Diane Rey, Author at MarylandReporter.com

State Roundup: Watchdog flags failures in youth detention system; delegate pushes for stiffer penalties for fentanyl dealers

Watchdog flags failures in youth detention system; Del. Chris Tomlinson pushes for stiffer penalties for fentanyl dealers; What happened when a MAGA majority took over Somerset’s school board.

State Roundup: Families split by ICE spark anxiety, stress in children; Maryland Congress members denied access to ICE facility; state Republicans oppose Gov. Moore’s efforts to hire federal workers during hiring freeze

Families split by ICE spark anxiety, stress in children; Maryland Congress members denied access to ICE facility; state Republicans oppose Gov. Moore’s efforts to hire federal workers during hiring freeze

Maryland Gerrymandering Again

As the first to challenge Maryland’s congressional district apportionment for the 2010 decade, I was heartened two days later (July 22) when House of Delegates Majority Leader, Del. David H. Moon (D-Montgomery Co.), announced his plan to draft legislation that would automatically redistrict Maryland if other states engage in out-of-cycle redrawing of congressional districts.

State Roundup: What’s next for W. Maryland after FEMA ‘gut punch;’ DJS says youth assaults against staff soared

What’s next for flood-wracked W. Maryland after FEMA ‘gut punch;’ DJS says youth assaults against staff soared; does Baltimore County Executive Klausmeier’s pick for Inspector General have the experience Klausmeier claims?

State Roundup: Klausmeier bypasses Madigan as she names new inspector general; Maryland’s federal workforce drops; demolition begins at Pimlico

Baltimore County Exec Klausmeier bypasses incumbent Madigan as she names new inspector general; Maryland’s federal workforce sees biggest one-month decline in 29 years; demolition begins at Pimlico Race Course.

State Roundup: Trump administration denies recovery funds to flooded Allegany, Garrett counties

Trump administration denies recovery funds to flooded Allegany, Garrett counties; Del. Moon drafts bill to require Maryland to redraw congressional districts early if other states do so.

If Montgomery County Really Wanted Affordable Housing, It Would Open Up the Agricultural Reserve

If the Council were serious—dead serious—about making housing in Montgomery County more affordable, they wouldn’t be rearranging duplexes in Silver Spring. The Council would instead be ready to touch Montgomery County’s holiest of sacred cows, the Agricultural Reserve. There’s something weirdly poetic about the fact that you can’t afford to live in Montgomery County because know-it-all progressives decided horse farms were more important than people.

As Virgina Lands AstraZeneca Facility, Moore Administration Whistles Past The Graveyard

While Maryland remains a critical R&D hub for AstraZeneca, Virginia’s selection as the manufacturing cornerstone also highlights the state’s rising prominence in advanced pharmaceutical production, potentially shifting the regional balance in the U.S. biopharma landscape. It’s a shift that Maryland cannot afford.

A Right Worth Defending: What Enshrining Citizenship in Maryland Could Mean

As federal agencies roll back protections for immigrants and the Supreme Court threatens access to birthright citizenship, Maryland lawmakers face growing pressure to assert the state’s commitment to inclusion. One proposed response is a constitutional provision that would affirm that all persons born in Maryland are Marylanders, entitled to full protection under state law.

State Roundup: Harford schools among first to go to trial against social media companies; electricity bills to rise up to 5% next summer

Harford schools among first to go to trial against social media companies over student harms; electricity bills to rise up to 5% next summer.

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