A bill that would, among other things, mandate healthcare workers participate in implicit bias training, is on the desk of Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan.
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Cicadas will soon invade the state of Maryland
Brood X, a new generation of cicadas, will begin to show up in Maryland in the next few weeks, after a 17-year-long hiatus.
Balloon releases would end in Maryland under bill
Marylanders may no longer be allowed to intentionally let balloons loose into the sky now that a bill going through the General Assembly has passed both chambers.
Despite pandemic, business startups are booming in Maryland
As the COVID-19 crisis ravaged the U.S. economy, countless numbers of businesses shut down and millions of Americans lost jobs.
Legislature votes to bolster unemployment insurance system
By JACK HOGAN Emergency measures to help struggling businesses pay less in unemployment insurance taxes while simultaneously granting more funding to the unemployed were voted out of the Maryland Legislature last week and await signature from Gov. Larry Hogan. Raising...
Maryland bills aim to make it easier to vote
After a polarizing 2020 presidential election and a worldwide pandemic, Maryland lawmakers are rethinking how to conduct voting.
Maryland’s COVID-fighting complex
When Novavax Inc. received $1.6 billion last year from the federal government to speed up testing and production of a coronavirus vaccine, some observers were incredulous. The small biotechnology firm, based in Gaithersburg, Maryland, was largely unknown and had never successfully brought a product to market.
Legislators aim for better voter accessibility in Maryland
Lawmakers in Maryland are working to enact legislation that would greatly improve accessibility for disabled voters.
Legislation for control of the Baltimore Police moves to the House
A groundbreaking package of police reform legislation has been passed by the Maryland Senate and now heads to the House of Delegates for hearings and approval.
Sports betting debate heats up in Annapolis
By PATRICK HAUF Maryland legislators have begun to discuss regulation of the state’s newly approved legalized sports betting market, which includes mobile wagering. Early debates in both chambers have focused on establishing a license distribution plan that is both...
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