The General Assembly was working feverishly last week to give final approval to several pieces of legislation to present to the Governor during session to provide time for a potential in-session veto override. These measures, several of which are outlined below, needed to be presented to the Governor by Saturday, April 2 to provide sufficient [...]
Governor Hogan, Senate President Ferguson, and House Speaker Jones today announced that they have reached an agreement to provide $1.86 billion in tax relief over five years for Maryland retirees, small businesses, and low-income families. According to the Governor's press release, along with a one-time $800 million investment in the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, this [...]
The House of Delegates passed a measure today, HB 1343, that would require companies with million-dollar state government contracts to disclose contributions they make to advocacy organizations. House Majority Leader Eric Luedtke is the bill sponsor and had this to say about the proposed measure: “It’s a transparency bill that allows the public in Maryland [...]
Governor Larry Hogan issued an executive order yesterday that announced the creation of the Maryland Behavioral Health and Public Safety Center of Excellence Advisory Group. The recommendation for the creation of this advisory group came from the Commission to Study Mental and Behavioral Health in Maryland. Lt. Governor Boyd K. Rutherford, chair of the Commission [...]
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 submitted a $480 million supplemental budget to the General Assembly for Fiscal Year 2023, including funding for first responders, economic development in rural counties, renters and homeowners, and restores Blueprint funding for Baltimore and Prince George's County school systems. From the Governor's press release: “With this supplemental budget, we are providing critical [...]
As COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations surge, county governments have taken action to help stop the spread of the virus. Anne Arundel County Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman announced an emergency countywide mask mandate for all indoor public locations starting on December 31st. The mandate will expire on January 7th, unless the County Council votes [...]
Governor Hogan announced last week that Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) Secretary Greg Slater and Maryland Department of Commerce Secretary Kelly Schulz will both step down from their respective positions effective January 11th. Secretary Slater will be joining the private sector out of state and Secretary Schulz plans to focus on her gubernatorial campaign. Regarding [...]
On January 28th, Governor Larry Hogan issued an emergency order stating that, as of this Monday, bars and restaurants will no longer be required to close at 10 p.m. (though the statewide order for 50% indoor capacity at restaurants will remain in place). The order purportedly follows several weeks of improving COVID-19 metrics, as Governor [...]
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 [...]
