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Gov. Larry Hogan will join Maryland State Superintendent of Schools Karen Salmon to hold a news conference Friday at 2:30 p.m. The last time Salmon joined Hogan for a news conference, it was announced that all public schools would remain closed through April 24 because of the coronavirus. Hogan tweeted, “I will provide an update […]

Montgomery County Department of Transportation announced that Ride On passengers will be required to wear face coverings aboard buses starting Thursday. Earlier this week, the county government provided Ride On bus operators with face coverings. MCDOT said in a statement that any passenger that does not comply with this mandate “may be directed not to […]

There are four building blocks necessary for Maryland to recover and reopen after COVID-19, Gov. Larry Hogan said at a press conference Wednesday.  The first step is expanding testing capability, he said. Maryland has increased testing by 5,000 percent in the past month, and is working to be able to test up to 10,000 people […]

Gov. Larry Hogan signed an executive order requiring Marylanders (over the age of 9) to wear face masks and coverings when inside of retail establishments and while using public transportation. Hogan announced at a press conference Wednesday that the order will be in effect 7 a.m. on Saturday. The order also requires retail establishments—food establishments, […]

Gov. Larry Hogan and the nation’s governors are pushing Congress to allocate $500 billion to states and territories to help with budget shortages due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Without federal help, states may have to take drastic and destructive measures, he said.    “Without sufficient federal relief, states will have to confront the prospect of significant […]

El Departamento de Trabajo de Maryland recibió más de 108,000 reclamos de seguro de desempleo durante la semana pasada, y 240,000 en el último mes. Eso es más que el número total de reclamos presentados en 2019, dijo el gobernador Larry Hogan en una conferencia de prensa, el viernes. “Estos no son solo números. Cada […]

No mass on Easter, no group gatherings, but those celebrating will get an Easter basket. Gov. Larry Hogan announced Friday at a press conference that he’s proclaimed that the Easter Bunny is an “essential worker” on Sunday. Kata Hall, the deputy communications director for the governor, tweeted Hogan was willing to make “an egg-ception” for his Stay […]

The Maryland Department of Labor saw more than 108,000 unemployment insurance claims over the past week, and 240,000 in the past month. That’s more than the number of claims filed total in 2019, Gov. Larry Hogan said at a press conference Friday.  “These are not just numbers. Each one of these represents a struggling Marylander,” […]

This Easter weekend will be one of the most dangerous times ever to get together during the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Larry Hogan said at a press conference Friday.  “This will be the worst possible time for people to be violating executive orders and to be congregating together,” Hogan said.   “Literally you are taking your own […]

Hogan’s Latest Coronavirus Action: Racial Data, Baltimore-Washington Corridor Deemed COVID-19 Hotspot, Strike Teams for Nursing Homes Gov. Larry Hogan announced at a press conference in Baltimore Tuesday that he’s directed Maryland Department of Health’s Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities to start offering racial and ethnic breakdowns for all of the state’s coronavirus cases. […]