Legislative panel votes to require masks for all students and staff
The Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive, and Legislative Review (AELR) held a hearing on school mask mandates on Tuesday (Screenshot)
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Coronavirus
Maryland is the sixth most vaccinated state in the nation: Study
Image by Bruce Emmerling from Pixabay @BryanRenbaum Maryland is well ahead of most of the states in the nation in terms of vaccinating
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DHCD: About 25% of the state’s rental assistance funds have been paid out or processed
Image by OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay @BryanRenbaum About $100 million of the $401 million in rental assistance funds that the state has received from
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Hogan greenlights COVID-19 booster shots for seniors who live in group homes
Gov. Larry Hogan speaks at a news conference on Wednesday afternoon (Screenshot) @BryanRenbaum Maryland’s seniors who live in nursing homes
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How will the end of enhanced UI benefits affect the state’s labor market?
Image by 3D Animation Production Company from Pixabay @BryanRenbaum Republicans long argued that the enhanced unemployment insurance benefits that were made available to claimants under
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Can the state’s unemployment system be fixed? If so, how?
Image by Markus Winkler from Pixabay @BryanRenbaum The Maryland Department of Labor’s distribution of unemployment insurance benefits has been so badly mismanaged that state lawmakers
Read moreSeptember Letters to Jim: Afghanistan and the Climate Crisis
Top Illustration by Tim Forkes In honor of Labor Day, I am choosing not to wear white while I answer
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Ferguson applauds State Board of Education vote on universal masking for schools
(Governor’s Office photo) @BryanRenbaum Senate President Bill Ferguson Thursday applauded a State Board of Education vote to require masks for
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What does full approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine mean for businesses?
(Governor’s Office photo) @BryanRenbaum The Food and Drug Administration’s recent decision to grant full approval to the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine has led
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Back to school: Will COVID-19 be on the test?
Photo by Daniel Schludi on Unsplash @BryanRenbaum When all of the state’s schools have reopened in about two weeks, teachers may find themselves
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