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General Assembly action is needed now. A delay in enacting HB88 benefits utilities, raises costs for customers and hinders progress on state climate goals.
Minor amendments to pharmacy management services law would clarify roles of drug supply chain entities.
From students’ mental health to teacher retention, myriad post-COVID issues face local leaders.
The boards have potential to improve the quality of service by and confidence in police, as well as the overall relationship between police and those they serve.
Take the example from the French. Maryland should develop, deploy and export these technologies.
A candidate in the 1st Congressional District says Democrats’ failure to appeal to rural voters has consequences, including extreme polarization.
HB273 will achieve this by stipulating Maryland’s Guard cannot be sent to combat unless Congress declares war.
The disconnect between Maryland’s probation before judgment statute and federal immigration law essentially results in a profoundly unjust situation.
Governor Hogan’s plan has faults that will result in higher costs for those struggling most, the head of a state health insurance association writes.
From a climate policy perspective, substituting solar energy production for crops is problematic.