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.
Regina Holmes
State roundup: Miscommunication delays local Blueprint plans; Moore to sign bills to help veterans
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.
State roundup: Md. elections chair vows outgoing director won’t be involved in picking replacement; Sun names five Archdiocese officials who it says helped cover up abuse
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.
State Roundup: ERA resolution pushed by Cardin fails U.S. Senate vote, Moore and Miller mark 100 days in office
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.
STATE ROUNDUP: REPORT CALLS FOR 3,400+ MORE Prison officers; EPA SETTLES SUIT OVER BAY POLLUTION; AG BROWN JOINS DEMANDS FOR RECALL OF HYUNDAI, KIA MODELS
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.
State Roundup: Moore asks global forum in U.K. to help fight poverty here; Md. rents are still higher than average; Baltimore Co. budget offers record funds hike for schools
State Roundup: Wes Moore asks global forum attendees in U.K. to help fight poverty here; Md. rents are still higher than average; Baltimore Co. budget offers record funds hike for schools
State Roundup: Police brutality bill heads to Gov. Wes Moore; Steep hike in school spending will strain Baltimore budget; Ex-Gunpowder park manager convicted of sex abuse, acquitted of rape
State Roundup: Police brutality bill heads to Gov. Wes Moore; Steep hike in school spending will strain Baltimore budget; Ex-Gunpowder park manager convicted of sex abuse, acquitted of rape
State roundup: Marylanders will vote on abortion rights referendum; debate over private-school funding stalls budget; P.G. Co. settles police brutality suit for $7.5 million
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.
State Roundup: lawmakers amend many of Moore’s bills; court transparency bill is rejected again; Md. Senate debates hiking Ocean City hotel tax 1%
LAWMAKERS AMEND, COMBINE AND SLASH MOORE’S BILLS: Gov. Wes Moore — two months into an administration that he promised would move boldly, yet cautiously — is both racking up wins and coming up short. The first-time politician entered office with ambitious goals like...
State Roundup: Senate passes Child Victims Act; crime dropped overall in state 2010-2020 but homicides jumped; House passed bill restricting spam calls
STATE SENATE PASSES CHILD VICTIMS ACT IN 42-5 VOTE: In a 42-5 vote, the Maryland Senate on Thursday night passed Senate Bill 686, which would remove the civil statute of limitations for child sexual abuse lawsuits and allow survivors to file lawsuits regardless of...
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