Gas prices ease for first time in 12 weeks

NOTTINGHAM, MD—For the first time in twelve weeks, the national average price of gasoline has fallen, declining 9.0 cents from a week ago and stands at $4.24 per gallon on Monday according to GasBuddy data compiled from more than 11 million individual price reports covering over 150,000 gas stations across the country. The national average is up 71.5 cents from […]

Governor Hogan signs emergency legislation to immediately suspend Maryland’s gas tax for 30 days [VIDEO]

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan on Friday signed emergency bipartisan legislation to immediately suspend the state of Maryland’s gas tax for 30 days. With this action, which both the House and Senate passed with unanimous support, Maryland became the first state in the nation to enact an immediate suspension of the gas tax. “This bipartisan action will provide some relief from […]

Governor Hogan announces new cargo record for BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan this week announced that Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) set a new annual record for cargo operations in 2021, with more than 618.8 million pounds of cargo transported—an increase of 4% compared to 2020. In 2021, BWI’s cargo operations accounted for more than 55% of the total air cargo flown through the region’s three major […]

Governor Hogan announces elimination of four-year degree requirement for thousands of state jobs [VIDEO]

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan on Tuesday announced the launch of a multi-pronged, first-in-the-nation workforce development initiative to formally eliminate the four-year college degree requirement from thousands of state jobs. Spearheaded by the Maryland Department of Labor and the Maryland Department of Budget and Management (DBM), the state will work with partners to recruit and market these roles to job seekers […]

Governor Hogan proclaims 2022 ‘Year of Harriet Tubman’ in Maryland [VIDEO]

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan has officially proclaimed 2022 as “The Year of Harriet Tubman” in Maryland as the state celebrates the 200th anniversary of the birth of the nation’s most renowned freedom fighter. The governor announced the designation at the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park and Visitor Center in Church Creek as the kick-off to a full weekend of […]

Governor Hogan to sign emergency suspension of gas tax in Maryland

UPDATE: Governor Hogan has signed emergency legislation suspending the gas tax for 30 days. Original story below… —— ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan on Thursday issued the following statement after the Board of Revenue Estimates reported an increase in the state’s record budget surplus: “Today’s incredible revenue estimates increase our already record surplus and reinforce the fact that Maryland continues to […]

Reward offered after Baltimore County cemetery vandalized, desecrated

DUNDALK, MD—A reward is being offered after a cemetery in Baltimore County was vandalized last week. On Wednesday afternoon, February 23, it was reported to the Baltimore County Police Department that more than fifty headstones were damaged at St. Michael’s Ukrainian Cemetery. The cemetery is located at 1301 S. 48th Street in Dundalk (21222).  Detectives continue to investigate this case. […]

Maryland COVID-19 hospitalizations drop below 500, ICU levels fall below 100

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan on Thursday announced that the State of Maryland’s COVID-19 hospitalizations have dropped below 500—another major milestone for the state’s declining health metrics. Hospitalizations: 480, ICU: 90 Since peaking last month just below 3,500, Maryland’s COVID-19 hospitalizations have declined by 86 percent. COVID-19 ICU levels statewide have dropped below 100 for the first time since August 8, […]