Lisa Jackson, Author at MarylandReporter.com

state roundup: NAVAL ACADEMY’S FIRST FEMALE SUPT. REASSIGNED; Senate committee approves FBI HQ stay in D.C.; MOORE SIGNS ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ORDER;

NAVAL ACADEMY’S FIRST FEMALE SUPERINTENDENT BEING REASSIGNED: Vice Adm. Yvette Davids, the first woman and Hispanic person to lead the U.S. Naval Academy, is being reassigned after just 18 months in the latest Trump-era change at the Annapolis military college,...

State Roundup: Power project firm files another suit for land access; Mo Co gives job preference to laid off federal workers

Power project company files another lawsuit seeking access to private land; Do you understand Maryland’s climate goals? State sues feds to keep disaster mitigation program; Montgomery County gives job priority to laid off federal workers.

Questions – and answers – about Maryland’s climate efforts

Maryland touts its climate goals as some of the most ambitious in the country. The state is required by state law to cut its greenhouse gas emissions 60% by 2031 and hit net zero carbon emissions by 2045. Legislation passed in 2022 and a pollution reduction plan published in late 2023 lay out a road map to reaching these goals. But what does this plan involve, and what does it mean for Marylanders? Here’s a closer look.

State Roundup: Pedestrian, bicyclist input sought on road safety improvements; loan program for laid off federal workers criticized; state benefits application streamlined

Pedestrian, bicyclist input sought on road safety improvements; loan program for laid off federal workers criticized; state benefits application streamlined

State Roundup: ICE arrests have doubled; EPA says offshore wind permit invalid; state struggles with climate goals

ICE arrests have doubled in Maryland under Trump; EPA says Ocean City offshore wind permit invalid; state struggles with climate goals, and Carroll commissioner tapped to head state Veterans Department.

Maryland struggles to meet ambitious climate goals

As the planet logs some of its warmest years on record, Maryland is trying to make good on some of the most ambitious climate goals in the country. But the state is struggling to keep up with deadlines it set for itself.

State Roundup: Number of homeless students rise, but federal aid is cut; Maryland mandates detention for teens who offend while monitored

Number of homeless students in state rise, but federal aid is cut; Maryland mandates detention for teens who offend while monitored; and Chesapeake jurisdictions reassess cleanup plans.

A Crisis in Plain Sight: Withheld Federal Education Funds Threaten Maryland’s Blueprint for Reform

More than $6.2 billion in federal education funds — approved under the FY2025 budget and scheduled for release on July 1 — remains frozen. The Trump Administration insists this is part of an “ongoing review,” but to the parents, teachers, and students staring down the first day of school without the support they were promised, it looks more like sabotage. The longer these funds remain impounded, the deeper the damage — not just to school budgets, but to the futures of children across the country. And while the crisis is national, the impact in Maryland is particularly acute.

STATE ROUNDUP: MASS OVERDOSE IN B’MORE; MOORE OFFERS BUYOUT TO STATE WORKERS; SENATE VOTES TO FUND FBI GREENBELT HEADQUARTERS

DESPITE SERIOUS CASES, B’MORE OVERDOSES CONTINUE DECLINE: The mass casualty event in Penn North that saw at least 25 people hospitalized on Thursday underscored the persistence of Baltimore’s overdose crisis, despite a recent drop citywide. Mathew Schumer/The...

The Voting Rights Act Turns 60 — Maryland Puts It to the Test

Voting rights in Maryland are under siege — and for Latino, Black, naturalized citizen, and working-class voters, the danger isn’t abstract. It’s happening right now, in courtrooms and committee hearings, in bureaucratic rule changes and so-called “integrity” lawsuits designed to do one thing: make it harder for people to vote. And as we approach the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, we’re forced to ask ourselves—have we learned anything from the past?

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