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Get Ready For General Assembly Session 2.0: Protocols And Schedules To Change
Beginning today, all Senate committee hearings will be held in person, and the full Senate will have floor sessions almost every day.
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New Purple Line Contract Aims To Keep Construction Firms On The Job
MTS will pick up where the original primary subcontractor, Purple Line Transit Constructors (PLTC), left off when they quit the project.
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Patients And Doctors Love Telehealth, But That Law Needs Updating, Lawmaker Says
Now that her company works from home, Harrington is finding it much more difficult to see her out-of-state primary care doctors.
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FEMA To Deploy An Expert To Help With Autopsy Backlog, Health Department Facing Funding Restrictions
Charlie Elison, a representative of Maryland's regional FEMA office, noted the full Disaster Mortuary Operation Response Teams' deployment.
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Lawmakers Tout Bills To Support Providers And Make Child Care More Affordable
Senate President Ferguson (D) said that what happens to children when they are under 5 impacts them more than at any time in their lives.
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King-Siri Ticket Introduces Agenda Aimed At Breaking Down Economic Inequities For Maryland Women
“While we've been seeing some gains in the economy, we have not seen it catch up yet for women,” Siri said in an interview.
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Political Notes Scoop: Jacqueline Manger To Run For Montgomery County Council
Manger said she's been contemplating a political run for a long time, and her grandmother was a state legislator in Wyoming for 30 years.
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Lawmakers: Now Is The Time For Equity In Maryland Medicaid For Dental Coverage
When it comes to public health care, Maryland doesn't often find itself listed at the bottom of the pack nationally. It is unacceptable.
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Inspired By The Death Of A Veteran Firefighter, Bill Would Limit Exposure To Toxic Chemical In Fire Foam And Gear
Walter, who served as a firefighter for 31 years, died at 46 on Memorial Day 2020. An autopsy revealed he had cancer, related t0 exposure.
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People's Counsel: Remember Texas And Its Massive Failure! Maryland Needs Robust Electric Distribution Planning
Electric distribution system planning might not be a hot topic around Maryland dinner tables, but its importance is all too obvious.
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Bid To Add Signature Verification Fails As Mail-In Voting Reform Advances In Senate
Kagan's bill also would allow local boards of elections to begin processing mail-in ballots eight days before early voting.
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Here Are Three Smaller Climate Bills That Could Have A Big Impact
(Local climate emergency plans, relevant to the Climate Solutions Now Act, are discussed.)
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Kalman Hettleman: Gov. Hogan Missed The Chance To Be An ‘Education Governor'
There was overwhelming evidence that schoolchildren were being denied their constitutional right to an adequate education.
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Political Notes: Elrich's Endorsements, Pippy's Plans, Segal's LG, And CD-4 News
CASA in Action, 32BJ SEIU, SEIU Local 500 and 1199 SEIU announced their support for Elrich at a rally in Bethesda.
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In Longshot Move, Del. Cox Seeks To Impeach Gov. Hogan
Cox, endorsed by Trump, was called by Hogan "a Q-Anon wack job." Cox did not respond to requests for comment left by phone, text, and email.
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Republican Delegates Ask Court Of Appeals To Throw Out New Legislative Map
The Maryland lawmakers challenging the legislative map say it intentionally dilutes Republican votes and crosses county borders.
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Hogan Calls On State Board Of Education To End The Mask Mandate In Public Schools
“It is critical to move toward normalcy for students and families by rescinding the school masking policy,” Hogan wrote, to the board.
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House Dems Create ‘Progressive Policy Forum' Within Their Caucus
She assigned delegates Vaughn Stewart (D-Montgomery) and Jennifer R. Terrasa (D-Howard) to organize and lead the group.
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Hogan Pushes Again For Judicial Transparency Act, Harsher Sentences On Repeat Gun Crimes
Republicans have faithfully backed Hogan's crime bills — members of the minority party from both chambers have signed on.
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Opinion: Lawmakers Need To Correct Confusion Created By Legislation On Pharmacy Services
Few things are more confusing to the American public than health care -- navigating insurance costs, ever-changing rules and regulations.