Category: State Roundup

Gov. Hogan, Comptroller Franchot point to each other to pause automatic gas tax hike; Prescription Drug Affordability panel eyes price upper limits; House GOP assails AG Frosh for not suing Biden like he did Trump.

Covid cases rise rapidly in Maryland, nation; Mizeur blasts Harris for ‘radical’ views, CPAC attendance in Hungary; and AFL-CIO makes as bunch of endorsements.

Calling on the Maryland Environmental Service to pursue civil legal action against its former head Roy McGrath, a joint legislative committee slammed McGrath and his top aide for money paid to them while they were at the quasi-state agency.

State, local, UMBC officials celebrate Spring Grove campus transfer; elected officials to head to Vegas for fabled real estate event; Republican gubernatorial candidate Schulz calls 1992 Maryland abortion law ‘relevant.’

Del. Reznick says the state audit of the Medical Examiner’s Office is lacking; Covid cases ‘explode’ in Carroll, officials suggest indoor masking; former state senator Sid Kramer, who was Montgomery County’s third county executive, dies at 96.

$4 billion capital budget — including $1.2 billion in one-time projects — among 140 bills signed; parents push back on school health curriculum that includes gender identity; Van Hollen remains in hospital after minor stroke.

Sen. Van Hollen suffers ‘minor stroke;’ Dem leaders seek to make Maryland an early primary state; whatever happened to the two-year-old ethics complaints against Hogan?

Gov. Larry Hogan signs cybersecurity bills into law aimed at stopping crippling attacks. Baltimore Council President Nick Mosby found guilty of ethics violations related to a legal defense fund.

Franchot seeks delay, but BPW votes 2-1 to transfer Spring Grove to UMBC for a dollar; group seeks to repeal law expanding abortion care providers to nurse practitioners, nurse midwives and physician assistants; Treasurer Davis criticizes Stadium Authority giving O’s chunk of proceeds from concerts.

Maryland sends $7 million in bandages, body armor and other equipment to Odesa, Ukraine; staff of GOP gov hopeful Schulz slams Cox on conspiracy theories; Pelosi backs Edwards for U.S. House.