
CDC Says Maryland, AND Most of The Nation, has had Fewer Overdose Deaths In 2024
The number of Marylanders dying from overdoses fell over the past year, mirroring a national trend but lagging behind the nation on the pace of the decline, according to recent federal data. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data estimates that 2,348 Marylanders died of an overdose from April 2023 to April 2024, down from 2,506 deaths the year before, a 6.16% drop. Overdose deaths ... [Continue Story]
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Labor Secretary Raises Concerns About Solvency Of State Unemployment Fund
Maryland’s unemployment insurance trust fund faces potential solvency issues that could worsen in the wake of massive federal employee layoffs or a ... [Continue Story]
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- Board of Public Works Reaffirms State Property Tax Rate at Current Rate
COVID-19 News
COVID-19 Dashboard is Mostly Back Online; Maryland Cases at “Red Alert” Levels
After being offline for more than two weeks due to a cyberattack, portions of the Maryland Department of Health’s COVID-19 dashboard returned to operation on Monday, and a top official said the agency has developed “workarounds” for most of the functions that were affected by the outage. The updated numbers reflect a significant spike in […]
- High COVID-19 Community Transmission Levels Across Region; Wear Masks in Public Indoor Settings, CDC Says
- Spy COVID-19 Aug. 17 Update
- COVID-19 Community Transmission Level is High in U.S., Substantial in Md.
- Spy COVID-19 Aug. 4 Update
- Spy COVID-19 July 30 Update
- Spy COVID-19 July 26 Update
- Spy COVID-19 Daily Update June 30
- Spy COVID-19 Daily Update June 29
- Spy COVID-19 Daily Update June 28
- Spy COVID-19 Daily Update June 25
- Spy COVID-19 Daily Update June 24
- Spy COVID-19 Daily Update June 23; Md. in ‘Green Zone’