Chris West
With “Crossover Day” fast approaching in the Maryland General Assembly — the deadline to guarantee that a bill that has passed out of one…
The Maryland Senate passed what would be the state’s most ambitious climate action plan on Friday with some bipartisan support. The vote was 34-11….
The Maryland Senate advanced a sweeping climate action bill on Wednesday after 10 Republican attempts to amend the legislation failed. The Climate Solutions Now…
The Maryland Coal Community Transition Act of 2021 was withdrawn during a committee voting session on Monday, so that environmentalists and labor unions can…
Veteran legislators will tell you the heavy lifting in Annapolis is not always conducted in the historic House and Senate chambers. The most contentious…
Paul LaRuffa suffered five gunshot wounds in 2002, all at the hands of a 17-year-old boy, who he said “left [him] for dead.” “But,…
After nearly 30 hours of voting and two weeks of impassioned debate, the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee passed the final bill in its sweeping…
In taking a broader look at social justice and equity issues, Maryland lawmakers are considering a series of bills to mitigate harmful environmental toxins…
After days of passionate debate, the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee passed legislation intended to repeal and replace the Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights out of the committee.
Republicans on the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee cried partisanship Thursday as their Democratic counterparts consistently shot down their amendments to two major pieces of…