Posts Tagged ‘maryland’
Maryland Senate President Mike Miller stepping down
Maryland Senate President Thomas V. “Mike” Miller Jr.’s announced that he is stepping down and will not seek the Democratic nomination to serve as Senate President in the 2020 Legislative Session. Miller made the announcement at a press conference Thursday where explained his decision was largely due to his fight against an aggressive form of…
Read MoreMaryland U.S. Senator Cardin votes to terminate Trump’s emergency declaration
Maryland Governor expediting work, closing toll booths at Bay Bridge as traffic nightmare persists
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan is expediting work and closing toll booths at the Bay Bridge in an attempt to complete construction that’s caused a traffic nightmare for commuters, travelers, and residents in parts of Queen Anne’s and Anne Arundel Counties. “I am taking action to demand that every effort be taken to complete this project…
Read MoreMaryland Congressman Elijah Cummings dead at 68
Maryland Democratic Congressman Elijah Cummings has died at the age of 68. Fox News reporting Congressman Cummings, chairman of the House Oversight Committee, died due to health complications at Johns Hopkins Hospital early this morning, according to a statement from his office. Maryland U.S. Senator Ben Cardin released a statement on the passing of Congressman…
Read MoreMaryland woman pleads guilty in Eden animal abuse case
An Eden, Maryland woman pleaded guilty to 26 counts of animal abuse after dozens of dogs were found malnourished, living in deplorable conditions. 70-year-old Susan Marie Murphy was sentenced to three years suspended all but one year. She will serve sixty 60 days in the Wicomico County Detention Center and then ten months on home…
Read MoreFallen Firefighters to be Honored Sunday
Today fallen firefighters across the nation will be remembered and honored at the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial in Emmitsburg, Maryland. American flags are to be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset today. There were no fallen firefighters from Delaware last year, however there are three from Maryland who are being honored during Sunday’s Memorial…
Read MorePittsville man charged with DUI after crash in Wicomico County
A Pittsville, Maryland man was arrested on DUI charges in Wicomico County after police say he drove drunk and struck a telephone pole. Maryland State Police were called to a single vehicle crash around 5:30 p.m. Sunday in the area of Old Ocean City Road and Bent Pine Road. Troopers arrived and met with the…
Read MoreNew Laws in Maryland – Beginning Tuesday, October 1st
Concerns raised over plans to install world’s largest wind turbines in Ocean City
The world’s largest offshore wind turbines could be coming to the coast of Ocean City and not everyone is happy about it, specifically those who argue it would create an eyesore on the horizon and commericial fisherman who question the impact it could have on their operations in the region. The proposal would install turbines…
Read MoreMaryland Governor announces rate decreases for health insurance premiums
Governor Larry Hogan announced a premium rate decrease for health insurance plans in Maryland. The Maryland Insurance Administration has approved an average 10.3% premium rate decrease for individual health insurance plans with an effective date of January 1, 2020. The new rates reflect the impact of the State Reinsurance Program, which has helped to lower…
Read MoreMaryland man sentenced to 40 years in prison for sexually abusing child
An Eden, Maryland man was sentenced to 40 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a child, under the age of 10, for over two years. On September 18, 2019, the Honorable S. James Sarbanes, Administrative Judge of the Circuit Court for Wicomico County, sentenced Clarence Wilkins Powell, age 75, of Eden,…
Read MoreMd. Governor Larry Hogan to lead joint economic mission to Australia
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan will lead a joint infrastructure and economic development mission to Australia from September 22-30 with engagements in Sydney, Adelaide, and Melbourne. As chairman of the National Governors Association, Governor Hogan will lead a bipartisan delegation to Sydney to advance his yearlong infrastructure initiative. This is the first international visit as part…
Read MoreMaryland Governor calls out Pennsylvania over pollution pouring into Chesapeake Bay
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan is calling for action from Pennsylvania over what he says has been a lack of progress on the part of the state to stop pollution that make its way into the Chesapeake Bay. As part of his commitment to environmental partnership and stewardship, Gov. Hogan called for upstream states, specifically Pennsylvania,…
Read MoreMD Governor Hogan Visiting on the OC Boardwalk during MACo Summer Conference
Dredging of OC Inlet to Begin Wednesday
Congressman Andy Harris has announced the start of dredging of the Ocean City Inlet. The United States Army Corps of Engineers was able to secure a corps dredge vessel from their sister district, Wilmington, for the project. That vessel arrived today and will conduct five days’ worth of dredging over the coming week beginning on…
Read MoreDNREC Clarifies that Delaware Swimming Advisories NOT Related to Vibrio Bacteria
Cases of vibrio vulnificus bacterial infections have recently been reported in New Jersey and Maryland, but none to date this year has been reported in Delaware. Due to recent concerns about vibrio and with the approaching holiday beach weekend, the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) is clarifying that that beach swimming advisories…
Read MoreGovernor Hogan Weighs In on Supreme Court Ruling on Maryland’s Gerrymandering
On the final day of the 2019 Supreme Court session, the nation’s highest court ruled on the gerrymandering of Maryland’s congressional districts. The majority opinion penned by Chief Justice John Roberts stated that federal courts do not have jurisdiction to rule on political questions. The cases Benisek v. Lamone and Rucho v. Common Cause dealt…
Read MoreMaryland Tests Digital License Plates
The Maryland Department of Transportation and Motor Vehicle Administration announced on Tuesday the beginning of a two-year pilot program that will test digital license plate technology. The program, one of the first of the East Coast, is set to replace traditional metal license plates on vehicles with an electronic license plate. MDOT says the plates…
Read MoreMaryland Opioid Deaths Decline in First Quarter of 2019
The Maryland Department of Health and Opioid Operational Command Center has released it’s 2019 first quarter reports, showing a decline in unintentional intoxication deaths and heroin-related deaths. From January through March 2019, there were 577 total unintentional intoxication deaths, a 15 percent decreased compared to the same period last year. 515, or 89 percent were…
Read MoreMaryland To Offer License-Free Fishing Days
Delaware, Maryland Join Multi-state Lawsuit on Generic Drug Price Fixing
Delaware, Maryland along with 41 other states and Puerto Rico have filed a lawsuit against Teva Pharmaceuticals and 19 of the nation’s largest generic drug manufacturers alleging a broad conspiracy to artificially inflate and manipulate prices, reduce competition and restrain trade for more than 100 different generic drugs. The lawsuit was filed last week by…
Read MoreGovernor Hogan Signs Tobacco Purchase Age Increase Into Law
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has signed an increase in the age to purchase tobacco products into law. House Bill 1169 was passed by both chambers of the State Legislature last month and increased the age for not only cigarettes, cigars and chewing tobacco, but also vaping products, which have soared in popularity among the under…
Read More30,000 Temporary Migrant Workers for Maryland’s Crab Industry Receive Approval
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan and Representative Andy Harris of the 1st District are reacting after the U.S. Departments of Homeland Security and Labor granted 30,000 temporary migrant work visas for Maryland’s crab industry. In the final rule issued today, Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan and Secretary of Labor Alex Acosta said they decided that…
Read MoreGrants to Fund Full Day Pre-K Expansion in Maryland
The Maryland State Department of Education’s Division of Early Childhood Education says it has awarded 50 grants valued at 26.6 million dollars aimed at serving four year olds in high quality Pre-Kindergarten classrooms across the state. 19 school systems including nearly all districts on the Eastern Shore will receive the funding, as well as 31…
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