Bills aiding port workers and boosting the state’s struggling horse racing industry are among the last and most significant to pass on a Sine Day that was exceedingly busy — except during the solar eclipse.
The House and Senate are at odds over a measure designed to improve the approval process for higher education programs.
The House version has a provision that would allow certain schools to propose an emerging workforce need graduate level program.
College leaders said more information is needed to assess whether direct admissions would benefit higher education in Maryland.
Pro-abortion groups, led by a new organization, Freedom in Reproduction-Maryland, urge voters to approve the new language in an informational campaign called ‘Vote Yes on Reproductive Freedom.’
Maryland Department of the Environment gets its first assistant secretary for environmental justice.
Several delegations held meetings on first week of 90-day legislative session.
Budget and service cuts proposed to offset a $3.3 billion deficit would disproportionately impact city, lawmakers said.
The Program Approval Process Workgroup plans to approve final recommendations by early January.
Legislative work group to assess Maryland Higher Education Commission policies will hold its fourth meeting Nov. 28 in Annapolis.