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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 Md. assembly���s COVID-19 protocols restore public access to legislative complex, limit streaming 01/10/2022 11:33am • The House of Delegates meets for a voting session during the 2021 special session. The General Assembly���s 2022 regular session will be more publicly accessible than last year���s regular session in some ways, including the re-opening of chamber galleries to the public. (Maryland Matters/Danielle Youngkin names health and human resources secretary 01/10/2022 09:50am • Virginia Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin said Monday that he's chosen John Littel to serve as the commonwealth's secretary of health and human resources. ���The COVID-19 pandemic has had devastating impacts on Virginians across the Commonwealth, and John will play a pivotal role in overseeing our effor Some Md. medical licenses are delayed due to health department���s cyber attack 01/05/2022 02:26pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters��� free email subscription today. ���Sharon,��� a newly minted mental health therapist in Western Maryland, applied for her license with the state in November, sending in the Md. state of emergency helps hospitals overwhelmed by COVID-19 patients 01/04/2022 10:19pm • Hospitals across Maryland are so overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients that the governor declared a state of emergency to allow the National Guard to help and give health officials the power to restructure resources. Hospitalizations have doubled in the last day, and more than 600 patients were wait Polls show Elrich with early lead in race for Montgomery Co. executive 01/03/2022 12:42pm • In six months, Montgomery Democrats will decide whether Marc B. Elrich deserves a second term as county executive. In 2018, Elrich ��� then a three-term member of the County Council ��� eked out a 77-vote victory over David Blair, a wealthy businessman seeking elective office for the first time. 'We know nothing': Md. lawmakers to probe attack that took down health agency���s computers 12/14/2021 10:42pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters��� free email subscription today. Two legislative committees that oversee the Maryland Department of Health plan to grill top state officials about an attack that disabled th Virginia Department of Health won���t mandate COVID-19 vaccines in schools 12/07/2021 12:53pm • This article was written by WTOP���s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com���s free email subscription today. A��petition to mandate COVID-19 vaccines��for school employees and all eligible students failed this week when the Virginia Department of Md. House votes to enact USM collective bargaining bill, Senate procurement bills 12/07/2021 05:10am • The full Maryland House of Delegates convened in one chamber on Monday for the first time since 2020. House lawmakers voted on a series of veto overrides and moved forward on a proposed congressional redistricting plan. (Courtesy Maryland Matters/Danielle E. Gaines) This content was republished Maryland legislature prepares to override Hogan's vetoes during special session 12/06/2021 05:20am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for��Maryland Matters��� free email subscription��today. As the General Assembly prepares to battle Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) over redistricting during the special session that begins Monday The Carlyle Group reaches deal to acquire local health IT firm CNSI 12/02/2021 02:11pm • D.C. private equity powerhouse The Carlyle Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CG) said Thursday it has reached a deal to acquire McLean health IT firm CNSI Inc. from Greenwich, Connecticut, firm Alvarez & Marsal Capital Partners. Terms of the deal, which is expected to close this month, were not disclosed. Citing Howard protest, DC Council member urges city to keep up with mold inspections 11/30/2021 06:45pm • One D.C. department has housing violation authority but claims it does not have expertise to conduct mold inspections. Another agency has the expertise but no enforcement authority. So, a member of the District's council now wants to know how this is being reconciled amid ongoing issues at Howard Montgomery hires state house vet to coordinate ambitious White Flint proposal 11/26/2021 12:14pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters��� free email subscription today. Montgomery County failed in its bid lure Amazon, the e-commerce giant that opted to build its second headquarters in Arlington, Va. But t Vets: Burn pits on bases abroad causing more breast cancer at home 11/11/2021 07:31am • An alarming rise in breast cancer among military veterans is reigniting concern about burn pits on overseas military bases. Women who served in Iraq and Afghanistan say they face a higher risk of cancer from exposure to the pits' toxic fumes. Some studies show the rates of breast cancer among