Rent stabilization bills in Laurel and other localities face an uphill battle, but the wave of interest and activity represents a marked shift in housing policy debate in Maryland.
Forty-one socially conservative candidates from across Maryland ran for school board seats Tuesday — and 25 of them appear to be on their way to winning their races.
A chippy, boisterous home opener against defending national champion South Carolina provided a unique early-season opportunity for coach Brenda Frese to learn about the remade Maryland women’s basketball team.
Democratic candidate Wes Moore won nearly all precincts in the D.C. and Maryland suburbs, while winning cities on the Eastern Shore and in Western Maryland.
Sheppard Pratt President and CEO Dr. Harsh K. Trivedi says Maryland needs to do more to address what he calls a behavioral health crisis affecting young children and teens. Hospital emergency departments are not the best setting to respond to a rise in behavioral problems among young people linked to the pandemic and other factors.
Brenda Frese’s challenge is melding five transfers, four freshmen and four returning players into a top-flight team while playing the ”hardest schedule” the Terps have ever faced.
The revised criminal justice codes will pardon simple possession charges in cases where it was the only charge, and provide pathways to expungement where the charge was one of many. The law allows those currently incarcerated on simple possession charges to petition the court for resentencing and release.
All but one of Maryland’s congressional incumbents cruised to victory Tuesday, with Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen fending off a challenge from Republican Chris Chaffee and Congressman Andy Harris— the lone Republican in the state’s congressional delegation— besting Democrat Heather Mizeur.