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Nick Charles

Advocates gathered Tuesday to urge the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee to push two renter protection bills to a vote as soon as possible in the final days of the 2024 session.

A handful of senators are struggling to support a bill that would allow a terminally-ill patient to ask for a prescription that would hasten their death with the help of a physician.

Legislative sessions are by their nature very unpredictable — and this one seems harder to game out than most. Which means any one of the 188 lawmakers are poised to make a difference.

Gov. Wes Moore has up to 15 days to confirm the appointment. The first day of the 90-day legislative session is Jan. 10 in Annapolis.

Now there are six. Del. Mark S. Chang (D-Anne Arundel) will become the sixth state legislator to seek the 3rd District congressional seat, which…

If confirmed by Gov. Wes Moore, Charles would replace former Sen. Melony Griffith, who will lead the Maryland Hospital Association.

Griffith’s resignation will create a series of political dominoes. Senate President Bill Ferguson will have to pick a new chair of the Finance Committee, and Prince George’s Democratic leaders will recommend a replacement for her Senate seat.

The first candidate forum for Republicans seeking to replace U.S. Rep. David Trone (D-6th) has been scheduled for the evening of Sept. 20 in…

Barnes will join Evans, Barnes & Associates and recruit more Black lobbyists.

Some recommendations include a new comptroller website, outreach strategy to educate residents about the comptroller’s office.