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Larry Hogan hits the road
Campaigning for the U.S. Senate, former Republican Gov. Larry Hogan wrapped up his 10-day bus tour across Maryland on Sunday, starting with a stop at Manor Hill Brewing in Howard County, his 102nd stop and the 10th local brewery on the tour. Marylanders were surprised when the two-term governor filed...
State Roundup: Bills seek 100% of money for new Key Bridge from U.S.; small businesses impacted by port’s closure seek aid
TEAM MD. INTRODUCES BILLS TO REQUIRE TO FEDS TO PAY FOR 100% OF NEW BRIDGE: Team Maryland introduced legislation to ensure 100% federal support for replacing the Key Bridge. Introduced in both the Senate and the House the “Baltimore Bridge Response Invests and Delivers Global Economic Relief Act” or “Baltimore BRIDGE Relief Act” would remove the 10% cost-share requirement for federal funds. Colleen Johnson/WBFF (Fox)
The newspaper was already dead; now the building it created would be demolished too
Howard County Executive Calvin Ball asked me Tuesday morning if being at the old Columbia Flier building where I had spent 10 years of my career brought back memories. The old building didn’t so much bring back memories as it made me sad again about last year’s death of the newspaper that built it .
Baltimore Port closure creates uncertainty for businesses
The magnitude of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse and the closure of the Port of Baltimore is beginning to sink in for a variety of business owners in Baltimore, such as Nicholas Johnson from Su Casa Furniture in Fells Point. Before the bridge’s collapse, Johnson wasn’t aware that the...
State Roundup: New law raises penalties for threats against elections workers; more than 1,000 businesses seek emergency aid in wake of Key Bridge disaster
PENALTIES FOR THREATENING ELECTION WORKERS RISE: Penalties for threatening election officials in Maryland are going up under an emergency bill that Gov. Wes Moore signed into law Tuesday, and will be in place for the May 14 primary. Oral, written and electronically-submitted threats are now punishable by up to three years in prison and fines of up to $2,500, up from a prison sentence of up to a year and fines up to $1,000. Matt Bush/WYPR-FM.
More than 1,000 small businesses seek aid amid Baltimore Port closure
DUNDALK – More than 1,000 small businesses have sought emergency federal loans to stay afloat following the March 26 collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge and closure of much of the Port of Baltimore, according to the U.S. Small Business Administration. One of those seeking aid was Ricshay...
State Roundup: Maryland congressional delegation confident of bipartisan federal support to help rebuild Key Bridge
CONGRESSMEN CONFIDENT OF BIPARTISAN SUPPORT TO REBUILD KEY BRIDGE: The Maryland congressional delegation on Tuesday predicted bipartisan support for federal funding to rebuild the Francis Scott Key Bridge. “Tragedy knows no partisanship,” Rep. Andy Harris, Maryland’s lone Republican in Congress, said during a press conference following a Capitol Hill meeting involving the entire Maryland congressional delegation, Gov. Wes Moore, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and others. “I’m committed to make sure that we navigate this through a bipartisan process.” Katharine Wilson of Capital News Service/MarylandReporter.com.
Reeling from bridge collapse, state lawmakers still got other business done
ANNAPOLIS – A tragedy in the Port of Baltimore threatened to overwhelm their best-laid plans at the end of this spring’s legislative session, but Maryland state lawmakers still managed to pass several key measures that look beyond the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge and ahead to the future.
Maryland congressional delegation confident of bipartisan backing for Key Bridge funds
WASHINGTON – The Maryland congressional delegation on Tuesday predicted bipartisan support for federal funding to rebuild the Francis Scott Key Bridge. “Tragedy knows no partisanship,” Rep. Andy Harris, Maryland’s lone Republican in Congress and a member of the House Freedom Caucus, said during a press conference following a Capitol Hill meeting involving the entire Maryland congressional delegation, Gov. Wes Moore, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and other officials. “I’m committed to make sure that we navigate this through a bipartisan process.”
Maryland’s labor shortage may mean a lack of skilled workers for the Key Bridge rebuild
Despite Maryland’s low unemployment rates, employers are struggling to fill job vacancies and the workforce’s blue-collar sector is especially stressed. Job seekers lack the specialized skills demanded by the market, which could make it challenging to find qualified local workers for the reconstruction of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, according to economists.
