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'We have to give each other a bit of grace': Md. lawmakers kick off session 01/12/2022 11:31pm • Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson kicked off the 90-day General Assembly session from the floor of the State House with a recognition of the toll the COVID-19 pandemic has taken on Marylanders and his colleagues in Annapolis. Speaking from the floor of the Senate chamber, Ferguson said Mary How DC's limited health emergency helps hospitals recuperate 01/12/2022 10:10pm • A shortage of hospital staff as the omicron variant continues to infect and make people seriously ill has all but forced the D.C. mayor to declare a limited public health emergency through Jan. 26 to allow the hospitals flexibility in how they operate. The D.C. Hospital Association pleaded for th 'Running on empty' -- Montgomery Co. bus driver woes, COVID-19 hospital crunch continue 01/12/2022 03:57pm • Officials in Montgomery County, Maryland, say the state has told them no state resources are available to fill their request for scores of bus drivers as the school system deals with major driver shortages amid a spike in COVID-19 cases. At the request of Montgomery County Public Schools, the cou Attack on health dept. computers was 'ransomware,' Hogan and cyber czar acknowledge 01/12/2022 02:07pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. and top Maryland Department of Health officials acknowledged for the first time Wednesday that the perpetrators o 'I am just so sorry': Virginia transportation officials apologize after I-95 snowstorm backup 01/11/2022 11:07pm • Virginia transportation officials apologized Tuesday for last week's backup on Interstate 95, which left some drivers stranded for more than 24 hours after a winter storm led to slick road conditions. "I am just so sorry that that happened to anyone. It is heartbreaking," said Virginia Transporta DC mayor declares 'limited public health emergency' 01/11/2022 07:11pm • A "limited public health emergency" has been declared in D.C. until Jan. 26. "This will allow DC Health to modify procedures, deadlines, and standards authorized during the declared emergency. By declaring a public health emergency, the District and healthcare partners can continue to respond exp Montgomery Co. asks for National Guard help with bus driver shortages; urges more residents to get boosters 01/11/2022 05:07pm • Officials in Montgomery County, Maryland, have formally requested the Maryland National Guard to act as bus drivers, as the state's largest school system deals with major shortages that have disrupted the return of students from the winter break. The county is seeing a surge in coronavirus cases Truckers may be told to stay to the right to prevent another I-95 mess in Va. 01/11/2022 11:58am • One week after the traffic disaster on Interstate 95, which left thousands of drivers stranded in Virginia, a state lawmaker said he is drafting a bill meant to help prevent such a mess from happening again. Under the bill from Sen. Dave Marsden, drivers of tractor-trailers would need to stay in In 2022 Md. assembly session, county lobbying group will support efforts to protect local officials from harassment 01/11/2022 11:18am • The Maryland State House as seen from Main Street in Annapolis. (Maryland Matters/Danielle E. Gaines) This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. During the COVID-19 pandemic, so Maryland General Assembly set to convene in another session shaped by COVID 01/11/2022 10:50am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The Maryland General Assembly gavels in for its regular 90-day session Wednesday, the third that will be shaped dramatically — procedur Best jobs in America in 2022 01/11/2022 09:00am • The right job for you The pandemic continued to influence the extreme fluctuations of the job market and the way we worked in 2021. Many workers who were able to remain remote did so, as concerns over the coronavirus persisted in spite of access to vaccines; others returned to a workplace that lo Prince George's Co. updates COVID-19 school guidelines, gives out rapid testing kits 01/10/2022 10:06pm • Schools in Prince George's County, Maryland, have updated their COVID-19 quarantine and testing guidelines in response to the latest ones from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Everyone Regardless of vaccination status, students, teachers and staff who test positive for COVID-19 or a Citing spike in COVID hospitalizations, Northam declares state of emergency in Va. 01/10/2022 08:38pm • Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam on Monday declared a 30-day state of emergency as hospitalizations in the commonwealth, driven by the spike in COVID-19 cases, are at record highs. "We're taking action to help our hospitals,” Northam said at his last news conference as governor Monday afternoon. With demand soaring, Maryland set to offer more COVID testing 01/10/2022 01:50pm • The surge of the omicron variant in the D.C. region has increased demand for COVID testing, prompting some to seek tests at hospital emergency rooms. Maryland hopes to ease that pressure on emergency rooms with new testing sites, which opened Monday.  In total, 10 sites will open near Maryland hos DC announces end of pandemic-related utility moratorium 01/10/2022 04:03am • D.C.'s Office of the People's Counsel announced that a pandemic-related utility moratorium would end Monday, Jan. 10, following days of severe winter weather and growing positive case rates across the country. The moratorium was initially extended through the public health emergency declared by M