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State confirms two new cases of COVID-19
Two new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Maryland, bringing the total to five in less than a week. The two new cases — a Harford County woman in her 80s and a Montgomery County man in his 60s ...
Read More »Md. House passes Kirwan, eyes partial funding package
ANNAPOLIS — The Maryland House of Delegates passed legislation billed by supporters as a once-in-a-generation opportunity to improve public education in the state. The 96-41 vote late Friday night on House Bill 1300 fell along party lines. Its passage came ...
Read More »State, health systems ramp up preparations following virus cases
With five Marylanders now having tested positive for COVID-19, preparations for the disease by hospitals, universities, businesses and other groups have taken on a new urgency. Some groups have announced event cancellations. Universities ramped up their planning. And local officials ...
Read More »Md. officials seeking to track down those in contact with virus patients
ANNAPOLIS — State health officials want to identify as many as 100 people who attended an event at a Rockville retirement community nearly a week ago that was also attended by one of the patients who tested positive for COVID-19. ...
Read More »Md. bill would increase tax credit for living organ donors
ANNAPOLIS — After returning home from Iraq, Army veteran Kellen Leech, who was deployed three times over the course of 14 year, wrestled with his mental health: PTSD, survivor’s guilt and depression — until he read a Facebook post about ...
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Read More »Trump signs $8.3B bill to combat coronavirus outbreak in US
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday signed an $8.3 billion measure to help tackle the coronavirus outbreak that has killed 12 people in the U.S. and infected more than 200. The legislation provides federal public health agencies with money ...
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Read More »Maryland reports first 3 coronavirus cases; Hogan declares state of emergency
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan Thursday declared a state of emergency after the first three cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in the state. Hogan made the announcement during a news conference at the State House Thursday night, hours after state health officials ...
Read More »With broad plan dead, Md. Democrats picking ‘winners and losers’ for sales tax
ANNAPOLIS — After abandoning a broad sales tax expansion plan the previous night, lawmakers Thursday added some businesses to a proposal to extend the sales tax to a cluster of services in Maryland as they attempt to cobble together revenues to ...
Read More »Md. hospitals warn services at risk with significant birth injury payments
ANNAPOLIS — Maryland’s medical malpractice climate could make it harder for hospitals to continue to offer baby delivery services, hospital executives warned Thursday during testimony in favor of legislation to create a fund to pay for birth injuries. But the ...
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