Speaker of the House Adrienne A. Jones and House Judiciary Chair Luke Clippinger announced earlier in the week the formation of an interim Workgroup to Address Police Reform and Accountability in Maryland. The Workgroup, to be chaired by House Judiciary Vice Chair Vanessa Atterbeary, is expected to begin meeting later this month. According to the [...]
Governor Larry Hogan held a press conference on May 27 to announce the completion of Stage One of the “Maryland Strong: Roadmap to Recovery.” Effective Friday, May 29 at 5:00 PM, Maryland will move to open outdoor dining in restaurants and social organizations (American Legion/VFW/Elks) with social distancing and strict public health requirements, youth sports activities may resume following CDC [...]
Governor Larry Hogan held a press conference yesterday May 27 to announce the completion of Stage One of the “Maryland Strong: Roadmap to Recovery.” Effective Friday, May 29 at 5:00 PM, Maryland will move to open outdoor dining in restaurants and social organizations (American Legion/VFW/Elks) with social distancing and strict public health requirements, youth sports [...]
Governor Hogan announced today the appointment of Roy McGrath as the new chief of staff for the State of Maryland. McGrath currently serves as CEO and Chairman of the Maryland Environmental Service Board of Directors. From the Governor's press release, “Roy McGrath is an experienced public and private sector leader with a proven track record [...]
Governor Hogan recently announced the commencement of Stage One of the “Maryland Strong: Roadmap to Recovery” beginning at 5 p.m on May 15. Under the new advisory, retail stores will be able to open at 50% capacity, manufacturing may resume operations, and personal services (such as barbershops and hair salons) may open at up to [...]
Governor Larry Hogan held a press conference yesterday May 13 to announce the commencement of Stage One of the "Maryland Strong: Roadmap to Recovery." Effective Friday, May 15 at 5:00 PM, the Stay-at-Home order will be lifted and Maryland will move to a Safer-at-Home public health advisory. The Governor advised that older and more vulnerable [...]
Governor Hogan has announced actions taken on legislation passed during the 2020 legislative session. As he mentioned during a press conference in April, he has vetoed legislation that would increase spending and impose higher taxes and fees. In addition to numerous bills listed in the veto letters (increased spending veto letter and taxes and fees [...]
Governor Hogan held a press conference on May 6 joined by State Superintendent of Schools, Karen Salmon, where it was announced that schools would remain closed for the remainder of the school year. Governor Hogan also announced the resumption of elective medical procedures and the broadening of outdoor activities under the stay at home order. [...]
Pfizer and BioNTech announced today the start of a new clinical trial for a coronavirus vaccine. As reported by the Baltimore Sun, Medical staff at the University of Maryland School of Medicine spent early Monday injecting the first few people with a potential vaccine for the coronavirus as part of an accelerated international effort to [...]
Governor Larry Hogan has announced that he appointed Kathleen A. Birrane as Maryland Insurance Commissioner to replace former Baltimore County delegate Al Redmer, who has been appointed as the executive director of the Maryland Auto Insurance Fund (MAIF). From the Governor's press release, “Kathleen has the unique advantage of being able to step into this [...]
