Speaker of the House Adrienne Jones released a statement outlining the guidelines and protocols in place for the legislative session that starts on January 12th at noon. Important information included in the letter is as follows: COVID-19 PROTOCOLS The House of Delegates Office Building will be open to the public during the 2022 legislative session. Committee [...]
Former County Councilmember Karen R. Toles was selected by the Prince George’s Democratic Central Committee to represent the 25th legislative district of Maryland. The position became available after former Delegate Dereck Davis was selected to replace Nancy Kopp as State Treasurer. Ms. Toles will complete the four-year term that ends this year. She previously served [...]
Senate President Bill Ferguson sent a letter to the Senate of Maryland outlining the guidelines and protocols in place for the legislative session that starts on January 12th at noon. Important information included in the letter is as follows: MASKING POLICY The masking policy follows the requirements made by Governor Hogan earlier this week regarding [...]
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 declared a 30-day state of emergency in response to rising COVID-19 hospitalizations, which could exceed 5,000 in the coming weeks. The Governor announced that he is mobilizing 1,000 members of the National Guard, 250 of which will help with testing at sites statewide. From the Baltimore Sun's coverage of today's press conference: Larry [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
