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Despite concerns from state and local election officials about the practicality and safety of staffing polling places in November, Gov. Larry Hogan has ordered them to run a regular, in-person election with every precinct open to voters on Election Day.
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Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is jumping on board the movement to rename Washington’s professional football team — even though he previously supported keeping the “Redskins” name.
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Maryland businesses and nonprofit organizations received more than 80,000 loans through the federal Paycheck Protection Program, totaling over $10 billion. Restaurants, physicians' offices, and lawyers' offices were among the biggest borrowers.
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Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s memoir — delayed by the coronavirus pandemic — is coming out at the end of the month.
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Nearly half of the $413 million in state budget cuts resulting from the economic fallout caused by the coronavirus pandemic will affect higher education. The reductions will affect throngs of Maryland colleges and universities, including the University System of Maryland and the state’s community colleges and private schools.
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From the top industry benefactors to the reserve of money remaining, here are the main takeaways of the $10 billion in loans paid out to Maryland businesses.
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Maryland businesses received more than $10 billion in loans from the federal Paycheck Protection Program.
In a Feb 4. special election, voters in Baltimore city, Baltimore County and Howard County will vote to replace the late U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings for the 7th Congressional District seat.
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Councilwoman Mary Pat Clarke introduced the resolution because she was “embarrassed” for Marcia Grant and her son, Dallas, who were turned away from Ouzo Bay in Harbor East two weeks ago.
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City Councilman Ryan Dorsey wants to block any new gas stations from opening up in Baltimore, a proposal he introduced as a way to attack the fossil fuel infrastructure and give food deserts a better chance at luring grocery stores.
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Construction is slated to begin on the Severn Intergenerational Center in September of 2021. The community center will serve as a Boys and Girls Club, senior center, and community meeting location in west county.
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Baltimore business owner was denied federal relief for his electrical contracting business because of his criminal record; so he challenged the system. Sekwan Merritt won a partial victory in a lawsuit challenging the Small Business Administration's "criminal history exclusion," giving him time to apply for Paycheck Protection Program loan.
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As the Fourth of July holiday weekend begins, Maryland officials confirmed 538 new cases of the coronavirus Friday, the second straight day the figure has topped 500 after being under that total for two weeks.
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Local nonprofits strapped for cash due to the coronavirus pandemic are receiving assistance for capital projects and human service programs thanks to a previously dormant local program. With nearly $670,000 total in grants, organizations will be able to provide individualized literacy training, help people transition from homelesseness, and provide legal aid to immigrants seeking to become citizens.
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As part of $413 million in budget cuts caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the state Board of Public Works has scrapped plans to expand the Maryland attorney general’s office by adding a unit to prosecute street crime in Baltimore.
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Maryland officials are looking at new vendors to potentially print and mail ballots for the November election after having several issues during the primary with the company they used to handle sending out ballots.
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The University of Maryland Medical System came under intense scrutiny for no-bid deals with some board members, but is now directing a large, new contract to one of those same businesses - Kelly Benefits Services.
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Residents and tenant advocates say they are bracing for a “tsunami” of evictions once court proceedings resume in Maryland and federal coronavirus aid evaporates.
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Frank Sliwka Jr., a former minor league baseball player and appointee for two Maryland governors, has died. He was 87.
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The Living Classrooms Foundation has removed the name of a former U.S. Supreme Court justice amid a national reckoning on racism.
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Well-known homeless advocate who helped start street newspaper stabbed to death in Baltimore robbery
Paul Behler, a well-known homeless advocate, was stabbed to death in Baltimore.
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When Gabriel Acevero, a Maryland state legislator employed by a union local, introduced a bill last year to roll back protections for police accused of misconduct, he was stepping on a potential fault line.
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The state Board of Public Works has approved $413 million in state budget cuts that Gov. Larry Hogan said were necessary because of the economic crisis — and the governor signaled more cuts may be needed.
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The Meyer family who owns Vince’s Crab House in Middle River say Baltimore County Police are failing to protect them from the social justice protesters outside, and they intend to sue the county executive alleging he ordered officers to “stand down.”
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A partisan divide over whether voter fraud is a legitimate concern in mostly mail-in elections kept Maryland officials from reaching a consensus on how they believe the state should conduct voting in the upcoming presidential election.
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An overhaul for Anne Arundel County Liquor Board, which passed quietly among state lawmakers during the coronavirus-shortened session, begins to take shape Wednesday as several bills become law. Among them, new types of licenses for florists that sell gift-basked with alcohol, yacht clubs, and increased salaries for inspectors.
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$1.6 million earmarked for the BSO among Gov. Hogan’s proposed budget cuts due to coronavirus crisis
Slightly more than $1.6 million earmarked for the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra is on the chopping block as Maryland grapples with the devastating economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Maryland Sen. Ben Cardin and other Democrats drove a temporary extension of a popular subsidy program for small businesses through the GOP-controlled Senate late Tuesday.
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A day after the NAACP announced it would move its national headquarters from Baltimore to Washington, D.C., Baltimore leaders said they were discussing strategies to keep it in the city, and the head of the organization said he has not ruled out a reversal in plans.
