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I am pleased to announce that our brave
@AACOPD
Detectives Scott Ballard and Ian Preece are out of surgery and taking the first steps on the road to recovery. Their families are with them and making sure they have support. Let’s all continue to send positive thoughts their way!
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I am honored to have been selected to serve as the master of ceremonies for the inauguration of Governor-elect Wes Moore
@iamwesmoore
and Lt. Governor-elect Aruna Miller
@arunamiller
.
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I hoped we were done with government mandates in our response to COVID, but the current rate of spread and hospitalization is not sustainable, for our hospitals, our schools, our public safety agencies, or our businesses. Masks slow the spread, and it’s time to put them back on.
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Thank you to the people of South Korea, First Lady Yumi Hogan, and
@GovLarryHogan
for the forthcoming additional testing capacity that was announced today.
On Saturday, First Lady Yumi Hogan and I stood on the tarmac at
@BWI_Airport
to welcome the first ever Korean Air passenger plane, carrying a very important payload of LabGun
#COVID19
test kits which will give MD the capability of performing half a million coronavirus tests.
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Our newspaper
@capgaznews
is once again under attack. This time it's from its new owner, Alden Global Capital. Please share this letter with anyone who values local journalism.
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Today we made the difficult decision to keep
#AnneArundel
at Stage 2. Unfortunately, cases in our county are increasing right now and recent experience shows clearly that if we increase activity, our rate of spread will accelerate more. We can't risk that.
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I am saddened to learn this evening from
@MDHealthDept
that
#AnneArundel
has suffered our first death from COVID-19 - a county resident in his 80's. We don’t yet know who he is, but we know that he is one of us. We want his family to know that we are there for them.
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Please join me in holding
@SpeakerBusch
and his family in the light. Rarely are we given a leader so humble, so perceptive, and so fair. We love you Iron Mike.
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With permission I am sharing this early morning text message below from
@AACOPD
Chief Amal Awad.
Our law enforcement officers will have a long, cold day today protecting our people and our institutions from those who seek to do harm. Thank you, from a grateful community.
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Today, I signed an executive order to close all private and community playgrounds in
#AnneArundel
. We closed county playgrounds last week, but are receiving reports that people are still congregating on neighborhood playgrounds. We must keep our children safe and
#SlowtheSpread
.
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If we haven’t figured out how to get cars off the road by the time this bridge gets built, we’ll have much bigger problems to confront than traffic. Let’s not build yesterday’s bridge tomorrow.
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Anne Arundel County is a better place because of Speaker Mike Busch. He left us with buildings and parks where our people come together as community, and he led us with a humility and compassion that reminds us what matters in life.
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Read my full statement on the discharge of a firearm at Arundel Mills today below.
Three months ago, the Supreme Court made it more dangerous to go to the mall in America.
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Today I announced the transition of Janssen Evelyn from Executive Director of the Police Accountability Board to the role of Deputy Chief Administrative Officer
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The Key Bridge was struck by a container ship this morning and is totally collapsed.
Anne Arundel County rescue teams are on site.
I’ve spoken with
@GovWesMoore
,
@MayorBMScott
, and
@BaltCoExec
.
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The
@MDHealthDept
will open a new COVID-19 testing site in
#AnneArundel
County tomorrow at the
@AAMCNews
South Pavilion. The site will be open 9:00 am - 3:00 pm seven days a week, including on New Year's Day, and will only accept walk-ups.
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Where we're going, we don't need gas. 😎
#AnneArundel
County is converting our county fleet to electric vehicles to
#GoGreenForTheFuture
.
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I want to thank the Court for its wisdom in this ruling. 39 residents lost their lives to COVID last week. Keeping this requirement in place a little longer will help reduce the strains on our hospitals & healthcare workers, and save the lives of our friends, neighbors, & family.
