ANNAPOLIS Maryland health officials Wednesday promised a plan to treat people with mental illnesses even as the state is selling off its largest and oldest hospital. The Board of Public Works Wednesday voted 2-1 to approve the sale of the 175-acre Spring Grove State Hospital property in Catonsville for $1. The panel approved it .
ANNAPOLIS The state of Maryland has agreed to pay the first death row inmate exonerated post-conviction by DNA an additional $83,000 for his wrongful conviction. The award highlights the state’s ongoing reckoning with those who have been wrongfully convicted. It also reflects the damage done to individuals whose lives were upended by what .
Martha Williams, the former director of Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, was nominated to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service director post by President Joe Biden in October.
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During a meeting with the Board of Public Works Wednesday morning, Gov. Larry Hogan announced all eligible Marylanders can get vaccinated without appointments at any of the 13 mass vaccination sites.
As of Wednesday, Maryland has reported 4,996,199 total vaccinations. According to official CDC data, 62.5% of Marylanders 18 and older, and 85% of Marylanders 65 and older, have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, reads part of the news release.
“We are in a new phase of our vaccination effort where we are focused on making sure that no arm is left behind,” reads a message from Hogan. “Walk-ups have been an incredibly successful tool, and we are now able to make them available at all of our mass vaccination sites across the state. The sooner we get more Marylanders vaccinated, the sooner we can put
State Roundup: Hogan launches new statewide vaxx initiative targeting seniors, college students, companies
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HOGAN LAUNCHES NO ARM LEFT BEHIND VAXX INITIATIVE: Gov. Larry Hogan said Wednesday that the state is launching a new set of initiatives aimed at increasing access to coronavirus vaccines to seniors, college students and companies across Maryland, writes Bryan Renbaum of Maryland Reporter. “Today we are launching a series of No Arm Left Behind initiatives which will involve every state agency, private industries in every demographic, and an all-hands-on-deck effort to make sure that every Marylander who wants a vaccine can get access to one as quickly as possible,” Hogan said.