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Senate Climate Bill Likely To Get A Makeover In House As ‘Presentment' Deadline Looms
A change committees may make — the bill must get through the Economic Matters Committee as well as the Environment and Transportation panel.
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Legislative Redistricting Trial Opens With GOP Expert Decrying Lack Of Compactness
Strider Dickson is an attorney for three Republican delegates who filed one of the lawsuits.
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Rift Deepens Between Sen. Smith And The ACLU
“The goal of the ACLU of Maryland. . .its systems intentionally marginalize the needs and vision of those impacted by injustice" -- Shelley
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Furor Over Multi-Member Districts Returns As Legislative Redistricting Trial Wraps Up
Bowersox asserted that Marylanders aren't given an equal vote, since they vote for one, two, or three delegates, depending on the district.
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Political Notes: Perez Hits Airwaves With Obama Spot; Another Prince George's Endorsement For Moore; More
The Obama audio is not a contemporaneous endorsement message; it was taken from a prior appearance toward the end of his administration.
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AFT-Md.: To Successfully Implement Blueprint Reforms, MSDE Employees Need Vital Protections
This is in response to Kalman Hettleman's commentary, [“A Below-the-Radar, Do-or-Die Bill for School Reform,” Maryland Matters, March 16].
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Opinion: Red Maple Place Is Not The Solution To Baltimore County's Dire Need For Affordable Housing
(A rebuttal is presented in response to the recent commentary on affordable housing in Maryland.)
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Standardized School Tests Show The Pandemic's Impact On Maryland Students
This is a steep drop from the 33% of public school students who passed math and 44% who passed English in 2019.
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Sales Tax “Holiday” Leads To Prompt Drop In Pump Prices
On Friday, the day the tax holiday took effect, the average price for a gallon of regular in Maryland stood at $4.17, according to AAA.
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Baker Poll Finds A Four-Way Battle Among Democrats Running For Governor
Former U.S. Labor Secretary and Democratic National Committee Chair Tom Perez had 11% support, and former non-profit CEO Moore, 10 percent.
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Opinion: MSDE Addressing Unfinished Learning With Research-Proven Tutoring
High-quality tutoring during the school day may be available to more of Maryland's students.
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Political Notes: Hogan Boosts Schulz; Perez's Women's Agenda; Neuman Vs. MSEA; District 43 Endorsement; More
She addressed the assembled crowd, which included several Republican lawmakers, and current and former members of Hogan's cabinet.
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Can Judge Getty Preside Over Redistricting Cases Past His Retirement? No, But He Can Still Play A Role
Getty has served on the Court of Appeals, the state's highest court, for 5 1/2 years, but he's been chief judge since just last September.
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State Board Of Elections Announces New Early Voting, Voter Registration Dates
Early voting will run from July 7 to July 14, including on Saturday and Sunday, Lamone said.
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On ‘Crossover Day,' Lawmakers Address Myriad Pandemic Challenges — And More
But even though the day had a frenetic, conventional Crossover Day feel, the pandemic was never far from the lawmakers' minds.
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Susan Turnbull: Let's Really Be ‘One Maryland'
After reading “Analysis: The Goldberg Goldman Fallout and the Rocky Shoals of Race for Md. Democrats,” I felt a combination of emotions.
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Opinion: With No Right To An Attorney In Immigration Court, Black Immigrants Suffer The Most
In immigration cases, someone can be deprived of their liberty, put behind bars, and moved away from home and family without representation.
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Judge To Rule Soon On Whether Redrawn Baltimore County Council Map Complies With Voting Rights Act
Five of seven districts approved by the county council, later blocked, were majority white and another had a 49.41 percent white plurality.
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Legislative Roundup: Removing Health Officers; Calculating Environmental Justice Scores; Juvenile Justice Reform; More
In a bill hearing last month, Peña-Melnyk said this measure “is an unfortunate reflection of the undue political influence we have seen."
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Opinion: The Public Safety Case For Youth Justice Reform In Maryland
Three youth justice reform bills sit before the Maryland legislature, and the time is now for lawmakers to heed the science.