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state roundup: state settles with dali owner; dems...

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U.S. Rep. Andy Harris is a long-term incumbent, bu...

By Capital News Service | April 9, 2026 | Election, News | 0 |

State Roundup: $71 billion budget package signed i...

By Cynthia Prairie | April 9, 2026 | State Roundup | 1 |

Marylanders Deserve Juries That Reflect Their Comm...

By Qiana Johnson and Heather Warnken | April 8, 2026 | Commentary, General Assembly | 0 |

State Roundup: Bill would let state sue private sc...

By Cynthia Prairie | April 8, 2026 | State Roundup | 0 |

Bringing solar power — and savings — t...

By Capital News Service | April 7, 2026 | Environment, News | 0 |

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U.S. Rep. Andy Harris is a long-term incumbent, but Democrats hope they can beat him in 2026

U.S. Rep. Andy Harris is a long-term incumbent, but Democrats hope they can beat him in 2026

By Capital News Service | April 9, 2026 | Election, News | 0 |

By BEN MESSINGER Capital News Service Democrats running for Congress in Maryland’s 1st District...

  • Bringing solar power — and savings — to Baltimore City residents  

    Bringing solar power — and savings — to Baltimore City residents  

    By Capital News Service | April 7, 2026 | Environment, News | 0 |

  • Thousands of No Kings protesters in Columbia hear Elfreth’s plea: ‘We cannot do this without you’

    Thousands of No Kings protesters in Columbia hear Elfreth’s plea: ‘We cannot do this without you’

    By Len Lazarick | March 30, 2026 | News | 0 |

  • A building moratorium in some Baltimore suburbs due to sewage overflows

    A building moratorium in some Baltimore suburbs due to sewage overflows

    By Timothy Wheeler | March 12, 2026 | Environment, News | 0 |

  • U.S. Park Police on Md., Va. parkways are helping ICE carry out arrests

    U.S. Park Police on Md., Va. parkways are helping ICE carry out arrests

    By Capital News Service | March 11, 2026 | News | 0 |

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state roundup: state settles with dali owner; dems hope to beat harris in 2026; new fees for paint buyers raises questions

state roundup: state settles with dali owner; dems hope to beat harris in 2026; new fees for paint buyers raises questions

By Leslie Hunt | April 10, 2026 | State Roundup | 0 |

‘SETTLEMENT IN PRINCIPLE’ WITH DALI SHIP OWNER REACHED IN KEY BRIDGE COLLAPSE LAWSUIT: The owner...

  • State Roundup: $71 billion budget package signed into law; Chambers reach deal on energy bill; questions arise over pausing taxing hospitals’ offshore insurance

    State Roundup: $71 billion budget package signed into law; Chambers reach deal on energy bill; questions arise over pausing taxing hospitals’ offshore insurance

    By Cynthia Prairie | April 9, 2026 | State Roundup | 1 |

  • State Roundup: Bill would let state sue private schools for bias claims; House OKs bill limiting prosecutors use of creative expression; 15-month probe helps dismantle Eastern Shore drug operation

    State Roundup: Bill would let state sue private schools for bias claims; House OKs bill limiting prosecutors use of creative expression; 15-month probe helps dismantle Eastern Shore drug operation

    By Cynthia Prairie | April 8, 2026 | State Roundup | 0 |

  • State Roundup: Latest juvenile justice reform bill heads to Moore’s desk; Moore expected to sign budget bill Wednesday; Maryland seeks to redevelop Light Rail lands

    State Roundup: Latest juvenile justice reform bill heads to Moore’s desk; Moore expected to sign budget bill Wednesday; Maryland seeks to redevelop Light Rail lands

    By Cynthia Prairie | April 7, 2026 | State Roundup | 1 |

  • State Roundup: ICE nixes detentions at Hagerstown warehouse; Cayman Islands helped nonprofit hospitals avoided insurance tax; two amendments added to ‘good cause evictions’ bill

    State Roundup: ICE nixes detentions at Hagerstown warehouse; Cayman Islands helped nonprofit hospitals avoided insurance tax; two amendments added to ‘good cause evictions’ bill

    By Cynthia Prairie | April 6, 2026 | State Roundup | 0 |

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U.S. Rep. Andy Harris is a long-term incumbent, but Democrats hope they can beat him in 2026

U.S. Rep. Andy Harris is a long-term incumbent, but Democrats hope they can beat him in 2026

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By BEN MESSINGER Capital News Service Democrats running for Congress in Maryland’s 1st District...

  • Marylanders Deserve Juries That Reflect Their Communities

    Marylanders Deserve Juries That Reflect Their Communities

    By Qiana Johnson and Heather Warnken | April 8, 2026 | Commentary, General Assembly | 0 |

  • 26 years as an adjunct professor at Towson University with few benefits, she would like to see part-timers get bargaining rights

    26 years as an adjunct professor at Towson University with few benefits, she would like to see part-timers get bargaining rights

    By Jayne Bernasconi | March 11, 2026 | Commentary, General Assembly | 0 |

  • Has Maryland’s elections administrator found the Fountain of Youth? The state’s ancient voters would make it seem so. 

    Has Maryland’s elections administrator found the Fountain of Youth? The state’s ancient voters would make it seem so. 

