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UPDATED Jan. 24:  The highways have reopened to traffic. ORIGINAL POST Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has ordered the immediate closure of the entire 34.7-mile length of I-270 and I-70 from I-81 in Washington County to the Baltimore Beltway. The highways are expected to remain closed until 7 a.m. on Sunday to all motorists except for […]

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan visited Washington County on Tuesday to announce two grants to combat the state’s heroin and opioid epidemic. Hogan said the state is awarding over $90,000 to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office and $125,000 to the Maryland State Police Department to identify and prosecute drug traffickers, particularly on Interstate 81, which, he […]

Montgomery County Council President Nancy Floreen held her first weekly briefing with reporters on Dec. 7 at the Council Office Building in Rockville. Floreen discussed a variety of topics including: falling revenue projections, school funding, marijuana dispensaries, vaping and electronic cigarettes, the proposed Bus Rapid Transit system, radon testing and more. You can watch the […]

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan and First Lady Yumi Hogan welcomed garden club members from eleven Maryland counties and Baltimore City to participate in a Christmas tree decorating event at the State House on Monday. “I can’t think of a better way to get into the holiday spirit than by decorating Christmas trees with Marylanders from […]

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan visited the Ronald McDonald House in Baltimore on Wednesday for a pep rally prior to the start of his sixth and final round of chemotherapy on Friday. The governor and members of his executive staff served dinner to patients and their families while guests visited and took pictures with Baltimore Ravens […]

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan and Comptroller Peter Franchot are urging eligible Maryland residents who filed and paid income taxes to another state between 2011 and 2014 to apply for a tax refund against the county portion of their Maryland state income taxes. Refunds are now taking place following a recent Supreme Court ruling related to […]

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan met with Pope Francis today and received a blessing. “It was an incredible honor to meet His Holiness Pope Francis today in Washington and receive his blessings on behalf of all cancer patients,” Hogan said. “My faith, like the faith of countless other patients like me, gives me strength to defeat […]

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan posted a Facebook status this week about the status of his cancer treatment for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. “I have some good news and some great news,” said Hogan. “The good news is I just finished my fifth straight day of 24-hour chemo. The great news is I’m officially half-way through my treatment, having […]

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan today announced that the prime contractor hired to build Maryland’s flawed health exchange website will pay $45 million to avoid legal action over its performance. Maryland’s health exchange program garnered national attention last year because Maryland had one of the worst sign-up rates for private health care plans in the country. […]

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan announced last month that the state is moving forward with construction of the Purple Line. He also announced state transportation funds for improvements to I-270 in Montgomery County. Susan Kenedy has County Council reaction to this big transportation news. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its […]