Delegate Eric Bromwell - Courtesy Maryland Manual Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr. announced today that Delegates Eric Bromwell and Stephen Lafferty will join his administration. Bromwell, who currently serves as Vice Chair of the House Economic Matters Committee, will serve as opioid strategy coordinator. Lafferty, who currently serves as Chair of the Environment [...]
Comcast announced today it is significantly expanding eligibility for Internet Essentials, which is the nation’s largest, most comprehensive, and most successful broadband adoption program in America, to include all qualified low-income households in its service area. The expansion is the most significant change in the program’s history. The Company estimates that more than three million [...]
Approximately 300 pieces of legislation will take effect today, the same day the new fiscal year begins. This legislation includes: creation of a prescription drug board tasked with developing ideas to reduce drug prices at the manufacturer, wholesale, pharmacy benefit manager and insurance carrier levels; initial funding to implement recommendations of the Commission on Innovation [...]
The Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) Board named James (Jim) F. Ports, Jr. as its new Executive Director. MDTA is a 1,700-employee agency that oversees the state’s eight toll facilities and the E-ZPass Maryland system. Mr. Ports has served as Deputy Secretary of Operations for the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) since 2015. MDTA Press Release
Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr. and House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones announced appointments to the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future Funding Formula Workgroup. As reported by Maryland Matters, The panel will be tasked with making funding formula recommendations before the 2020 legislative session, including on the split between state and local education funding, prioritizing [...]
Governor Larry Hogan announced yesterday that he will let Senate Bill 516 - Clean Energy Jobs take effect without his signature. At the same time, he announced an energy strategy, the innovative Clean and Renewable Energy Standard (CARES) to require 100% clean electricity by 2040. From the Governor's press release, The governor made the announcement [...]
In an unanimous vote, Delegate Adrienne Jones has been selected to serve as Speaker of the House of Delegates. The long-time Speaker Pro Tem has made history as the first African-American and first woman to serve in this role. Speaker Jones has served in the House of Delegates since 1997. In addition to serving as [...]
Governor Hogan announced today the appointment of Robert L. Green as the next secretary of the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services. Green currently serves as the director of the Montgomery County Department of Correction and Rehabilitation. He replaces Acting Secretary Mike Ziegler, who has served in the position since March. From the Governor's [...]
Governor Larry Hogan signed an Executive Order on April 18 to convene a special session of the Maryland General Assembly on May 1 for the House of Delegates to elect a new House Speaker. From the Governor's press release, This special session, which comes at the request of the presiding officers, will allow the House [...]
Governor Larry Hogan, Senate President Mike Miller, and House Speaker Pro Tem Adrienne Jones signed 195 bills into law on April 18. Bills of significance that were signed into law include measures aimed at restructuring the University of Maryland Medical System Board, toughening penalties on cyberbullying and establishing a commission to research racially motivated lynchings in [...]
