Persevering through three months of Zoom hearings and masked testifying on the House and Senate floors, the Maryland legislature accomplished important initiatives addressing telehealth services, sports betting, police reform, pay for essential workers and more.
Meredith Riley joined Old Line Government Affairs in April 2021 and supports the team’s lobbying and government relations efforts. She previously served as a paralegal and law clerk for local firms in Maryland, assisting with research, pleadings, documentation, memorandums and database management.
ALL Marylanders age 16+ can get a vaccine at a mass vaccination site beginning tomorrow. A no-appointment-necessary walk-up line is now available in Salisbury, and coming soon to Hagerstown and additional sites.
Starting today, ALL Marylanders age 16+ can now pre-register for the vaccine, with eligibility phases expected to accelerate; 75% of residents age 65+ have been vaccinated, federal mobile vaccination units and more vaccination sites coming soon.
Given our state’s one-of-a-kind procurement system and the unique role played by the Board of Public Works in approving certain government contracts, Old Line gathered together experts to provide a behind-the-scenes look at the state procurement process.
The latest vaccine numbers for Maryland: 2 million+ vaccinated (34% of adults), Phase 2B (age 16+ with increased risk) begins 3/30, and 5 more mass vaccination sites coming.
Governor Hogan reports that 25% of Marylanders have received a #vaccine, with Phase 2A (ages 60+) starting 3/23, Phase 2B (16+ with increased risk) beginning 3/30.
PRESS RELEASE: Nemphos Braue and Old Line Government Affairs Add Jill Bondurant as Director of Marketing and Communications
Hogan announced Dr. Robert Redfield, former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, will join Maryland’s COVID-19 team, and provides updates about the Johnson & Johnson vaccine and more mass vaccination sites.
Old Line is bringing together state experts and liaisons to the Board of Public Works to discuss Maryland’s unique procurement process.
Another mass vaccination site set and a pre-registration website coming next month, nearly 30k shots now administered each day, increasing reports of fraud surrounding the vaccine, and additional screening for COVID-19 variants.
Introduced last month and incorporating adjustments made and passed by the General Assembly, Hogan has signed the $1 Billion RELIEF Act.
People age 21 and older can buy cannabis products from licensed dispensaries in Maryland as long as they show government-issued photo ID to prove their age.
We kicked off the season with a Summer Social in Annapolis – thanks to all who joined us!
From cannabis to Title IX, from guns to education, many new laws are set to go into effect on July 1.
