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Maryland Lawmakers Check In With New Agency Leaders On Bay Cleanup Progress
“There is no higher priority that we have as a delegation than the Chesapeake Bay,” said Sen. Ben Cardin (D), the congressional team leader.

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“There is no higher priority that we have as a delegation than the Chesapeake Bay,” said Sen. Ben Cardin (D), the congressional team leader.

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Councilmember Hans Riemer (D) is the lead sponsor of the bill, which is co-sponsored by Councilmember Will Jawando (D), other Democrats.
The bill was introduced by Councilmember Odette Ramos (D), with cosponsors Kristerfer Burnett (D), Zeke Cohen (D) and Phylicia Porter (D).
As recently as December, two of the three members of the state's powerful Board of Public Works were from Montgomery County.
On Wednesday, Maryland State Prosecutor Charlton T. Howard III filed a criminal information against Rick Impallaria in Anne Arundel County.
Montgomery County was one of a handful of jurisdictions still tallying votes in an initial mail-in ballot canvass on Monday.
(Both are listed in this detailed summary of the primaries herein.)
In the coming weeks, Congress has an opportunity to pass legislation that is intended to improve the lives of millions of patients.
Eckardt, a 28-year veteran of the General Assembly who spent eight years in the state Senate, was defeated in the Republican primary.
Cox has been called a "QAnon wack job," the report says, and Moore believes Cox promotes “cynical policies of conspiracy theories and fear."
The executive also wants U.S. DOT to require the Maryland Department of Transportation to respond to “all substantive issues."
Commercial crabbers in Maryland and Virginia aren't catching their limits, and the harvest in the first few months of the season was meager.
The relevant Blueprint provisions are complex and murky and not yet figured out by the state Department of Education, the report states.
The 10th District race is one of several competitive Senate primaries — some for open seats involving potentially formidable challengers.
The financial commitment could prove "a remarkable turning point" in the bay cleanup, the report states.
Perez led in the mail ballot results reported Thursday, drawing support from 17,088 voters. Franchot added an additional 16,270 votes.
Hogan's comments were offered Thursday evening at the state Department of Agriculture's annual “Buy Local Cookout” in Annapolis.
“We need an effective fighter who will stand up to the progressives and fight for Eastern Shore values and principles,” said Mautz.
Brown claimed victory in the race early Wednesday morning after being named the winner by two media outlets.