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A politically divided Baltimore County Council voted Monday to extend the county’s COVID-19 state of emergency for 35 days.
The 4-3 vote was along party lines and came following a debate over the role and power of local government.
County Executive Johnny Olszewski reinstated a state of emergency last week, citing an increase in COVID transmission rates. But he needed the council’s OK to extend it beyond one week.
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