After a relatively slow start to the rollout of the new COVID-19 booster, the Maryland Department of Health began a outreach program this week, aimed at increasing the booster vaccination rates in the state.
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Gubernatorial candidates hand out water in Baltimore neighborhoods affected by E. coli contamination
By Timothy Dashiell and Shannon Clark BALTIMORE– In competing media events designed to draw attention to their campaigns and unsafe water, gubernatorial candidates Wes Moore, a Democrat, and Del. Dan Cox, R- Caroll and Frederick, handed out bottled water to...
Former Hogan campaign donors gave nearly four times as much to Democratic gubernatorial candidate as Republican nominee
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, R, has distanced himself from Republican gubernatorial nominee Dan Cox since Maryland’s primary elections in July. Now, so are some of Hogan’s former campaign donors.
Maryland residents receive first shots of new COVID-19 vaccine
By Shannon Clark ANNAPOLIS – Maryland residents are trickling into pharmacies across the state for the few available doses of the new and improved, epidemiologists say, COVID-19 vaccine. Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, R, announced last week 157,600 doses of the booster...
Millions of dollars raised In Maryland congressional races, but just a few real contests
Candidates in competitive congressional races in Maryland are raising millions ahead of the July 19 primary while Democratic incumbents in what are considered safe seats are using their fundraising power to support the party and its candidates elsewhere, Federal Election Commission filings show.
Leaked Supreme Court opinion on abortion law causes political uproar
Associate Justice Samuel Alito’s leaked draft of a potential ruling overturning the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision has rocked the nation’s capital and touched off a political uproar.
Fatal vehicle crashes in Maryland spike during pandemic despite less people on the road
By Melena DiNenna During the pandemic, fatal vehicle accidents in Maryland were higher than in previous years, reflective of a national trend. So far this year, the data shows that trend is continuing. The total number of crashes in the years leading up to the...
Opioids, fentanyl killed thousands of Maryland residents in 2021
By Riley Brennan In 2021 there were over 100,000 fatal drug overdoses in the United States, with over 76,975 of these deaths being attributed to opioids, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Opioid and fentanyl-related deaths have been growing...
Community, government partnership turns environmental disaster into sanctuary
By JOE RYA BALTIMORE — Fourteen years ago, Masonville Cove, a small stretch of woods and water along the Patapsco River, just north of Interstate 895 and west of a sprawling industrial complex, held 61,000 tons of trash. Today it’s a sanctuary. With deer browsing and...
Final day of the 2022 General Assembly legislative session
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