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State Roundup: Hogan defends vaccine equity record as Bloomberg ranks Md higher in efforts Lt. Gov. Boyd Rutherford took part in clean-up work at Patapsco Valley State Park Thursday to celebrate Earth Day. Governors Office photo VACCINE EQUITY DEBATED AS ROLLOUT CONTINUES: Gov. Larry Hogan Thursday slammed U.S. Rep. Anthony Brown (D-Md.) for having said that the state is not doing enough to ensure equitable access to coronavirus vaccines to underserved parts of Maryland, Bryan Renbaum writes fo...

State Roundup: Hogan launches new statewide vaxx initiative targeting seniors, college students, companies The State House in Annapolis (MarylandReporter.com file photo) HOGAN LAUNCHES NO ARM LEFT BEHIND VAXX INITIATIVE: Gov. Larry Hogan said Wednesday that the state is launching a new set of initiatives aimed at increasing access to coronavirus vaccines to seniors, college students and companies across Maryland, writes Bryan Renbaum of Maryland Reporter. “Today we are launching a series of N...

Downtown Baltimore will get a boost from 3,3000 state employees being moved there. Image by Bruce Emmerling from Pixabay HOGAN TO MOVE 3,300 STATE WORKERS TO B’MORE DISTRICT: In an attempt to help revitalize Baltimore’s downtown central business district the state plans to relocate more than 3,000 of its employees to offices in that area of the city, Gov. Larry Hogan said Monday. In all the proposal will affect 3,300 state employees from a dozen agencies and will be funded with $50 million ...

State Roundup: Maryland adds 13,100 jobs in March, still slightly above national jobless rate The Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis just opened as one of Marylands mass vaccination sites. Governors Office Photo MARYLAND ADDS 13,100 JOBS IN MARCH: Maryland’s economy added 13,100 jobs in March and the state’s unemployment rate remained at 6.2%, according to preliminary data released by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday morning. Maryland added ...

State Roundup: 2022 election season underway as Glassman declares for comptroller The Louis L. Goldstein State Treasury Building, MarylandReporter.com photo GLASSMAN ENTERS COMPTROLLER RACE: As Harford County Executive Barry Glassman announced he is running for comptroller, Maryland’s Republican lawmakers heaped praise upon him, Bryan Renbaum reports for Maryland Reporter. Glassman became the first Republican to declare himself a candidate for state comptroller at the Level Volunteer Fire Com...

State Roundup: Legal pot, taxing wealthy among bills that might return in 2022; Hogan signs dozens of bills into law Newly elected leaders of the House Republican caucus visited Gov. Larry Hogan in his office Tuesday. The new minority leader is Del. Jason Buckel of Allegany County, right, and the minority whip is Del. Christopher Adams of the Eastern Shore. Governors Office photo FAILED BILLS THAT MAY RETURN NEXT SESSION: The 2021 legislative session of the Maryland General Assembly will proba...

State Roundup: As session closes, big ticket items, including pandemic recovery, pass Gov. Larry Hogan spoke to reporters outside the governors mansion Monday. "I think it was a terrific session. I want to thank legislative leaders and legislators on both sides of the aisle for their hard work over the past 90 days. I would say this was by far our best legislative session ever in seven years," Hogan said. Governors Office photo END OF SESSION FOCUS: PANDEMIC RECOVER, REFORMS: Senate President ...

State Roundup: As 90-day session comes to a close, lawmakers overturn Hogan vetoes on police reform, juvenile justice. House of Delegates Republican on the steps of the State House Friday. They will choose new leaders Tuesday. From their Facebook page. LAWMAKERS OVERTURN HOGAN VETO OF POLICE REFORM BILLS: Maryland enacted historic police accountability measures Saturday, becoming the first state to repeal its powerful Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights and setting new rules for when pol...

Opening day at Camden Yards Thursday. Governors Office photo HOGAN EYES POLICE REFORM BILLS: Maryland’s lawmakers representing both sides of the political aisle said Thursday that they believe it is likely that Gov. Larry Hogan will veto all or part of a package of five landmark police reform bills that the General Assembly recently approved, Bryan Renbaum reports for Maryland Reporter. Should Hogan decide to veto the legislation, it is considered likely that the veto will be overridden given...

SCHOOLS TO GET $10M IN COVID FUNDS TO AID AT-RISK STUDENTS: Bryan Renbaum of MarylandReporter writes that Gov. Larry Hogan and State Superintendent of Schools Karen Salmon said Wednesday that Maryland’s public and private schools will receive $10 million in COVID-19 relief grants that are geared toward addressing the needs of the state’s most at-risk students. LANDMARK POLICE REFORM PACKAGE HEADS TO HOGAN’s DESK: Maryland lawmakers passed a landmark police reform package aimed at deliveri...