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Frederick delegate apologizes for tweet calling Pence ‘a traitor’
A Frederick County Delegate is apologizing for a social media message directed at Vice President Mike Pence sent as pro-President Donald Trump protesters rioted and stormed the U.S. Capitol. Del. […]
Legislation to restrict governor’s emergency powers draws Hogan’s ire
ANNAPOLIS – A proposal to limit the governor’s authority to impose a state of emergency in practically unlimited 30-day periods is being derided by Republican Gov. Larry Hogan. Maryland has […]
Md. officials debate COVID-19 data and how to use it
State officials are butting heads over a COVID-19 statistic that has been turned into a ubiquitous measurement of how well the pandemic is being handled. Maryland’s seven-day rolling positivity rate […]
Md. Senate’s top 2 Republicans relinquishing leadership posts
The top two Republicans in the Maryland Senate will not seek reelection to their leadership posts. Sens. J.B Jennings and Steve Hershey, the minority party leader and whip, respectively, made […]
Longtime top aide Foxwell out at comptroller’s office
A longtime top aide to Comptroller Peter Franchot is suddenly out. Leaving is Len Foxwell, Franchot’s chief of staff, who is sometimes credited with the political rebirth of Franchot and […]
Md. Senate leaders impose caps to stanch flow of bills
Maryland state senators will have to pick and choose their legislative battles under a set of rule changes for the 2021 General Assembly. The changes for 2021 come after a […]
Md. lawmakers push to know: What happened to SKorean tests? | Eye on Annapolis
State lawmakers are calling for an accounting of how 500,000 COVID-19 tests purchased from South Korea have been used during the ongoing pandemic. The much ballyhooed announcement of the acquisition […]
Hopkins explains how its COVID figures are different from Md.’s | Eye on Annapolis
Experts at Johns Hopkins weighed in Thursday on questions arising from seemingly contradictory metrics used to track the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Jennifer Nuzzo, lead epidemiologist for the Coronavirus Resource Center […]
Serafini to resign; earned bipartisan respect as budget expert
Sen. Andrew Serafini, a western Maryland Republican who built respect among his Republican and Democratic peers as a trusted voice on budgetary issues, will resign effective Aug. 1. Serafini had talked […]
Hogan: Don’t blame bars, restaurants for Md.’s virus uptick
Gov. Larry Hogan said it is not fair to place the blame on the uptick of some measurements of the spread of the novel coronavirus on bars and restaurants.
Another ex-Alexander & Cleaver lobbyist strikes out on his own
More changes in the Annapolis lobbying corps are happening as another former member of the now-defunct Alexander & Cleaver brand hangs up his own shingle. Davion Percy, who previously served […]
With Md. economy battered, Hogan calls for $1.45B in budget cuts
State lawmakers got their first look at $1.45 billion in budget reductions proposed by Gov. Larry Hogan as the state attempts to offset large revenue declines driven by the novel […]
