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Maryland Officials Plan Final Pitch For Feds To Relocate FBI Headquarters To The State
“While [this] has been a great priority for us, and our governor calls it his personal priority, this is a Maryland priority,” Watson said.
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Opinion: Age-Appropriate Design Code Would Require Tech Companies To Prioritize Safety Of Children – Instead Of Profit
As a mother of a 3 1/2 year old, I have spent hours upon hours reading product reviews and trying to find the best, safest products.
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Moore Joins Maryland Officials In Push To Relocate FBI In Majority Black Jurisdiction
Moore and other members of “Team Maryland” met with representatives from the GSA and FBI to implore it locate in Greenbelt or Landover.
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Notes: Ending A "Lifetime" Appointment; Claims Against School Board Members Dismissed; House Debates Ahead; A New Stadium
Kagan, lead sponsor of Senate Bill 863, said the legislation treats the elections “administrator in the same way as every state employee."
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Opinion: Pollution Is Not Renewable Energy
Last week, community leaders and environmentalists spoke at a state Senate committee hearing in favor of the Reclaim Renewable Energy Act.
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Moore Spent $4.6 Million For Inaugural Festivities, According To Report
The Moore-Miller Inaugural Committee spent more than $4.3 million on the festivities.
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Senate Moves Forward With Bill That Would Allow Attorney General To Prosecute Police-Involved Deaths
The unit currently investigates police interactions that result in death or injuries likely to cause the death of a civilian.
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Four-Day Workweek Bill Withdrawn, As Costs, Tradition Derail Proposal
Del. Vaughn Stewart, (D-Montgomery), held out hope of study by the state Department of Labor, which lawmakers could still require.
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Opinion: Lawmakers Should Tie Minimum Wage To The Consumer Price Index, To Help Narrow The Income Gap
Indexing the minimum wage to the Consumer Price Index is an essential component of The Fair Wage Act.
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Maryland First State In The Country With A Plan To Replace Stolen SNAP Benefits With Federal Funds
The plan comes as states across the country are dealing with theft of millions of dollars in stolen electronic benefits through SNAP.
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Bill To Expand State's Offshore Wind Energy Economy Has Broad Support — But It's Not A Done Deal
But in Annapolis, that's no sure recipe for success.
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House, Senate Republicans Urge Democratic Colleagues To ‘Take Action' To Combat Violent Crime
The bill also would increase penalties for illegal possession of a firearm to a maximum sentence of five years in prison, or fine.
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Commentary: What You Don't Know, Can Kill You; Maryland Should Require Fentanyl Testing In Hospitals
I thought I had a predictable two semesters ahead of myself, as I started the final year of graduate school.
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House Committees Reshuffled, As Ethics Questions Arise
The announcement was made on the floor by House Speaker Adrienne Jones (D-Baltimore County) at the same time as a committee assignment.
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Hogan, Announcing He Won't Run In 2024: "We Must Move On From Donald Trump"
“To once again be a successful governing party, we must move on from Donald Trump. There are several competent Republican leaders" -- Hogan
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Notes: Cabinet Secretaries Sworn In; Harford Committee Looks For Councilmember; Cannabis Bill Moves Forward
“Every person in this room is sacrificing something in order to help to build a better state, but your service will save us" -- Gov. Moore
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Another High-Stakes Airport Contract Bogs Down In Controversy In Maryland
The Board of Public Works also voted, without debate or explanation, to draw out the term of another longtime airport contractor.
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Lawmakers Push Transit Agenda With An Equity Lens
“People in Baltimore City and other places in the state are living in the (equal) of transportation apartheid,” said Sen. Jill Carter (D).
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Senate Committee Considers Constitutional Amendment On Abortion Rights A Year After Measure Stalls In Chamber
“It was the only way for us to guarantee we wouldn't pass on this gene to the baby,” Esposito said, outside the committee hearing room.
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Wilson Leads Emotional Testimony From Child Sexual Abuse Survivors, Advocates In House Committee
Wilson received latitude from Judiciary Chair Luke Clippinger (D-Baltimore City) to speak for about 13 minutes, longer than usually allowed.
