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The Maryland Board of Public Works expanded financial relief Wednesday for shops and restaurants at BWI Marshall Airport that have lost business during the coronavirus pandemic.
State Roundup: Senate Democratic leaders introduce Covid policy package State House in snow (Photo by Matt Proud) SENATE DEM LEADERS INTRODUCE COVID POLICY PACKAGE: Senate Democratic leaders Wednesday outlined the framework of a legislative package aimed at addressing a myriad of challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Some of the proposals are currently before the General Assembly. They include establishing a public health job corps made up of unemployed Marylanders that would be put to work performing COVID-related tasks such as contact tracing, improving vaccine distribution me...
Hucker Calls for Increased Relief Payments to Marylanders Montgomery County Council President Tom Hucker spoke at a media briefing on Monday urging the Maryland House of Delegates to increase the state’s coronavirus relief funding. On Dec. 23, Hucker joined a group of activists and politicians for the launch of the Maryland United for COVID Relief Now Coalition. The group’s goal is to release more money to Marylanders from the state’s rainy day fund. On Jan. 22, a day after the coalition held another rally for the release of rainy day funds, Gov. Larry Hogan announced the Relief Act of ...
In the final step of the settlement process, the Maryland Board of Public Works voted to approve a $3.5 million agreement between the University of Maryland and the family of Jordan McNair, a football player who died in 2018.
Despite setbacks and cancellations to some high-profile natural gas pipelines, a project on the Delmarva Peninsula has overcome strong resistance to gain the go-ahead from Maryland officials. The proposed Del-Mar Energy Pathway pipeline project will mostly follow U.S. Route 13 and the railroad to its east on Marylandâs Lower Shore. Dave Harp The Board of Public Works, presided over by Gov. Larry Hogan, on Jan. 27 unanimously approved a permit allowing Delaware-based Chesapeake Utilities to bore under three waterways. The company is extending an 8-inch-diameter pipeline 11 miles into S...