Senate President Bill Ferguson recently announced new Senate leadership and committee assignments due to the resignation of former Senator Doug J. J. Peters. Senator Craig J. Zucker will take over from Peters as chair of the Capital Budget Subcommittee, and Senate Majority Leader Nancy J. King will replace Zucker as chair of the Education, Business, [...]
Several members of the Maryland Senate have recently announced they will not seek re-election and one has announced he will resign. The most recent to announce is Senator George Edwards from Garrett County. Senator Edwards, who served on the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee, will retire after nearly four decades in the General Assembly, 24 [...]
Governor Hogan announced today the planned lifting of statewide restrictions or orders related to the COVID 19 pandemic on July 1. The state's mask order - which requires face coverings indoors at schools, day care centers, medical settings and on mass transit - will expire on the same day. (A federal order requiring masks on [...]
Governor Hogan has announced the appointment of Alexandra (Ali) Keane to serve as a deputy chief of staff in the Office of the Governor for labor, health, education, and human services. Keane will succeed Diane Croghan, who is departing the administration to serve as vice president of community engagement and chief of staff for the University [...]
Governor Hogan recently announced 151 appointments to various boards and commissions in the State. Included in these appointments, are the Governor's two members of the Blueprint for Maryland Future’s Accountability and Implementation Board Nominating Committee. The presiding officers of the General Assembly announced their appointments to the Nominating Committee two weeks ago. The Governor's appointments include: [...]
Governor Larry Hogan announced yesterday that the State of Maryland will discontinue enhanced pandemic federal unemployment benefits and reinstate work search requirements on July 3. From the Governor's press release, “Our health and economic recovery continues to outpace the nation, and we have reached the benchmark set by President Biden of vaccinating 70% of adults,” [...]
Governor Hogan vetoed several pieces of legislation this past Friday, targeting bills that would have expanded workers’ rights, bolstered public transit, permitted local governments to raise taxes, and allowed some teachers to continue teaching remotely in the upcoming school year. This followed the veto of four bills earlier in the week that would have limited [...]
Governor Hogan, joined by Senate President Bill Ferguson and House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones, signed 226 pieces of legislation into law on May 18. Below is a list of several significant bills signed into law. HB 940: Legislation to legalize sports betting in the State of Maryland. HB 667/SB 8: Legislation to immediately repeal the State Song. [...]
Governor Larry Hogan today announced the end of the statewide mask mandate, aligning Maryland with new CDC guidance. This order will take effect Saturday, May 15, along with the lifting of all capacity limits and restrictions that the governor announced earlier this week. In alignment with CDC guidance, face coverings will still be required on public transportation, and in [...]
The State and local governments can begin to access funding through the $2 trillion American Recovery Act. Of Maryland's $6 billion share, the State will receive $3.7 billion, counties $1.1 billion, cities with more than 50,000 residents will split $619 million, and smaller cities and towns will share approximately $529 million. Guidance issued by the [...]
