Apr 14, 2022 Written by Capital News Service Sen. Cheryl Kagan, D-Montgomery, takes a selfie as confetti rains down on her and her fellow senators as they celebrate the end of the 2022 Maryland General Assembly legislative session. (Joe Ryan/Capital …
Continue ReadingApril 9, 2022 Dear Friend: As the clock ticks down on the 90-day legislative session, there is much work to be done. We will return to the Senate Floor today (Saturday) for multiple voting sessions, including overrides of Governor Hogan’s vetoes. …
Continue ReadingApril 5, 2022 Maryland Matters The door to the Governor’s Reception Room in the Maryland State House. The room is the traditional site of bill signing ceremonies in Annapolis. Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) must decide by the end …
Continue ReadingApril 04, 2022 Baltimore Sun Maryland appears set to become the second state to ban declawing of cats, something animal welfare advocates consider a “barbaric” practice. Critics say declawing is already rare, though, and that the measure would infringe on …
Continue ReadingMarch 31, 2022 The Southern Maryland Chronicle (The Center Square) – A pair of bills related to election integrity continued their progression through the Maryland General Assembly during this legislative cycle. The House Ways and Means Committee recently took testimony …
Continue ReadingApril 13, 2022 Maryland Association of Counties Written by Kevin Kinnally The segments below provide a brief overview of MACo’s work in the area of elections in the 2022 General Assembly. Counties administer and fund elections at the local level, …
Continue ReadingApril 6, 2022 Maryland Matters Giant bags filled with pine infill for Walt Whitman’s synthetic turf sports field sit along the sidelines as workers repair the field’s drainage system. Photo by Rosanne Skirble. In late March, Diana Conway stopped by …
Continue ReadingApril 5, 2022 Capital News Service BY LOGAN HILL ANNAPOLIS – Feline advocates are celebrating their legislative victory on a bill to outlaw declawing cats and urging Republican Gov. Larry Hogan to sign it. Ginny Boveington, outside her house in Crofton …
Continue ReadingApril 1, 2022 Dear Friend: I always "aim" to vote favorably on legislation that will benefit the residents of Gaithersburg and Rockville. This is because you are very “deer" to me. Whether discussing “bucks" in the budget to provide “doe” …
Continue ReadingMarch 30, 2022 KPVI The Maryland state flag waves in the wind. Alexey Struyskiy / Shutterstock.com (The Center Square) – A pair of bills related to election integrity continued their progression through the Maryland General Assembly during this legislative cycle. …
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