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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 in federal funds, Bryan Renbaum reports in Maryland Reporter. The state on Monday issued a request f...

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. Governor's Office photo FAILED BILLS THAT MAY RETURN NEXT SESSION: The 2021 legislative session of the Maryland General Assembly will probably be most remembered for the enactment of landmark police reform legislation but there were many ...

State Roundup: As session closes, big ticket items, including pandemic recovery, pass Gov. Larry Hogan spoke to reporters outside the governor's 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. Governor's Office photo END OF SESSION FOCUS: PANDEMIC RECOVER, REFORMS: Senate President Bill Ferguson kicked off the final day of the 442nd session of the Maryland General Assembly on Mo...

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...