ANNAPOLIS, MD—Former Maryland Governor Larry Hogan on Friday announced that he will run for U.S. Senate this year. “It’s official – I’m running for the United States Senate to fight for Maryland and fix the broken politics in Washington,” Hogan said on Friday. “Like the vast majority of Marylanders, I’m completely fed up with politics-as-usual and the politicians in Washington […]
ESSEX, MD—Maja Durkovic, a Grade 12 student at Eastern Technical High School and president of the Maryland Association of Student Councils, has been selected as one of two Maryland students to participate in the 61st annual United States Senate Youth Program. Designed as an educational experience for student leaders interested in public service careers, the program will be held in […]
EDGEWOOD, MD—Authorities have charged a Baltimore man with making a false statement after he made a false report to the Harford County Sheriff’s Office regarding child sex trafficking. On April 13, 2022, detectives received information regarding possible child sex trafficking occurring at an adult bookstore in the 3000-block of Pulaski Highway in Edgewood. Detectives identified an employee of the business, […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—The Chesapeake Bay Foundation hailed Friday night’s passage by the U.S. House of Representatives of the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill. The bill boosts funding for the Environmental Protection Agency’s Chesapeake Bay Program by a historic $238 million over five years. The House approved the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act by a vote of 228-206. The U.S. Senate passed the […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The CARES Act (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act) was signed into law on March 27, 2020 to provide emergency assistance and health care response for individuals, families, and businesses affected by the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. The CARES Act’s estimated $2+ trillion price tag includes extraordinary public health spending to confront the COVID-19 pandemic; immediate cash relief for […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan has issued a directive requiring all state health insurers to waive costs associated with testing for COVID-19. The directive, issued under the governor’s authority during a state of emergency, waives any cost-sharing, including co-payments, coinsurance, and deductibles, in order to remove cost barriers to testing. The governor also provided additional details regarding the three positive coronavirus cases […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan, chairman of the Chesapeake Executive Council, along with other watershed state leaders sent a letter on Thursday to U.S. House of Representatives and Senate leaders calling on Congress to fully fund federal Chesapeake Bay restoration programs. The Senate approved a measure today that increases funding for the Bay, but falls short of the $85 million in […]