ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland lawmakers have outlined a package of measures to support child-care providers, who have struggled during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lawmakers from the House and Senate held a joint video conference on Thursday to talk about the measures. In the last two years, they say more than 750 providers have been forced to close. The package includes grants to attract and retain providers, as well as loans for capital expansions for facilities.
House Speaker Adrienne Jones said helping child-care providers is critical to addressing the shortage of workers in the state and the nation.
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A medical examiner in Florida says comedian Bob Saget died from blunt head trauma, likely from an "unwitnessed fall." Saget was found dead in a Florida hotel room on Jan. 9, after performing stand-up comedy the night before. Thursday's statement from Medical Examiner Joshua Stephany in Orlando says a toxicology analysis didn't show any illicit drugs or toxins in Saget's body. The statement says Saget's death […]
