Marylanders 18 years and older who get COVID-19 vaccinated in the state will be automatically entered into a new lottery, Gov. Larry Hogan announced during a press conference Thursday. Beginning Tuesday, May 25, the Maryland Lottery will randomly award $40,000 to a vaccinated resident for 40 straight days through July 3. On July 4, […]
Via Office of the Governor’s Flickr. Taken 5/8/2021.
Gov. Larry Hogan issued posthumous pardons for 34 victims of racial lynchings in Maryland, including three victims who were killed around the Montgomery County area.
“My hope is that this action will, at least in some way, help to right these horrific wrongs. And perhaps to bring a measure of peace to the memories of these individuals and to their descendants and their loved ones,” Hogan said during an event Saturday.
Of the 34 victims pardoned between 1854 and 1933, three were killed in the county area, according to the governor’s office.
George Peck (around January 10, 1880): Peck was seized and lynched in or near Poolesville as a justice transported him to Rockville for trial. He is pardoned from assault allegations.
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan. Via Office of the Governor’s Flickr. Taken 2/11/2021.
Gov. Larry Hogan announced a new initiative to help young Marylanders recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
“This global pandemic has been an extremely difficult time for nearly everyone. But it has been perhaps most difficult for our children,” Hogan said during a press conference Thursday. Uncertainty and isolation combined with prolonged school closures has been devastating to their emotional health and development, he said.
“Project Bounce Back” is a $25 million public/private partnership that will provide a support network for youth and families. Its mission is to provide critical services to young people in need and “build post-COVID resilience,” Hogan said.
Via Office of the Governor’s Flickr. Taken 4/1/2021.
Gov. Larry Hogan lifted the state’s outdoor COVID-19 mask mandate effective immediately, he announced during a press conference Wednesday.
“Masks and face coverings are no longer required outdoors in the state of Maryland,” Hogan said. The CDC released new guidance about mask-wearing on Tuesday, including guidance that fully-vaccinated people can do several outdoor activities without masks.
Local counties and jurisdictions are allowed to enforce stricter COVID-19 regulations than the state.
The governor noted that if you’re not vaccinated, public health experts strongly recommend you get your shots and wear a face covering outdoors until you do. He said masks are still required at large, ticketed venues, indoor businesses and on public transportation in Maryland.
Maryland Lt. Gov. Boyd Rutherford (R) will not run for governor in 2022, he announced Wednesday. “This was a decision that I made with my family’s best interest in mind,” Rutherford said in a statement. “I greatly enjoyed my time as Lieutenant Governor over the last six years and I am looking forward to what […]