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PG County Executive Angela Alsobrooks announced on Tuesday that two additional COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in Prince Georges County bringing the total there to three. Officials believe the couple traveled internationally on a cruise, and they are also quarantined at their home and in good condition. On Monday, Governor Larry Hogan announced that the […]

Governor Larry Hogan is taking steps to remove cost barriers for (coronavirus) COVID-19 testing. A directive that has been issued during the recent state of emergency requires all state health insurers to waive any cost-sharing, including co-payments, coinsurance, and deductibles. Additional details regarding the three confirmed COVID-19 cases in Montgomery County have also been released. Officials […]

Gov. Larry Hogan awarded Depeswar Doley with a governor’s citation Tuesday for his clean energy work in Takoma Park. Doley owns RS Automotive, the first fully electric vehicle charging station in the country. He says small contributions to the environment matter in the long run.

Gov. Larry Hogan visited RS Automotive, the first fully electric vehicle charging station in the U.S., to present owner Depeswar Doley with a governor’s citation for Doley’s achievement in clean energy promotion.  Depeswar Doley has owned RS Automotives on Carroll Avenue in Takoma Park since 1997, and converted it from a petroleum station to an […]

Gov. Larry Hogan (R) delivered his sixth State of the State Address on Wednesday afternoon in Annapolis. Hogan’s speech often contrasted Maryland’s bipartisan achievements with the divisiveness in national politics seen in Washington D.C. and beyond. “Maryland has indeed been setting a shining example for the rest of America,” Hogan said. Here are some of […]

Gov. Larry Hogan (R) is delivering his sixth State of the State address at noon on Wednesday. The address will stream live on Hogan’s Facebook page and on Maryland Public Television. https://www.instagram.com/p/B8MBLb_DR4B/

El Gobernador de Maryland, Larry Hogan (R), anunció el miércoles que presentará una legislación para exigir que todos los sistemas de escuelas públicas de Maryland comiencen las clases después del Día del Trabajo. Hogan firmó una orden ejecutiva en 2016 que requiere que todos los distritos escolares comiencen la escuela después del Día del Trabajo, […]

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) announced Wednesday that he will introduce legislation to require all Maryland public school systems to start classes after Labor Day. Hogan signed an executive order in 2016 requiring all school districts to start school after Labor Day, but last year lawmakers overturned that executive order. “The Universal School Start Act […]

State Comptroller Peter Franchot, 72, announced his plan to run for governor in 2022 at Denizens Brewing Co. in Silver Spring on Monday. He is the first person to announce their candidacy for the position.  Standing before a crowd of more than 50 people at @DenizensBrewing in Silver Spring, Maryland Comptroller @peterfranchot says he’s absolutely […]

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) will open before Labor Day next school year, for the first time since 2016.  On Dec. 3, the county school board unanimously approved that in the 2020-2021 school year, classes will start on Aug. 31, 2020 and end on June 16, 2021. Labor Day will fall on Sept. 7. The […]