Category: COVID-19
Maryland adds 24,200 jobs in August; Unemployment drops to 6.9%: Labor report
Maryland added 24,200 jobs in August and the state’s unemployment rate dropped from 7.6% to 6.9%, according to preliminary data released by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday morning.
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Van Hollen calls for $4 billion in funding to address the digital divide in K-12 education
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) on Thursday emphasized his support for legislation that would provide at least $4 billion in funding in the next coronavirus relief package to address the digital divide in K-12 education which has been exacerbated by the pandemic.
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Maryland Restaurant Association president: Indoor dining capacity must be allowed to increase
Restaurant Association of Maryland president Marshall Weston called on state officials to allow restaurants to increase their indoor dining capacity from 50% to 75% in order to prevent what many fear could be a significant drop in patronage once winter arrives.
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Maryland is the sixth most vaccinated state: survey
Former Department of Health and Mental Hygiene secretary Joshua Sharfstein said he is not surprised that a recent survey ranked Maryland near the top among states with the most vaccinated residents.
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Franchot: Maryland’s economic future remains ‘completely and utterly unpredictable’
Maryland’s economic future remains uncertain because of the coronavirus pandemic even though the latest fiscal report shows a slight increase in revenues, Comptroller Peter Franchot said Thursday.
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Howard County Chamber of Commerce president optimistic about the numbers in the latest US jobs report
Howard County Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Leonardo McClarty said the numbers in the federal government’s latest jobs report are both “favorable and encouraging” and that he expects Maryland’s economy to improve as the state enters the final stage of its coronavirus recovery plan.
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Ball says coronavirus relief funds will be used to subsidize new childcare program
Howard County Executive Calvin Ball said Wednesday that coronavirus relief funds from the federal government have been allocated to subsidize the costs of a new childcare program operated by the county’s Department of Recreation & Parks.
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Maryland adds 53,900 jobs in July; Unemployment drops to 7.6%: Labor report
Maryland added 53,900 jobs in July and the state’s unemployment rate dropped from 8% to 7.6%, according to preliminary data released by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday morning.
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Carter calls for Medicare for All to help minorities hit hardest by COVID-19
@BryanRenbaum Maryland follows the national trend in which Blacks and other communities of color...
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Maryland Chamber of Commerce president expresses concern over numbers in latest US jobs report
Maryland Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Christine Ross said the numbers in the federal government’s latest jobs report are cause for concern because they call into question the extent to which the nation’s economy has recovered from months of coronavirus lockdowns.
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Maryland bankruptcies continue to climb during pandemic
@BryanRenbaum More than 7,200 of Maryland’s businesses and consumers have filed for...
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Hogan applauds bipartisan cooperation among the nation’s governors in the fight against COVID-19
@BryanRenbaum Gov. Larry Hogan applauded bipartisan cooperation among the nation’s governors...
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