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The sergeant’s uniform was perfect. h Standing at the end of a long room, where cream walls held up ceiling tiles with stray water stains, Sgt. Jessica Murphy and her charcoal khaki were set. Her Wicomico County Sheri ’s star beamed under humming uorescent lights, as she waited near the projector. h Murphy was pre- paring a July refresher on de-escalation and in-custody death avoidance, while outside the room, chilling details of George Floyd’s death under the knee of a Min- neapolis police ocer swirled around the country and catalyzed protests across the lower Eastern Shore of Maryland. POLICING PRIORITIES ‘A guardian, not a warrior’ See POLICING, Page 2A ILLUSTRATION BY KAYLA GOLLIHER/USA TODAY NETWORK; PHOTOS BY GETTY IMAGES, EDWARD H. NABB RESEARCH CENTER FOR DELMARVA HISTORY & CULTURE, AND DETROIT FREE PRESS Democrats in the Maryland Senate announced an ambitious $500 million plan Wednesday that aims to provide broad economic relief to the people and businesses that have suered most during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Senate Recovery Now plan would oer millions of dollars to prop up a variety of struggling sectors, in- cluding housing, health care, educa- tion, nonprots and businesses such as restaurants and hotels. The Democrats’ plan would add to Gov. Larry Hogan’s RELIEF Act, a pro- posal that would provide stimulus payments to certain working Mary- landers, eliminate state income tax on unemployment benets and oer tax breaks to some businesses. Senate President Bill Ferguson said Wednesday that the Senate’s Recovery Now plan would be treated as an amendment to the RELIEF Act and would ll in gaps in Hogan’s plan. To- gether, the two plans would cost roughly $1.3 billion. “The Senate will be focusing on CO- VID relief through the eyes of our most vulnerable and impacted Marylanders and small businesses,” Ferguson said. “We know that this crisis has not been felt equally, and equitable recovery is essential.” What the relief plan would do Among the plan’s highlights are one-time grants of $1,000 to people whose unemployment claims are stuck in limbo while caseworkers ad- judicate their cases; $25 million in housing assistance to eliminate hous- ing debt for 5,000 Marylanders; $10 million for food banks and $9 million to help with utility debts. Here’s an overview of what the relief package would provide: h $44 million in unemployment as- sistance, including one-time grants of $1,000 to people whose claims are stuck in adjudication and $3 million for more caseworkers to handle claims h $59 million to vulnerable people, including $22 million in additional benets through the Temporary Dis- ability Assistance Program, $10 mil- lion for food banks, and $9 million to help with utility debt h $28 million in housing assistance, including $25 million to help 5,000 Dems will add $500M to Hogan’s RELIEF Act Senate plan would draw from Rainy Day Fund Madeleine O’Neill Salisbury Daily Times USA TODAY NETWORK – DELMARVA See STIMULUS, Page 2A MD-GCI0538879-03 Right now, at Arctic Heating and Air Conditioning you can get an Arctic Air 16 SEER Heat Pump with matching variable speed Air Handler at Super Low Pricing! 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The sergeant’s uniform was perfect. h Standing at the end of a long room, where
cream walls held up ceiling tiles with stray water stains, Sgt. Jessica Murphy and
her charcoal khaki were set. Her Wicomico County Sheriff�’s star beamed under
humming fl�uorescent lights, as she waited near the projector. h Murphy was pre-
paring a July refresher on de-escalation and in-custody death avoidance, while
outside the room, chilling details of George Floyd’s death under the knee of a Min-
neapolis police offi�cer swirled around the country and catalyzed protests across
the lower Eastern Shore of Maryland.
POLICING PRIORITIES
‘A guardian,not a warrior’
See POLICING, Page 2A
ILLUSTRATION BY KAYLA GOLLIHER/USA TODAY NETWORK; PHOTOS BY GETTY IMAGES,
EDWARD H. NABB RESEARCH CENTER FOR DELMARVA HISTORY & CULTURE, AND DETROIT FREE PRESS
Democrats in the Maryland Senateannounced an ambitious $500 millionplan Wednesday that aims to providebroad economic relief to the peopleand businesses that have suff�eredmost during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Senate Recovery Now planwould off�er millions of dollars to propup a variety of struggling sectors, in-cluding housing, health care, educa-tion, nonprofi�ts and businesses suchas restaurants and hotels.
