To complement the excellent series on human trafficking in MarylandReporter.com last week, two important labor trafficking “enablers” are worth considering: first, relatively easy migrant access to U.S. work permits; second, the strong appetite of American employers for unauthorized migrants who have them.
Baltimore-area elected officials disappointed, frustrated with Hogan administration plan to make city buses run better in place of yanked Red Line while some had hoped for modern fix; CDC urges middle, high schools to start school later; insurance commish Redmer completes summer of town hall meetings, says he got an earful on insurance problems; Havre de Grace native now a marijuana entrepreneur in Colorado, considers Maryland for expansion; new state gaming chief says casino revenues solid, growing for a while a least; Arundel County considers tax district around casino, asks Stadium Authority for help; and Baltimore youth jobs program may be unsustainable.
Reaction to Hogan redistricting plan; JPR chair Bobby Zirkin seeks formula for pot growing;
people still red over Red Line; MTA eyes $58m for marc engines; sentencing law; unaffiliated voter rolls grow; Taney bust controversy in Frederick; Young Republicans not so young; Franchot pushes tax free week; wage protest at Pimlico; Hogan gets new round of chemo;
group says Maryland needs to address cancer; Rep. Edwards fights for Naloxone; Leggett won’t run; Montgomery schools debate holiday closings; Steven Kreseski, Gov. Bob Ehrlich’s chief of staff, dies at 58.
Welcome to the fuzzy world of actuarial pension and retirement funding. Depending on the statistics and the way they are manipulated, your retirement accounts may be in fine shape or in the toilet.
Gov. Hogan rolls out plans to begin reforming state’s congressional redistricting plan, garnering praise from Common Cause but derision from Senate Prez Miller; Hogan to begin Round 3 of chemo treatment; state police suspends psychological evaluation firm, now Baltimore City police question its practices; Comptroller Franchot urges shoppers to take advantage of tax free week; Senate hopeful Edwards urges Democratic presidential candidates to connect to African-American voters; and bust of slavery supporter Roger Taney could be moved.
Community members and law enforcement officials say Langley Park, located just inside the Capital Beltway in Prince George’s County, is rife with prostitution and human trafficking.
Yet law enforcement officials have said they’ve had trouble catching traffickers there, citing the language barrier, elusive perpetrators and scared victims.
Gov. Larry Hogan will announce plans to form commission to examine Maryland’s congressional redistricting process as he heads toward reforming it; Hogan’s plan to curb power plant pollution OK’d by advisory council despite environmentalists’ complaints; Hopkins faculty member jumps into crowded 8th District race; Dem Matthews to air campaign ad during GOP presidential candidate forum; zoning proposal could end up banning medical marijuana growing, distribution facilities from Baltimore County; and Maryland Live Casino plans kill transit hub.
Maryland has some of the lightest penalties in the nation for human trafficking of adults, which police officers and advocates say draws traffickers into the state.
A bill to strengthen trafficking penalties died in the Maryland General Assembly this session. Among the biggest opponents were advocacy groups working to end trafficking
Baltimore has become a hub for human trafficking because of its interstate highways and proximity to major airports, city and state officials say. But few human traffickers are arrested, and even fewer are convicted — while police continue to make hundreds of prostitution arrests every year.
State task force begins addressing use of police body cameras, searches for right balance, right situations; Board of Public Works to defer plan to cut 63 positions from Public Safety and Corrections; Hogan administration to review Obama power plant emissions cut plan; St. Mary’s commissioners skeptical on proposal medical marijuana farm, seek more information; columnist Rascovar says public should address issues of public official receiving chemo; ‘Money Guy’ sues attorney general; Ervin gets labor endorsement in run for U.S. Rep. Van Hollen’s seat; and feds step up with more help for policing in Baltimore City.
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