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WEB2 days ago · Gov. Moore confident in Maryland’s play to keep Commanders. By Capital News Service | April 24, 2024 | Governor | 0 |. Amid a jurisdictional tug-of-war over the future home of the Washington Commanders, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore on Wednesday struck an assured posture on his state’s ability to keep the team in Prince George’s County.
Chesapeake Bay is cleaner but will miss 2025 pollution targets ...
WEB3 days ago · By MENNATALLA IBRAHIM and ANDREA DURÁN WASHINGTON — Chesapeake Bay is cleaner than it used to be but is falling short of 2025 targets for reducing pollution, federal and state officials and most of Maryland’s congressional delegation said on Wednesday. “The short version is that it’s going in the right direction. The longer story is that we’re still behind,” Adam Ortiz ...
Maryland General Assembly closes 2022 session with sweeping …
WEBApr 12, 2022 · By LOGAN HILL. ANNAPOLIS — The 2022 Maryland General Assembly wrapped up late Monday with lawmakers pushing a handful of bills across the finish line just before the deadline at midnight Tuesday, although most of the major legislation already had passed in time for an override of a potential veto. The new laws, many of which passed over Republican Gov. Larry Hogan’s objections, included ...
King of Jordan visits Maryland State House, but . . . why?
WEB3 days ago · ANNAPOLIS– Gov. Wes Moore hosted the king of Jordan Wednesday for what he said was the first visit by a foreign head of state to the Maryland State House. “This is a historic moment,” Moore said, “and, for one, we are truly, truly humbled.”. King Abdullah II echoed the sentiment in his own opening pleasantries, calling the meeting a ...
Data shows Maryland General Assembly is becoming more representative …
WEBNov 19, 2021 · Census Bureau data shows that 55 percent of the state population is white, compared to the General Assembly’s makeup of 65 percent white members. Black and Asian representation is much closer between the state and General Assembly. Black people make up around 30 percent of both the General Assembly and …
State Roundup: Md. hits hospital emergency threshold as Omicron cases ...
WEBDec 24, 2021 · MERRY CHRISTMAS: We’re taking the next week off. State Roundup will return next Friday morning, New Year’s Eve for the final roundup of the year. COVID-RELATED HOSPITALIZATIONS TRIGGER HOGAN’S EMERGENCY PLAN: Maryland’s number of COVID-19 related hospitalizations have exceeded the threshold set forth in a recent order by the Maryland Department of Health. Measures being […]
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WEBSep 20, 2024 · The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the owner and the operator of the ship that collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge in March, asking for more than $100 million to recoup the cost of extensive cleanup efforts to reopen the Fort McHenry Channel.
State Roundup: Almost a million Marylanders remain unvaxxed; …
WEBSep 30, 2021 · 900,000 MARYLANDERS REMAIN UNVAXXED: While Maryland’s COVID-19 vaccination metrics are better than that of most states with about 84% of residents partially vaccinated and about 60% fully vaccinated-significant outreach and education must be a continued priority as about 900,000 Marylanders still are unvaccinated, Deputy Health Secretary Dr. Jinlene Chan told Bryan Renbaum of ...
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WEBMay 16, 2024 · A tragedy in the Port of Baltimore threatened to overwhelm their best-laid plans at the end of this spring’s legislative session, but Maryland state lawmakers still managed to pass several key measures that look beyond the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge and ahead to the future.
State ends 2021 with surplus, but some Marylanders struggle
WEBSep 30, 2021 · By RACHEL LOGAN Capital News Service. ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland has ended its 2021 fiscal year with $2.5 billion in unassigned funds that Comptroller Peter Franchot, D, hopes to reinvest in those still struggling from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. The extra revenue is anticipated to continue with nearly $1 billion increases to general fund revenue estimates for 2022 and 2023.
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