The House Judiciary Committee opened the year-old Juvenile Justice Reform Act to dissection; however, most of those invited spoke in support of the law and urged lawmakers to stay the course, warning that reverting to failed policies is not the path forward.
Spending public money on sports teams has been extensively studied by economists for decades, and the preponderance of research has yet to find an economic benefit for taxpayers that justifies the costs.
Sarbanes represents the 3rd Congressional District, encompassing all of Howard County and parts of Anne Arundel and Carroll counties. He's in his ninth term.
Treasurer Dereck Davis said that although he liked the loan program, he couldn’t vote yes because the labor department didn’t push the company to fulfill the state’s minority business participation requirement.
Dozens of protesters concerned about climate change stormed the Baltimore stage where U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was taking part in a daylong conference coordinated by The Baltimore Banner.
The stadium authority cited a rarely used provision of state law that applies to the boards of directors of corporations and associations to gather votes by phone. The last time they used the provision was in 2011.
The Orioles and the state of Maryland have struck a nonbinding agreement that settles some issues but leaves plenty of questions before a new 30-year lease is final.
As the nation inches closer to a potential federal government shutdown, Maryland leaders say the state government can weather the loss of money for a few weeks.
Halting government operations would affect more than just federal employees, but also Marylanders who rely on vital government services to meet their most basic needs, such as food benefits, safety inspections, student loan payment processing and child care grants, to name a few.
Lawmakers, public defenders, police, prosecutors and state officials faced gathered in a marathon video meeting on Wednesday to confront Maryland’s problems with juvenile crime head-on.
“It hurts us more when kids are the ones perpetrating or falling victim, because we feel like we failed them,” said state Del. Luke Clippinger, a Baltimore Democrat who is leading a review of whether juvenile laws need adjusting.
Taking the guesswork out of eligibility for what’s called social equity licenses, the state will post a verification portal on Sept. 8 where entrepreneurs can check for free prior to paying thousands of dollars to apply for a license.