Baltimore Sun

Judge orders Maryland to pay enhanced unemployment benefits; state appeals ruling

Pamela Wood, Alison Knezevich, Hope Kahn — Sun, 04 Jul 2021 02:11:37 +0000

Maryland must continue paying federal unemployment benefits to tens of thousands of jobless residents, at least for now, a Baltimore judge has ruled. Gov. Larry Hogan said he'd appeal the ruling.

Baltimore Del. Keith Haynes announces retirement

Pamela Wood — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 23:06:45 +0000

Del. Keith Haynes of Baltimore announced Friday night that he's retiring from the Maryland General Assembly.

Gubernatorial candidate Perez quits law job after learning firm is defending Maryland in unemployment benefits lawsuits

Pamela Wood — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 22:52:36 +0000

Two lawsuits are pending against Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, who is being represented by a team of attorneys from the Venable law firm.

Baltimore judge to rule Saturday on Maryland unemployment lawsuits, same day benefits are scheduled to end

Alison Knezevich — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 22:30:48 +0000

A Baltimore judge is scheduled this afternoon to take up two cases that aim to stop Maryland from cutting off federal unemployment benefits this weekend.

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan names 4 to board overseeing state universities

Pamela Wood — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 19:57:43 +0000

The 21-member University System of Maryland’s Board of Regents oversees the system, which has 15 institutions.

The Empowerment Temple hasn’t held in-person services for 16 months. The West Baltimore megachurch is set to reopen ‘at a higher level.’

Jonathan M. Pitts — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 10:00:00 +0000

The Empowerment Temple is starting a summer camp and has plans for a Montessori school, a state-of-the-art recording studio and an ambitious membership drive.

In bid for cooperation, Maryland senator seeks Chesapeake Bay funding for Pennsylvania with his first out-of-state earmark

Jeff Barker — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 09:00:00 +0000

Democratic U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin of Marylandwants to direct money to Pennsylvania farmers to help them curb damaging runoff that flows from the Susquehanna River into the Chesapeake Bay.