Tag: Maryland
Legal aid, community groups begin outreach on free eviction counsel
Rita Wilkerson waited three years for the Housing Authority of the City of Annapolis to fix her leaking sink.
The Robinwood complex resident stocks up on mouse traps and Clorox wipes to cope with a rodent problem that leaves her stove and dining room table littered with droppings.
Contracted Out: An unprecedented look at Maryland public school spending
Billions of local, state, and federal tax dollars go to funding Maryland’s public schools every year — and now, it will be easier for you to find out how your local school district spent that money.
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Baltimore County leads state in transparency of school expenses
The 2019 bill — HB355 — required all school boards to annually report the name of a payee receiving a payment, their zip code, and the amount of the payment for all contracts amounting to $25,000 or more.
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Atlantic League founder brings Hagerstown into his baseball ‘Petri dish’
Now, 37 years later, Boulton is a major player in America’s independent baseball leagues. He recently partnered with Bowen and others to create a new independent league baseball team for Hagerstown, which lost its old team in 2021.
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The Automatic Gas Tax Must Be Repealed
This annual, automatic increase is the handiwork of Maryland Democrats who in 2013 rammed through a law that tied the gas tax to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) or inflation, so that it would increase every year at the rate of inflation without a new vote of the Maryland General Assembly.
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Maryland’s top invasive plant species import harm to natives
Invasive plant species are damaging Maryland’s environment. From bamboo to bushes, invasives, environmentalists say, have wrapped their tendrils all across Maryland.
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Biden’s infrastructure program so far has sent $2.6 billion to Maryland
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, signed by Biden in November 2021, has been touted as a once-in-a-generation piece of legislation and the president is highlighting it as one of his key accomplishments as he makes his bid for reelection.
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Education bills prioritize teacher shortages, Blueprint funding
When the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future school reform plan passed in 2021 by the Maryland General Assembly, it came on an override of former Gov. Larry Hogan’s veto of the bill. In contrast, Gov. Wes Moore allocated an extra $500 million on top of the required amount for funding the Blueprint and shifted some transportation funding into education, for a total of $900 million excess dollars.
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Moore’s legislative success builds General Assembly relationship for future years
Gov. Wes Moore exits his first General Assembly session with all 10 items on his legislative agenda passing. And, despite the tweaks to those proposals from legislators, Moore laid the foundation for a strong working relationship with the legislative body, analysts say.
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Maryland rental costs trend above national average, begin to level out in 2023
By Natalie Adams Housing rental costs in Maryland have been above the national average since at...
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Moore signs child sex protections, 90-plus bills into law
“It’s a great day for our families and it’s a great day for our communities,” Moore said. “I’m proud because this session showed that we, as a state, can move differently. To show that we can move in partnership and show that once again Maryland can do big things and Maryland can lead.”
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Maryland’s Moore may join other Democratic governors in stockpiling of abortion drug
Last Friday, Matthew Kaczmaryk, a conservative federal judge in Texas, ruled that the FDA should withdraw approval for mifepristone. The abortion pill has been on the market for 23 years and the ruling, which takes effect on Friday, represents an unprecedented challenge to the FDA’s authority.
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