The $1.2 billion tax, fee and gaming package from the House remains the sticking point for senators. And it isn’t clear when the budget conference committee will meet again.
Proposal to protect income of workers is introduced as governor eyes scholarships for families of transportation workers who die on the job.
Bill would allow the governor to extend a state of emergency to replace critical infrastructure while limiting some broader powers. Feds deliver $60 million in initial aid to state.
House-Senate budget conference committee to ‘talk about it some more’ and meet again on Monday.
A Senate committee recommends Diane Butler for confirmation but some reservations remain. Lam, panel’s vice chair, joins two others in opposition.
Maryland Matters has obtained copies of some of the emails and social media posts that have stalled Diane Butler’s nomination to the State Board of Elections.
Montgomery County senator will leave the legislature in May to become executive director of the Maryland Commission for Women.
Key difference is a reliance by House Democrats on $1.3 billion in new tax and gaming revenues. Senate Democrats say combined corporate tax reporting and iGaming are ‘a hard no.’
Despite the judge’s ruling for state and federal highway officials, the plan to relieve congestion by widening portions of the Capital Beltway and Interstate 270 remain stalled.
The AHEAD model will help some states implement a total cost of care model, in which states take responsibility and accountability for health outcomes of their citizens.