UPDATE: Governor Hogan has signed emergency legislation suspending the gas tax for 30 days. Original story below… —— ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan on Thursday issued the following statement after the Board of Revenue Estimates reported an increase in the state’s record budget surplus: “Today’s incredible revenue estimates increase our already record surplus and reinforce the fact that Maryland continues to […]
MIDDLE RIVER, MD—A Maryland Lottery player of Ukrainian heritage plans to send some of the $50,000 prize he claimed on March 4 to help people in his homeland. The Middle River resident bought a Power 5s instant ticket at Baker’s Tavern, 2233 Old Eastern Avenue in Middle River, and scratched to reveal the numeral 5 next to 10 places showing […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The national average price of gasoline in the U.S. on Monday broke the existing record, rewriting the all-time high to Monday’s $4.104 per gallon, according to GasBuddy. The previous all-time high was set back in 2008 at $4.103 per gallon, just ahead of the U.S. Great Recession and housing crisis. The national average price of diesel is also nearing […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—For the ninth consecutive week, the nation’s average gas price has posted a rise, climbing 7.5 cents from a week ago and stands at $3.59 per gallon on Monday, according to GasBuddy data compiled from more than 11 million individual price reports covering over 150,000 gas stations across the country. The national average is up 23.2 cents from a […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan on Thursday issued a statement on the Russia/Ukraine conflict. On Wednesday night, Russia launched an invasion against neighboring Ukraine using land, air and naval forces. In the capital of Kyiv, air raid sirens have sounded and a stay-at-home order has been issued. Western countries are expected to impose unprecedented economic sanctions on Russia imminently, according to […]