Category: COVID-19
Ready for a splash, but what’s in the water? Risk of COVID-19 seems low, but tainted stormwater still poses risks
There are plenty of reasons to stay out of some Chesapeake Bay waters, particularly after a heavy rain. When stormwater hits local waterways, it may be carrying bacteria, toxins, animal waste and even raw sewage. Can it carry the coronavirus too?
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Parrott highlights his legislative experience and independent streak ahead of GOP congressional primary
Del. Neil Parrott (R-Washington) said his near decade-long experience in the legislature and his independent streak set him apart from the other Republican candidates in the race for Maryland’s Sixth Congressional District.
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Van Hollen touts legislation to help small businesses affected by COVID-19
@BryanRenbaum U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) Thursday touted legislation that would allow...
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Hogan: Restaurants can reopen for outdoor dining effective Friday at 5 p.m.
Gov. Larry Hogan said Wednesday that the state’s fight against the coronavirus has progressed to a point at which restaurants may reopen for outdoor dining starting on Friday evening.
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Ball: Howard County will lift some restrictions on retail establishments and religious services
@BryanRenbaum Howard County Executive Calvin Ball said Tuesday that some of the restrictions...
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Majority of Marylanders say coronavirus restrictions ‘about right,’ new poll finds
Here is pollster Patrick Gonzales’ synopsis of the results of a statewide poll his firm took last week.
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Maryland’s Labor Report: 349,300 jobs lost in April
The numbers in Maryland’s latest labor report are troubling with 349,300 jobs lost and business leaders say it’s going to be a long road to recovery.
“The numbers are quite sobering. I believe it speaks to the tailspin our economy has been in due to the Covid-19 pandemic,” Howard County Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Leonardo McClarty told MarylandReporter.com in an email on Friday.
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Wicomico County couple struggles to stay afloat with underwater mortgage
By PAIGE LECKIE SALISBURY, Maryland – Each week, John Peters does yard work for neighbors,...
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Hogan: Statewide contact tracing operation will be fully operational next week
@BryanRenbaum Maryland’s contact tracing operation for coronavirus cases will be fully...
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Leader of Md. health group predicts legislature will override veto of prescription drug board funding
The president of Maryland Citizens’ Health Initiative said he is confident that the General Assembly will vote to override Gov. Larry Hogan’s veto of legislation that would have established a permanent funding source for the Prescription Drug Affordability Board.
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Reopen Maryland co-founder says Marylanders should not comply with Hogan’s orders
The first phase of Gov. Larry Hogan’s plan to reopen businesses shuttered by restrictions aimed at preventing the spread of the coronavirus is not moving fast enough, according to the co-founder and chairman of the protest group Reopen Maryland.
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A decade after Great Recession, home values in some communities remain underwater
The Great Recession that fueled a mortgage and housing crisis more than a decade ago has faded from memory for most Americans. But not for millions of homeowners – mainly in rural and minority communities – who continue to struggle with depressed home values and underwater mortgages.
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