Governor Hogan earlier today announced the appointment of Linda K. Foley to the House of Delegates. Ms. Foley was nominated by the Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee and will represent Legislative District 15. Ms. Foley's appointment fills the vacancy left after Governor Hogan appointed Delegate Kathleen Dumais as a Montgomery County Circuit Court Judge in [...]
Senate Finance Committee Chair Delores G. Kelley announced that she will not run for re-election next year. She intends to complete her four-year term that concludes in January 2023. Senator Kelley is one of the longest-serving members of the Maryland State Senate. The Baltimore Sun reported that Senator Kelley hopes to mentor more young people [...]
The General Assembly gathered for a special legislative session last week to establish new congressional redistricting maps. As a part of its work, the General Assembly overrode several of the Governor's vetoes from the 2021 legislative session. Here are some of the major issues the legislature took action on. Immigration reforms House Bill 16- The [...]
The General Assembly passed the congressional redistricting plan drafted by the Legislative Redistricting Advisory Commission (LRAC) on Wednesday only to have it vetoed by the Governor the following day. Governor Hogan held a press conference at 2:15 p.m. on Thursday where he vetoed the LRAC redistricting plan. The Governor's veto was expected, according to Maryland [...]
House Economic Matters Committee Chair Delegate Dereck E. Davis was elected by his colleagues Thursday night to be the new State Treasurer of Maryland. Delegate Davis will succeed current State Treasurer Nancy D. Kopp, who announced her retirement after serving for almost two decades. Delegate Davis will be the second African-American to hold the position [...]
The 2021 General Assembly session came to a close Monday evening, April 12 at midnight with final action being taken on a number of bills and a few others left outstanding. In all, a total of 2,359 bills and joint resolutions were introduced, of which 817 passed. Looking back to the start of the year, [...]
In an April 1 press conference, Governor Hogan announced several updates on the COVID pandemic. At the forefront, the Governor announced that everyone 16 and older would now be authorized to preregister for appointments at mass vaccination sites, and these individuals will begin receiving appointments as they become available starting April 27th. He maintained that, [...]
On Wednesday, Maryland’s top leaders announced another $3.9 billion in federal funding would be distributed to help handle various agencies and departments in Maryland impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. Governor Hogan was joined by Senate President Bill Ferguson and House Speaker Adrienne Jones in accepting the funding, which is coming to Maryland through the federal [...]
In a press conference Tuesday, Governor Hogan announced that six more mass vaccination sites will open in Maryland by mid-April, doubling the number of existing sites as the state prepares for a significant increase in vaccine supply from the federal government. Currently, 70.4% of Marylanders aged 65 and older have received their first dose of [...]
The House of Delegates gave initial approval to two bills – House Bill 588 and House Bill 589 – that would constitute a $50.45 billion budget plan for fiscal year 2022. After debating aspects of the spending plan for more than two hours Thursday night (including social issues such as vouchers for private schools and [...]
