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A Bipartisan Breakthrough on Energy Affordability ...

By Ian Magruder | April 4, 2026 | Commentary | 0 |

state roundup: house, senate diverge over energy b...

By Leslie Hunt | April 3, 2026 | State Roundup | 0 |

State Roundup: ‘Good Cause Evictions’ ...

By Cynthia Prairie | April 2, 2026 | State Roundup | 1 |

State Roundup: Number of ICE arrests more than tri...

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

State Roundup: Senate panel begins amending energy...

By Cynthia Prairie | March 31, 2026 | State Roundup | 0 |

State Roundup: Budget shortfall patched, but long-...

By Cynthia Prairie | March 30, 2026 | State Roundup | 0 |

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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 |

Thousands of No King protesters on Saturday afternoon in Columbia’s Symphony Woods heard speeches...

  • 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 |

  • Maryland’s main energy producer is nuclear and growing — but concerns about nuclear energy remain

    Maryland’s main energy producer is nuclear and growing — but concerns about nuclear energy remain

    By Capital News Service | March 9, 2026 | Environment, News | 1 |

  • As data centers multiply, Maryland’s power grid struggles to keep up

    As data centers multiply, Maryland’s power grid struggles to keep up

    By Capital News Service | March 4, 2026 | Environment, News | 1 |

State Roundup

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state roundup: house, senate diverge over energy bill; e-z pass fines surge into tens of thousands; amazon wants to build data center at calvert cliffs

state roundup: house, senate diverge over energy bill; e-z pass fines surge into tens of thousands; amazon wants to build data center at calvert cliffs

By Leslie Hunt | April 3, 2026 | State Roundup | 0 |

E-Z PASS FINES BALLOON INTO TENS OF THOUSANDS IN DEBT AS LAWMAKERS PUSH FIX: Across Maryland,...

  • State Roundup: ‘Good Cause Evictions’ gets another chance; energy study amendment problematic, advocates say; House panel pressured on Senate youth charges bill

    State Roundup: ‘Good Cause Evictions’ gets another chance; energy study amendment problematic, advocates say; House panel pressured on Senate youth charges bill

    By Cynthia Prairie | April 2, 2026 | State Roundup | 1 |

  • State Roundup: Number of ICE arrests more than triple in year; lawmakers who seek Del Bouchat’s resignation get an unwanted gift; House, Senate energy bills differ widely

    State Roundup: Number of ICE arrests more than triple in year; lawmakers who seek Del Bouchat’s resignation get an unwanted gift; House, Senate energy bills differ widely

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

  • State Roundup: Senate panel begins amending energy package; Senate, House pass versions of $71B budget; Lawmakers rush bill critics say could leave victims unprotected

    State Roundup: Senate panel begins amending energy package; Senate, House pass versions of $71B budget; Lawmakers rush bill critics say could leave victims unprotected

    By Cynthia Prairie | March 31, 2026 | State Roundup | 0 |

  • State Roundup: Budget shortfall patched, but long-term woes continue; lawmakers push to enshrine access to emergency abortions; Marylanders show up for lots of No Kings rallies

    State Roundup: Budget shortfall patched, but long-term woes continue; lawmakers push to enshrine access to emergency abortions; Marylanders show up for lots of No Kings rallies

    By Cynthia Prairie | March 30, 2026 | State Roundup | 0 |

State House, Election

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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 |

By Jayne Bernasconi I have been in denial for years now. I am a dance professor at Towson...

  • 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 |

  • Senate considers official probe of Black boys deaths in old juvenile prison

    Senate considers official probe of Black boys deaths in old juvenile prison

    By Capital News Service | February 26, 2026 | General Assembly | 0 |

  • A third of state Senate running unopposed for reelection

    A third of state Senate running unopposed for reelection

    By Len Lazarick | February 24, 2026 | Election, General Assembly, News | 0 |

Commentary

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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 | 0 |

By Ian Magruder and Molly Knoll Democrats and Republicans can’t seem to agree on much of anything...

  • 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 |

  • Maryland Already Chose a Data-Driven Path on Data Centers; Lawmakers Should Let It Play Out.

    Maryland Already Chose a Data-Driven Path on Data Centers; Lawmakers Should Let It Play Out.

    By Chris Madello | March 9, 2026 | Commentary | 0 |

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  • What Maryland Policymakers Can Learn From New Jersey’s Success in Getting Residents to Play Online Legally

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Hogan proposes more than $1 billion in tax cuts for retirees

Retirees who make $50,000 a year or less “will pay no state income tax whatsoever” under the Retirement Tax Reduction Act of 2020, Hogan said. Retirees who make less than $100,000 a year would see their state taxes decrease from 50 to 100 percent, he said.