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I was pleased to join my fellow Central Maryland leaders today to call for unified action. Tomorrow at 12 pm I will announce
#AnneArundel
's next steps to combat the virus. I'll be joined by
@AAHealth
Officer
@nileshkal
& other health officials. Watch on
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I am sending legislation to the County Council tonight that will extend our outdoor dining program for restaurants through January 2, 2023. After speaking to restaurant owners, we agree this program has added to revenues and had no negative impacts on parking or public safety.
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I am pleased to share that the new Michael E. Busch Annapolis Library is now the first county building to be certified Gold under the U.S. Green Building Council's process for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED).
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On behalf of Anne Arundel County, I want to offer our heartfelt condolences and support for
@BaltimoreFire
on the loss of three of their own today. We pray for those who made the ultimate sacrifice, and keep their families in our hearts.
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Earlier today, I had the privilege of signing my first bill as
#AnneArundel
County Executive. The legislation, Bill 98-18, passed unanimously by the County Council and will help make county buildings more energy efficient.
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This
#ThankYouThursday
I want to thank the newly promoted Battalion Chief Russ Davies. BC Davies is a cross-trained Firefighter/Paramedic and a 28-year veteran of
@AACoFD
who has served in many roles during his time here and risen through the ranks.
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I want to thank
@GovWesMoore
and all of the agencies at every level of government who have been working around the clock to respond to the Key Bridge collapse and support those who have been impacted.
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In response to the new challenges presented by the Delta variant, including rising case rates and hospitalizations, tomorrow I will announce updates to
#AnneArundel
's vaccination and mask requirements at county facilities. Watch live tomorrow at 10 am on
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Thank you to
@AACountySchools
for stepping up during the
#COVID
ー19 crisis. They have established 61 food distribution sites and served 24,742 students a total of 74,226 meals this week. While schools are out we must ensure children receive healthy and delicious meals.
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This
#ThankYouThursday
I want to thank Pete Baron for his service to Anne Arundel County. Pete has been with our administration since the very beginning, and has served as my Director of Government Relations and Chief Strategy Officer.
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This is a sad day for America. A very sad day. We must preserve our democracy.
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The Circuit Court has denied the preliminary injunction regarding the face covering requirement implemented by Health Officer Dr. Kalyanaraman. I want to thank the Court for again recognizing Dr. Kalyanaraman’s authority to issue this order under his powers as our Health Officer.
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Who knew how ready
#AnneArundel
County was for a soccer team we could call our own?
A group of soccer-loving local investors and sponsors knew, so they created the
@AnnapolisBlues
, hired a coach, booked the Navy Stadium, and drafted some brilliant players.
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I am grateful to have been re-elected to serve another four years as your County Executive, and I am especially grateful that in our county we participate, we engage, and at the end of the day - we shake hands and work together. Now, it's time to get to work.
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As
@GovLarryHogan
mentioned at his press conference, distilleries across the state have shifted their production to begin making hand sanitizer to combat the shortages we are seeing. I'd like to thank
@GrayWolfCraft
Distilling for working with
@AACountyGovt
.
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As we continue to experience rapidly increasing COVID cases, hospitalizations, and deaths,
@AAHealth
Officer Dr.
@nileshkal
issued a Public Safety Order pursuant to state law to require face coverings in indoor public areas & outdoor public areas where distancing isn't possible.
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Thank you Joe Biden. Thank you Kamala Harris. Thank you to the institutions that protect our democracy.
Thank you to the people of the United States of America. We can do what we must do, and we will. God Bless America.
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#AnneArundel
County will have 28 voting sites open on election day, 7 of which will also be open for early voting beginning October 26th. All of these locations are high capacity sites that will allow for social distancing, and you will be able to vote at any location.
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Today is the one year anniversary of my first day in office, so I challenged myself to name as many improvements as I could from these past 12 months...in less than 2 minutes. and a lot has changed in
#AnneArundel
County since then. It took me a few tries, but I did it!
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The current state plan is to enter vaccination phase 1b at the end of this month, but in
#AnneArundel
County we won't wait that long. It's time for us to move to Phase 1b and start vaccinating our most vulnerable. And we are ready.