The Democrats’ plan would add toGov. Larry Hogan’s RELIEF Act, a pro-posal that would provide stimuluspayments to certain working Mary-landers, eliminate state income tax onunemployment benefi�ts and off�er taxbreaks to some businesses.
Senate President Bill Ferguson saidWednesday that the Senate’s RecoveryNow plan would be treated as anamendment to the RELIEF Act andwould fi�ll in gaps in Hogan’s plan. To-gether, the two plans would costroughly $1.3 billion.
“The Senate will be focusing on CO-VID relief through the eyes of our mostvulnerable and impacted Marylandersand small businesses,” Ferguson said.“We know that this crisis has not beenfelt equally, and equitable recovery isessential.”
What the relief plan would do
Among the plan’s highlights areone-time grants of $1,000 to peoplewhose unemployment claims arestuck in limbo while caseworkers ad-judicate their cases; $25 million inhousing assistance to eliminate hous-ing debt for 5,000 Marylanders; $10million for food banks and $9 millionto help with utility debts.
Here’s an overview of what therelief package would provide:
h $44 million in unemployment as-sistance, including one-time grants of$1,000 to people whose claims arestuck in adjudication and $3 millionfor more caseworkers to handle claims
h $59 million to vulnerable people,including $22 million in additionalbenefi�ts through the Temporary Dis-ability Assistance Program, $10 mil-lion for food banks, and $9 million tohelp with utility debt
h $28 million in housing assistance,including $25 million to help 5,000
Dems willadd $500M to Hogan’s RELIEF ActSenate plan would drawfrom Rainy Day Fund
Madeleine O’NeillSalisbury Daily Times
USA TODAY NETWORK – DELMARVA
See STIMULUS, Page 2A
MD-GCI0538879-03
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1Not valid on prior sales. May not be combined with any other promotional offer. Offer subject to change. Products not available in all areas. Trade Licenses for Transform SR Home Improvement Products LLC (in certainstates d/b/a Sears Home Improvement Products) at www.searshomeservices.com/license. Offer subject to change without notice. Offer expires 1/30/2021.210% discount offer is applied before taxes and after all other discounts and must be made in a single transaction. Not valid on prior sales. May not be combined with any other promotional offer. Offer subject tochange. Products not available in all areas. Trade Licenses for Transform SR Home Improvement Products LLC (in certain states d/b/a Sears Home Improvement Products) at www.searshomeservices.com/license. Offersubject to change without notice. Offer expires 1/30/2021.3Get up to 18 months no interest financing available on Heating & Cooling Replacement, Kitchen Remodel, Siding, Windows and Flooring home improvement purchases over $1,500. Offer good through 1/30/2021.Interest Financing - No interest if paid in full within the promotional period. Interest will be charged to your account from the purchase date if the purchase balance is not paid in full within the promotional period. Withcredit approval, for qualifying purchases made on a Sears or Shop Your Way credit card (Sears Commercial One® accounts excluded). Sears Home Improvement Account˜ valid on installed sales only. Offer valid forconsumer accounts in good standing and is subject to change without notice. May not be combined with any other promotional offer. Sears and Shop Your Way credit cards: As of 3/19/2020 APR for purchases: Variable7.24% - 25.24% or non-variable 5.00%-26.49%. Minimum interest charge: up to $2. See card agreement for details, including the APRs and fees applicable to you.*Sears cards are issued by Citibank, N.A. Productsnot available in all areas. Trade Licenses for Transform SR Home Improvement Products LLC (in certain states d/b/a Sears Home Improvement Products) at www.searshomeservices.com/license. Offer subject to changewithout notice. Offer expires 1/30/2021.Sears Home Services is a TransformCo business. This is an advertisement. TransformCo shall not be held liable for any errors or omissions in pricing. TransformCo reserves the right to make adjustments to pricing andproducts offerings for reasons including, but not limited to, changing market conditions, product discontinuation or unavailability. “Sears Home Services” is used with the permission of Transform SR Brands LLC.©2020 Transform SR Brands LLC, PO Box 522290, Longwood, FL 32752-9963. All Rights Reserved
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