Leslie Hunt

State Roundup: lawmakers tackle Moore’s budget, $1.4B shortfall; sweeping energy reform bill heads to house floor; sewage overflows lead to building moratorium in Baltimore suburbs; TSA officers working without pay at BWI Marshall

State Roundup: lawmakers tackle Moore’s budget, $1.4B shortfall; sweeping energy reform bill heads to house floor; sewage overflows lead to building moratorium in Baltimore suburbs; TSA officers working without pay at BWI Marshall

LAWMAKERS TO TACKLE MOORE’S BUDGET, $1.4B SHORTFALL IN FINAL 30-DAY PUSH: The Maryland General Assembly has roughly 30 days to prove that it can tackle the state’s affordability crisis, an issue both Democrats and Republicans said is their top-line priority this...

State Roundup: Van Hollen urges GOP support to shield consumers from data center energy costs; vote delayed on firefighters use of cannabis while off-duty; private owner of ICE facility sues HO CO elected officials

State Roundup: Van Hollen urges GOP support to shield consumers from data center energy costs; vote delayed on firefighters use of cannabis while off-duty; private owner of ICE facility sues HO CO elected officials

VOTE ALLOWING FIREFIGHTERS TO USE CANNABIS WHILE OFF-DUTY DELAYED, FIERCE DEBATE: There was a fierce debate on the Maryland Senate floor over a bill that would let firefighters and rescue workers use medical cannabis while off-duty. The discussion became so intense...

STATE ROUNDUP: NURSING HOME INSPECTIONS ALMOST CAUGHT UP, UNLICENSED ASSISTED LIVING POSES POSES NEW CHALLENGE; MOORE PUSHES AGENCIES TO fix audit problems; Howard rejects PRIVATE IMMIGRATION DETENTION CENTERS;

STATE ROUNDUP: NURSING HOME INSPECTIONS ALMOST CAUGHT UP, UNLICENSED ASSISTED LIVING POSES POSES NEW CHALLENGE; MOORE PUSHES AGENCIES TO fix audit problems; Howard rejects PRIVATE IMMIGRATION DETENTION CENTERS;

NURSING HOMES INSPECTIONS ALMOST CAUGHT UP, BUT UNLICENSED ASSISTED LIVING POSES NEW CHALLENGE: State health officials reported tremendous progress Thursday on a backlog of nursing home inspections, going from 130 cases last year to just 10 today, about half the time...