A joint legislative committee will now make the final call on whether to drop the statewide mask mandate and allow local school boards to decide their own policies.

The state’s National Guard will open 20 new testing sites outside of hospitals to meet increased demand.

The state’s sport wagering commission has given the second half of 2022 as a tentative date to launch mobile sports betting.

Democratic lawmakers have a supermajority to override a veto.

In Prince George’s County, public library branches will be distributing the free, at-home kits.

Some of these initiatives will take effect in the coming months, while other parts will go in Hogan’s budget proposal in January.

Hogan said he was ending the $300-a-week additional unemployment benefit as a means to get Marylanders back to work, but a Baltimore judge shot him down.

County officials hope the new hospital will change the health care landscape for residents — and prompt further economic development.

Neither state will require individuals to wear masks indoors starting Saturday.

The state’s almost 100,000 employees must also agree to get a booster shot after 18 months of being fully vaccinated.