Bryan Renbaum, Author at MarylandReporter.com

State roundup: New Sun owner bashes schools, politicians; Black Caucus targets lowering drug costs

Standing in a conference room of a downtown office tower, new Baltimore Sun owner David D. Smith started sharing opinions with his staff. He said Freddie Gray’s 2015 death and the subsequent prosecution of Baltimore Police officers left the department unwilling to do its job. Graduates of Baltimore City Schools were destined to be welfare recipients for the rest of their lives, products of an “inner city lifestyle.” And Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson and House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones are scared of what Smith’s area TV station, WBFF Fox 45, could do to them.

The Equities of School Choice

Possibly the most important issue facing the Maryland General Assembly this year and every year is how to improve the pervasive problems with our state system of education. It seems that each year we fall further and further behind and drift further and further away from doing what works.

Leave No One Behind: Why Transportation Matters for People Living with Autism

Public transportation holds significant importance for individuals with autism for various compelling reasons. Primarily, it promotes independence by providing a means of mobility for those who may face challenges with driving or lack access to personal vehicles.

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.

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