Republicans in the House of Delegates are asking Gov. Larry Hogan to withhold state funding for the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra until the orchestra can provide a sustainable financial plan. The orchestra Thursday announced it would shorten its season, including eliminating ...
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Eye on Annapolis
The Daily Record's Maryland state government blog
Chesapeake Bay Foundation calls for legal action against Pennsylvania
A leading environmental group is calling for stronger federal enforcement and potential litigation against Pennsylvania if that state does not improve its efforts to clean up the Chesapeake Bay. A status report on a six-state compact to improve the water ...
Read More »Hogan announces more vetoes, including handgun permit measure
A bill abolishing the board that oversees appeals of concealed carry handgun permits has been vetoed by Gov. Larry Hogan. The bill was one of nearly a dozen passed by the General Assembly in 2019 that Hogan announced he will ...
Read More »Hogan allows clean energy bill to become law without his signature
ANNAPOLIS — Legislation mandating greater use of wind and solar for electricity in Maryland will become law without the signature of Gov. Larry Hogan. The announcement Wednesday comes on the same day the Republican governor announced the cancellation of a ...
Read More »‘There’s still some suspense left’
The fate of nearly 300 bills passed in the 2019 General Assembly session will be decided by the end of the week. A ceremony in Annapolis Thursday will be the last bill-signing event for the 2019 session. A spokesman for Gov. ...
Read More »Franchot wants Md. to divest from Alabama following abortion law
A controversial Alabama abortion law is drawing ire in Maryland and a call for the state to review its investments in the southern state with an eye toward divestment. The Alabama legislation, which is seen as a potential challenge to ...
Read More »Jones takes wait-and-see approach to marijuana legalization
Maryland’s new leader of the House of Delegates is taking a wait-and-see approach when it comes to legalizing the recreational use of marijuana. House Speaker Adrienne Jones, D-Baltimore County, told reporters Monday she will take her cues from a work ...
Read More »Former Md. employee in line for $100K settlement for demotion
A former state employee who was effectively demoted after she referred to a leading candidate for governor in a social media post as an “a–clown” could receive a six-figure payout as a result of her federal lawsuit. Candus Thomson, a spokeswoman for the ...
Read More »Hogan approves appointment of Henson to fill Busch vacancy
Gov. Larry Hogan has approved the appointment of an Annapolis alderwoman to the Maryland House of Delegates. Shaneka Henson was selected by the Anne Arundel County Democratic Central Committee in April to fill the vacancy created by the death of ...
Read More »McIntosh on Md. House speaker’s race: ‘I feel like it’s mine’
On the eve of an historic election in the Maryland House of Delegates, one of the top candidates says she believes she has the votes to become the first woman and openly gay leader of the chamber. Del. Maggie McIntosh, ...
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