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State Roundup: Restaurant Association CEO says employee retention difficult; police bills head to final negotiations The revised and expanded Lawyer's Mall outside of the State House was rededicated Monday by the governor and presiding officers of the General Assembly and others associated with the two-year long project forced by the replacement of the underground utility system for the Annapolis complex. Governor's Office Photo. RESTAURANTS CHALLENGED BY RETAINING EMPLOYEES: In an interview with Bryan Renbaum of Maryland Reporter, Marshall Weston, president and CEO of the Restaurant Associa...

State Roundup: Study finds Maryland economy weathering pandemic better than most states After two attempted appointments and months of Senate scrutiny, Dennis Schrader was finally sworn in as health secretary by Gov. Larry Hogan on Monday. Former Sen. Sandy Schrader, now deputy planning secretary, held the Bible. Governor's Office photo by Joe Andrucyk STUDY: MARYLAND ECONOMY WEATHERS PANDEMIC BETTER THAN MOST: Maryland’s economy has weathered the storm of the coronavirus pandemic better than that of the economies of the overwhelming majority of states in the nation, according to a WalletHu...

State Roundup: Carter seeks to prevent minors from being convicted of felony murder; Hogan plans to expand vaccine eligibility The new vaccination site at First Baptist Church of Glenarden in Prince George's County. Governor's Office photo CARTER BILL WOULD PREVENT FELONY MURDER CONVICTION OF MINORS: Sen. Jill Carter (D-Baltimore City) Tuesday emphasized her support for legislation that would prohibit minors from being convicted of first-degree murder and allow those who committed that crime as a minor to petition to have that finding reviewed by a court, reports Bryan Renbaum for Maryland Re...

State Roundup: Maryland, jurisdictions could get $6.4 billion in federal stimulus funds The view of the Maryland Senate chamber from the desk of Majority Leader Nancy King. From King's Facebook page VAN HOLLEN: HOW STIMULUS WILL AID MARYLAND:: U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) Friday criticized the Hogan administration’s rollout of coronavirus vaccines, saying the state needs to do more to make vaccines more accessible in underserved communities. Bryan Renbaum of Maryland Reporter interviews the senator, focusing on how the $1.9 trillion stimulus package that President Joe Biden recently s...

State Roundup: Police reform passes; uneven lifting pandemic restrictions Signs of spring near a bike path in the Dasher Green neighborhood of Columbia. MarylandReporter.com photo HOUSE OF DELEGATES PASSES POLICE REFORM: The House of Delegates passed sweeping police reform legislation Thursday evening, Bryn Stole reports for the Sun. Some of it is similar to what the Senate passed by wide margins, setting the stage for negotiations between the chambers over the details of how law enforcement officers are trained, investigated and disciplined. The debate over the ominbus policing bill revealed...