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Baltimore County’s Solid Waste Work Group issues recommendations to improve recycling, solid waste system

Posted on September 14, 2021 by Chris Montcalmo

TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County officials on Tuesday released the final report of the Solid Waste Work Group, offering 19 recommendations for improving the County’s solid waste collection and disposal system and reducing the overall volume of trash produced in Baltimore County. “We have an obligation to take action now to reduce our waste and create a sustainable path forward for generations […]

Maryland Department of Health launches Suicide Prevention Toolkit [VIDEO]

Posted on September 10, 2021 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of Health on Friday announced the launch of a new resource to raise awareness about suicide for Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. The 2021 Suicide Prevention Month Toolkit: Stories of Hope focuses on raising awareness, reducing the stigma around suicide, spreading hope, building resiliency and encouraging well-informed action. “The COVID-19 pandemic has been a collectively trying time […]

Maryland Department of Health announces official launch of door-to-door vaccination campaign

Posted on September 9, 2021 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of Health on Thursday announced the launch of the Community COVID-19 Vaccination Project, a community-based, door-to-door canvassing effort to directly engage Marylanders living in areas with low vaccination rates. Governor Larry Hogan, a Republican, introduced the campaign in his Wednesday press conference. Officials say canvassing will begin in mid-September and will continue through June 2022. “We […]

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Olszewski announces new COVID-19 vaccination policy for Baltimore County employees

Posted on September 9, 2021 by Chris Montcalmo

TOWSON, MD—County Executive Johnny Olszewski on Thursday morning announced that, beginning October 15, 2021, all Baltimore County government employees who are not vaccinated will be required to be tested for COVID-19 weekly. “Public health is a shared responsibility, and we each have to do our part in order to protect the health and wellbeing of our workforce and the public […]

Attorney General Frosh announces multibillion dollar settlement with opioid distributors, Johnson & Johnson

Posted on September 8, 2021 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh on Wednesday announced that Maryland will participate in two multistate settlements with the three largest distributors of opioid medications and Johnson & Johnson. Maryland will join 41 other states, five territories, and the District of Columbia in the settlements. The Distributors’ settlement will resolve allegations that McKesson, AmeriSourceBergen, and Cardinal Health failed for […]

Governor Hogan announces door-to-door vaccination campaign, booster shots for seniors [VIDEO]

Posted on September 8, 2021 by Chris Montcalmo

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan on Wednesday afternoon announced that the State of Maryland is immediately authorizing COVID-19 booster shots for all Marylanders 65 and older who are living in congregate care settings, including nursing homes, assisted living facilities, residential drug treatment centers, and developmentally disabled group homes. “For several weeks now, states have had to operate without clear guidance from […]

Arbitrators rule in favor of Maryland in dispute with tobacco manufacturers

Posted on September 7, 2021 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Attorney General Brian E. Frosh has announced that a panel of three arbitrators found in favor of Maryland and against a group of cigarette manufacturers in a dispute arising from the manufacturers’ withholding of over $16 million in settlement proceeds from the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement. The MSA is an agreement reached between the state attorneys general of most […]

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Governor Hogan directs state officials to conduct assessment of ventilation, air filtration in Maryland school buildings [VIDEO]

Posted on September 1, 2021 by Chris Montcalmo

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan on Wednesday announced that he is directing the State Superintendent of Schools and the Interagency Commission on School Construction to conduct an immediate statewide assessment of ventilation and air filtration in Maryland public school buildings. On Tuesday, 31 schools in Baltimore Schools dismissed students early due to a lack of proper air conditioning. The governor made […]

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