Governor Hogan announced today additional actions and steps to accelerate the Coronavirus vaccine rollout. These actions include the issuance of an executive order requiring all vaccine providers to report data on the state’s site, Immunet, within 24 hours and activating teams of Maryland National Guard members to provide support to county health departments with vaccination [...]
After nearly 50 years in public service and after a battle with cancer, former Maryland Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. announced today he is retiring from politics. Senate President Emeritus Miller stepped down from his presiding officer role in 2019 stating that the physical toll of the cancer treatments made it too difficult [...]
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Senate and House pre-filed bill lists were posted to the General Assembly website over the weekend. The total number of House and Senate pre-filed bills and resolutions total 775. As indicated above, only the list of House and Senate pre-filed bills are available on the website at this time, not the bill text. Bill text [...]
Governor Larry Hogan announced yesterday a series of actions to slow the spread of COVID-19 during the holiday season, including new testing and quarantine requirements for travel, and a new public health advisory to limit gatherings. Described as "Home for the Holidays," the actions include the following: New public health advisory to limit gatherings to [...]
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 [...]
Several local jurisdictions have issued executive orders or advisories to impose more strict COVID-19 restrictions on dining, retail and recreational establishments. The actions of these jurisdictions are summarized below. Anne Arundel - The most recent county Executive Order, which takes effect today, December 16 at 5 p.m. was recently amended today to allow outdoor dining, [...]
Joined by the Secretary of Housing and Community Development Ken Holt and Secretary of Commerce Kelly Schulz, Governor Hogan announced today efforts to provide financial relief for business, funding for affordable housing, assistance to treat Marylanders with diabetes, and provide additional funds for law enforcement, youth services, and victim services. A Baltimore Sun article describes [...]
Anne Arundel County Executive Stuart Pittman announced today the halting of indoor and outdoor dining and tighter capacity restrictions for retail stores, fitness centers, casinos, nail and hair salons. These actions will be in effect for four weeks starting Wednesday, December 16 at 5 p.m. until Wednesday, January 13 at 8 a.m. Capacity at retail [...]
Newly sworn in Baltimore City Mayor Brandon Scott announced earlier today further restrictions to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. These restrictions include the closing of indoor and outdoor dining and limiting capacity at retail and recreational establishments. Restrictions, which take effect Friday, December 11 at 5 p.m. include the following: All indoor gatherings public and private [...]
