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    by Maryland MattersApril 16, 2021April 16, 2021 0

    Maryland Commerce Secretary Kelly Schulz Announces Gubernatorial Bid

    Maryland Commerce Secretary Kelly M. Schulz announced Wednesday that she’s running for governor in 2022. Schulz, 52, is the first declared Republican candidate in the race. Earlier on Wednesday, Lt….

    by Maryland MattersApril 14, 2021 0

    Rutherford Won’t Run for Governor in 2022

    For more than six years, he has served as Maryland’s nose-to-the-grindstone lieutenant governor, the man perhaps best-positioned to offer himself to voters in 2022 as the logical heir to Gov….

    by Maryland MattersApril 9, 2021 0

    Md. House Panels Move Climate Bill as Pinsky Tries to Find Other Vehicles For His Priorities

    week after introducing a slew of amendments to a wide-ranging climate bill, two committees in the House of Delegates voted Thursday to advance the measure onto the House floor, four…

    by Maryland MattersApril 1, 2021April 1, 2021 0

    Hogan, Legislative Leaders Unveil $3.9 Billion Supplemental Budget

    Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R), Senate President Bill Ferguson (D-Baltimore City) and House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones (D-Baltimore County) announced a coordinated plan to spend more than $3.9 billion…

    by Maryland MattersMarch 31, 2021March 31, 2021 0

    Senate Gives Final Approval to Early Voting Center Expansion

    The Maryland Senate gave final approval to a bill expanding the number of early voting centers across the state Wednesday after a final round of heated partisan debate and failed…

    by Maryland MattersMarch 30, 2021March 30, 2021 0

    Bill Would Boost Disclosure Requirements for 2022 Candidates — and Hogan

    The Maryland General Assembly is moving forward with an ethics bill that would broaden the disclosures that candidates for statewide office would be required to make regarding their business dealings….

    by Maryland MattersMarch 29, 2021March 29, 2021 0

    LWV: Let’s Value Everyone’s Vote. Improve Access to Election Information

    The League of Women Voters believes that voting is a fundamental citizen right that must be guaranteed. This is why we have been working with other organizations and our legislative…

    by Maryland MattersMarch 22, 2021March 22, 2021 1

    MDTA Chief: Bay Bridge Crossing Study Speaks Volumes About Congestion

    I am pleased to announce the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Chesapeake Bay Crossing Study: Tier 1 National Environmental Policy Act is available for public review and comment at…

    by Maryland MattersMarch 22, 2021March 22, 2021 1

    House Moves Forward with Bills to Expand Mail-In Voting, Ballot Access for Incarcerated People

    After a heated partisan debate, the House gave final approval Saturday to a measure that would permanently expand access to ballot drop-off boxes around the state and establish a more…

    by Maryland MattersMarch 18, 2021 0

    Frank DeFilippo: State May Be Looking to Scale Back Vehicle Emissions Testing Program

    It’s not easy being green when we live in an invisible cloud of soot, smog and auto emissions in what is considered among the most toxic regions in the nation….

    by Maryland MattersMarch 17, 2021March 17, 2021 0

    Maryland Sees Fewer Missed Second Vaccines Than Most States

    Fewer Maryland residents are skipping their second COVID-19 vaccine shot than in just about any other state in the nation, according to a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…

    by Maryland MattersMarch 16, 2021March 16, 2021 0

    Maryland Legislative Leaders Seek to Adjust Blueprint Plan After One-Year Delay

    Since the Maryland General Assembly passed a multi-billion-dollar education reform bill a year later than intended, the presiding officers are seeking a complementary bill that would adjust its timeline and…

    by Maryland MattersMarch 12, 2021March 12, 2021 0

    Sweeping Police Reform Bill Passed by House of Delegates

    After more than nine months of work, eight public workgroup sessions, 10 successful amendments and four hours of heated floor debate, House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones’ Maryland Police Accountability Act of…

    by Maryland MattersMarch 12, 2021March 12, 2021 0

    House Passes Sports Betting, Advances State Song Repeal

    The House of Delegates approved a bill to establish a sports gaming industry in Maryland on Thursday, with little discussion or opposition. House Bill 940, sponsored by House Speaker Adrienne…

    by Maryland MattersMarch 10, 2021March 10, 2021 2

    Elrich: Hogan’s Push to Re-Open ‘Will Trigger Another Spike’

    Montgomery County Executive Marc B. Elrich said Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr.’s decision to largely reopen the state’s economy ignores the science and imperils the work that has positioned Maryland…

    by Maryland MattersMarch 9, 2021March 9, 2021 0

    Democrats on House Committee Vote to Repeal ‘Maryland, My Maryland’ as an Official State Symbol

    The House Health and Government Operations Committee voted in favor of a bill from Speaker Pro Tem Sheree Sample-Hughes (D-Lower Shore) that would remove “Maryland, My Maryland” as an official…

    by Maryland MattersMarch 8, 2021March 8, 2021 0

    Advocates Call On Lawmakers To Pass Robust Protections for Homeowners

    Advocates are continuing their call for Maryland legislators to pass relief for homeowners, warning of a looming foreclosure crisis unless lawmakers take action. New foreclosures are currently halted in Maryland…

    by Maryland MattersMarch 6, 2021March 6, 2021 0

    Advocates Reiterate Call for Lawmakers to Pursue Meaningful Reform as Policing Bills Move to the House

    A sea of gloved fists – white with knuckles painted blood red – floated above bowed heads outside the State House Thursday evening as advocates read the names of Marylanders…

    by Maryland MattersMarch 6, 2021March 6, 2021 0

    Republican Attempt to Get More Say Over Committee Assignments

    Republicans in the General Assembly want more say over how their members are assigned to committees – but a bid to do so was rejected Friday by the Senate Rules…

    by Maryland MattersMarch 6, 2021March 6, 2021 0

    House Passes Bill That Would Allow Permanent Absentee Voting

    The specter of the 2020 presidential election hovered over the House of Delegates as it gave final approval Friday morning to a bill that would allow Maryland voters to permanently…

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