Will Smith
Even as the concept of public financing has grown more mainstream across the country, state lawmakers have been reluctant to embrace that reform for themselves.
The General Assembly session reached an emotional crescendo Tuesday as a House committee heard bills designed to protect and extend abortion rights in Maryland….
Many people assume that we already have a right to a clean and healthy environment. Sadly, that is not true in practice.
Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) called for lawmakers to “put politics aside” and pass his crime bills on Friday.
House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones (D-Baltimore County) announced that she is sponsoring legislation aimed at enshrining abortion access in the state constitution.
New bill is seen as an attempt to bridge a split over strategy between the state Senate and House of Delegates.
Posturing over the State of the State serves as a reminder that while Democrats control the General Assembly, Hogan has the bully pulpit, a flair for the dramatic, and superior political skills.
The governor laid claim to historic investments in education, transportation and public safety, and said he delivered on promises he offered as a candidate.
Use of ghost guns in Maryland has risen substantially in the last two years.
U.S. Rep. Anthony G. Brown and retired Judge Katie Curran O’Malley have each raised more than $630,000 since launching AG campaigns.