Bryan Renbaum, Author at MarylandReporter.com

Worried by spikes in youth crime, Maryland lawmakers close in on new fixes to the system

By STEPH QUINN Capital News Service ANNAPOLIS — Almost two years after passing landmark youth justice reform, Maryland lawmakers are scrutinizing its impact on young offenders – and questioning whether they’ve done enough to make things better. The 2022 reforms were...

State Roundup: Moore joins Dem governors in urging federal help with large number of asylum seekers; Jan. 6 involvement to be litmus test for elections board

Wes Moore joins Dem governors in urging federal help with increasing number of asylum seekers; Jan. 6 involvement to be litmus test for elections board, Senate President Ferguson says.

Republicans push back against cannabis odor law, but repeal seems unlikely

By ANGELIQUE GINGRAS Capital News Service ANNAPOLIS – Republicans are pushing to repeal a controversial Maryland law that prohibits police from pulling over and searching drivers simply because they smell of marijuana, but Democratic leaders say they aren’t...

State Roundup: Rally to codify reproductive rights; Moore budget doesn’t resolve major shortfall; health care advocates seek more access, lower drug costs

Rally to codify reproductive rights in November vote; Gov. Moore’s budget doesn’t resolve major shortfall; health care advocates seek more access, lower prescription drug costs.

State Roundup: Crowded animal shelters indicate housing crisis; Moore splits youth issues from crime prevention; Blueprint making strides, officials say

Animal shelters as housing crisis indicator; Gov. Moore separates youth issues from crime prevention; Blueprint for Education making positive strides, officials say; former Sen. Griffiths spreads around her campaign war chest wealth.

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.

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