The State House in Annapolis (MarylandReporter.com photo)
MORE THAN 80% OF MARYLANDERS AGREE WITH HOGAN ACTIONS: More than eight out of 10 Marylanders agree with the actions Gov. Larry Hogan has taken to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus in the state, according to a MarylandReporter.com poll reported on by Bryan Renbaum.
DEM HEADS PUSH FOR IN-PERSON VOTING: The president of the Maryland Senate and the speaker of the state House called Tuesday on Gov. Larry Hogan to explore offering in-person voting as an option during the June primary, in spite of the coronavirus outbreak, Emily Opilio and Pamela Wood of the Sun report.
- Last week, the Board of Elections directed elections officials to draft a plan for the June 2 primary that would include no opportunities for in-person voting, which the board felt was necessary to protect voters and poll workers from the spread of COVID-19, Danielle Gaines of Maryland Matters reports.
Gov. Larry Hogan, shown Monday a videoconference call with the White House in Annapolis, on Tuesday refuted President Donald Trump’s assertion that COVID-19 testing is going well. (Executive Office of the Governor)
HOGAN CHALLENGES TRUMP ON TESTING CLAIM: Gov. Larry Hogan said Tuesday on NPR’s Morning Edition that President Donald Trump was incorrect in saying coronavirus testing problems had been resolved, Nicholas Wu of USA Today reports.
- Hogan described as “just not true” Trump’s claim that getting access to testing is no longer a problem and said states are “flying blind,” without enough data to assess the true scope of the U.S. outbreak, Post staff is reporting in this Capital-area roundup.
- Starting around minute 20, Gov. Hogan appeared on Washington Journal on CSPAN to talk about how difficult he expects the next two weeks will be in a surge in COVID-19 cases and a lack of personal protective equipment among other issues. The interview lasts about 12 minutes.
CORRECTIONS ASSIGNMENT ATTEMPTS TO TRACE COVID-19: Local corrections officers who recently worked overtime shifts at Jessup Correctional Institution will be temporarily reassigned to that prison in order to trace their exposure to an inmate who allegedly tested positive for COVID-19, AFSCME tells Glynis Kazanjian of Maryland Matters in an email.
