Speaking just hours before the General Assembly is set to convene, Gov. Larry Hogan urged lawmakers Wednesday morning to pass as soon as possible his proposed $1 billion Relief Act for Maryland businesses and residents hardest hit by the pandemic-spurred ...

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Gov. Larry Hogan on Wednesday appointed circuit court judges for Baltimore and Allegany counties and district court judges for Prince George’s and Caroline counties. Hogan elevated District Judge Stacy A. Mayer to the Baltimore County Circuit Court and named Allegany ...

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Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan on Wednesday named Anne Arundel County Circuit Judge Laura S. Ripken to the state’s second-highest court. Ripken’s nomination to the Court of Special Appeals is subject to Senate confirmation when the General Assembly reconvenes next week. ...

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Gov. Larry Hogan on Thursday named two prosecutors and a criminal defense attorney to circuit court judgeships. Myshala E. Middleton, with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and Assistant Worcester County State’s Attorney Karen M. Dean will join the Baltimore City ...

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A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a constitutional challenge to Gov. Larry Hogan’s safer at home orders, calling the governor’s directives a valid effort to achieve Maryland’s significant goal of protecting the public from the deadly COVID-19 virus. With her ...

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Maryland’s attorney general Wednesday called for $22 million in state funds to assist financially strapped Marylanders in need of free legal representation in eviction, foreclosure and debt-collection proceedings amid a resurgent pandemic that has already created widespread economic hardship. Brian ...

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Gov. Larry Hogan on Tuesday appointed Assistant Anne Arundel County Attorney Kemp Walden Hammond to the district court in the county. Hammond, who has served in the county attorney’s office since 2015, will be the first judge to serve on ...

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Gov. Larry Hogan on Thursday named Rockville attorney Terrence M.R. Zic to a seat on Maryland’s second-highest court. Zic, a partner at Whiteford Taylor Preston LLP, will succeed retired Judge Alexander Wright Jr., who held an at-large seat on Court ...

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A deputy director in Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s administration who drew criticism of his social media posts about fatal shootings during protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, says he should not have been fired for giving his opinion online.

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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.

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