Tag: Maryland
Profits Before People: The Real Reason Maryland Power Bills Keep Rising
As Marylanders endure another hot summer, skyrocketing power bills have sparked understandable frustration. Maryland Energy Administration Director Paul Pinsky and BG&E Vice President Mark Case have both weighed in on what’s driving these costs. Both point to the same culprit, the competitive energy market, but the data tells a different story.
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The Crooked Lines of Political Chutzpah
Chutzpah is a Yiddish term meaning audacity, nerve, or bold confidence, often with a connotation of brazenness or cheekiness. It can describe someone acting with shameless boldness, sometimes admirable for its courage, other times criticized for crossing ethical lines.
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Maryland Gerrymandering Again
As the first to challenge Maryland’s congressional district apportionment for the 2010 decade, I was heartened two days later (July 22) when House of Delegates Majority Leader, Del. David H. Moon (D-Montgomery Co.), announced his plan to draft legislation that would automatically redistrict Maryland if other states engage in out-of-cycle redrawing of congressional districts.
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Questions – and answers – about Maryland’s climate efforts
Maryland touts its climate goals as some of the most ambitious in the country. The state is required by state law to cut its greenhouse gas emissions 60% by 2031 and hit net zero carbon emissions by 2045. Legislation passed in 2022 and a pollution reduction plan published in late 2023 lay out a road map to reaching these goals. But what does this plan involve, and what does it mean for Marylanders? Here’s a closer look.
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The Real Consequences of Stripping Away Support from Baltimore’s Hardworking Families
What does it mean to work yourself to the bone and still come up short? Ask the mother in...
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Maryland High School graduation rate reaches a seven-year high
Maryland’s high school graduation rate climbed to 88% in 2024, reaching its highest point since 2017, according to the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE). The increase of nearly 2 percentage points over the previous year marks a significant recovery following pandemic-era declines.
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Funding restored to Maryland youth mental health initiatives
Maryland mental health advocates and providers are relieved coming out of this year’s legislative session, where state lawmakers decided against a drastic cut in funding to the state’s year-old, big-money program aimed at improving the mental health of its young people.
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How Marylanders might fare under the new state budget
To the relief of most state officials, the Maryland General Assembly ended its tense budget cycle this week and passed a balanced spending plan for the coming year.
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Maryland officials worry about ‘chaos’ to come
The Maryland General Assembly just concluded its scheduled spring session, but Democratic leaders are already looking ahead to an uncertain future driven by President Donald Trump’s “chaos.”
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Maryland session concludes with balanced budget and Trump concerns
Maryland lawmakers passed a budget this week, concluding their spring session after months of grappling with a tough fiscal reality and new federal policies coming down from President Donald Trump.
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State officials wrestle with school spending in a tough moment
Maryland lawmakers are scrambling to figure out their education budget this spring after learning that $418 million they’d been expecting for public schools from the federal government may not come through.
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It’s a tough year, but Maryland lawmakers are moving toward a budget plan
Both chambers of the Maryland General Assembly have passed their versions of a new state budget for the next fiscal year, setting the stage for a potential agreement in the coming days.
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