During the last week of May, Gov. Larry Hogan vetoed many bills, including multiple measures relating to the COVID-19 pandemic. But one COVID-related bill the governor did not veto, that consequently will become law, is the Maryland Essential Workers’ Protection ...

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The courts are attempting to return to post-pandemic normalcy. On May 24, 2021, Chief Judge Mary Ellen Barbera issued an administrative order expanding statewide judiciary operations, and on May 27, 2021, Baltimore City Circuit Court Administrative Judge Audrey J. S. ...

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Baltimore Inspector General Isabel Mercedes Cumming recently has been criticized by some for her job performance. The criticism mostly comes from those who have been, or may be, negatively impacted by the results of her investigations. This Editorial Advisory Board ...

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Many people concerned about gun violence want more restrictions on firearms possession. Recent shootings have some pushing to restrict the ownership of AR-type rifles; some want to require that the transfer of any gun occur only through a federal firearms ...

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In a legislative session that is surely among the most consequential in a generation, the Maryland General Assembly has enacted into law bills that will transform life in Maryland in more ways than can be easily counted. Not least among ...

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The changes would “further erode police morale, community relationships and public confidence.” These were the words written by Gov. Larry Hogan in his veto message to legislation regarding several very essential police reform bills. In his veto, Hogan further stated ...

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Protecting employees and customers from contracting COVID-19 has received a number of shots in the arm recently in how different organizations have mandated vaccinations for SARS-CoV-2. The American Queen Steamboat Company has introduced as part of its health and safety ...

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In Maryland — as with the majority of states — residents with child support orders who are in arrears with mandated child support risk a suspension of their driver’s license.  Codified in Family Law Article Sec. 10-119 with interlocking Transportation Sections 16-203 and 16-208, a child support ...

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“Teenager charged in fatal shooting of a 15-year-old boy in Baltimore”; “2 men arrested in shootout that injured 2 men, 10 year old girl.” The local headlines are simply gruesome, and we must find a way to slow down gun ...

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Amid intense criticism for the chaotic and inequitable way in which vaccines are distributed in Maryland, Gov. Larry Hogan has committed yet another misstep by naming Dr. Robert Redfield as his new senior adviser to support Maryland’s response to COVID-19.  ...

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