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Ashanti Martinez

Workers who died were immigrants from Central America, fixing potholes on the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Will their deaths change the tenor of the immigration policy debate?

In the open-seat Democratic primary in the 3rd congressional district, former U.S. Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn and state Sen. Sarah K. Elfreth are now on the air.

Resolutions await vote in a House committee as a key deadline approaches and a Senate version is unlikely to get a vote.

Bill would prompt the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange to file a federal waiver to permit undocumented Marylanders to use and buy individual health care plans.

The next opportunity for the state to apply for grants under the federal transportation program opens later this year.

“Home care workers are leaving the field for jobs with higher pay and better benefits,” according to a Wednesday press release.

In the bad old days, lawmakers might find envelopes of campaign cash from lobbyists and special interest groups before a key vote. The pre-session campaign cash dash only seems a tad less brazen.

‘We, as a state, need to do everything that we can do to give people from the LGBTQ community access to health care – period,’ Del. Ashanti Martinez says. 

Majority of Marylanders approve of Gov. Wes Moore’s early efforts but have concerns about the economy, the direction of the state, crime and education.

Senate panel votes to advance architect for another Stadium Authority board post.