State Roundup January 16, 2020

Lawmakers see much they like in the governor’s budget plan; Baltimore’s top prosecutor condemns backlash against black, female prosecutors; progressive lawmakers propose taxes to pay for education plan; background checks for long guns draws strong feelings; AG says drivers licenses should not be suspended for unpaid fines; standardized approach to exoneree settlements proposed; recession for 2021 predicted; candidate might challenge central committee nomination; wind farm objections continue in Dan’s Mountain; Hogan proposal would benefit military families; audit of Frederick immigration program coming; funding for SDAT; hospital payment system considered; future of BSO funding; Senate President Emeritus shares perspective; tolls moving on Bay Bridge in shift to electronic tolling

Widow of Capital Gazette editor gives emotional testimony on gun-safety bill

“Maryland may have some of the strongest gun laws in the country but it’s not enough,” said Andrea Chamblee, a volunteer with the Maryland chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America whose husband. John McNamara, was killed in the June 2018 shooting along with four other Gazette employees. “There are significant loopholes that endanger our families, including the loopholes corrected by this bill.”

State Roundup, January 15, 2020

Gov. Larry Hogan previews his $47.9 billion budget, saying it shows fiscal responsibility while attacking crime problems and education without raising taxes; Sen. Smith offers bill to prevent landlord bias against housing voucher tenants; prosecutors seek to fix quirk in law that allows first-degree murderers, rapists to be eligible for parole earlier than second-degree offenders; carbon tax proposal returns with education funding component; four Montgomery County delegates to seek seats at Democratic National Convention; new poll finds Vignarajah leading Scott for Baltimore City mayor; and probe under way into death of 17-year-old special ed student.

Hogan touts new $47.9 billion ‘structurally balanced’ budget that prioritizes education, public safety

“This budget funds all of the state’s top priorities while maintaining $1.3 billion in reserves and limiting budget growth to 1 percent without raising taxes, without cutting services and without raiding dedicated special funds,” Hogan said at a Tuesday morning news conference at the State House.

Housing-voucher and guns bills are priorities for new Senate committee chair

The Home Act, if passed, would forbid landlords in Maryland from discriminating against would-be renters paying with government housing vouchers. The legislation has yet to be filed in either chamber of the General Assembly this year but was filed in each of the past three years. The Home Act has been opposed by housing and real estate agent associations that have said voucher programs burden landlords with more rules than they would otherwise face.

State Roundup, January 14, 2020

New Prescription Drug Affordability Board learns about ethics of financial disclosure requirements in first meeting; eight Annapolis lawmakers are running for other offices; Gov. Hogan sets aside $9 million in tax credits to help those with student loan debt; formal portraits of former Senate President Mike Miller, late Sen. Verda Welcome hung in Senate chamber; Chanel Branch tapped to replace former Del. Cheryl Glenn; Board of Public Works OKs $18.8 million for Rural Legacy Program grants; NAACP, Prince George’s County sue Census Bureau over lack of preparation; following “Healthy Holly” book scandal, Baltimore City Council pursues ethics reforms; and Baltimore mayor signs off on plastic bag ban.

State prescription drug board gets ethics rules at first meeting

The Maryland Prescription Drug Affordability Board members were given an extensive presentation about the financial disclosure requirements they must make as part of their service. Disclosure exemptions may be requested. However, Van Mitchell, chair of the board, said members voted prior to the meeting not to ask for exemptions.

State Roundup, January 13, 2020

Medical marijuana brings in $10 million in tax revenues in FY2019; Southern Maryland officials plan to launch push to bring commuter rail to their communities; death with dignity bill could fall short again this year; tax proposed for online venues that host digital ads; legislature, workers have little confidence in handling of harassment, bias claims; two companies received a quarter of state tax abatements in 2019; with Baltimore City, Prince George’s concerned over Kirwan financial hit, lawmakers say they’ll study adjusting formula; federal lawmakers push to hold EPA accountable over Bay cleanup; dems seeking late Rep. Cummings’ seat hold forum; Prince George’s County Exec Alsobrooks slams law banning some fund-raising as biased; and is former Arundel County Exec Leopold running for AA school board?

Medical marijuana brought more than $10 million in tax revenue to Md. in FY 2019

@BryanRenbaum [email protected] Medical marijuana produced more than $10 million in tax revenue for Maryland in FY 2019 – exceeding the amount of money the industry brought to state coffers during the previous two fiscal years combined, according to data...

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