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MD officials to vote on funding for State House memorial honoring Black Revolutionary War soldiers
The Maryland Board of Public Works is expected to vote on funds for a memorial at the State House honoring African American soldiers.
Women lawmakers in state capitols nationwide fight for ‘potty parity’
Limited restroom access for female lawmakers highlights deep-rooted gender inequality in political buildings and public policy.
Maryland board OKs contract for State House restoration
A Maryland board approved the initial investment for what is expected to be a $34 million restoration project on the historic Maryland State House.
Support growing to remove Civil War plaque in Maryland
Support is growing on a four-member panel to remove a plaque from Maryland’s Capitol that honors the Civil War’s Union and Confederate soldiers from the state and once showed a Confederate flag that has been covered over.
Maryland state workers demand increased staffing, pay
State workers in Maryland are demanding Gov. Larry Hogan's administration provide better working conditions, including pay and staffing increases.
Maryland removes Roger Taney statue from State House
ANNAPOLIS — A statue of the U.S. Supreme Court justice who wrote the 1857 Dred Scott decision that upheld slavery and denied citizenship to African Americans was removed from the […]
Miller chastises Hogan over vote to remove statue, calls Taney legacy ‘complex’
The leader of Maryland's Senate criticized Gov. Larry Hogan for holding an email vote to remove the statue of Roger Brooke Taney and in the same letter defended the legacy of the Supreme Court chief justice who authored the Dred Scott decision.
Md. State House Trust votes to remove Taney statue
The panel that oversees the State House and its grounds has voted to remove the statue of the chief justice of the Supreme Court who authored the Dred Scott decision.
Activist wants Harriet Tubman statue at Md. State House
ANNAPOLIS— A student activist is calling for a statue of Harriet Tubman to be added to the grounds of the Maryland State House. The Washington Post reports that University of […]
Gov.: Md. State House saved by 208-year-old lightning rod
ANNAPOLIS — Gov. Larry Hogan says the Maryland State House was saved from a lightning strike “by a 208-year-old original Ben Franklin lightning rod.” The nation’s oldest State House was […]
Bill would move Taney Statue from Maryland capitol grounds
ANNAPOLIS — Legislation moving through Annapolis could put a statue of Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney, a Maryland native known for writing the pro-slavery Dred Scott opinion, in […]
Groups decorating Christmas trees at Maryland State House
ANNAPOLIS — The Maryland State House is being decorated with Christmas trees representing all 24 of the state’s jurisdictions. Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s office says garden clubs from around the […]
