The Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission found itself in a Catch-22 situation last December. A year after the state made its first legal medical marijuana sales, lawmakers and community leaders in some areas of the state were up in arms over ...
Read More »Hogan offers Baltimore crime-fighting proposals, resources
Baltimore is in line to get additional crime fighting resources as part of a series of crime fighting proposals announced by Gov. Larry Hogan.
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Read More »Maryland projects increase in revenue now and in FY21
Maryland's revenues are expected to tick up slightly based on revised projections from state fiscal analysts.
Read More »How Md. uses surveillance, data to track motorists, traffic
ANNAPOLIS — Motorists in Maryland may be aware of the cameras that enforce speed and red-light violations, but the state’s tracking practices include other layers to assist in law enforcement efforts, and for traffic and planning purposes. Through the different ...
Read More »Hogan’s ‘highway builder’ moving on
ANNAPOLIS — Maryland Transportation Secretary Pete Rahn is leaving his post, effective Tuesday. Rahn, appointed in 2015, was brought in to spearhead two-term Republican Gov. Larry Hogan’s agenda that prioritized highways and bridges and road projects over mass transit. Rahn, who ...
Read More »Maryland area’s highest-paid teachers are athletic directors
The four highest-paid teachers in one Maryland county are high school athletic directors, each earning more than $114,000 per year.
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Read More »Md. legislative leadership changes seen as a boon for Baltimore region
The opening of the 2020 legislative session in just one month marks a shift in leadership not seen in Maryland since 1986. The ascendance of House Speaker Adrienne Jones, of Baltimore County, and incoming Senate President William “Bill” Ferguson, of ...
Read More »State says long-sought Howard Street Tunnel ‘fully funded’
A long-awaited project that would improve the aging Howard Street Tunnel and which had been viewed as critical for the future of rail cargo shipments from the Port of Baltimore is fully funded, according to state transportation officials. Maryland Transportation ...
Read More »Hogan’s education agenda focuses on school construction, ‘accountability’
ANNAPOLIS — Gov. Larry Hogan Thursday called on lawmakers to support his proposals for education targeted at bricks and mortar as well as student performance. The proposals for a massive infusion of school construction funds and “accountability” provisions from the ...
Read More »Watch Gov. Hogan’s news conference about Md. public education
Gov. Larry Hogan held a news conference about education reform. Watch the video below.
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