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Johnny Olszewski Baltimore County Fair Election Fund Announcement 20211115

Olszewski to host second virtual community input meeting on American Rescue Plan spending on Monday

Posted on November 29, 2021 by Chris Montcalmo

TOWSON, MD—County Executive Johnny Olszewski will be joined by Baltimore County officials to host the second virtual public input meeting on feedback, ideas, and priorities regarding spending proposals for Baltimore County’s $160.7 million allocation from the American Rescue Plan (ARP). The meeting will take place online via WebEx at 6 p.m. on Monday, November 29th. Earlier this month, Olszewski announced […]

Governor Hogan: 500,000 rapid at-home COVID-19 test kits to be distributed statewide

Posted on November 24, 2021 by Chris Montcalmo

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan on Wednesday announced that the Maryland Department of Health will make 500,000 Abbott BinaxNOW Ag At-Home COVID-19 test kits available through a new program being launched statewide. The at-home test kits have begun to arrive in the state, and MDH is distributing them to local health departments to make available free of charge at designated locations […]

Governor Hogan announces immediate expansion of COVID-19 booster eligibility to all adults

Posted on November 19, 2021 by Chris Montcalmo

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan on Friday announced that the State of Maryland has expanded eligibility for COVID-19 boosters to include all adults. “As of today, Maryland has already administered more than 800,000 booster shots, and we are immediately expanding our campaign further to include all adults,” said Governor Hogan. “As the holiday season approaches, with more travel and more gatherings, […]

Maryland State Board of Education, Maryland State Department of Education seeking public input on school masking requirement

Posted on November 10, 2021 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland State Board of Education will host a special virtual meeting to collect feedback on the state’s emergency school masking requirement. The virtual meeting will be take place on Tuesday, November 16 at 1 p.m. via WebEx. Last spring, the State Board passed a resolution calling for the return of in-person learning for the SY 2021-2022. The State […]

Baltimore County Johnny Olszewski American Rescue Plan Act Announcement 20211103

Olszewski presents American Rescue Plan Act spending proposal for Baltimore County, to hold public input meetings

Posted on November 3, 2021 by Chris Montcalmo

TOWSON. MD—Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski on Wednesday announced spending proposals for Baltimore County’s $160.7 million allocation from the American Rescue Plan, which advance a broad range of innovative, equity-focused efforts in addition to ongoing pandemic response needs. Officials will utilize approximately $80 million in funds to support Baltimore County’s ongoing public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Baltimore County […]

Maryland’s COVID-19 positivity rate drops below 3 percent

Posted on November 2, 2021 by Chris Montcalmo

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Maryland’s COVID-19 health metrics continue to improve across the board, as the state has now surpassed more than 400,000 booster shots administered, officials announced on Tuesday. Maryland’s COVID-19 positivity rate (2.95%) has declined by 42.2% since Aug. 22, and has dropped under 3% for the first time since July 30. Maryland’s COVID-19 case rate per 100K (11.8) has declined […]

Johnny Olszewski Budget Press Conference 2020

State of Emergency to end this week in Baltimore County

Posted on November 1, 2021 by Chris Montcalmo

TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County’s state of emergency will end this week. County Executive Johnny Olszewski will allow the current state of emergency to expire on Wednesday, November 3rd. The county’s COVID positivity rate has been steadily declining, as have been case rates and hospitalizations. Baltimore County’s original state of emergency expired in July, but Olszewski reinstated it in August as the […]

Governor Hogan announces immediate authorization of Moderna, Johnson & Johnson, and mix-and-match booster shots

Posted on October 22, 2021 by Chris Montcalmo

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan on Friday issued the following statement after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention gave final approval for Moderna, Johnson & Johnson, and ‘mix and match’ COVID-19 booster shots: “From day one of this crisis, our focus has been on preventing hospitalizations and deaths. Our initial COVID strategy was one of containment, which became mitigation, […]

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