Budgets are frozen and new employees aren’t being hired, Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) said Friday afternoon, moments after the state’s comptroller painted…
As the COVID-19 virus continues to sweep the country, voting rights advocates are demanding Congress fully fund a national vote-by-mail program so people aren’t…
We are in the midst of a pandemic that comes once in a generation, and our nation’s collective response has shown us that we…
U.S. Sens. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Benjamin L. Cardin (D-Md.) are calling for bipartisan cooperation as lawmakers begin to craft the next COVID-19…
Maryland is dramatically ramping up its ability to process unemployment insurance claims, drawing employees from across state government, upgrading its computers and expanding hours…
It’s already well-established that the 2020 election has been disrupted, in multiple ways, by the COVID-19 pandemic. But here’s an eerie thought that may…
When the Mid-Atlantic region gets hit with a blizzard and workers are forced to stay home, Maryland’s transit systems — MARC, MTA, the Washington,…
Maryland is expected to receive almost $5 billion in federal assistance to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, including substantial chunks of money to bolster…
Governor Larry Hogan made the right call, after hearing from members of the Maryland General Assembly, by requiring that racial data related to COVID-19…
Maryland’s unemployment figures continued to skyrocket on Thursday, and the figures are expected to continue rising as social-distancing remains in place and additional workers…