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 [...]
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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 [...]
Governor Hogan announced today, in partnership with the Maryland Hospital Association, efforts to mobilize a medical staffing surge to assist with treating COVID-19 patients. During his remarks, the Governor expressed concern that hospitalizations, which have increased by 51%, are overburdening our hospitals and negatively affecting workers. These efforts will address possible shortages of health care [...]
Governor Hogan held a press conference this afternoon to set further restrictions on hospitals, restaurants, retail, and other establishments. The Governor stated that Maryland is now in the red zone. The State has gone 13 straight days with more than 1,000 new cases being reported each day. Maryland's positivity rate is now 6.85% in 20 [...]
https://youtu.be/Tbv6A2Vb-n4 During a press conference this afternoon Governor Hogan announced an additional $70 million to be used for emergency response initiatives to battle COVID-19. Federal CARES funding is being released to fund these initiatives. The $70 million is being allocated as follows: $20 million to continue to build and maintain the state's strategic stockpile [...]
https://youtu.be/EfE29sS7p0Y Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks has joined other local jurisdictions in imposing stricter COVID-19 restrictions as case loads continue to increase across the State. Restrictions, which take effect Sunday at 5 p.m., are similar to those imposed in Anne Arundel County and Baltimore City. The order does the following (Press Releaseand Health Directive): [...]
Governor Hogan announced the tightening of capacity for in-door dining and strongly advised against out-of-state travel and large gatherings during a press conference earlier this week. Three jurisdictions, Baltimore City and Anne Arundel and Montgomery Counties, have announced more stringent COVID-19 restrictions under Governor Hogan's community-based approach that empowers individual jurisdictions to impose more strict [...]
