The House Republican Caucus recently elected Delegate Jason Buckel (District 1B, Allegany County) and Delegate Christopher Adams (District 37B - Caroline, Talbot, Dorchester and Wicomico Counties) to serve as House Minority Leader and House Minority Whip. "I am truly humbled to have the support of my Republican colleagues in the House and to be chosen [...]
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The Department of Legislative Services recently released its 90 Day Report providing a summary of the major issues of the 2021 General Assembly session and an overview of what passed and what did not. The 90 Day Report is divided into 12 parts, each dealing with a major policy area. Each part contains a discussion [...]
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, [...]
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, [...]
Monday, Governor Hogan announced the expansion and acceleration of COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to include all adult Marylanders. The decision came amidst an increase in COVID-19 infections across the State and would raise the eligibility age for Marylanders to 16 years and over starting this Tuesday (Marylanders aged 16 and older will be eligible to schedule [...]
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 [...]
