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Lawmakers cast key votes in final hours of session
Maryland lawmakers raced the clock toward their end-of-session deadline late Monday, approving a capital budget plan and an emergency aid package for Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge in the hours before midnight.
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Proposed Maryland bill to criminalize distribution of heroin or fentanyl
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.
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Aid-in-dying bill falters for the year
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.
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Lockdown stalls Capitol on busy session day
Lawmakers, personnel and members of the public sheltered in place for almost two hours Thursday afternoon after an anonymous threat led police to lock down the Annapolis State House complex.
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Anti-scalping bill spurs controversy
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.
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Maryland House examines bill to cut packaging waste, shift costs onto producers
Maryland lawmakers are considering a bill designed to reduce packaging pollution while shifting the cost for disposal onto packaging producers, rather than taxpayers.
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Activists gather in Annapolis as hearings begin on gun control
“If this (gun control) does get passed, it’s going to be struck down and all they’re going to do is cost the Maryland taxpayer tons of money defending it in court. Don’t pass this unconstitutional law,” said Paul Brockman, a self-employed contractor from Hanover, Maryland, and spokesperson for The Patriot Picket, an Annapolis Second Amendment activist group. “These are the most lawful, law-abiding people out here, and they want to take away our ability to carry a gun to defend ourselves.”
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Maryland Makes History with Moore’s Inauguration
“Maryland is home to spectacular natural beauty, dynamic industries, and people as talented as they are determined. But…the truth is: Maryland is asset-rich and strategy-poor and for too long, we have left too many people behind,” Moore said.
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Annapolis dock floods, high water expected to last weekend
Flooding in Annapolis Friday night and into the weekend could reach the third-highest level ever recorded, according to the National Weather Service.
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Md. lawmakers wrap up session with pandemic aid; reforms to police, betting
The Maryland General Assembly operated like never before in 2021 but still passed significant measures that included a multi-billion dollar COVID-19 relief plan, historic police reform, legalized sports wagering, and a wave of overrides of the governor’s vetoes.
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New Senate budget chair Guzzone forecasts a phase-in for school reforms, spending
The new chairman of the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee, Howard County’s Guy Guzzone, sees a way forward by phasing in the recommendations without tax hikes – at least for the moment. “If you’re going to spend all this money, you want to see results,” Guzzone said in an interview. “What I believe by now at this point is that we have the resources right now to get this going. We have the resources to see improvements along the way.” “And we’re going to keep checking. And every time we check and realize that we’re succeeding and we’re reaching the next level of success, we can say, OK, let’s figure out how to fund that next level. I think that’s the right way to think about it.”
Read MoreBlog: Schaefer’s last brief trip to Annapolis
All in all, he’d rather have stayed in Baltimore.
William Donald Schaefer returned to the State House on Monday in the first stage of his three-day funeral. It was a place he never really wanted to be, but that’s where the politicians wanted him to be.
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