|||{{headline}}A pair of lawsuits filed Tuesday are asking Virginia and federal courts to find unconstitutional Gov. Ralph Northam's ongoing COVID-19 executive orders restricting businesses in the commonwealth.A pair of lawsuits filed Tuesday are asking Virginia and federal courts to find unconstitutional Gov. Ralph Northam’s ongoing COVID-19 executive orders restricting businesses in the commonwealth.The suits were filed by lawyer and Virginia state Sen. J. Chapman “Chap” Petersen, D-Fairfax, on behalf of his clients, whose wedding event and restaurant businesses have been suffering. He...…|||{{headline}}A pair of lawsuits filed Tuesday are asking Virginia and federal courts to find unconstitutional Gov. Ralph Northam's ongoing COVID-19 executive orders restricting businesses in the commonwealth.A pair of lawsuits filed Tuesday are asking Virginia and federal courts to find unconstitutional Gov. Ralph Northam’s ongoing COVID-19 executive orders restricting businesses in the commonwealth.The suits were filed by lawyer and Virginia state Sen. J. Chapman “Chap” Petersen, D-Fairfax, on behalf of his clients, whose wedding event and restaurant businesses have been suffering. He...WW…

|||{{headline}}A lawsuit against many of Maryland’s top officials is targeting laws crafted in response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.A lawsuit against many of Maryland’s top officials is targeting laws crafted in response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.The suit, filed on Saturday, names Gov. Larry Hogan, Health Secretary Robert Neall, Deputy Secretary of Public Health Services Frances B. Phillips and Maryland State Police Superintendent Woodrow W. Jones, III, as its defendants.Filed by a number of religious leaders, state delegates, and businesses, the lawsuit is asking the...…|||{{headline}}A lawsuit against many of Maryland’s top officials is targeting laws crafted in response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.A lawsuit against many of Maryland’s top officials is targeting laws crafted in response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.The suit, filed on Saturday, names Gov. Larry Hogan, Health Secretary Robert Neall, Deputy Secretary of Public Health Services Frances B. Phillips and Maryland State Police Superintendent Woodrow W. Jones, III, as its defendants.Filed by a number of religious leaders, state delegates, and businesses, the lawsuit is asking the...WW…

|||{{headline}}With unemployment claims rising in Maryland due to the effects of the coronavirus crisis, Montgomery County has introduced a measure to provide relief to renters.With unemployment claims rising in Maryland due to the effects of the coronavirus, Montgomery County has introduced a measure to provide relief to renters.The COVID-19 Renter Relief Act would prohibit landlords from increasing rent for residential tenants during and within 30 days after the COVID-19 public health emergency.Also called , Landlord-Tenant Relations — Rent Stabilization During Emergencies, it would also...…|||{{headline}}With unemployment claims rising in Maryland due to the effects of the coronavirus crisis, Montgomery County has introduced a measure to provide relief to renters.With unemployment claims rising in Maryland due to the effects of the coronavirus, Montgomery County has introduced a measure to provide relief to renters.The COVID-19 Renter Relief Act would prohibit landlords from increasing rent for residential tenants during and within 30 days after the COVID-19 public health emergency.Also called , Landlord-Tenant Relations — Rent Stabilization During Emergencies, it would also...WW…

|||{{headline}}Virginia Education Secretary Atif Qarni says it’s time to re-think the way schools teach history.Virginia’s education secretary says it’s time to re-think the way we teach history.Recently, Virginia was in the spotlight after its Commission on African American History Education, created by Gov. Ralph Northam last year, recommended several items, including becoming the first state in the country to require teachers to have African American history training and certification.Virginia Education Secretary Atif Qarni, who agrees that certification is a good idea, said there is a...…|||{{headline}}Virginia Education Secretary Atif Qarni says it’s time to re-think the way schools teach history.Virginia’s education secretary says it’s time to re-think the way we teach history.Recently, Virginia was in the spotlight after its Commission on African American History Education, created by Gov. Ralph Northam last year, recommended several items, including becoming the first state in the country to require teachers to have African American history training and certification.Virginia Education Secretary Atif Qarni, who agrees that certification is a good idea, said there is a...WW…

|||{{headline}}While some businesses have been dealing with a struggle to pay their employees during the pandemic, Ocean City businesses are struggling to find enough employees to hire for the summer season.While some businesses have been dealing with a struggle to pay their employees during the pandemic, Ocean City, Maryland, businesses are struggling to find enough employees for the summer season.Many of the businesses in the tourist town rely on foreign students who come to the U.S. on J-1 work visas each summer.“We do usually see several thousand international students that come in, the...…|||{{headline}}While some businesses have been dealing with a struggle to pay their employees during the pandemic, Ocean City businesses are struggling to find enough employees to hire for the summer season.While some businesses have been dealing with a struggle to pay their employees during the pandemic, Ocean City, Maryland, businesses are struggling to find enough employees for the summer season.Many of the businesses in the tourist town rely on foreign students who come to the U.S. on J-1 work visas each summer.“We do usually see several thousand international students that come in, the...WW…