Sarah Elfreth
The chairs of the joint legislative committee charged with approving a universal masking mandate in schools called on Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr (R)…
With overwhelming support from members of the Maryland State Board of Education, students and staffers will be subject to a universal masking mandate for…
State senators sent a letter to the Maryland State Board of Education Wednesday ahead of its hastily-scheduled meeting Thursday, imploring board members to issue…
A new legislative commission will study the increasing demands on Maryland state parks starting next month. Senate President Bill Ferguson (D-Baltimore City) and House…
Senate President Bill Ferguson (D-Baltimore City) on Monday announced new Senate leadership and committee assignments, largely a result of former Prince George’s Sen. Douglas…
Election reform had momentum heading into Maryland’s 2021 legislative session after voters overwhelmingly embraced absentee ballots, early voting and ballot drop-off boxes during the…
While 99% of Marylanders and 80% of Virginians live within the Chesapeake Bay watershed, only 30% of people living in Pennsylvania do. Because there…
As Other States Move to Restrict Voting, the Maryland General Assembly Passed Bills to Expand Access
After an unconventional 2020 election which saw unprecedented absentee ballot use, Maryland lawmakers instituted a slew of election reforms during the 2021 legislative session….
You may have heard of the toxic chemicals used in Teflon, but you may not know that these largely unregulated “PFAS” (short for polyfluoroalkyl…
A proposal that would clarify exemptions to Maryland’s new tax on digital advertising moved forward in the Senate on Thursday. This emergency bill from…