ANNAPOLIS, MD—At a Thursday press conference marking the halfway point of the legislative session, Governor Larry Hogan announced that he is re-designating his bills to combat the violent crime crisis in Baltimore City as emergency legislation so that they can be signed into law and take effect immediately. To date, the General Assembly has not taken action on the governor’s […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Maryland Governor Larry Hogan this week honored two Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency employees with his Customer Service Heroes Award. The recipients are Digital Manager Melanie Losover and Human Resources Officer Bavan Smith. The governor presented them with citations at the start of the February 19 Board of Public Works meeting at the Maryland State House in Annapolis. […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—On Wednesday morning, Governor Larry Hogan appeared live on WBAL’s “The C4 Show” to discuss the need to pass his legislation to address the violent crime crisis in Baltimore City. Here are excerpts from the interview: “I’m mad as hell and I’m not going to let up…I’m as frustrated as anyone else because I have been trying to do […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan on Tuesday announced Maryland Transportation Authority Chief of Police Woodrow W. “Jerry” Jones III as his appointee for superintendent of the Maryland State Police. Colonel Jones will succeed Colonel William M. Pallozzi, who is retiring after more than 30 years of service with the Maryland State Police. “With a distinguished career in law enforcement spanning more […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan on Monday announced the appointment of Richard P. Henry as Maryland’s first Inspector General for Education. Henry, who has over 30 years of law enforcement experience at the federal level, currently serves as executive director of the Maryland State Department of Education’s Office of Compliance and Monitoring. “For five years, our administration has been working hard […]
UPDATE: The Maryland General Assembly has passed the Built to Learn ActMaryland General Assembly has passed the Built to Learn Act. Original story below… ——— NOTTINGHAM, MD—On Friday, the Maryland House of Delegates passed HB1 the “Built to Learn Act.” This bill will invest an additional $2.2 billion into school construction prioritizing schools with the oldest buildings and schools with […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—The number of opioid prescriptions in Maryland has dropped by more than 22 percent since 2017, with nearly 20% fewer patients receiving opiates during the same period, the Hogan administration announced on Friday. This decrease is attributed, in part, to an electronic prescription tracking system known as the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP). The PDMP—operated by the Maryland Department […]
UPDATE 7: The Baltimore County Police Officer who was injured in this incident is expected to be released from the hospital. UPDATE 6: The Baltimore County Police Officer who was injured in this incident remains hospitalized. UPDATE 5: The suspect who was shot and killed has been identified as 33-year-old Michael Marullo, a former Maryland corrections officer who worked in […]