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Today I donated blood in honor of Wendi Winters, our local hero who organized blood drives and defended her newsroom against the killer who attacked it. She gave her life, and as long as I am able I will honor her by giving my blood.
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Today was a joyous day, and I want to thank everyone across the State of Maryland who joined us to watch the inauguration of Governor Wes Moore and Lieutenant Governor Aruna Miller. I have deep roots in this county and this state, and today has been a long time coming.
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#AnneArundel
County is working closely with our partners to monitor the situation following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Anne Arundel County rescue teams were on site early this morning, and
@AACoFD
personnel and assets remain on the scene to assist.
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Many constituents are asking whether
@GovLarryHogan
's Stay At Home executive order affects restaurants. The guidance we just got from his office is that restaurants are essential businesses so are therefore allowed to continue offering take-out, delivery, and curbside service.
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It was great to run into
@GovWesMoore
and
@MDComptroller
@BrookeELierman
this afternoon, thanks for helping us keep cool today!
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This
#ThankYouThursday
I’m thanking
@AnnapolisPride
and encouraging everyone to join us at the Annapolis Pride Parade & Festival this Saturday to celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride Month!
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I want to thank
@AACoFD
and the firefighters from across the state who served in Baltimore City today, allowing all of
@BaltimoreFire
to attend the memorial service for their three fallen firefighters.
It was an honor to be present for an extraordinary service today.
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Today,
@GovLarryHogan
inched forward on the Roadmap to Recovery, allowing some restrictions to be lifted where local health officials believe that metrics have been achieved. In the coming days I'll review the proposals with
@aahealth
and announce which ones we will implement.
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It’s now time to add another weapon in our defense against the spread of
#COVID
ー19. I encourage all county residents to wear masks when they go out in public. That includes me. My mother-in-law was a step ahead of the government. Mine arrived in the mail this week. Thanks Sue.
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We are currently out of COVID-19 rapid test kits. Thank you to all of our partners for assisting in distribution. We are in the process of procuring additional tests, and will provide details soon on how these will be distributed.
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For decades, it's been too easy to cut down forests in
#AnneArundel
County. That changed tonight with the passage of Bill 68-19.
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It's no secret that I look forward to working with the incoming
@iamwesmoore
administration to benefit our county's residents, but as we bid farewell to
@GovLarryHogan
, I want to thank him for all that we did together during the last four years.
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Today, we are taking an important step forward in our effort to save lives.
@AAHealth
Officer
@nileshkal
and I have jointly announced a new Order for Public Safety to require all employees and customers of retail businesses to wear face coverings, beginning tomorrow April 15th.
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Today I donated blood in honor of Wendi Winters, our local hero who organized blood drives and defended her newsroom against the killer who attacked it. She gave her life, and as long as I am able I will honor her by giving my blood.
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Congratulations to
@AnneArundelCC
on being ranked the number one community college in the nation! In the first ever Academic Influence ranking of two-year colleges, they came out on top.
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We have great park rangers at
@RecParks
. In this pandemic they are even greater. They show up at work despite the risk and they remind us to act responsibly. For
#ThankYouThursday
I am singling out a park ranger from Quiet Waters for downright heroism. Her name is Shelley Toole.
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In response to the record-breaking COVID-19 case rate we have seen this past week, today we announced new actions to curb the spread of the virus in
#AnneArundel
County.
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Monday, October 12 will be recognized as Indigenous Peoples' Day in
#AnneArundel
County. Indigenous people have experienced colonization, enslavement, and displacement, which has ripped away many elements of their culture and their communities.
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This morning I spoke with Rick and Nick, the co-owners of Pasadena Boat Works, to thank them for their incredibly generous donation of 14,000 respirator masks to the Maryland Department of Health. They both said the decision was a no-brainer for them.
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It takes five votes on the Council to extend this mandate beyond 7 days, and we have support from at least four. I and many concerned residents will do our best to convince the others that this is a necessary step to keeping our kids in school and our businesses operating safely.
