With little more than 100 days to Nov. 3, Maryland’s counties and Baltimore City are short nearly 14,000 election judges and “it’s becoming impossible to fill all of these vacancies” during a pandemic, the state elections board was told Thursday. “That’s 35% vacancies,” said David Garreis, president of the Maryland […]
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An attorney charged with ripping off $625,000 and a former Miami-Dade assistant state attorney are among the South Florida attorneys on the latest Florida Bar discipline report. Also, amid obnoxious behavior in a condominium dispute, an attorney threw in a little religious instruction, with “Take some time this weekend to […]
President Donald Trump launched an all-out effort pressing state and local officials to reopen schools this fall, arguing that some are keeping schools closed not because of the risks from the coronavirus pandemic but for political reasons. “They think it’s going to be good for them politically, so they keep […]
MARYLAND — In Maryland, officials say 7.3 percent of the population has been tested for the new coronavirus. “Baltimore City, still currently in Stage One of recovery, is above the state average with 8.1% of its population tested,” Gov. Larry Hogan said in a statement Wednesday morning, as the state’s […]
This story was updated at 5:11 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020, with more information. Jobless benefits may be going down this month, but Tennessee is seeking to maximize what it pays unemployed persons by tapping into a new federal relief fund to make up for half of the drop […]
The expiration — for now — of the federal unemployment insurance benefit supplement has led to a week-long decline in new claims in North Carolina. However, economists said Friday it’s too early to determine whether there is a trend of fewer claims. The N.C. Division of Employment Security reported that […]