Meg Tully

State Roundup, September 6, 2019

First Purple Line track laid; Hogan downplays disagreement with PA over Chesapeake Bay cleanup; pension system responds to critique; Astate employee union is facing a lawsuit seeking to recoup up to $7 million the union collected from state employees without their permission; feds meet on rural broadband access; Kirwan education committees debate funding; opioid crisis continues; protesters gather on commissioner-led prayers in Carroll; Hogan complains about Baltimore city schools not having AC; Jealous won’t run for city mayor; judge denies Balt Co development; delegate vacancies; art center will be renamed for late Speaker Mike Busch

State Roundup August 30, 2019

Gov. Larry Hogan alarmed about Pennsylvania’s Chesapeake Bay plan; nearly 200 people nationally sick from vaping; child porn laws apply to self-produced teen video; workgroup considers school construction funding changes; residents near Bay Bridge react to planning; Carroll to settle meeting prayer case; statewide balloon release bill planned; disability rights activist to apply for delegate; union gives fans to Baltimore teachers with no AC; Trone meets with Garrett officials; Hogan announces opioid grants; MTA starting new Guinness bus route; Baltimore gag order case won’t go to Supreme Court

State Roundup August 23, 2019

The governor’s office has fenced off funding for MD’s new Prescription Drug Board; Kirwan defends work of state education commission; Sun investigates how racing commission members are financially invested in the sport they oversee; state AGs, phone companies vow to fight robocalls; Baltimore objects to SNAP benefit changes; record lottery, casino revenue; BSO musicians won’t return to stage without contract; Chestertown chief tapped for new Natural Resources police chief; black liquor renewable energy reforms discussed; feds release funds for opioid fight in MD; students move into mold remediated dorms; fire put out near State House; GBMC seeks approval for renovations; Frederick County sheriff’s ICE agreement under scrutiny

State Roundup: August 9, 2019

Gun policy debate rages in Maryland as Baltimore police sergeant shot off-duty, with a look at the numbers of the state’s new red flag orders to take away guns; Maryland REAL ID re-certtified; BWI runway project gets federal funding; MoCo inspects rental properties, identifies troubled properties; Ellicott City rebuilding continues; Hogan administration demanding Metro transparency; MoCo school bus camera contract under scrutiny; tax-free back to school shopping; C&O groundbreaking; Marriott employees rally in BMore; PG police officer convicted in case with no cruiser camera; U,S, Rep. Brown visiting Central America

State Roundup August 2, 2019

President Trump continued his scathing attacks on Baltimore minutes into a campaign rally Thursday, then news broke that Rep. Elijah Cummings’ West Baltimore home was broken into last weekend hours before Trump made his first comments on the district; the Post gives an in-depth look at how Baltimore reform efforts fizzled after they were launched following the death of Freddie Gray; how much federal money really goes into Baltimore?; VP Pence visits crane company in just over the state line; Del. Impallaria’s defamation suit has been dismissed; blind voters sue over unequal voting system allegations; delegate questions sanitary commission nearly rebranding cost; AG seeks help of truckers for human trafficking crackdown; student hosts roundtable on gun issues; Frederick lawmakers serve on gang commission; hemp impact on state police marijuana enforcement Commerce Secty Schulz on paper mill closure; Van Hollen looks to improve southern MD economy; and Garrett airport gets fed funding

State Roundup, July 26, 2019

Hogan to lead National Governor’s Association; Franchot for brewery Hysteria; Meals on Wheels funding cut; health department investigates parasite outbreak; cashless tolls coming; Baltimore approves ransomware attack funding; more cooling off called for before lawmakers become lobbyists; police settlement gag order debate continues; Frederick delegate Facebook blocking questioned; $15 billion in Baltimore transportation planning; Hagerstown I-81 funding rejected; Transportation planning for Washington region; Bmore police liability considered in court case; distilleries now able to serve cocktails; state education funding formula committee membership questioned; OHV park now open; discussion of MoCo sanctuary policies; Hoyer aid retires

State Roundup, July 19, 2019

Buy Local Cookout at Government House; lots of congressional news in today’s roundup, with Rep. Elijah Cummings going on the offensive in a child separation hearing; sharing his personal scars from integrating a pool and how President Trump’s remarks brought them back; congressional fundraising figures released; Fort Meade contractor indicted on threat to congress member charges; AOC draws crowds in Silver Spring; Morgan State will review cannabis applications; Baltimore City gag order legislation proposed; Rutherford visits western Md.; Opinion on elderly prisoners; wind and solar farm developments; Prince George’s residents oppose what they believe is Amazon warehouse; Judge allows tax returns in Annapolis Capital shooting case; Exonerated push for compensation from state; Justice John Paul Stevens remembered.

State Roundup July 12, 2019

Immigrant policy dominates the headlines as Baltimore braces for ICE raids; Baltimore Brew and plaintiff win appeal on police settlement gag order case; Dems allege Hogan campaign violations; agencies fail to do required excessive force reporting; homicide case brings attention to Maryland judge discipline lag; Purple Line delayed; Garrett hands over wastewater operation; Mosby supports drug injection site; DeGrange joins lobbying firm; Court of Appeals swearing in; utility companies interested in rate setting changes; Hogan hones communications shop; fallen journalists memorial gains support; Diamondback editorial on accreditation review; Hopkins offers gun policy seminar for teens; NOAA says Maryland flooding will worsen

State Roundup, June 28, 2019

Supreme Court won’t interfere on gerrymandering the ruling in Maryland case says; Hogan calls for redistricting overhaul; hundreds rally in Baltimore ICE protest; Pimlico negotiating continues; Ports to take over MTA; one year anniversary of Annapolis newspaper shootings; Hogan criticizes Montgomery on emergency communications planning; Kirwan funding means teacher raises in Harford; Shoemaker joins Family Violence Council

State Roundup, June 21, 2019

The Supreme Court rules the Bladensburg Peace Cross can stay; opinions are divided on the landmark case about religious symbols in public life; Kirwan education commission meets; a look into the problems with the REAL ID roll out; Metro chief Jack Evans to resign in light of ethics lapses; state employees get raises; MTA prices rising; VEEP Mike Pence to attend annual GOP dinner but Gov. Hogan will be out of town; more on the gas pipeline lawsuit; Maryland reps trying to keep USDA offices from moving; Ellicott City biz owner testifies on disaster aid; MoCo public access channels endangered; fired Pocomoke city manager files open meetings complaint; and U.S. Rep. Steny Hoyer turns 80.

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