Category: General Assembly
Lawmakers may dash dreams of high-speed transit
By Capital News Service | March 7, 2024 | General Assembly | 0 |
Lawmakers work toward solution on juvenile justice
By Capital News Service | March 6, 2024 | General Assembly | 0 |
Proposed Maryland bill to criminalize distribution...
By Capital News Service | March 6, 2024 | General Assembly | 0 |
Aid-in-dying bill falters for the year
By Capital News Service | March 1, 2024 | General Assembly | 0 |
As resale ticket prices climb, the live music indu...
By Capital News Service | February 27, 2024 | General Assembly | 0 |
Maryland considers proposed bill to legalize online gambling
by Capital News Service | March 13, 2024 | General Assembly | 0 |
Maryland lawmakers are considering a bill that would legalize internet gaming in the state. Guests would no longer need to travel to casinos to play table games and use slot machines. Opponents say new legislation would pose significant risks to existing Maryland casinos.
Read MoreOpioid deaths spur push for kids to carry naloxone
by Capital News Service | March 7, 2024 | General Assembly | 0 |
A disparate and ambiguous set of district-level policies has created confusion on the role students may play in preventing opioid deaths among their peers. But a bill before the Maryland General Assembly aims to provide a clear and uniform set of standards. The measure, HB 1268, would explicitly authorize students across the state to possess and administer naloxone – also known by its brand name, Narcan – as adolescent opioid deaths surge and teens lobby for urgent solutions.
Read MoreLawmakers may dash dreams of high-speed transit
by Capital News Service | March 7, 2024 | General Assembly | 0 |
Maryland lawmakers this session are debating their possible role in funding a high-speed rail project from Washington, D.C. to New York City, with some convinced the answer is clear: the state shouldn’t have any role at all.
Read MoreLawmakers work toward solution on juvenile justice
by Capital News Service | March 6, 2024 | General Assembly | 0 |
Lawmakers are moving toward consensus on changes to Maryland’s juvenile justice system, discussing how to address crime by children ages 10 to 12 and get them into rehabilitation programs that can help.
Read MoreProposed Maryland bill to criminalize distribution of heroin or fentanyl
by Capital News Service | March 6, 2024 | General Assembly | 0 |
Lawmakers in the Maryland General Assembly are hearing bills to prohibit the distribution of heroin and fentanyl without lawful authority to do so. Victoria & Scottie’s Law is named in honor of two individuals who died from fentanyl overdoses. The bill would impose up to 20 years of imprisonment on anyone convicted of selling these substances that lead to serious bodily injury or death.
Read MoreAid-in-dying bill falters for the year
by Capital News Service | March 1, 2024 | General Assembly | 0 |
Lawmakers have tabled a fiercely debated bill that would have granted terminally ill Maryland residents the right to end their lives, a setback to supporters who hoped it would finally pass this year.
Read MoreAs resale ticket prices climb, the live music industry looks for solutions
by Capital News Service | February 27, 2024 | General Assembly | 0 |
Twenty-four thousand, six hundred and ninety-four dollars. That’s how much one ticket cost on Vivid Seats for Hozier’s upcoming Merriweather Post Pavilion show in May. The original price for a seat at the sold-out show was $99, according to I.M.P. Concerts, the production company that owns Merriweather.
Read MoreIncome tax hike unlikely in Maryland – this year, anyway
by Capital News Service | February 22, 2024 | General Assembly | 0 |
Some Democratic lawmakers in Maryland are proposing a set of income tax hikes this year, but even bill sponsors have admitted that getting their colleagues on board will likely be a long-haul effort.
Read MoreAnti-scalping bill spurs controversy
by Capital News Service | February 21, 2024 | General Assembly | 0 |
Season ticket holders are pushing back against an anti-scalping bill in the Maryland General Assembly they say would harm their right to transfer tickets and make a profit when they miss a game.
Read MoreMeet the bikers who try – and fail – each year to erode Maryland’s helmet law
by Capital News Service | February 20, 2024 | General Assembly | 0 |
Established in 1974, ABATE will mark 50 years of advocacy for motorcyclists’ rights this June. Its animating issue has been eroding Maryland’s helmet law, different iterations of which have been in place since 1968. Today, Maryland joins 16 other states and the District of Columbia in requiring all riders to wear protective headgear.
Read MoreSparks fly as Maryland Democrats try to cap live-event ticket prices
by Capital News Service | February 14, 2024 | General Assembly | 0 |
Sen. Dawn Gile, D-Anne Arundel, and fellow Democrats in both chambers are pushing this ticketing reform bill, inspired by the overwhelming demand for artists like Taylor Swift and Beyoncé and by the scalpers who in recent months have preyed on their fans.
Read MoreOfficer fights to deter drivers like one who injured him
by Capital News Service | February 9, 2024 | General Assembly | 0 |
ess than four months after losing his legs in an attempt to stop a reckless highway driver, a Montgomery County police officer is at the forefront of a movement to crack down on negligent driving in Maryland.
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