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General Assembly delivers on public safety

April 20, 2018 Comments Off on General Assembly delivers on public safety

Decades ago a member of the Illinois House of Representatives, not known for his colloquy, reportedly rose as the legislative session came to an end and stated: “I have come to the conclusion that the making of laws is like ...

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Bill combating workplace sexual harassment passes

April 11, 2018 Comments Off on Bill combating workplace sexual harassment passes

“Maryland will now lead the way on this issue where men and women who are going seek employment in the state of Maryland won’t have to fear that their job would be in jeopardy if they disclose sexual harassment in the workplace,” says Sen. Craig Zucker, D-Montgomery and the bill’s Senate sponsor. (File photo)

Marylanders will get an idea of how many sexual harassment claims are made among the larger employers in the state and have more protections to make sexual harassment claims under a bill passed by the General Assembly this session.

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Maryland bill to give money to MTA, WMATA heads to Hogan

April 6, 2018 Comments Off on Maryland bill to give money to MTA, WMATA heads to Hogan

Baltimore’s Metro Subway in 2000. (The Daily Record file)

The Maryland General Assembly has approved a bill that will give an extra $178 million to the state agency that operates the subway in Baltimore.

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Some Maryland bills are becoming law without Hogan’s signature

April 6, 2018 Comments Off on Some Maryland bills are becoming law without Hogan’s signature

Some Maryland measures are going into law without Gov. Larry Hogan's signature.

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Md. Senate panel approves school safety standards bill

April 4, 2018 Comments Off on Md. Senate panel approves school safety standards bill

Police cordon off the Dr. James A. Forrest Career & Technology Center in Leonardtown, Md., as parents arrive to pick up children after the students were moved from Great Mills High School after a shooting Tuesday. MUST CREDIT: Washington Post photo by Michael Robinson Chavez

ANNAPOLIS — A Maryland Senate panel has approved a measure to create consistent standards for school safety statewide. The Senate Budget and Taxation Committee passed the bill Wednesday. It now goes to the full Senate. The bill requires the Maryland ...

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Maryland Legislature: Organ donors deserve tax breaks

March 27, 2018 Comments Off on Maryland Legislature: Organ donors deserve tax breaks

The Statehouse building in Annapolis, (Maximilian Franz / The Daily Record)

Maryland's General Assembly has passed a bill that would give a tax break to people who donate all or a portion of an organ to another person.

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No tampons in prison? #MeToo helps shine light on issue

March 27, 2018 Comments Off on No tampons in prison? #MeToo helps shine light on issue

In this March 3, 2018 photo, Kimberly Haven, left, and Monica Cooper, two advocates for reforms in correctional facilities, pose for a photo in front of the Maryland State House in Annapolis, Md. Both Haven and Cooper, who are former inmates, testified in favor of a measure to ensure women have free access to menstrual products on request while in correctional facilities. Growing recognition about the lack of access to basic feminine hygiene products that can occur in correctional facilities has created a wave of measures in state legislatures. (AP Photo/Brian Witte)

Kimberly Haven couldn't get the feminine hygiene products she needed in Maryland's only prison for women while serving a 15-month sentence, so she made her own using toilet paper. She said that after her release in 2015, she suffered toxic shock syndrome and needed an emergency hysterectomy.

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Md. lawmaker pulls bill to limit local control over cellular facilities

March 22, 2018 Comments Off on Md. lawmaker pulls bill to limit local control over cellular facilities

A Maryland lawmaker has withdrawn a bill that could have significantly curtailed local authority over where new cellular equipment facilities may be installed in residential areas and what they may look like. Wireless companies and local officials said they will ...

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Maryland House OKs budget after school safety debate

March 22, 2018 Comments Off on Maryland House OKs budget after school safety debate

The Maryland House of Delegates has approved the state's $44.5 billion budget after some debate over how the state will pay to improve school safety.

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Overhaul of Md.’s medical marijuana law proves elusive

March 20, 2018 Comments Off on Overhaul of Md.’s medical marijuana law proves elusive

A marijuana plant being grown for propagation thrives under artificial light March 30, 2000, at a home near Vancouver, Canada. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Opponents of an effort to expand the number of medical cannabis grower and processing licenses say a legislative effort to promote diversity will have the opposite effect and would likely benefit companies that already hold licenses.

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