Bryan Renbaum, Author at MarylandReporter.com

Anti-scalping bill spurs controversy

Season ticket holders are pushing back against an anti-scalping bill in the Maryland General Assembly they say would harm their right to transfer tickets and make a profit when they miss a game.

State Roundup: Stalwart motorcyclists continue to loosen helmet requirement; Moore advocates for affordable housing bills

Stalwart motorcyclists continue to loosen helmet requirement; Gov. Moore advocates for affordable housing bills; MTA gets $231 million more to upgrade light rail.

Meet the bikers who try – and fail – each year to erode Maryland’s helmet law

Established in 1974, ABATE will mark 50 years of advocacy for motorcyclists’ rights this June. Its animating issue has been eroding Maryland’s helmet law, different iterations of which have been in place since 1968. Today, Maryland joins 16 other states and the District of Columbia in requiring all riders to wear protective headgear.

State Roundup: Bill would shield names of child victims in court records; new state portal causes delay in some tax refunds

Bill would shield names of child victims in court records; new state portal causes delay in some tax refunds; $111 million in Blueprint funds to be disbursed for children and families health care.

State Roundup: Moore pulls together $90M to reduce carbon pollution, fight for environmental justice; poll finds broad support for medical aid in dying

Gov. Wes Moore pulls together $90M to reduce carbon pollution, fight for environmental justice; poll finds broad support for medical aid in dying; work continues to clean up veterans’ home; Moore addresses skilled worker shortage in Maryland.

Moore puts extra pot of cash toward green projects

Gov. Wes Moore announced plans Friday for spending $90 million on reducing carbon pollution in Maryland, using an unexpected pot of money to fight what he called “environmental injustice.”

State Roundup: John Teichert pulls out of U.S. Senate race, backs Larry Hogan; U.S. House Democrats push for more foreign aid; Adrienne Jones releases ‘decency agenda’ video

The field of Republicans vying for U.S. Senate just got a little smaller as one of the leading candidates for the GOP nomination departs the race and endorses former Gov. Larry Hogan. John Teichert, a retired Air Force General, will announce he is ending the campaign he began last October and throwing his support behind Hogan, who was a surprise entry at the filing deadline last Friday.

Hogan’s run for U.S. Senate is all the buzz among former Capitol colleagues

Larry Hogan’s recent decision to run for U.S. Senate comes as a shock to many of the state’s lawmakers — especially Democrats who worked with the former Republican governor and think he wasn’t all that cooperative with the legislature.

State Roundup: Fate of bill uncertain to give voters a say in filling legislative vacancies; mixed testimony over 11% tax on guns and ammo to fund trauma care

Fate of bill uncertain to give voters a say in filling legislative vacancies; mixed testimony over 11% tax on guns and ammo to fund trauma care.

Sparks fly as Maryland Democrats try to cap live-event ticket prices

Sen. Dawn Gile, D-Anne Arundel, and fellow Democrats in both chambers are pushing this ticketing reform bill, inspired by the overwhelming demand for artists like Taylor Swift and Beyoncé and by the scalpers who in recent months have preyed on their fans.

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