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I'm standing at 44 Calvert Street looking at the side of the Arundel Center, which now has the biggest mural in all of
#AnneArundel
County, and you're about to watch a time lapse video of its creation.
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I want to thank all of our first responders and emergency managers in
#AnneArundel
County for their hard work preparing our residents and our county for Tropical Storm Isaias. Thank you for keeping our communities safe, today and every day.
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I have signed Executive Order
#56
which mandates all public facilities to require patrons, guests, and staff to wear masks while indoors. This order goes into effect Friday, Dec. 31 at 12:00 pm and will expire on Friday, January 7, pending Council action.
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We have made free rapid at-home test kits available in locations throughout the County. Kits will be distributed while supplies last, with a limit of three boxes per household. Visit for information on distribution sites and hours
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Voting is now open in
#AnneArundel
County! This morning 18 of our 32 ballot drop boxes opened, and I went and cast my vote outside Brock Bridge Elementary School in Laurel. Now, it's your turn!
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#AnneArundel
has the lowest positivity rate of the big seven counties where almost 90% of COVID cases exist.
Why? We are the only MD county that did universal contact tracing and case management from day one.
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Exciting news from
@aacpl
:
#AnneArundel
residents can now check out Chromebooks & Wi-Fi hotspots! This initiative marks the first time library computers can be borrowed for home use, and is a critical step forward for our residents who don't have access to a computer or internet.
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I am sad to announce that our Police Chief, Tim Altomare, is retiring.
@ChiefTAltomare
has been an outstanding police chief. He took a divided and damaged department in 2014 and implemented more 21st Century Policing Task Force reforms than any Maryland department that I know of.
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I want to congratulate the many county staff who coordinated the diligent planning and quiet advocacy needed to bring a mass vaccination site to
#AnneArundel
County. Thank you to Governor Hogan and his team for selecting this ideal location in the heart of Maryland.
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I am proud to announce that
#AnneArundel
County's bond rating has been upgraded to triple-A by Fitch Ratings, meaning that for the first time in county history, Anne Arundel is a triple triple-A rated county.
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For resources, cancellations, and information on what
#AnneArundel
County is doing to respond to the
#COVID
ー19 coronavirus, please visit . We will update this site regularly.
Let's all work together in this public health emergency.
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I was blessed this morning to be present as the first group of our magnificent
@AAHealth
COVID testing team received their vaccinations. I thank them for their brave service to the residents of our county, and thank science for delivering the protection that they deserve.
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Day 1 of vaccinating Phase 1B, mostly seniors 75+, has been a resounding success. Thank you to all county staff, particularly
@AAHealth
, for stepping up on this holiday to coordinate 1B Day One.
Go to to get signed up. Let’s get our county vaccinated.
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Please find below an update on Tropical Storm Ida and the county's response. I've been on site reviewing damage impacts and assessing needs in Annapolis and Edgewater. The Governor's Office has reached out, and we will work with them in the coming days in coordinating response.
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I encourage you to
#WearOrange
tomorrow for National Gun Violence Awareness Day & take the time to remember the victims & survivors of gun violence. Our Gun Violence Prevention Task Force will meet to review their final report & move forward in our commitment to end gun violence.
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It's an exciting day in
#AnneArundel
County as children ages 5 - 11 begin to get vaccinated. Our
@AAHealth
clinic at
@AnneArundelCC
has all 380 appointments for today filled, and we saw lots of happy parents and children there this morning who told us they feel safer now.
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In March
@AACOPD
Lieutenant Steven Thomas was diagnosed with COVID-19. He was sick in bed for 10 days at home before he had to be hospitalized in the ICU. Thankfully his health improved, and he returned to his family and his
#AnneArundel
police family.
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It’s time to act, Governor Hogan, to save lives.
Read my full statement on the most likely scenario from the Nov. 18 Johns Hopkins’ COVID-19 Hospital Impact Report, and the next steps I believe we must take together:
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Merry Christmas, to all who follow this page, whether you celebrate Christmas or not; whether you are a Democrat, a Republican, an independent, or are turned off by partisan politics; whether you are here to express support, opposition, or simply to get information.
