Governor Hogan announced this week that Deputy Secretary of the Department of the Environment Horacio Tablada will succeed current Environment Secretary Ben Grumbles starting June 1. As reported by Maryland Matters, Grumbles is leaving to become executive director of the Environmental Council of the States, a national nonprofit, nonpartisan association of state and territorial environmental [...]
Governor Larry Hogan today announced in letters to the General Assembly that, in accordance with Article II, Section 17 of the Maryland Constitution, he has vetoed the following legislation passed during the 2022 legislative session: HB 90 – State Personnel Management System – Office of the Public Defender – Placement and Collective Bargaining HB 580 [...]
Congratulations to Nicholas (Nick) Manis for being named to The Daily Record's “Power 40 Government & Lobbying List” for 2022. This list represents 40 of the most powerful professionals who advocate in state and local government in Maryland. From The Daily Record, For more than 25 years, Nicholas Manis has worked as a lobbyist and [...]
Governor Larry Hogan today announced additional actions to address the current surge of COVID-19 hospitalizations, including measures to safeguard the health of state employees and citizens entering state buildings and facilities. From the Governor's press release, “Today we are taking another series of actions to address the current surge of COVID-19 hospitalizations, and we will [...]
The Senate pre-filed bill list was posted to the General Assembly website today. The total number of Senate pre-filed bills is 166. As indicated above, only the list of Senate pre-filed bills is available on the website at this time, not the bill text. Bill text should be available soon. When you click on the [...]
Comcast has announced the appointment of Tiffany Harvey as Vice President, Government & Regulatory Affairs. She will be replacing Sean Looney, who is retiring the end of the year. In her role, Harvey will lead Comcast’s government advocacy programs in Maryland and Delaware and represent the company’s interests in front of the state legislatures along [...]
The House pre-filed bill list was posted to the General Assembly website today. The total number of House pre-filed bills is 200. As indicated above, only the list of House pre-filed bills are available on the website at this time, not the bill text. Bill text should be available soon. When you click on the [...]
On Monday, November 29th, Delegate Shane Pendergrass (D-13, Howard County), Chair of the Maryland House of Delegates' Health and Government Operations Committee, announced she will not seek reelection. In an email to her supporters, she wrote the following: Thirty-six years ago, I could not have imagined how difficult it would be to decide to leave [...]
The 2022 Issue Papers preview major fiscal and policy matters for the upcoming General Assembly session. 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. Several direct links to hot topics of interest are listed [...]
House Appropriations Chair Maggie L. McIntosh recently announced that she will retire from the General Assembly next year rather than seek re-election. She announced her retirement through a letter to her constituents that was published by the Baltimore Sun. From the letter, We are now preparing to begin the last session of our four-year term [...]
