Posted on 4/10/19
Del. Alice Cain Reflects On Session, Speaker Who Shared Their District
Del. Alice Cain was signing letters to constituents late one night when a familiar name caught her eye: Lucas Cain’s.“My environmentalist son had written in to . . .
Posted on 4/8/19
More Restrictions Put On Power Of Board Of Public Works By House Bill
Gov. Larry Hogan’s recent attempts to acquire land from the federal government for a Redskins stadium and to expand the Baltimore-Washington Parkway have led to yet . . .
Posted on 4/5/19
$725 Million In New Kirwan School Funding Passes Senate, House Committees
The House of Delegates’ floor session got off to a late start Wednesday night so that delegates on the Ways and Means Committee could vote to . . .
Posted on 3/29/19
End-Of-Life Option Act Fails In Senate By Tie Vote
After the End-of-Life Option Act failed to pass the Maryland Senate in a tie 23-23 vote after an intense hour-long discussion Wednesday, retired state Senator John . . .
Posted on 3/28/19
Prescription Drug Affordability Board Advances In House
Maryland delegates are pushing back against high prescription drug costs, but their proposal stops short of setting drug price caps for all Marylanders.Instead, the House of . . .
Posted on 3/22/19
Update: Some Bills Have Passed, Some Have Died, Some Still In Play At Crossover
Monday (March 18) marked “crossover day” in the Maryland General Assembly, the day bills must be sent to the opposite chamber in order to be guaranteed . . .
Posted on 3/15/19
House Advances $46.7 Billion Budget
State support for public schools will exceed $7 billion for the first time in a budget plan given preliminary approval Wednesday by the Maryland House of . . .
Posted on 3/15/19
Rural Legislators Lose Fight On Pesticide Ban
Rural delegates fought a losing battle on the House floor Thursday against banning a pesticide that has been linked to autism, ADHD and childhood cancers.Lawmakers from . . .
Posted on 3/14/19
Before Deploying To Afghanistan, Sen. Smith Races To Finish Ambitious Agenda
State Sen. William “Will” C. Smith Jr. fondly recalls talking politics with his dad. But he didn’t always appreciate those conversations as a teenager.Back then, he . . .
Posted on 3/11/19
Somber House Narrowly Passes Suicide Option For Terminally Ill
Shuffling papers. Murmured conversations. The tap-tap-tap of people using laptops.There’s a certain amount of ambient sound on the floor of the Maryland House of Delegates when . . .
Posted on 3/8/19
Out-Of-State Drivers Owe Maryland $102 Million In Tolls And State Wants To Collect
Out-of-state drivers have racked up $102 million in unpaid video tolls and fines in Maryland, and lawmakers pushing a bill through the General Assembly want them . . .
Posted on 3/7/19
Bill Would Increase Fines On Employers Who Violate Equal Pay Law
An employer who violates the state’s Equal Pay for Equal Work law would have to pay a 10% penalty to the state if a bill heard . . .
Posted on 3/4/19
Senate Committee Considers Tax Bills To Benefit Businesses
A temporary corporate tax break to some major Maryland companies has the support of a Senate committee chairwoman and members of her committee.That proposal is just . . .
Posted on 3/4/19
Airbnb Guests Would Pay Sales Tax Under Proposed Bill
When Linda Smith gets bookings for her Baltimore City bed and breakfast through Airbnb, she tells guests they’ll have to pay 15.5% in taxes upon arrival.It . . .
Posted on 2/21/19
Senators Want To Double Number Of ‘Green’ Schools
Learning how earthworms improve the soil. Writing letters to elected officials about cleaning up trash. Testing water quality. Planting native trees. Labeling storm drains.These are a . . .
Posted on 2/21/19
Bill Would Require Doctors To Report Vaccinations
Doctors and other health care providers in Maryland will be required to report every flu shot and vaccine they administer to a common state database under . . .
Posted on 2/19/19
Democratic Support Growing For Anti-Gerrymandering Bill
Republican Del. Michael Malone is hoping momentum is building for his anti-gerrymandering bill, now that 22 Democrats have joined all 42 Republicans in supporting his effort . . .
Posted on 2/15/19
State Universities Lax In Charging Out-Of-State Tuition, Auditors Find
In the college application process, one little box is worth thousands of dollars: the one linked to in-state tuition.Checking that box for the University of Maryland . . .
Posted on 2/13/19
Speaker’s Awards Go To Murdered Journalists
House of Delegates Speaker Michael Busch presented the annual Speaker’s Society Awards during Tuesday’s floor session.The Speaker’s Medallion and citations were awarded posthumously to victims of . . .
Posted on 2/11/19
Raising Retirement For Judges From 70 To 73 Gets Another Try
Saying “73 is the new 50,” Del. Jon Cardin is pushing a bill to bump up the mandatory retirement age for judges in Maryland from 70 . . .
Posted on 2/4/19
Corporate Tax Cut, Tax Hike Get Mixed Reviews In Senate Committee
Vision Technologies is just the kind of company Maryland economic development folks would want to celebrate.The IT integrator started in a room above the CEO’s garage . . .
Posted on 2/4/19
Robots And Their Teen Builders Seek Tax Break
Robots and their teenage builders seeking a tax break livened up a hearing before the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee Wednesday.Heather Lin, 15, and her brother, . . .
Posted on 2/1/19
School Standardized Tests To Get Shorter Next Year
Here’s some good news for Maryland’s public school students – the state Department of Education plans to cut the time they spend taking standardized tests.The new . . .
Posted on 1/31/19
911 Service And Cell Towers On Agenda For Maryland’s Counties And Towns
The Maryland Association of Counties is pushing for improvements in the state’s 911 system, among other priorities, while the Maryland Municipal League has just one goal . . .
Posted on 1/29/19
Lobbyists Vent Frustrations About Assembly Website
The Maryland General Assembly tech folks thought they had spiffed up the hearing schedule on the legislative website for this session, but instead they got an . . .
Posted on 1/28/19
Health dept. Nurses to get pay boost to help cure staffing shortage
Nurses who work in state facilities and hospitals are among those who will benefit the most if the Maryland Health Department’s proposed FY 2020 budget remains . . .
Posted on 1/24/19
Maryland Chamber Federation Seek To Give Small Businesses More Clout
Score one for the little guys.The day the bill to raise Maryland’s minimum wage to $15 was introduced in the House of Delegates with 67 Democratic . . .
Posted on 1/10/19
Like Many New Delegates, Alice Cain Is Pinching Herself
Sean Cain got to see his mother get sworn in to the Maryland House of Delegates Wednesday, but first he had to take a biology test.The . . .
Posted on 1/7/19
Public Will Get To Propose 6th Congressional District Lines To Commission Online
The public will have the opportunity to help redraw the contorted lines of Maryland’s gerrymandered 6th Congressional District, the Governor’s Emergency Redistricting Commission announced at its . . .
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