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Essay: Bookending Mike Miller’s Career As Senate President
Mike Miller could play a big room.
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‘The House Is On Fire’: Prisoners’ Rights Activists Call On Hogan To Act Immediately
Hogan, other state officials are called on by rights' organizations to act to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in state prisons.
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As He Eyes Possible Comptroller Run, Feldman Reports $346K In Bank
Feldman (D-Montgomery) will begin with a sizable war chest, should he decide to run for comptroller in 2022, the report states.
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Lawmakers OK Two More Subpoenas In Maryland Environmental Service Probe
Senior members of the Maryland General Assembly have approved subpoenas in the probe into Roy McGrath's 2020 lucrative severance package.
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Speaker Jones Reintroduces HBCU Funding Bill Adjusted For COVID-19 Economy
The long-standing lawsuit centers on inequitable funding for Maryland’s historically Black colleges and universities.
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Raft Of Election Reform, Voting Access, Vacancy Filling Changes Proposed
Also among the changes being mulled is expanding ballot access for incarcerated voters, the report states.
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Del. Shaneka Henson: Safer At Home?
On March 30, 2020, Governor Hogan issued a stay-at-home order to protect Marylanders from the emerging coronavirus.
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Changes May Be Coming For Maryland’s Hate Crime Statute
The House Judiciary Committee heard bills seeking to expand who is protected and what offenses are punishable under the hate crime statute.
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Jones Introducing Package Of Bills To Reduce Health And Financial Disparities In Communities Of Color
House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones (D-Baltimore County) unveiled bills aimed at minimizing race-based socio-economic and health disparities.
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Ferguson Vows No Senate Action On Hogan Health Secretary Pick Until State Vaccination Rate Improves
Ferguson says Maryland's vaccine infrastructure should be "the best in the world," based on its "unbelievable assets" and world leadership.
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Baltimore’s Minority-Owned Businesses Tell Lawmakers Of Their Struggles To Find COVID Relief
Dasia Kavia signed a lease for her first business in Locust Point, having no idea the pandemic would turn her business model upside down.
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Disconnected: More Than A Half-Million Maryland Homes Lack Reliable Broadband
As lawmakers tackle the digital divide during 2021, a study shows more than 500,000 Maryland households lack wireline broadband services.
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Opinion: Why Everyone Should Care About The Blueprint For Maryland’s Future
As Maryland’s delegates and senators settle in, we should be urging them to override Hogan's veto of the Blueprint for Maryland's Future.
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Hogan’s ‘Economic Recovery’ Budget Features Contentious Stimulus, Retiree Provisions
Gov. Larry Hogan is focused on “economic recovery” in this year's budget proposal. Here's how the governor wants to spend your tax dollars.
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Baltimore City Public School Teachers And Staff Can Get Vaccines From Johns Hopkins
In an effort to expedite, Baltimore City Public Schools partnered with Johns Hopkins Medicine to begin vaccinating teachers, school staff.
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Opinion: Baltimore Is Leading The Fight To Hold Big Oil Accountable For Climate Change
The lawsuit before the U.S. Supreme Court could determine if companies accelerating the climate crisis would be held accountable.
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What Key Maryland Constituencies Are Saying About Mike Miller
(Often, when a prominent Maryland political figure dies, Maryland Matters publishes a roundup of statements from fellow political leaders.)
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Hogan Wasn’t The Only Maryland Governor To Get A COVID Shot On Monday
Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) wasn’t the only Maryland governor to get his COVID-19 vaccination on Monday. Former Gov. Glendening also did.
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Miller Funeral Arrangements Set ― He’ll Lie In State Thursday And Friday
Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr., the longest-serving state Senate president, will lie in state in the Maryland State House later this week.
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Frank DeFilippo: Andy Harris Is Not The First District’s Only Embarrassment
It’s a durable article of political lore that people in public office are pretty much like the people who elect them.