will receive an additional increase in 15% of your total benefits as of this month due to recent federal legislation. Additionally, as part of the state's emergency financial assistance measures, Maryland Temporary Cash Assistance (TCA) families will receive $ 40 Additional Millions in Benefits “These increased benefits come at a critical time for Maryland residents struggling financially during the COVID-pandemic. 19, ”Governor Hogan said. “However, there is still much to do, including by Congress, to help our economy and our workforce. In Maryland, we have announced more than $ 700 million in emergency financial aid, and before the General Assembly goes back to work For the session of 2021, we will be ...

AP Washington Hispanic: A preparer Virginia tax returns was sentenced to 27 months in prison for filing false returns, said the federal prosecutors. Between 2014 and 2014, Angela Harper of Newport News prepared tax returns that claimed fraudulent credits and deductions in order to get her clients larger refunds, the East Virginia Attorney's Office said in a press release Monday. Harper did not sign the returns to give the impression that his clients actually did the work. Prosecutors also said that Harper did not review the completed returns with his clients and did not give them copies even though they specifically requested them. In total, prosecutors said Harper filed more than 400 false tax returns that cost the IRS more than $ 700, 000. Prosecutors said Harper operated ...

AP Washington Hispanic: Maryland Governor Larry Hogan announced steps Tuesday to accelerate COVID vaccines - 19 to "get more shots in more arms." Hogan said that 270. 150 doses of the vaccine have been put directly into the hands of first-line vaccinators in the state in the last three weeks. However, as of Tuesday, only 76. 916 people have been vaccinated so far, that is, around 1.3% of the state's population. "Although none of us are delighted with the pace of this implementation during the first weeks, I can assure you that it is improving every day." Hogan said at a press conference. The governor said that 11. 553 people were vaccinated in the state on Tuesday, the highest number yet. Starting Wednesday, the Republican governor said the National Guard will begin dispatc...

AP Washington Hispanic: Expected that more than 1. 400 long-term care facilities in Virginia receive doses of the coronavirus vaccine in the coming weeks . The Virginian-Pilot reported Sunday that CVS and Walgreens will administer the vast majority of doses. Pharmacy chains are partnering with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to bring vaccines directly to facilities so residents don't have to travel. Virginia is putting frontline health care workers and long-term care residents in the first tier priority group for immunizations. Status has received 388. 000 doses of vaccines collectively from Pfizer and Moderna. State health officials said nearly 65. 000 vaccinations before New Year's Day. But that number is believed to be low due to delays in reporting. ...

AP Washington Hispanic: Students in central Maryland they will continue to attend school virtually while about half of the nation's students will be able to return to their school buildings. The Baltimore Sun reported Monday that There is no clear idea when those Maryland students might return to classes in person. Few students in suburban Maryland have been back inside a school during the pandemic . Experts say the reasons include politics, union opposition, and the failure of federal and state leaders to establish clear guidelines as the pandemic began. Meanwhile, a contingent of some parents are furious that schools are not open. And they say they have sent emails and letters and held unsuccessful protests. The Maryland governor and state superintendent have advocated f...

AP Washington Hispanic: An unusually wide field of candidates is vying for the governor's seat in Virginia as the 2021 marquee political contest enters full swing. Only New Jersey and Virginia are set to elect governors this year, and the Old Dominion off-year competition has a strong track record of being an early indicator of broader national trends, previewing the Voter support against Presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump in recent election cycles. Virginia has traditionally chosen business-friendly moderates from both parties to be its chairman executive, but the depth of field of 2021 reflects the changing political dynamics of the state and the shaky mood among Republicans and Democrats. The field of announced and likely candidates in the observation career is more div...

AP Washington Hispanic: A man was arrested in connection with a shooting in Virginia that injured one person and apparently stemmed from a fight over a parking spot. The victim was taken to a hospital for injuries not life threatening after Saturday's shooting at a housing complex in Chester, the Chesterfield County Police Department said in a news release Sunday. Police He did not say what led to the shooting, but news outlets reported that it happened after a group of people started the dispute over the parking space. Rakim Jackson was charged with multiple charges, including malicious wounding and discharging a firearm into an occupied building. It was not immediately clear if he has an attorney who could comment on his behalf.

AP Washington Hispanic: The Department Maryland Health Department is working with regional and federal partners to test patient samples for infection with the new variant of the coronavirus. The Baltimore Sun reports that the Centers for Disease Control and the United States Disease Prevention are collaborating with the state public health laboratory as well as state laboratories in California and Delaware to test for the apparently most contagious variant. There have been at least two cases of the COVID variant - 19 identified in the United States, one in California and another in Colorado. A Maryland health department spokesperson says the variant has not been detected Adopted in Maryland. The CDC says medical professionals now do not believe the new variant is more deadl...

AP Washington Hispanic: The governor Maryland Larry Hogan says the GoP's efforts to overturn the presidential election are making a "mockery" of the nation's electoral process. The Republican governor released a statement Sunday condemning efforts to challenge the Electoral College vote when Congress meets in joint session to confirm victory 306 - 232 of President-elect Joe Biden. «The plan of the Members of Congress to reject presidential election certification is a mockery of our system and of who we are as Americans, ”Hogan said. Hogan says President Donald Trump and his team have had all the Opportunities to provide evidence to support their claims, and they have not. The House and Senate will meet Wednesday in a joint session to accept the Electoral College vote . It's...