Bryan Renbaum, Author at MarylandReporter.com

State Roundup: Moore’s $63.1 billion budget trims spending, protects Blueprint, doesn’t raise taxes

Gov. Moore’s $63.1 billion budget trims spending, protects Blueprint, doesn’t raise taxes; bill would tax ammo to aid trauma victims.

Moore’s budget trims some programs, preserves school reform blueprint

Gov. Wes Moore unveiled a budget proposal on Wednesday that would balance the books and protect the state’s ambitious reform plan for Maryland public schools, without raising taxes in the fiscal year that begins in July.

State Roundup: Maryland to pump $150M into transit projects; lawmakers firm on child interrogation law but willing to ‘tweak’ juvenile justice act

Maryland to pump $150 million into transit projects; lawmakers say they are willing to ‘tweak’ controversial juvenile justice act; bill would make it tougher for sex offenders to reduce their sentences.

State Roundup: Sinclair boss buys Baltimore Sun Media; looming deficit has lawmakers scrambling for solutions; how a Jan. 6 rioter got on the state elections board

Sinclair Inc. chief executive buys Baltimore Sun Media Group; looming deficit has lawmakers scrambling for solutions; how did a Jan. 6 rioter get on the state elections board?

State Roundup: Lawmakers to revisit expungement rules, seek to aid dental health; Hogan: Is he running for president or not?

Lawmakers to revisit expungement rules that affect those on probation with minor infractions; Dental health targeted again for more aid; and former Gov. Hogan: Is he running for president or what?

State Roundup: State Elections Board member quits after arrest on Jan. 6 charges; federal appeals court to hear Md. gun case; ‘No Labels’ group will be on ballot

A top Maryland elections official resigned Thursday after his arrest this week on multiple charges that he participated in the U.S. Capitol attack, during which he allegedly encouraged officers trying to disperse rioters to instead “join us.” Federal investigators allege that Carlos Ayala, 52 – wearing a “Stop the Steal” button on an American flag hoodie – scaled a police barricade on Jan. 6, 2021, while carrying a black flag that read “DEFEND” and depicted an M-16-style rifle.

State Roundup: On opening day, Annapolis leaders downplay prospects of tax hike despite large deficit

On opening day, Annapolis leaders downplay prospects of tax hike despite large deficit.

Maryland leaders play down prospects of tax hikes

Marylanders worried that talk of looming billion-dollar state deficits could lead to tax hikes got some reassuring words Wednesday from the Democratic governor and Senate president. “Any conversation around taxes, people need to understand that my bar for that is very, very high,” Gov. Wes Moore told reporters.

State Lawmakers Should BOOST the Maryland’s School Choice Scholarship Program to Match Parents’ Demand

Maryland lawmakers will return to Annapolis today, facing crucial decisions for parents and children. Among them is how they will continue to address calls from parents who want more education options and from those who want to escape the state’s failing schools. In...

Maryland General Assembly opens with talk of budget fixes, juvenile justice problems

Gov. Wes Moore and top lawmakers headed into the 2024 General Assembly session Wednesday with a looming budget deficit in mind, hoping to avoid tax hikes and dramatic cuts and focus, instead, on their important priorities.

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