Tag: Sen. Will Smith
Hogan: ‘Enough is enough. We cannot defund the police.’
The governor added: “Thinking that you can improve law enforcement by defunding the police is like saying that you want to improve education by defunding the schools. It is absurd. It is ridiculous.”
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Ferguson applauds State Board of Education vote on universal masking for schools
Senate President Bill Ferguson Thursday applauded a State Board of Education vote to require masks for all students and staff at all of the state’s public schools.
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Eviction Crisis: 250,000 could lose their homes, advocate says
“I’m afraid our state government, including the governor’s office, doesn’t appear to have a handle on what’s happening to the residents of our state, and what this is doing to our economy,” Fair Housing Action Center of Maryland Tenant Advocacy Director Carol Ott told MarylandReporter.com.
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Sen. Smith says Maryland’s halt on evictions should extend beyond Aug. 15
Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee Chair Will Smith Thursday called for an extension of the state’s eviction pause deadline for residents and tenants that are unable to pay rent due to the pandemic.
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Is there a correlation between wealth and politics when it comes to Maryland’s vaccination rates?
The three counties in Maryland with the highest percentage of residents who are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus are or are among the wealthiest in the state and were won by then-candidate-and-now-President Joe Biden in the 2020 election.
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What are the lessons of George Floyd’s death? Maryland’s lawmakers weigh-in
The anniversary of Floyd’s death will for many be a time of reflection and a time for questions.
What lessons can be learned from that tragic event? Is enough being done to prevent similar acts from occurring? And how much policing is necessary to keep the public safe?
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Wynn: Biden needs to ‘convey his vision of where America is going’ in speech to Congress
President Joe Biden needs to “convey his vision of where America is going” in his speech to a joint session of Congress, according to a former Maryland congressman.
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State GOP lawmakers praise Glassman’s candidacy for comptroller
Maryland’s Republican lawmakers heaped praise upon Harford County Executive Barry Glassman following Glassman’s Thursday morning announcement that he is running for comptroller in 2022.
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Senate Democrats urge passage of police reform bills
Senate Democratic leaders Friday urged passage of a package of nine bills that are aimed at increasing accountability over the state’s law enforcement personnel.
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Bill that limits prospects for state’s immigration detention centers prompts robust debate
The Maryland General Assembly is considering legislation that would essentially put an end to privately run immigration detention centers in the state. But there is just one caveat, there do not appear to be any in the state.
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Smith’s Legislative Goals: First order of business will be housing and rental relief due to hardships caused by COVID-19
MarylandReporter.com spoke with Senate Judicial Proceedings (JPR) Committee Chairman Will Smith (D-Montgomery) on Wednesday about his policy goals for the upcoming legislative session which begins on Jan. 13, 2021. They include providing COVID relief, housing and rental relief, and enacting policing and parole reform measures.
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MSP: More than 130 Marylanders have been charged or arrested for COVID-related violations
Maryland’s law enforcement personnel have been diligent in making sure that the state’s residents are abiding by restrictions aimed at preventing the spread of the coronavirus.
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