Justin Ready

Some Democrats raised concerns about the Republican nominee’s temperament to serve on the Maryland State Board of Elections. She was confirmed on a 32-12 vote.

School districts discuss challenges meeting Blueprint goals, include funding, expansion of prekindergarten services and hiring and retaining qualified teachers.

Details on a fair housing bill, ‘Freedom to Read,’ a ‘second look’ measure for prison inmates, one of the governor’s housing initiatives, and GOP attempts to restrict abortion.

Evening vote moves iGaming to the House floor and possibly to an as-yet uninterested Senate.

The Maryland Senate approved the ‘Access to Care Act’ on a party line vote of 34-13. With the House version of the bill already approved, the legislation is in good position to make its way to the governor.

A proposed Center for Firearm Violence Prevention and Intervention would cost $10 million to establish.

Senate accepted three floor amendments, including a mandate to distribute information about petitions to direct children to needed services.

Local governments are scrambling to close the gap left by the state’s lax oversight.

‘Women’s rights and trans justice are parallel struggles in the fight for bodily autonomy, and that protection needs clarity,’ Jamie Grace Alexander with Trans Rights Advocacy Coalition said.

A hearing to discuss the Center for Firearm Violence Prevention and Invention is set for Feb. 14 before the House Judiciary Committee.