Governor Hogan announced today the planned lifting of statewide restrictions or orders related to the COVID 19 pandemic on July 1. The state's mask order - which requires face coverings indoors at schools, day care centers, medical settings and on mass transit - will expire on the same day. (A federal order requiring masks on [...]
Governor Hogan recently announced 151 appointments to various boards and commissions in the State. Included in these appointments, are the Governor's two members of the Blueprint for Maryland Future’s Accountability and Implementation Board Nominating Committee. The presiding officers of the General Assembly announced their appointments to the Nominating Committee two weeks ago. The Governor's appointments include: [...]
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 RELIEF Act – a $1.5 billion economic relief package to provide stimulus payments, grants, and tax breaks to low-income Marylanders, struggling businesses, and those seeking unemployment benefits during the pandemic – won unanimous approval Friday in the Maryland Senate, and is now being fast-tracked to the House of Delegates where leaders are working to [...]
On February 3rd, Governor Hogan gave his State of the State address, detailing several aspects of the pandemic response and how they will be handled going forward. Among the top concerns, the securing of vaccines was listed, as the Governor acknowledged the difficulty in ensuring adequate vaccine supply and rollout, as well as how much [...]
On January 28th, Governor Larry Hogan issued an emergency order stating that, as of this Monday, bars and restaurants will no longer be required to close at 10 p.m. (though the statewide order for 50% indoor capacity at restaurants will remain in place). The order purportedly follows several weeks of improving COVID-19 metrics, as Governor [...]
On Monday, House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones and Senate President Bill Ferguson announced a pilot project to include racial impact statements in the analysis of criminal justice bills for the Maryland legislature. In addition to the regular fiscal analysis, the racial impact statements will be provided on the bills selected for the first phase of [...]
Tuesday Governor Larry Hogan issued an executive order establishing an independent redistricting commission. This commission will be charged with recommending boundaries for the next round of redistricting and is part of an ongoing effort to maintain competition among the state’s congressional and legislative districts. According to the Governor's press release, the commission will mark a [...]
Governor Larry Hogan today introduced the RELIEF Act of 2021, an emergency legislative package that will provide more than $1 billion in direct stimulus and tax relief for Maryland working families, small businesses, and those who have lost their jobs as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This legislation builds on the more than $700 million [...]
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 [...]
