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State Roundup: Proponents to try once again to expand alcohol sales venues; health care at correctional facilities scrutinized

Proponents to try once again to expand alcohol sales venues; health care at Perkins, correctional facilities scrutinized.

Carroll County’s transgender policies clash with Maryland Department of Education guidelines

In Carroll County, schools are required to notify parents if a student wishes to change their pronouns or otherwise identify as a gender other than the one they were assigned at birth, according to guidelines published by Carroll County Public Schools (CCPS).

Maryland Democrats prepare for second Trump presidency

Democratic leaders are projecting public confidence about how Maryland will fare under Donald Trump, but they’re also concerned about some of his policies – and how quickly he might implement them.

State Roundup: Lawmakers seek to address state’s flagging economy; governors to meet on bay commitment; suspect in CEO’s killing has deep Maryland ties

Lawmakers seek to address state’s flagging economy; governors to meet on bay commitment; suspect in CEO’s killing has deep Maryland ties

Trump DOD pick worries some Maryland vets

Lately, the subject of gender and the military is taking on a new life. President-elect Donald Trump’s appointee to head the Pentagon, Pete Hegseth, has questioned the wisdom of women in combat. In addition, the conservative Project 2025 plan on the presidential transition raises the idea that people with “gender dysphoria” should not serve in the military.

The Future of the Blueprint

When the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future was first introduced in the state legislature during the 2020 session, the bill received bipartisan support and was widely championed by legislators across the state. This model policy aims to recruit and retain high-quality...

State Roundup: Superintendents seek changes in Blueprint, with Moore’s help; dangerous mold, gun bills expected in upcoming session

Some superintendents seek cooperation with Moore administration to make changes in Blueprint; Bills addressing dangerous mold, gun violence expected in upcoming session.

Cardin farewell tour gives thanks all around

The posters put up by the staff of U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin said, “Thank you Howard County,” but they might just as well have said “Thank you, Ben” from the elected officials who met with the retiring senator Friday.

The effusive praise and thanks for Cardin’s 58 years of elected service were mutual in the second leg of his “farewell tour” of the state. He’s represented Marylanders for 18 years in the Senate, 20 years in the U.S. House and 20 years in the state House of Delegates, including eight as speaker.

STATE ROUNDUP: State schools to replace standardized tests; UMd may halt raises; harford co. developers to face higher fees

SCHOOLS WILL GET NEW STANDARDIZED TESTS: Maryland plans to replace the standardized tests used to assess students’ math and reading skills at the end of next school year, members of the state Board of Education announced this week. Jessica Calefati/The Baltimore...

Limiting police traffic stops is not a good idea

Some Annapolis lawmakers are readying legislation to limit the number of offenses that police can use to justify traffic stops – those flashing blue lights that can strike terror in even the most law-abiding motorists. This endeavor seems to be a continuation of ideas of the past four years that seek to limit what police can do. It is not what people are looking for from their government.

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State Roundup: Proponents to try once again to expand alcohol sales venues; health care at correctional facilities scrutinized

Carroll County’s transgender policies clash with Maryland Department of Education guidelines

Maryland Democrats prepare for second Trump presidency

State Roundup: Lawmakers seek to address state’s flagging economy; governors to meet on bay commitment; suspect in CEO’s killing has deep Maryland ties

Trump DOD pick worries some Maryland vets

The Future of the Blueprint

State Roundup: Superintendents seek changes in Blueprint, with Moore’s help; dangerous mold, gun bills expected in upcoming session

Cardin farewell tour gives thanks all around

STATE ROUNDUP: State schools to replace standardized tests; UMd may halt raises; harford co. developers to face higher fees

Limiting police traffic stops is not a good idea

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