GOVERNOR SIGNS CHILD VICTIMS ACT INTO LAW: In an emotional bill-signing ceremony on Thursday, Gov. Wes Moore (D) on Thursday signed the Child Victims Act – which had been sponsored by House Economic Matters Chair C.T. Wilson throughout four legislative sessions. As of...
A former Baltimore County official accused of stealing almost $110,000 from a campaign to reelect a former Baltimore County Council member pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of felony theft scheme and one count of perjury. William “Chris” McCollum had been charged with 21 counts of felony theft, embezzlement and perjury.
The wife of Anne Arundel County Del. Nic Kipke has joined a gun rights organization suing Gov. Wes Moore, challenging Maryland’s new laws that will restrict where licensed gun owners can carry firearms.
MISCOMMUNICATION DELAYS APPROVAL OF LOCAL BLUEPRINT PLANS: Approval of local plans for reforming Maryland’s public schools will be delayed until July because state education officials are taking additional time to assess them. The Blueprint for Maryland’s Future Accountability and Implementation Board (AIB), which met in person Thursday for the first time since December, could have begun approving some plans this month.
The chair of the Maryland State Board of Elections has promised to limit the retiring elections director’s involvement in the search for her successor following a complaint by state Sen. Cheryl Kagan. A job listing for the position, approved by the board, is being posted Friday.
A resolution to recognize the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) as the 28th Amendment to the United States Constitution failed to clear a procedural vote in the Senate Thursday.
Maryland’s prisons need 3,417 more correctional officers to safely operate, according to a report by the union representing them released Thursday. Union leaders said certain extracurricular activities for prisoners are canceled due to limited correctional staff. And some of the violence inside prisons is the result of limited correctional officers who work up to 80 hours per week, according to the union.
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State roundup: Marylanders will vote on abortion rights referendum next year. The debate over private-school funding stalls the state budget. Prince George’s Co. settles police brutality suit for $7.5 million.
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