https://youtu.be/8TPx6pxBCyM At a press conference earlier today Governor Hogan issued a stay-at-home order to stop the spread of the coronavirus. The order takes effect at 8 pm this evening. Under this order, no one is to leave their home for any reason other than essential work, to get food or other fundamental reason. Executive order [...]
Governor Hogan announced earlier today the closure of all non-essential businesses in Maryland. This order, which takes effect at 5 p.m. today, does not include essential or critical industries as defined by the federal government: health care, law enforcement, emergency workers, food, energy, water, transportation, public works, communications, government, critical manufacturing, financial services, chemicals and [...]
The day after Sine Die Delegate Alice Cain announced her resignation from the Maryland General Assembly due to family circumstances. Delegate Cain represented District 30A, which includes Annapolis. A reported by Maryland Matters, “My family circumstances have changed in unforeseen and unfortunate ways in recent months — well before COVID-19,” Cain wrote in a letter [...]
The presiding officers announced today the General Assembly will adjourn Wednesday, March 18 due to the COVID-19 outbreak. As reported by Maryland Matters, The decision to adjourn “didn’t come lightly,” both House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones (D-Baltimore County) and Senate President Bill Ferguson (D-Baltimore City) said during an afternoon news conference in the Miller Senate [...]
Lisa Belcastro was recently sworn into the House of Delegates representing District 11 in Baltimore County. Belcastro works for Prince George’s County Schools as an adapted physical education teacher and also as an aide for Baltimore County Councilman Israel “Izzy” Patoka, Belcastro will serve on the House Environment and Transportation Committee. Maryland Matters Governor Hogan [...]
Junior Achievement of Central Maryland recently announced it will open a new headquarters in Lansdowne to house and scale up its student-focused programs. Junior Achievement is a volunteer-based nonprofit offering students in kindergarten through 12th grade courses in entrepreneurship, financial literacy and work readiness. As reported by the Baltimore Sun, The new facility will more [...]
Manis Canning & Associates congratulates Betty Buck, President of Buck Distributing Company, on receiving the National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA) Life Service Award. Throughout #WomensHistoryMonth NBWA is celebrating the accomplishments of women in the beer distribution industry.
Manis Canning & Associates, on behalf of its client, The Maryland Jockey Club, proudly promotes this video highlighting the importance of The Preakness Stakes and efforts to keep the second leg of the Triple Crown in Baltimore, while enhancing Laurel Park for year round racing. https://youtu.be/c8w1_0kbqjk Legislation has been introduced this session, SB 987 Racing [...]
Courtesy General Assembly Website Delegate Shelly Hettleman has been appointed to the State Senate to replace former Senator Robert A. Zirkin who resigned at the beginning of the year. Delegate Hettleman has served in the House since 2015 as a member of the Appropriations Committee. Representing District 11, Hettleman will be sworn into [...]
Sheila Ruth was recently sworn into the House of Delegates representing District 44B in Baltimore County. Ruth is a longtime Baltimore County activist who previously ran for Baltimore County Council. She is vice president of the Cybils Awards, a non-profit children’s book award. Ruth will serve on the House Environment and Transportation Committee. Maryland Matters [...]