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If you read only one story in
@capgaznews
this week, make it this (you can and should subscribe, 4 weeks for just 99 cents).
#AnneArundel
is the only jurisdiction in America we know that has managed to do contract tracing on every positive COVID-19 case.
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February 11th we held our first
@AACoFD
vaccination clinic for
@AACountySchools
employees. Just four weeks later, we've given first doses to all 7,000 employees who chose to get the COVID vaccine through the county.
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Thx to students and community advocates who joined me to sign
@LisaRodvien
's bill to ban polystyrene foam food containers! Now that
#AnneArundel
has acted, it's time for
#FoamFreeMaryland
!
@CherylKagan
@BELBaltimore
@TrashFreeMD
@sierraclubmd
@allison_pickard
@Andrew_Pruski
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This week 150 members of the
@AACoFD
,
@BWI_Airport
Fire & Rescue Department,
@AnnapolisFire
received their vaccinations.
Thank you to
@AAHealth
for providing our first responders with the first dose of the vaccine, and thank you to everyone who came to get vaccinated.
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Thank you
@GovLarryHogan
& staff for taking the time today to meet with me &
@nileshkal
about vaccination logistics. I appreciate your attention to every detail & the hard work your team does to get every dose available in the arms of Marylanders as quickly & fairly as possible.
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Anne Arundel County and Annapolis have a brand new pro soccer team called the
@AnnapolisBlues
. They played (and won 3-0) their very first pre-season "friendly game" last night at Navy Stadium before a crowd of 3,915 brand new fans.
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Today, history was made. Wes Moore was inaugurated as the 63rd Governor of Maryland and Aruna Miller was inaugurated as the 10th Lieutenant Governor of Maryland.
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I want to thank
@AACOPD
's Western District Officers & Supervision for bravery and outstanding police work in the apprehension of the fleeing assailant who fired shots from a rifle yesterday injuring a woman inside her apartment and terrorizing the surrounding Odenton community.
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Moody's has upgraded
#AnneArundel
County to a triple-A bond rating. This is the first time our county has ever received a triple-A rating from them, and this upgrade is the result of a plan that I put in place three years ago to put our county in a more secure financial position.
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Speaker Mike Busch was larger than life. The good he did for
#AnneArundel
County and the State of
#Maryland
cannot be measured. No monument or memorial could be big enough or meaningful enough to capture how much he meant to us.
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Dr. Kalyanaraman's decision to issue this order is a necessary step to protect the health and safety of all
#AnneArundel
County residents. Wear the damn masks. Get vaccinated and boosted.
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If you've lost your job as a result of this public health emergency, or you employ more than 25 workers whose jobs are at risk, there are systems in place to help. The Maryland General Assembly took swift action to make new unemployment protections for Maryland workers available.
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As our first week of Stage 2 reopenings continues, we must all continue to do our part by following the proper safety precautions: strict adherence to face coverings, social distancing, and best practices. For more information visit
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While the state schools superintendent announced today that schools will remain closed for another month, I believe that it’s unlikely that we’ll be bringing kids back in mid-May.
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Tonight Parijita Bastola, a senior at Severna Park High School, will compete live on
@NBCTheVoice
. I hope you'll tune in to cheer on our neighbor and vote to keep her in the competition. Congratulations Parijita, all of us back home here in
#AnneArundel
are rooting for you!
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COVID numbers in Maryland and
#AnneArundel
County are trending up at an alarming rate. Modeling suggests that if we continue current behavior the surge will accelerate.
Please join me and
@AAHealth
Officer Dr. Nilesh Kalyanaraman tonight at 5:30 p.m. for an Emergency Town Hall.
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The following actions will go into effect at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, May 15, in accordance with Governor Hogan’s executive order:
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I am grateful to have been re-elected to serve another four years as your County Executive, and I am especially grateful that in our county we participate, we engage, and at the end of the day - we shake hands and work together. Now, it's time to get to work.
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