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

Maryland session ends after focus on pandemic aid, policing

The Maryland General Assembly has adjourned its 90-day session that focused largely on COVID-19 recovery, expansive police reforms and longstanding economic and health disparities worsened by the pandemic.

With top-priority legislation on economic relief and police reform already passed earlier in the session, lawmakers approved a measure to implement sports betting.

Maryland voters approved sports betting in November with 67% support. Sports wagering could begin as soon as the fall.

Gov. Larry Hogan highlighted bipartisan agreement on pandemic relief earlier in the session.

Hogan, a Republican, also underscored bipartisan agreement on how the state will allocate $3.9 billion in federal pandemic relief.