A statewide Covid-19 vaccine mandate is in effect for hospital and nursing home workers. Baltimore will start giving out vaccine booster shots to the general public next month. Baltimore County finalizes plans for a safe return to classrooms. And Maryland’s Health Secretary says the state will not impose mask mandates in schools.

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Maryland’s governor announces a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for nursing home employees. Baltimore’s mayor will offer incentives to city workers who get vaccinated. Nearly all of Baltimore County’s council members intend to run for reelection. And with 40 percent of Baltimore’s households lacking wired internet connections, the city explores practical solutions to its digital equity problem.

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Senator Chris Van Hollen touts a plan to make polluters pay to tackle climate change and flooding in Maryland. A pair of Baltimore City Council bills would help offset property taxes and give residents a better shot at city jobs. Doctors specializing in women’s health say the time for expectant mothers to get a COVID vaccine is now.  And we’ll hear from a student reporter who takes us inside the world of graffiti writers in Baltimore.

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State lawmakers say Maryland’s unemployment insurance program is still not working, and they’re pressing the secretary for answers. University of Maryland workers are demanding a living wage and hazard pay. The demand for better pay is being echoed by staff who clean and support the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore.  Baltimore County’s leader will empanel a group to supervise the controversial IG’s office.  Governor Hogan offers support for some fleeing Afghanistan.  And the Maryland State Fair is set to return next week, with no mask requirements.

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Baltimore City school officials say masks will keep students safe when school starts. Some Maryland lawmakers are calling for a vaccine mandate for teachers.  Advocates for renters urge Governor Hogan to extend protection from evictions for residents affected by the pandemic. And a deal to bring wind farms to Ocean City is getting pushback from some local leaders and business owners who say it will ruin their view.

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Housing advocates rally to demand Governor Hogan extend pandemic eviction protections to renters. And disability rights advocates sue Baltimore over what they say is a decades-long problem of inaccessible sidewalks.

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Baltimore activists for digital access are calling on Congress to weed out any discrimination by internet providers. Local restaurant owners meet to discuss the ongoing challenges of operating during a pandemic, from getting needed supplies to pricing your meal. And the Baltimore County School Board begins tackling a two-point-five billion dollar question: What gets renovated and what gets replaced?

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Governor Hogan announces vaccine requirements for state employees but stops short of reissuing a statewide mask mandate. And actor Hill Harper joins Baltimore leaders for a forum on the pandemic’s impact on Black communities.

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As the highly infectious Covid-19 Delta variant raises Maryland’s positivity rate, Governor Hogan stands firm on not reinstating a mask mandate, but today he announced vaccine requirements for state employees. And Baltimore’s mayor has for weeks left open the possibility of reinstating a mask mandate. Today, he did just that.

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US Education Secretary Miguel Cardona visits Baltimore to praise the Biden administration’s plan to return students to classrooms. The World Health Organization weighs in on the need for COVID booster shots. And Maryland Congressman Dutch Ruppersberger faces a primary challenge from progressive candidate Brittany Oliver. 

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