Over 20 months since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the environmental impact of the virus has illuminated existing inequities in Maryland, while also offering a blueprint for the future.
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Billing errors plague health providers in Maryland
Behavioral health providers, who offered mental health services and substance use treatment during the pandemic, are in a dispute with the Maryland Department of Health on repaying more than $200 million that the health department said it overpaid providers in 2020.
Legislative redistricting group releases draft congressional maps
The General Assembly’s redistricting group released four draft congressional maps Tuesday, but critics say the maps show signs of continued gerrymandering.
Candidates declare for 2022 statewide races in Maryland
With less than a year to go before the 2022 election, candidates have declared they are running for governor, attorney general and comptroller.
Maryland, nation brace for Thanksgiving travel surge
About 53.4 million people nationwide are expected to travel for Thanksgiving this year, a 13% rise from last year and the highest single-year increase since 2005, according to estimates from AAA.
New congressional maps could impact incumbents
New U.S. congressional maps from Maryland’s redistricting groups could impact incumbents and voters by drawing districts that don’t include the homes of their current representatives. The Maryland Citizens Redistricting Commission proposed a map which would draw two districts where no current incumbents live.
Annapolis confronts a legacy of lynchings and racial terror
The city of Annapolis — and its newspaper, The Capital — have embraced the need for accountability in facing its murderous and bigoted past.
Cybersecurity concerns grow in hospitals across Maryland
Maryland hospitals are seeing an uptick in ransomware and other cybersecurity threats, mirroring a national trend, and a federal agency is investigating a dozen breaches among healthcare providers in the state.
Legal sports betting further delayed in Maryland
The state’s Sports Wagering Applicant Review Commission on Wednesday delayed its decision on awarding sports betting licenses, weeks after Gov. Larry Hogan urged the commission to more quickly launch the state’s newly legalized sports gambling industry.
Proposed Chesapeake Bay funds aim to curb pollution
As much as $737 million in proposed funding expected to be included as part of the budget reconciliation package being negotiated in Congress would be used toward reducing pollution in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.