The Maryland Department of Labor Wednsday announced 63 Maryland employers have received grant awards from the $15 million Jobs That Build Employer fund. Launched Oct. 14, 2022, the investment will help fund in-house support programs and payroll incentives to improve recruitment and ...
Read More »Amid Roy McGrath manhunt, a mysterious book claims to tell his side of the story
A mysterious, self-published e-book purports to provide fugitive Roy McGrath's side of the events leading up to the federal indictment of the former top aide to Gov. Larry Hogan.
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Read More »Senate debates funding shift to education in budget
The Maryland Senate debated a major funding shift in the state budget that would set money aside for future K-12 education reforms.
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Read More »General Assembly weighs bill extending tenant legal aid to homeowners
The General Assembly is considering expanding the state’s program for providing legal counsel to low-income tenants facing eviction to include needy homeowners facing foreclosure.
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Read More »Md. adds to health system’s senior leadership team
Dr. Ryan Moran, CEO of Whitman-Walker Health System, Tuesday was announced by Maryland Secretary of Health Dr. Laura Herrera Scott as the state’s deputy secretary of health for health care finance and Medicaid director. Moran will join the senior leadership team in this role on ...
Read More »Maryland lawmakers reach crossover deadline in session
The Maryland General Assembly headed into the last three weeks of its annual legislative session, advancing legislation on its deadline known as “crossover day."
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Read More »Senate passes bill enabling Md. attorney general to fight bias in court
The Maryland Senate passed legislation empowering the attorney general to investigate and litigate instances of widespread unlawful discrimination.
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Read More »House passes bill removing marijuana smell as probable cause for police
The House of Delegates passed legislation that would bar police from detaining individuals simply because they smelled of marijuana.
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Read More »Maryland lawmakers allot more money to K-12 education
Maryland lawmakers are working to shift between $300 million and $400 million in the state budget to add more help to implement the state's K-12 education funding law.
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Read More »Moore seeks disaster aid for Chesapeake Bay invasive fish
WASHINGTON — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has asked the federal government to declare the increasing population of invasive fish species in the Chesapeake Bay an ongoing commercial fishery disaster. “In recent years, the state has become increasingly concerned about the ...
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