An Anne Arundel County judge has blocked the County Executive's Executive Order to prohibit indoor and outdoor dining at Anne Arundel County restaurants. Under the judge's order, restaurants can continue to serve indoors at 25% capacity and outdoors at 50% capacity until December 28, the date of the next hearing. This order is in response [...]
Several local jurisdictions have issued executive orders or advisories to impose more strict COVID-19 restrictions on dining, retail and recreational establishments. The actions of these jurisdictions are summarized below. Anne Arundel - The most recent county Executive Order, which takes effect today, December 16 at 5 p.m. was recently amended today to allow outdoor dining, [...]
Joined by the Secretary of Housing and Community Development Ken Holt and Secretary of Commerce Kelly Schulz, Governor Hogan announced today efforts to provide financial relief for business, funding for affordable housing, assistance to treat Marylanders with diabetes, and provide additional funds for law enforcement, youth services, and victim services. A Baltimore Sun article describes [...]
Anne Arundel County Executive Stuart Pittman announced today the halting of indoor and outdoor dining and tighter capacity restrictions for retail stores, fitness centers, casinos, nail and hair salons. These actions will be in effect for four weeks starting Wednesday, December 16 at 5 p.m. until Wednesday, January 13 at 8 a.m. Capacity at retail [...]
Newly sworn in Baltimore City Mayor Brandon Scott announced earlier today further restrictions to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. These restrictions include the closing of indoor and outdoor dining and limiting capacity at retail and recreational establishments. Restrictions, which take effect Friday, December 11 at 5 p.m. include the following: All indoor gatherings public and private [...]
The 2021 Issue Papers, which preview fiscal and policy matters for the upcoming session, were recently posted to the General Assembly’s website. Prepared by the Department of Legislative Services each year at this time, they highlight key issues to be discussed and serve as a valuable resource for those in Annapolis. This year, the Issue [...]
To ensure the House of Delegates can safely convene during the upcoming 90 day session, House leaders have divided the chamber into two groups - with 71 members meeting in the House chamber and 70 in a Chamber Annex constructed out of two delegation rooms in the House Office Building. To determine seating for the [...]
Governor Hogan announced today, in partnership with the Maryland Hospital Association, efforts to mobilize a medical staffing surge to assist with treating COVID-19 patients. During his remarks, the Governor expressed concern that hospitalizations, which have increased by 51%, are overburdening our hospitals and negatively affecting workers. These efforts will address possible shortages of health care [...]
Maryland State Delegate Warren Miller (District 9A – Carroll and Howard Counties) has announced his resignation from the House of Delegates, effective December 30, 2020. Delegate Miller, who sits on the House Economic Matters Committee, has served as a state delegate since 2003. From Delegate Miller's Resignation Letter, After proudly serving for seventeen years in [...]
Governor Hogan announced today a wide scale education, compliance, and enforcement effort to assist every jurisdiction with investigating any violation of the restrictions that have been put in place to combat COVID-19. Under this effort, the Maryland State Police (MSP) will expand its COVID-19 Compliance and Coordination Center and deploy "High Visibility Compliance Units" across [...]
