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Hogan Tours Vaccine Sites, As Lawmakers Continue To Question Roll Out
If a third COVID-19 vaccine is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Maryland will soon be able to vaccinate tens of thousands.
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Opinion: The LGBTQ+ ‘Panic’ Defense Needs To Go In Maryland
This year, Del. Julie Palakovich Carr introduced House Bill 231, herein.
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Glendening To Depart Smart Growth Group, Readies For ‘Act IV’
Glendening's 1977 book has been used in course work in over 400 colleges and universities, the report states.
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Local Health Departments Want Vaccines First And Better, Centralized Sign-Up
Leaders from 22 of Maryland’s 24 jurisdictions urged Hogan to be more transparent in how the state’s vaccine doses are being distributed.
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Senate Votes To Override Hogan Veto Of Bill To Expand Background Checks For Long Guns
The Senate voted to override Hogan Jr.’s veto of a bill to require background checks for person-to-person gun sales, rentals, and transfers.
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Live, From Across The Street, It’s The House ‘Chamber Annex’!
Half an hour before the first formal House floor session of the 2021 General Assembly session Monday, the Lowe House Office was abuzz.
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Some Struggle With New Bill Testimony System In Maryland
There are still steps to take, hurdles to clear if someone would like to offer public testimony, the report states.
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House Overrides Hogan’s Veto Of Education Reform Plan, Other Measures
The House voted Monday to override Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr.’s veto of a multibillion-dollar education reform plan.
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Department Of Health Announces Dr. Victor Weedn As New Chief Medical Examiner
The Maryland Department of Health announced Monday that Dr. Victor W. Weedn will return to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
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Opinion: Five Demands For Police Accountability In Maryland (And How You Can Help)
A "new energy behind police accountability" in the current session fuels the drive for improved, stronger measures, the author states.
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Opinion: Digital Ad Tax Holds Big Tech Accountable For Its Big Profits
The Maryland General Assembly last year imposed "a reasonable tax on digital giants" so residents could get back some of their value.
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Digital Ad Tax Debate Continues ― With New Layers
Maryland lawmakers will begin debating afresh this week two of the topics that dominated the last legislative session.
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Frank DeFilippo: It’s Not About Traffic Safety, It’s About Revenue
The tax assessor is the stalking horse for elected officials, says the author.
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Opinion: Survivors Lend Their Voices To Movement To Fight Gun Violence Crisis
The author, a survivor fellow, is also a member of Moms Demand Action Baltimore County, and an outspoken supporter of anti-gun legislation.
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Does Bay Bridge Need Third Span?
Maryland is studying whether to add a third span to the Bay Bridge. The state is all for it, but environmentalists still have questions.
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Zirkin Returns To Old Committee To Testify Against Wilson’s Child Sex Abuse Bill
Former Senate Judicial Proceedings chairman Zirkin (D-Baltimore County) returned to testify against a "high-profile bill."
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Opinion: End Sex Discrimination Against Women Offenders
The U.S. Constitution’s 14th Amendment prohibits the government from discriminating against women, and Maryland doubles down on that.
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Hogan, Lawmakers Hail Bipartisanship As COVID Relief Package Clears Senate
Just after the state Senate unanimously passed a $1.5 billion COVID-19 relief bill, Hogan Jr., called it a "Bipartisan Alert," in part.
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‘It’s Like Winning The Lottery’: Maryland Opens Two Mass Vaccination Sites
Maryland’s efforts to protect residents from COVID-19 got a shot in the arm on Friday with the opening of two new mass vaccination sites.
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Opinion: What My Elected Representatives Didn’t Say About The Election
The author calls out three of his elected representatives on why they did not challenge Trump's false narrative of a "stolen election."