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Wrap-up of news stories taken from the day's local headlines.

A glance at bills passed by the Maryland General Assembly

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland lawmakers have reached the last day of their annual 90-day session with priority legislation on pandemic relief and police reform already approved.

Gov. Larry Hogan and lawmakers were quick to enact more than $1 billion in pandemic relief early in the session.

The Democrat-controlled General Assembly also overrode the Republican governor's vetoes on three bills containing key parts of sweeping police reform legislation.

Lawmakers also passed measures to expand voting options. Maryland voters will have the option to have mail-in ballots automatically sent to them for all elections.

The state also will increase the number of early voting sites.