    By Mark Uncapher | March 4, 2026 | Commentary, Election | 1 |

  • A busy Senator, Katie Fry Hester, tackles energy, artificial intelligence and cyber security and lots more

    A busy Senator, Katie Fry Hester, tackles energy, artificial intelligence and cyber security and lots more

    By Len Lazarick | March 1, 2026 | General Assembly, News | 0 |

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By Qiana Johnson and Heather Warnken | April 8, 2026 | Commentary, General Assembly | 0 |

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  • A Bipartisan Breakthrough on Energy Affordability in Maryland

    A Bipartisan Breakthrough on Energy Affordability in Maryland

    By Ian Magruder | April 4, 2026 | Commentary | 1 |

  • Annapolis legislation targeting Israel are antisemitism in disguise

    Annapolis legislation targeting Israel are antisemitism in disguise

    By Marc King | March 20, 2026 | Commentary | 0 |

  • Maryland’s Healthcare Bureaucracy Hurts Patients. This Bill Would Make It Worse

    Maryland’s Healthcare Bureaucracy Hurts Patients. This Bill Would Make It Worse

    By Liam Siguad | March 19, 2026 | Commentary | 0 |

  • 26 years as an adjunct professor at Towson University with few benefits, she would like to see part-timers get bargaining rights

    26 years as an adjunct professor at Towson University with few benefits, she would like to see part-timers get bargaining rights

    By Jayne Bernasconi | March 11, 2026 | Commentary, General Assembly | 0 |

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State Roundup: Higher taxes for Kirwan?

Del. Luedtke proposes tax on professional services, penny cut in sales tax to fund Kirwan education initiatives, while many suspect businesses that haven’t paid that such tax will protest; watchdog group files ethics complaint against Gov. Hogan over business dealings; Climate Solutions Act would address state fleet, state buildings, new commercial construction and rising sea levels; Del. Wilson returns with bill seeking expanded time for victims of child sex abuse to sue; Sen. Lam introduces bill to ban public school ‘lunch shaming;’ and Hagerstown Airport gets $1 million in federal funding for upgrades.

Sen. Waldstreicher: Maryland’s indecent exposure laws must be expanded

Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher, D-Montgomery, said Maryland’s indecent exposure laws must be expanded to include touching oneself sexually in public while fully clothed

State Roundup: Bill to ban hair bias

Judiciary panel, pondering expanding definition of race, hears testimony on hairstyle bias that directly impacts African Americans; Senate gives initial OK to allowing public voice over future Bay Bridge work; American Heart Association wants to ban sale of flavored nicotine products; proposal would end point-of-sale plastic carryout bags; bill would allow law enforcement to take behavioral health patients to a crisis center; coaches are top paid state employees; Gov. Hogan names new State Police superintendent; and legislation to decide what can be labeled ‘meat’ dies in committee.

American Heart Association says Franchot’s task force recommendations on curbing youth e-cigarette use, vaping do not go far enough

The American Heart Association said Tuesday that recommendations in a report newly released by Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot’s office aimed at curbing underage access to electronic smoking devices (ESDs) are good but do not go far enough because they do not call for an outright ban of flavored nicotine products.

State Roundup: Lawmakers review Kirwan plan

State lawmakers begin review of Kirwan education recommendations, funding possibilities and dire warnings should it not be funded; in the meantime, students, parents and teachers rally outside State House to support education overhaul plan; Gov. Hogan names first inspector general to oversee education spending; with aging population, Maryland faces crisis in lack of one-on-one health care workers; UMMS board member acknowledges ‘some knowledge’ of Healthy Holly dealings; Kweisi Mfume takes heat over supporting sentencing leniency for Catherine Pugh; and five named to District Court bench in Prince George’s.

State faces crisis in getting direct service workers for health care

Demographic changes and a rapidly rising senior population in Maryland are driving the demand for direct service workers, who make up a third of the health care work force. But they are in such short supply that the Maryland Regional Direct Services Collaborative (MRDSC) has declared the situation a crisis.

State Roundup: House OKs school funds

Maryland House OKs $2.2 billion school repair, construction bill to ease crowding, replace old buildings; four committees to hear Kirwan education recommendations today; bill would enable people targeted by false police calls to sue the callers for damages; opioid chief Schuh defends expenditures after critical audit; half of Gov. Hogan’s “Green Bag” appointments go to women; new Redskins stadium may just replace the old one; state, local solution sought to hemp farm stench; and attorneys for Catherine Pugh cite distress, economic loss in seeking 366-day sentence for Baltimore’s former mayor.

Sen. Carter says there is no ‘public utility’ to locking up Pugh

A day after federal prosecutors called for sending former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh to prison for nearly five years, state Sen. Jill Carter, D-Baltimore City, said she does not believe there is any “public utility” to locking up the disgraced politician. Pugh’s attorneys echoed that sentiment, asking for a sentence of one year and one day in a sentencing memorandum filed with the federal court on Friday, according to the Baltimore Sun.

State Roundup, February 14, 2020

Prosecutors recommend nearly five years of jail in bombshell memorandum; includes Pugh’s business ties to city comptroller; GOP lawmakers offer education proposals; spousal rape defense debated; opinion piece on judicial elections; environmental groups oppose Conowingo Dam deal; lifetime supervision for sex offenders proposed; medical marijuana ban in jails discussed for third time; deadly assault spurs hate crime bill; more mental health training for police proposed; Frederick priorities for transportation set for U.S. 15; bill proposes parental consent for birth control after teen gets implant at school; Allegany debates if slots money should go to scholarships or emergency services

Environmentalists, Shore officials oppose Conowingo settlement

Environmental groups and some rural Maryland officials are calling on federal regulators to reject the deal that the state has reached with the owner of the Conowingo Dam to address the harm the hydropower facility has caused to the Susquehanna River and the Chesapeake Bay. Spurred by that opposition, a bipartisan group of state lawmakers is making a bid to block the agreement through legislation.

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