News

Schulz garners bipartisan praise following gubernatorial campaign announcement

By Bryan Renbaum | Apr 14, 2021 | Election, News | 0 |

Maryland's lawmakers on both sides of the political aisle offered praise for state Commerce Secretary Kelly Schulz following her Wednesday morning announced that she is running for governor in 2022.

Cicadas will soon invade the state of Maryland

By Capital News Service | Apr 9, 2021 | News | 0 |
Despite pandemic, business startups are booming in Maryland

By Capital News Service | Apr 8, 2021 | COVID-19, News | 0 |
Lawmakers say it is likely Hogan will veto landmark police reform legislation

By Bryan Renbaum | Apr 8, 2021 | General Assembly, News | 0 |
Restaurant Association of Maryland CEO: Retaining employees is the biggest challenge for restaurants

By Bryan Renbaum | Apr 6, 2021 | COVID-19, News | 0 |

State Roundup

State Roundup: Legal pot, taxing wealthy among bills that might return in 2022; Hogan signs dozens of bills into law

By Cynthia Prairie | Apr 14, 2021 | State Roundup | 0 |

Legal pot, taxing wealthy among bills that might return in 2022; Hogan signs dozens of bills into law.

State Roundup: As session closes, big ticket items, including pandemic recovery, pass

By Cynthia Prairie | Apr 13, 2021 | State Roundup | 0 |
State Roundup: As 90-day session comes to a close, lawmakers overturn Hogan vetoes on police reform, juvenile justice.

By Cynthia Prairie | Apr 12, 2021 | State Roundup | 0 |
State Roundup: Police reform bills face scrutiny on governor’s desk

By Meg Tully | Apr 9, 2021 | State Roundup | 0 |
State Roundup: Schools to get $10M in Covid funds for at-risk students; Police reform package heads to Gov. Hogan’s desk

By Cynthia Prairie | Apr 8, 2021 | State Roundup | 0 |

Governor

Hogan announces creation of workgroup to address rise in anti-Asian hate crimes

By Bryan Renbaum | Apr 9, 2021 | Governor | 0 |

Gov. Larry Hogan Friday announced the creation of a workgroup to help address the recent rise in hate crimes against Asian-Americans.

Hogan: Maryland’s schools to receive $10 million in COVID-19 relief grants

By Bryan Renbaum | Apr 7, 2021 | COVID-19, Governor | 0 |
Hogan: All Marylanders are eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine starting Tuesday at mass vaccination sites

By Bryan Renbaum | Apr 5, 2021 | COVID-19, Governor | 0 |
Hogan: All Marylanders can now pre-register to get a COVID-19 vaccine

By Bryan Renbaum | Apr 1, 2021 | COVID-19, Governor | 0 |
Hogan: ‘Historic bipartisan agreement’ reached on allocation of federal COVID-19 funds

By Bryan Renbaum | Mar 31, 2021 | COVID-19, Governor | 0 |

Commentary

Unemployment Mess—The Real Story

By Charlie Hayward | Mar 14, 2021 | Commentary | 0 |

About this time last year, the state’s Department of Labor, Division of Unemployment Insurance (DUI) was processing unemployment claims smoothly—and more-or-less efficiently—despite its antiquated, but reliable, computer software.

Some Maryland drunk drivers don’t even get a slap on the wrist

By Chris Swonger | Mar 10, 2021 | Commentary | 0 |
Black and Brown People Need Better Access to COVID-19 Vaccine, Not More Talk

By Rep. Anthony Brown | Mar 9, 2021 | Commentary, COVID-19 | 0 |
More enforcement powers needed in Maryland’s Public Information Act to make government more transparent

By Lisa Kershner | Mar 5, 2021 | Commentary, General Assembly | 0 |
Solar farms don’t belong in Montgomery’s ag reserve; they belong on rooftops

By Joshua Rokach | Mar 3, 2021 | Commentary, Environment | 3 |

Election

Schulz garners bipartisan praise following gubernatorial campaign announcement

By Bryan Renbaum | Apr 14, 2021 | Election, News | 0 |

Maryland's lawmakers on both sides of the political aisle offered praise for state Commerce Secretary Kelly Schulz following her Wednesday morning announced that she is running for governor in 2022.

UPDATE: Lt. Gov. Rutherford will not run for governor

By Len Lazarick | Jan 12, 2021 | Election, Governor, News | 0 |
Biden-Harris team receives unanimous support from Md’s presidential electors

By Bryan Renbaum | Dec 14, 2020 | Election | 1 |
Maryland’s political battle lines continue to harden in 2020

By Capital News Service | Nov 6, 2020 | Election | 0 |
Election Day results reinforce Maryland’s political status quo

By Bryan Renbaum | Nov 4, 2020 | Election | 1 |

General Assembly

Marijuana legalization and progressive tax proposals that failed to gain traction are likely to return next session

By Bryan Renbaum | Apr 13, 2021 | COVID-19, General Assembly | 0 |

The 2021 legislative session of the Maryland General Assembly will probably be most remembered for the enactment of landmark police reform legislation but there were many other proposals championed by progressive lawmakers that failed to gain traction, such as marijuana legalization and changes to the way the state taxes its most wealthy residents.