The pandemic-affected oyster season has been difficult for the industry in Maryland, causing farmers and watermen to rethink how they sell their product and changing how programs conduct oyster restoration.

Many Maryland schools set to reopen Monday

By Capital News Service | Feb 25, 2021 | News | 0 |
Restaurant Association of Md. CEO: It’s time to start easing dining capacity restrictions

By Bryan Renbaum | Feb 22, 2021 | COVID-19, News | 0 |
Van Hollen, state lawmakers, urge action to address housing crisis

By Bryan Renbaum | Feb 16, 2021 | COVID-19, News | 0 |
CDC says reporters should be prioritized for vaccination; Md. has not yet done so

By Bryan Renbaum | Feb 15, 2021 | COVID-19, News | 1 |

State Roundup

State Roundup: Sports betting legislation still being worked out; historic police reforms pending

By Meg Tully | Feb 26, 2021 | State Roundup | 0 |

The Maryland General Assembly is deliberating on some of its meatiest legislative proposals, considering exactly how to implement sports betting in the state and make sure it is being fair to minority applicants for licenses and making historic police reforms to address deep concerns that caused protests, unrest and anger last year at the death of George Floyd and others.

State Roundup: Gov. Hogan’s Hill testimony on transit infrastructure gets some push-back over killing Red Line project

By Cynthia Prairie | Feb 25, 2021 | State Roundup | 0 |
State Roundup: Hogan says state not ready to lift restaurant restrictions as it prepares to launch limited vaxx waitlist

By Cynthia Prairie | Feb 24, 2021 | State Roundup | 0 |
State Roundup: Maryland to launch one-stop vaxx portal, but lawmakers concerned with getting ‘the jab’ for state’s minorities

By Cynthia Prairie | Feb 23, 2021 | State Roundup | 0 |
State Roundup: More than 1M doses of Covid-19 vaxx delivered to Marylanders; expansion of tax credit to non-citizens moves forward over GOP objections

By Cynthia Prairie | Feb 22, 2021 | State Roundup | 0 |

Governor

Hogan looks forward to new vaccine during stadium site visit

By Capital News Service | Feb 25, 2021 | COVID-19, Governor | 0 |

Emergency use authorization of Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine would provide a huge boost to Maryland’s efforts to fill the gulf of supply in the state’s vaccine allotment, Gov. Larry Hogan, R, said Thursday.

Hogan touts Maryland’s record on transportation improvements to U.S. Senate committee

By Bryan Renbaum | Feb 24, 2021 | Governor | 0 |
Hogan: State not yet ready to lift capacity restrictions on bars and restaurants

By Bryan Renbaum | Feb 23, 2021 | COVID-19, Governor | 0 |
Hogan: More than 1 million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been given in Maryland

By Bryan Renbaum | Feb 19, 2021 | COVID-19, Governor | 2 |
Hogan: State to offer $60 million COVID-19 grant to child care providers

By Bryan Renbaum | Feb 12, 2021 | COVID-19, Governor | 0 |

Commentary

It’s time for Maryland to fully address Climate Change

By Julia Hananel | Feb 13, 2021 | Commentary | 0 |

As an 18-year-old Freshman at the University of Maryland, climate change is something that has been on my mind throughout my teenage years. I’ve grown up hearing about how my family lost their home and possessions in New Orleans because of Hurricane Katrina.

Maryland Lawmakers Should Seize the Opportunity to Protect Health Care Choice

By Jacqueline Halbig von Schleppenbach | Feb 13, 2021 | Commentary | 0 |
Legislature should raise tobacco taxes in Maryland and save lives

By Laura Hale | Feb 11, 2021 | Commentary, General Assembly, Taxes | 0 |
Excess COVID cases just latest of major systemic problems in Md. prisons

By Phil Caroom | Feb 11, 2021 | Commentary | 0 |
Deterrence through stiff penalties works — let’s make it work for everyone

By Jason Johnson | Feb 8, 2021 | Commentary, General Assembly | 0 |

Election

Lt. Gov. Rutherford thinks many students will need summer school

By Len Lazarick | Jan 12, 2021 | Election, Governor, News | 0 |

School students in Maryland and their parents should be preparing to be in school this summer to overcome the learning deficits that have happened due to lack of in-person schooling during the COVID pandemic, Lt. Gov. Boyd Rutherford, R, said in a Zoom interview Friday.

Biden-Harris team receives unanimous support from Md’s presidential electors

By Bryan Renbaum | Dec 14, 2020 | Election | 1 |
Maryland’s political battle lines continue to harden in 2020

By Capital News Service | Nov 6, 2020 | Election | 0 |
Election Day results reinforce Maryland’s political status quo

By Bryan Renbaum | Nov 4, 2020 | Election | 1 |
Voters in GOP-majority county head to polls in ‘blue’ Maryland

By Capital News Service | Nov 3, 2020 | Election | 0 |

General Assembly

Senate Democrats urge passage of police reform bills

By Bryan Renbaum | Feb 26, 2021 | General Assembly | 0 |

Senate Democratic leaders Friday urged passage of a package of nine bills that are aimed at increasing accountability over the state's law enforcement personnel.