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Former Impallaria aide convicted of election law violation for ’18 robocall
A former aide to Del. Richard K. Impallaria was convicted of violating election laws and sentenced to probation Tuesday for distributing a robocall without a proper authority line last year. […]
Indonesian lawsuits escalate after Boeing chief’s apology
Welcome to Monday, the final day of the 2019 Maryland General Assembly session. Here are some news items to get your week started. — Boeing chief’s apology fuels lawsuits by […]
Ground Up Podcast: Talking ‘bipartisan bro show,’ $15 minimum wage and tax cuts in Annapolis
Bryan P. Sears, The Daily Record’s government reporter, updates us on the Maryland General Assembly’s 2019 session. We talk about Comptroller Peter Franchot fighting with Democratic lawmakers in Annapolis, the […]
Maryland legislature to conduct harassment climate survey
The Maryland General Assembly will conduct a workplace climate survey as part of ongoing efforts to stop sexual harassment.
Barbera will address General Assembly Feb. 6
ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s top judge will address a joint General Assembly session on Feb. 6 to offer an assessment of the state of the Judiciary, a spokeswoman for the jurist […]
Nonprofit responds to robocall claiming affiliation with group
The National Center for Transgender Equality was surprised this week to learn a robocall was sent to Baltimore and Harford county voters claiming to be from the Washington D.C.-based nonprofit last year.
Impallaria’s chief of staff accused of election law violation in robocall
Maryland’s Office of the State Prosecutor charged the chief of staff for a state delegate Thursday with violating election laws over the summer through a robocall attempting to link a fellow […]
11 sexual harassment complaints made in Md. legislature
ANNAPOLIS — There were 11 sexual harassment complaints filed against a member of the Maryland General Assembly last year, according to a report released Thursday, but it’s unclear how many […]
Students, Capital-Gazette reporter, rally for gun control
Students from a Maryland school where a girl was killed in a shooting and a reporter from the Capital-Gazette newspaper where five people were shot to death last month held a rally on Saturday to urge lawmakers to approve stronger measures to protect people from gun violence.
Longtime House judiciary panel chair Vallario loses re-election bid
Del. Joseph F. Vallario Jr., the influential chair of the House Judiciary Committee for the past quarter-century, will leave the General Assembly in January – but not voluntarily.
After ‘child marriage’ ban fails in Md., Del. and NJ pass legislation
Maryland may have failed again to pass legislation eliminating so-called "child marriage," but nearby Delaware did last month and New Jersey may soon follow if Gov. Phil Murphy signs it into law.
Simonaire’s coming out more than a family matter
"I love you and hope you understand where I am coming from and that I am still your little girl who you have loved all along," Meagan Simonaire texted her father.
