Category: COVID-19
Franchot urges Marylanders to take advantage of tax-free shopping week
@BryanRenbaum Comptroller Peter Franchot urged Maryland’s shoppers to take advantage of the...
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Will reducing enhanced unemployment benefits help Maryland’s economy?
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A proposal by Republicans on Capitol Hill to reduce enhanced unemployment benefits in the $1 trillion coronavirus aid package has reignited the debate on whether the GOP’s federal stimulus plan could help or hurt Maryland’s economy.
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Maryland Senate workgroup releases report with recommendations to prevent housing crisis
A Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee workgroup released a report on Monday that includes a dozen recommendations that Maryland’s executive and judicial branches can implement to help prevent a housing crisis that could be spurred by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Sen. Carter: Marylanders fear eviction when federal money runs out
@BryanRenbaum Sen. Jill Carter (D-Baltimore City) said some Marylanders have expressed concern...
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Van Hollen calls on Congress to extend enhanced unemployment benefits
@BryanRenbaum U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) Monday called on Congress to extend enhanced...
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Maryland adds 68,300 jobs in June; Unemployment drops to 8%: Labor Report
Maryland’s business leaders said the state’s latest job numbers are encouraging but warned that significant hurdles remain on the road to economic recovery.
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Van Hollen: Ending TPS would hurt both Maryland’s and the nation’s economy
U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) said ending a program that allows people from countries that are either war-torn or disaster-stricken to temporarily stay and work in the U.S. would hurt both Maryland’s and the nation’s economy because the program’s recipients include many essential workers-some of whom are on the frontlines in the fight against the coronavirus.
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Franchot praises Hogan’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic
Comptroller Peter Franchot praised Gov. Larry Hogan’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic. “The aggressive leadership by Governor Hogan and his team has been commendable as far as the pandemic and the public safety aspects,” Franchot told MarylandReporter.com in a phone interview on Monday
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Franchot addresses Maryland’s taxpayers’ concerns ahead of filing deadline
Comptroller Peter Franchot sought to alleviate Maryland’s taxpayers’ concerns ahead of the next filing deadline, saying his office will treat them with respect and be responsive to their questions.
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Maryland’s business leaders say they are concerned about the sharp increase in COVID infections among the state’s millennials
@BryanRenbaum If the coronavirus positivity rate continues to sharply increase among Marylanders...
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Maryland’s elected officials urge the state’s uninsured to take advantage of extended open enrollment period
@BryanRenbaum Members of Maryland’s congressional delegation teamed up with state lawmakers...
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Hopkins doctor attributes Maryland’s COVID low positivity rate to state’s restrictions
@BryanRenbaum Maryland’s coronavirus positivity rate is lower than that of most states...
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