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Maryland's Frosh Leads Attorneys General In Support For Federal Election Reform Package
Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh (D) led a coalition of 21 attorneys general in support of a federal election reform Tuesday.
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Opinion: Achieving Our Climate Goals With Composting
If Maryland is to achieve its climate goals, we need to source more renewable energy, reduce energy usage and improve our waste management.
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House Advances Proposal To Provide Relief For Thousands Of Immigrant Taxpayers
The Maryland House Ways and Means Committee voted to move forward with a proposal to provide relief for thousands of tax-paying immigrants.
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Bills Would Expand Ballot Drop-Boxes, Allow Voters To Automatically Receive Absentee Ballots
After voters overwhelmingly embraced mail-in voting, legislators are looking to permanently expand and improve the absentee ballot system.
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Wes Moore Actively Exploring 2022 Bid For Governor
Wes Moore, Baltimore born-and-bred author, anti-poverty advocate and social entrepreneur, is mulling seeking the Democratic nomination.
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State House COVID Tests That Forced Quarantines Were False-Positives, Subsequent Testing Shows
Follow-up tests rendered negative results, Ferguson announced, at a session in which six senators were absent, some due to quarantine.
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Hogan Catches "Flak" For Red Line Cancellation At U.S. Senate Hearing On Infrastructure
Testifying virtually before the U.S. Senate Wednesday, Hogan Jr. (R) ran into "surprising criticism" centering on his 2015 decision.
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Students Will Sit For Up To Seven Hours Of Standardized Tests This Spring
Maryland students must take statewide standardized tests this spring that can take up more than seven hours.
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Franchot Gets Major Union Endorsement In 2022 Race For Governor
State Comptroller Peter V.R. Franchot (D) Tuesday received the first major endorsement of his 2022 bid for governor.
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Cox Resolution Would End Covid Emergency In Maryland
Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. declared a COVID-19 “state of emergency” nearly a year ago, on March 5, 2020.
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Senators Press State Officials To Improve Vaccination Rates Among Non-White Residents
Appointments at Maryland’s COVID-19 mass-vaccination sites will be managed by a new web portal beginning in March.
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Opinion: Immigration Status Should Not Be A Barrier To Working Family Tax Credits
Most Marylanders would agree economic supports should be available to all who need them.
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Sweeping Climate Bill Passes Senate Committee After Four Voting Sessions
The omnibus climate action bill would put Maryland on track towards achieving statewide net-zero emissions by 2045.
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Unemployment Insurance Recipients To Get Benefits Through Direct Deposit
Unemployment insurance recipients will receive their weekly benefits through direct deposit, rather than debit cards, beginning in April.
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Opinion: Annapolis Showdown On Utility Rip-Offs
Maryland needs to act; for years, advocates having been trying to stop third-party energy providers from exploiting low-income and elderly.
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Tensions High During House Debate On Changing County Commissioners’ Elections
The House of Delegates will continue debate this week on a bill that would change the way some Maryland counties elect their commissioners.
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State, FEMA To Open Mass Vaccination Site In Charles County
Maryland and the Federal Emergency Management Agency will open a COVID-19 mass vaccination site in Charles County in the next few weeks.
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COVID-Positive Rapid Tests Recorded At MD State House Complex: Senate President
There were multiple positive COVID-19 tests at the State House complex, Senate President Ferguson told colleagues Tuesday.
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Bill Requiring Senate Confirmation For State Superintendent Moves Forward, Despite Skepticism
A proposed emergency bill that would require Senate confirmation for the state superintendent of schools has raised eyebrows.
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Feds Ship Out COVID-19 Vaccines Delayed By Winter Storms
While over one million vaccines have been administered in Maryland, the state has used up much of its inventory, according to the report.