ANNAPOLIS — Maryland police officers who are dealing with stressors — such as family issues, substance abuse or mass protests — will have access to confidential mental health aid under a bill progressing in the state Legislature. The Police Officers ...
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ANNAPOLIS — Maryland high schools may soon be required to adopt a curriculum on gambling addiction, depending on the fate of one bill in the state legislature. SB0243, sponsored by Sen. Bryan Simonaire, R-Anne Arundel, directs the Maryland State Department ...
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The importance of protecting public health — especially to safeguard vulnerable populations — has risen to prominence over the past year. Keeping our communities safe and healthy does not rely just on face masks and social distancing, but also on ...
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ANNAPOLIS — Gov. Larry Hogan called on school systems and teachers around the state to begin in-person learning no later than March 1. The announcement comes on the same week teachers are eligible for receiving the coronavirus vaccine. Hogan, citing ...
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Saying the legislation would help uncover law enforcement’s bad apples, a Baltimore state senator urged her colleagues Thursday to pass legislation that would remove documents relating to police misconduct investigations from the list of “personnel records” automatically exempt from disclosure ...
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Harford County has refunded $13.7 million in Tax Increment Financed bonds at a reduced interest rate, saving more than $11 million over the next 20 years, the county announced Thursday. The bonds, also known as TIF bonds, were refunded Jan. ...
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WASHINGTON — In his first hours as president, Joe Biden aimed at the heart of President Donald Trump’s policy legacy, signing a series of executive actions to reverse his predecessor’s orders on immigration, climate change and handling of the coronavirus ...
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Democratic lawmakers are seeking additional limits on the sweeping powers to cut the state budget now held by Maryland’s governor and the Board of Public Works. Del. Marc Korman, D-Montgomery and a member of the House Appropriations Committee, said his ...
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Legislation that would nearly triple the amount of marijuana a person could possess before being considered a criminal came before the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee Wednesday. Under current law, possession of less than 10 grams of marijuana is a civil ...
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Joe Biden became the 46th President of the United States on Wednesday, declaring that “democracy has prevailed." He swore the oath of office to take the helm of a deeply divided nation and inheriting a confluence of crises arguably greater than any faced by his predecessors.
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