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Opinion: Mature Forests Hold The Key To Mitigating Climate Change
Planting millions of young trees is a great thing to do, but it will not do much to mitigate the immediate effects of climate change.
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State Gives Itself A B-Minus Grade For Adapting To Climate Change In Coastal Areas
The U. Maryland Center for Environmental Science has collaborated with the Adaptation and Resiliency Work Group, others on the project.
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Office Of The Chief Medical Examiner Faces A Staffing Crisis
A union official said recently that a 30-year veteran of the medical examiner's office has never seen such a backup.
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Maryland Files Lawsuit Against Baltimore For Wastewater Treatment Plant Failures
The lawsuit was filed by Maryland Attorney General Frosh (D) on behalf of the Maryland Department of the Environment, in circuit court.
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Opinion: News About Chesapeake Bay Oysters Isn't All Doom And Gloom
Shore Rivers, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, the Sierra Club, and other environmental advocacy groups met about the impact of pollution.
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Bill Would Require Maryland Schools To Teach More Diverse History Lessons
Wilson, chair of the Economic Matters Committee, said he was inspired to sponsor the legislation.
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Fundraising In The Comptroller Race: Shock And Awe
Both spent about the same: He laid out $540,621 and she spent $552,764. And as of Jan. 12, they had a similar amount of cash on hand.
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Political Notes: Campaign Staff Unionizes, Embry Enters Delegate Race, Changes At GBC
Wilkinson, a Campaign Workers Guild representative, said Brooks and her staff are “transforming the industry for future campaign workers."
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2022 Climate Bills Will Focus On Electrification, Including School Buildings And Buses
But, despite promises to work together to pass climate change legislation early in session, the chambers have different strategies.
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Opinion: Mizeur, Gerrymandering And Maryland Farmers
Imagine, in her version of the Grant Wood painting, Heather R. Mizeur posed as a high school student with her welder-farmer father.
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Hogan Introduces $58.2 Billion Budget, Including Tax Relief Proposals
The budget is built on an unprecedented level of fund balances and revenue growth. And, in addition, a $2.4 billion appropriation.
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In Attorney General's Race, O'Malley Gives Brown A Run For His Money
U.S. Rep. Anthony G. Brown (D) reported having $617,520 on hand Wednesday, after raising $647,000 over the previous year.
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Former Rep. Donna Edwards Announces Bid To Represent The 4th District Again
“The fact is, our congressional district no longer gets our fair share from Washington. We've got to fix that. And I will,” she says.
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Senate Sends Legislative Redistricting Proposal To House
It's a proposal from the Maryland Citizens Redistricting Commission — Republican, Democrat and unaffiliated voters convened by Hogan.
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Millions Roll Into Gubernatorial Candidates' War Chests — But Some Lag Behind
On the Democratic side, the "haves" are led by another political veteran, Comptroller Peter V.R. Franchot, and first-time candidate Moore.
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New Leadership At Johns Hopkins, Maryland State Bar Association
Tildon will spearhead Johns Hopkins' legislative and regulatory agenda in Maryland, throughout the Washington, D.C., region and in Florida.
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Senate Committee Advances Legislative Redistricting Proposal
The vote came after a joint hearing by the Senate committee and the House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee.
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More Fundraising Announcements: Schulz To Report More Than $1M In Bank, Campaign Says
The amount, Meyers wrote, surpasses previous reports of a non-incumbent Republican in the race, “and puts us in a commanding position."
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Judge Steven Platt: New Year's Resolutions For Judges, Politicians And Policymakers
With the new year here, I welcome the opportunity in this space provided by Maryland Matters, to reflect on the last 15 years.
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Expansion Of Good Samaritan Law Aims To Remove Fear Of Seeking Help After An Overdose
The current law "isn’t exactly what we need if we’re going to really get rid of this culture of fear,” Gudlavalleti said.