Maryland has to continue participating in the enhanced federal unemployment benefits program until it comes to an end in early September. Baltimore Circuit Judge Lawrence Fletcher-Hill issued his ruling yesterday. It’s a huge win for the Maryland economy and the unemployed. It’s a huge defeat for Gov. Hogan. I think Gov. Hogan got used to...
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Maryland sends conflicting information about unemployment
A judge will hear arguments tomorrow in Baltimore Circuit Court from lawyers representing unemployed Marylanders and lawyers representing Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan. The Governor is trying to stop unemployed Marylanders from receiving federal unemployment benefits. The federal program ends in early September. Hogan wants it to end now, believing it will spur work people into...
Read MoreJudge orders Maryland to continue unemployment benefits
Baltimore Circuit Judge Lawrence Fletcher-Hill issued a temporary 10-day restraining order yesterday that blocks Gov. Larry Hogan from prematurely ending federal unemployment benefits going to Maryland residents. Hogan announced he would fight the ruling. He retained the legal services of a private law firm to do just that, using Maryland tax dollars. Why not just...
Read MoreMaryland Gov. Larry Hogan knows more than the CDC
When Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced the end to the requirement to wear masks indoors in public and practice social distancing, he claimed it was according to new guidelines from the CDC. It turns out he was factually inaccurate. Lifting restrictions on everyone is not following the CDC. From the Baltimore Sun The U.S. Centers for...
Read MoreHagerstown Speedway shut down by health department
The Washington County Health Department closed the Hagerstown Speedway. The reason? For non-compliance with Governor Larry Hogan’s Executive Order relating to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Hagerstown Raceway has been non-compliant for months now. They’ve been holding races open to the general public in defiance of the law. People haven’t practiced social distancing. People have not worn...
Read MoreDC Comics cuts ties with Diamond Comic Distribution
DC Comics announced it was parting ways with Diamond Comic Distribution, formerly the comic industry’s lone, monopolistic distributor. Geppi Family Enterprises owns Diamond. Comics published by DC will be distributed by the newly formed UCS Comic Distributors and Lunar Distribution, not by Diamond. This move began in late March. It was when the COVID-19 pandemic...
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