Groups representing six unemployed workers are taking to court a decision by Gov. Larry Hogan to end federal unemployment benefits months early. The benefits would have provided $300 extra weekly payments, covered gig workers and the self-employed, and provided extra weeks of benefits.
FDA to allow some Emergent vaxx to be distributed, some to be discarded.
Gearing up for the 2022 governor’s race, Bryan Renbaum looks at long-shot candidates and what it will take for them to win.
With COVID positivity rates dropping, Maryland is stepping back from mass vaccination sites and starting to offer more mobile, targeted vaccination efforts. Calls for Gov. Larry Hogan to reverse a decision stopping emergency unemployment benefits have intensified as Democrats explore whether they have any recourse in the matter.
Mohammed Choudhury, an educator in San Antonio public schools, was chosen as the next state superintendent. In Baltimore City, residents crowd a budget meeting to call for police funding to be reallocated for other programs while Federal Hill neighbors band together to hire private security.
VACCINATED MDERS GET SHOT AT JACKPOT: The state of Maryland will offer a grand total of $2 million in lottery money to Marylanders who get vaccinated for COVID-19, Bryan Renbaum reports for Maryland Reporter about Gov. Larry Hogan’s announcement. All state residents...
Attorney General Brian Frosh’s office has been getting complaints of gas stations price gouging, but his emergency authority to prosecute such cases expired in April; local leaders continue mask requirements; governor and Baltimore mayor describe crime meeting as “productive.”
The state is launching a partnership with organizations including the Boys and Girls club to help youth suffering from shuttered schools and empty sports fields. At the same time, strategy about vaccinations is expected to shift to youth as vaccine eligibility opens to those 12-17.
Vice President Kamala Harris’s tone was happy as she toured a vaccination site at M&T Bank stadium; influential Maryland health care lobbyist weighs in on the implications of federal health care subsidies being made permanent, as proposed by President Joe Biden; Maryland voters will be able to approve a law that requires lawmakers live in the districts they represent.
Gov. Hogan slammed former Rep. Anthony Brown (D-Md.) for having said that the state is not doing enough to ensure equitable access to vaccines; ambitious goals for reducing carbon emissions are the hot topic on Earth Day; and schools continue to debate best practices as the pandemic lingers.
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