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4 days ago · Gov. Moore confident in Maryland’s play to keep Commanders. By Capital News Service | April 24, 2024 | Governor | 0 |. Amid a jurisdictional tug-of-war over the future home of the Washington Commanders, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore on Wednesday struck an assured posture on his state’s ability to keep the team in Prince George’s County.
State Roundup: Reproductive rights take center stage as Maryland …
1 day ago · WITH REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS FRONT AND CENTER, MARYLAND WOMEN RUN FOR CONGRESS: In an election where the future of reproductive rights is on the ballot in Maryland and elsewhere across the country, the state’s all-male congressional delegation stands to gain an influx of women.It could happen in Maryland’s 6th Congressional District, where Democrat April McClain Delaney is running against ...
State Roundup: Maryland's multiracial population grows; millions …
2 days ago · MARYLAND’s GROWING MULTIRACIAL VOTERS CHANGE IDENTITY POLITICS: Maryland’s multiracial population has seen a big boost since 2020, to the tune of nearly 52,000 new multiracial residents. There are now around 534,000 people who identify as multiracial in the state. Of those, almost two-thirds are at least 18 years old and multiracial adults now make up about 7% of Maryland’s electorate.
State Roundup: Md. hits hospital emergency threshold as Omicron cases ...
Dec 24, 2021 · MERRY CHRISTMAS: We’re taking the next week off. State Roundup will return next Friday morning, New Year’s Eve for the final roundup of the year. COVID-RELATED HOSPITALIZATIONS TRIGGER HOGAN’S EMERGENCY PLAN: Maryland’s number of COVID-19 related hospitalizations have exceeded the threshold set forth in a recent order by the Maryland Department of Health. Measures being […]
State Roundup: Workgroup recommends ditching elections for …
4 days ago · WORKGROUP RECOMMENDS JETTISONING CIRCUIT JUDGE RACES: After years of study, a judicial workgroup is recommending that Maryland do away with contested elections for its 175 circuit court judges, saying the process presents ethical problems and poses a risk to judges’ safety in the current political atmosphere. Louis Peck/Maryland Matters. IS ABORTION REALLY ON THE MARYLAND BALLOT IF THE WORD ...
Maryland Voters Guide: statewide candidates for governor, …
Sep 14, 2022 · MarylandReporter.com is publishing this comprehensive list of statewide candidates for Maryland governor, attorney general and comptroller updated for the general election. It includes links to the candidates’ websites, stories, endorsements and voters guides by other organizations, as well as coverage of the races in general. If you think we’ve missed something, let us know by […]
State Roundup: Almost a million Marylanders remain unvaxxed; …
Sep 30, 2021 · 900,000 MARYLANDERS REMAIN UNVAXXED: While Maryland’s COVID-19 vaccination metrics are better than that of most states with about 84% of residents partially vaccinated and about 60% fully vaccinated-significant outreach and education must be a continued priority as about 900,000 Marylanders still are unvaccinated, Deputy Health Secretary Dr. Jinlene Chan told Bryan Renbaum of ...
State Roundup: Republicans say Maryland map ignores voters' …
Dec 14, 2021 · GOP LAWMAKERS: ADOPTED MAP IGNORES VOTERS’ WISHES: The General Assembly largely ignored the wishes of a significant portion of the state’s electorate in a recent vote to override Gov. Larry Hogan’s veto of congressional redistricting legislation favored by Democrats, several of Maryland’s GOP lawmakers said …
Governor signs into law last bills for 2022 General Assembly
Apr 12, 2022 · ANNAPOLIS — A day after lawmakers worked until a few minutes before their midnight deadline to pass legislation, Maryland Republican Gov. Larry Hogan signed 79 bipartisan bills into law, capping his final legislative session in office. Hogan and Democrats Senate President Bill Ferguson, Baltimore, and House Speaker Adrienne Jones, Baltimore ...
State ends 2021 with surplus, but some Marylanders struggle
Sep 30, 2021 · By RACHEL LOGAN Capital News Service. ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland has ended its 2021 fiscal year with $2.5 billion in unassigned funds that Comptroller Peter Franchot, D, hopes to reinvest in those still struggling from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. The extra revenue is anticipated to continue with nearly $1 billion increases to general fund revenue estimates for 2022 and 2023.