State Roundup: End of session comes down to wire for port worker aid, Pimlico funding and Moore housing package … and lawmakers took an eclipse break
DOWN TO THE WIRE: PORT WORKER AID, PIMLICO FUNDING MAKE DEADLINE: Legislation to aid workers and businesses during the disruption at the Port of Baltimore and another bill allowing for a state takeover of Pimlico Racetrack beat Monday’s midnight deadline despite being introduced late in the General Assembly session. Lawmakers had already passed roughly 500 bills by the last day of the 90-day session. Even so, several important late-filed bills remained for lawmakers to act on in the closing hours as midnight approached. Bryan P. Sears, William J. Ford, Danielle J. Brown and Josh Kurtz/Maryland Matters.
Lawmakers cast key votes in final hours of session
ANNAPOLIS – Maryland lawmakers raced the clock toward their end-of-session deadline late Monday, approving a capital budget plan and an emergency aid package for Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge in the hours before midnight. The capital budget was a top priority for Democratic leaders, authorizing the creation of...
TeleTalk: Navigating Telehealth Rules for Patient Engagement
Patient engagement can be lower for telehealth visits compared to in-person visits, but it doesn’t have to be this way. There are ways to help improve engagement and make sure the patients are receiving the care they need when they do a telehealth visit. Use the tips below to make sure you’re prepared and know what to do to make the visit better for your patients.
State Roundup: It’s the final day of session and some fees and taxes will rise; aid for Port workers is a priority
LAST DAY OF SESSION: FEES & TAXES WILL BE RAISED: WILL THEY AFFECT YOU? In order to raise hundreds of millions more dollars each year for the Maryland’s transportation, education and trauma programs, state lawmakers are raising a variety of fees and taxes. They avoided broad-based hikes in income taxes or sales taxes, in favor of targeted ways to raise revenue. But if you own a car, take an Uber or smoke cigarettes, you’ll feel the pinch. Pamela Wood/The Baltimore Banner.
Biden pledges to ‘move heaven and earth’ for speedy Key Bridge rebuild
President Joe Biden pledged Friday to fight for federal funding to rebuild the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge, promising to “move heaven and earth” during a Friday visit to the disaster site. “We will do so with union labor and American steel,” Biden told a group of local...
State Roundup: Biden will take aerial tour of collapsed bridge today; Moore appoints interim tax assessment director; bill to bar book bans passes
BIDEN WILL TAKE AERIAL TOUR OF COLLAPSED BRIDGE TODAY: President Joe Biden on Friday will take an aerial tour with Democratic Gov. Wes Moore of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge, meet with families of the six men killed and receive an update on the massive cleanup and rebuilding efforts that he’s promised the federal government will pay for. Biden, a Democrat seven months away from an election rematch with former Republican President Donald Trump, has vowed to support Baltimore since a shipping vessel hit the Key Bridge on March 26. Sam Janesch/The Baltimore Sun.
Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown announces a string of convictions in vulnerable adult abuse cases
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Three cases of vulnerable adult abuse at the hands of caretakers have been uncovered in Anne Arundel, Howard, and Baltimore counties. Today, Attorney General Anthony Brown, the Medicaid Fraud and Vulnerable Victims Unit , and the AARP announced a plan for legislation to give the MFVVU more funding to uncover more cases of vulnerable adult abuse.
Political predictions are foolhardy but demanded; Harry Dunn spends in 3rd CD; not heartbroken, angry
Making predictions about what politicians will do is pretty foolhardy, even when the prediction seems fairly safe. But readers and circumstances often demand them. On March 18, I finished my column for The Business Monthly. Among other things it said: “About the only prediction it is fairly safe to make is that the lawmakers will close up their 90-day session at midnight on April 8, having passed a balanced budget.”
State Roundup: After late negotiations, lawmakers reach deal on $63 billion state budget plan; Board of Public Works OK UMBC settlement with sex abuse victims
LAWMAKERS REACH COMPROMISE ON $63 BILLION BUDGET PLAN: Maryland lawmakers said Wednesday they’ve compromised on a $63 billion budget plan after divisions over raising a menu of taxes and fees to solve looming budget deficits had threatened to derail the final days of the annual three-month session. Sam Janesch/The Baltimore Sun.
Maryland emergency bill would provide financial support for port workers after Key Bridge collapse
DUNDALK, Md. – Maryland legislators are advancing an emergency bill to provide financial assistance for workers whose jobs are affected by the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge over the Port of Baltimore. The PORT Act will also provide relief for small businesses to pay their workers to keep their companies afloat.
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