COVID-19 Outbreaks Suspected at Two Charles County Nursing Homes
Coronavirus outbreaks are suspected at two nursing homes in Charles County, but government officials and facility managers say they cannot
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Gansler: Trump doesn’t have the authority to order states to reopen their economies
@BryanRenbaum Update: At Tuesday evening’s White House press briefing Trump switched gears and said governors will decide when their respective
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Study: Maryland’s small businesses are faring better than those in most states
@BryanRenbaum Maryland ranks near the bottom among states whose small businesses are most affected by the coronavirus, according to a
Read morePANDEMIC: Maryland Facing $2.8 Billion Shortfall in State’s General Fund, Economist Warns
The coronavirus pandemic could cause a $2.8 billion overall loss in Maryland’s general fund through June 30, the state government’s top economist warned on Friday.
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COVID-19 ALERT: 8,225 People Tested Positive in Maryland
numbers released Sunday morning and 235 have died.
So far 41,539 people have tested negative for the virus and 1,860 of them were never hospitalized. Only 456 have been released from the hospital and 99 women died (4,438 cases) and 136 men died (3,787 cases).
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Hogan orders an immediate budget and hiring freeze
@BryanRenbaum Gov. Larry Hogan said Friday that he has ordered the state to institute an immediate budget and hiring freeze.
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Delegate calls warning about distance learning extending to the fall premature
@BryanRenbaum Del. Brian Chisholm (R-Anne Arundel) said State School Superintendent Karen Salmon’s warning that plans for distance and online learning
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Md. health group praises Hogan’s decision to send ‘strike teams’ to nursing homes
@BryanRenbaum The president of Maryland Citizens’ Health Initiative praised Gov. Larry Hogan’s decision to send “strike teams” composed of Maryland
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Passover Reminds Us That Freedom is a State of Mind
A Passover table set with gentle reminders of the plagues which swept Egypt. (Anthony C. Hayes) The irony hasn’t been
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‘Strike teams’ will help nursing homes overburdened by COVID-19, Hogan says
@BryanRenbaum Gov. Larry Hogan said Tuesday that the state has launched a series of “strike teams” composed of Maryland National
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