Governor Larry Hogan has announced the appointment of Kelly M. Schulz as Secretary of the Maryland Department of Commerce. Schulz, who currently serves as Secretary of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, will replace Commerce Secretary R. Michael Gill. From the Governor's press release: “Secretary Schulz is a strong advocate for Maryland’s job creators, [...]

The Board of Revenue Estimates voted this week to write down revenues by approximately $73 million - $18 million in fiscal 2019 and $55 million in fiscal 2020.  With this decrease, the State will still have more than $1 billion in unspent revenue as it approaches the 2019 General Assembly Session. From the Comptroller's prepared [...]

Governor Larry Hogan announced today plans to submit legislation during the 2019  General Assembly session to provide $1.9 billion in new school construction funding over five years. The initiative, called the Building Opportunity Fund, will give the Maryland Stadium Authority oversight of these additional school construction funds, and include accountability measures. The new funding will [...]

The 2019 Issue Papers, which preview fiscal and policy issues for the upcoming session, were recently posted to the General Assembly’s website. Prepared by the Department of Legislative Services each year at this time, they highlight key issues to be discussed and serve as a valuable resource for those in Annapolis. 2019 Issue Papers

Senate President Mike Miller has announced the committee composition for four of the Standing Committees for the 2019 Legislative Session. The announcement also includes Chairs of the joint committees, and the Chair and Vice-Chair appointments for Senate Rules and Executive Nominations. From the Senate President's announcement, Committee compositions are determined with an intent to balance [...]

Maryland Senate Republicans re-elected Senator J.B. Jennings as minority leader and Senator Steve Hershey as minority whip earlier this week. Jennings has led the Senate Republican Caucus since 2014, and Hershey has served as whip since 2015.                 Senator J. B. Jennings              [...]

Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr. announced Yaakov "Jake" Weissman, Esq. will serve as his chief of staff. Mr. Weissmann succeeds Patrick H. Murray, Esq., who is leaving to serve as chief of staff to Baltimore County Executive-Elect John "Johnny O" Olszewski, Jr. President Miller announced two additional promotions, including Alicia Watson, Esq. to [...]

 The Montgomery County Senate Delegation unanimously elected Senator Craig J. Zucker as its Chair during it organizational meeting on November 14, 2018.  Senator Susan Lee was elected to serve as Vice Chair. Senator Zucker commented on becoming Chair in the Delegation's press release. “I look forward to working with my Montgomery County Senate colleagues and the new [...]

 The Montgomery County House Delegation held an organizational meeting on November 8 to elect its new Chair and Vice Chair. Delegate Marc Korman was elected Chair and Delegate Al Carr was elected Vice Chair. The Delegation also determined Caucus representation. Delegate Ariana Kelly will serve as Caucus Chair and Delegate Jheanelle Wilkins will serve as [...]