Maryland’s goal of developing a broadband network for students in rural areas by August 2021 has been pushed back several months. The delay was caused by “necessary agreements between all the groups involved” taking longer than expected,  said Kendrick Gordon, ...

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Maryland lawmakers continue to express concerns about the low numbers of Blacks and other minorities who are being vaccinated against the coronavirus. The continued concerns come even as the state has opened a mass vaccination site in Prince George’s County. ...

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Marie van Staveren had been teaching students in person for over five months when she finally received her first coronavirus vaccine at the Baltimore Convention Center on Feb. 10. She’s didn’t felt like she was in grave danger at work — ...

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House Republicans say they will push for a package of pandemic-related bills aimed at increasing tourism, limiting the authority of local health officers and providing legal liability to small businesses and other organizations. The push on already filed bills by ...

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Two Maryland universities have announced that they anticipate large-scale reopenings in the fall.  A campus-wide communication sent on Thursday by the University of Maryland, College Park’s President Darryll Pines stated that he anticipates most faculty, staff and students will have been ...

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Amid a distribution crisis that has left Marylanders struggling to access the COVID-19 vaccine, two regional Maryland hospital systems have offered vaccinations to their board members — a move that abides by the state’s prioritization standards, according to health and ...

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The Maryland House Ways and Means Committee unanimously approved a pandemic aid bill that expands payments to low-income Marylanders and exempts some who received unemployment benefits from state income taxes. Changes to the bill first proposed by Gov. Larry Hogan are ...

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Hospitals across the state are reporting difficulties in getting enough vaccines to provide second doses to health care workers in the highest priority categories, according to state officials. The news comes as federal officials in the Department of Health and ...

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ANNAPOLIS — The vast majority of lawmakers received the coronavirus vaccine this week as members of the House of Delegates prepare to return to full floor sessions in early February. Lawmakers, eligible under state and CDC guidelines, received COVID-19 vaccinations ...

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Maryland is shifting small amounts of coronavirus vaccine doses to private pharmacies as state health officials prepare for what they hope will be increased shipments later in the spring. Acting Health Secretary Dennis Schrader said the decision was an effort ...

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