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    Both General Assembly chambers approved the Trans Health Equity Act. Here’s what you need to know.
    The legislation would extend coverage of gender-affirming care to residents on Medicaid, the health care plan for low-income and disabled people.
    The Maryland State House in Annapolis is the oldest state capital building in the nation still in continuous legislative use.
    Amid Roy McGrath manhunt, Amazon lists a juicy tell-all book. Who wrote it?
    An author claims he worked with Roy McGrath on a tell-all book about former Gov. Larry Hogan. Is he telling the truth?
    “Betrayed: The True Story of Roy McGrath.”
    Even with changes, Gov. Moore calls progress of his first legislative agenda ‘remarkable’
    While all of the governor’s bills remain in play with three weeks to go in the annual legislative session, some of them have been altered or whittled down by lawmakers.
    Maryland Gov. Wes Moore speaks with reporters on March 20, 2023 about his legislative agenda at the State House on “crossover” day, the deadline for bills to pass at least one chamber of the Maryland General Assembly to have the best chance of passage. He’s joined by his chief legislative officer, Eric Luedtke.
    Deadline day in the General Assembly: Here are the bills lawmakers will prioritize in session’s final weeks
    As the dust settled on a flurry of lawmaking, here’s where some key initiatives stood.
    From left: Del. Stephanie Smith, Del. Marlon Amprey, Del. Regina Boyce and Del. Tony Bridges, all representing Baltimore City, listen to floor debate at the Maryland State House on Monday, March 20, also known as Crossover Day in Annapolis. General Assembly session rules require bills to pass one chamber — either the House of Delegates or the state Senate — by the end of the day on Monday, to ensure the other chamber will consider it.
    State commission investigating retail energy suppliers following record-high complaints
    Marylanders overpaid $1 billion in excessive utility bills. Some lawmakers and advocates are demanding answers.
    A view of the power lines as evening settles December 11, 2000 in Pico Rivera, CA. California residents statewide are urged to delay turning on their holiday lights until 7 P.M. each evening to prevent electrical blackouts. Several stage two emergencies, when electrical reserves in the region drop to 5 percent or less, have been declared in recent days.
    House passes bill requiring gender-affirming care under Medicaid
    The Trans Health Equity Act would not create any new standards of treatment; rather, it would enable residents without private insurance to obtain comparable gender-affirming care.
    A parent holds up a sign reading “protect trans kids” on June 4 at Baltimore Trans Pride 2022.
    Banner political notes: Gov goes with Terps; a tricky $2 million question; City Hall and General Assembly departures
    Political goings-on from Baltimore and around the state.
    Maryland, Baltimore City, Baltimore County politics
    Baltimore County corrections chief denies alleged neglect, mistreatment of detained minors
    Corrections department director Walt Pesterfield flatly denied the center confines minors for 23 hours a day and fails to give them basic services.
    The gray exterior of the Baltimore County Detention Center can be seen behind a black metal fence.
    How institutions like the Catholic Church weaponize bankruptcy
    Across the United States, various institutions that have faced sexual abuse allegations ranging from the Boy Scouts of America to USA Gymnastics have filed for bankruptcy. Could the Archdiocese of Baltimore follow?
    The sanctuary of the Baltimore Basilica on December 2, 2022. The actual name of the Basilica is The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
    Roy McGrath manhunt: Feds’ search for fugitive stretches into the weekend
    U.S. Marshals and FBI agents have sought McGrath since Monday when he failed to show to federal court in Baltimore for his fraud trial.
    U.S. Marshals WANTED poster for Roy McGrath.
    Gov. Wes Moore reflects on first 2 months in office
    Read what Moore had to say some key issues facing the nation and the state he is governing.
    Gov. Wes Moore speaks with reporters after the game at the XFINITY Center in College Park during the first round of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament. The Terrapin Women's Basketball team beat The Holy Cross Crusaders on Friday, 93-61.
    Maryland Senate OKs expanded ability to sue institutions for child sexual abuse
    Legislation would enable more civil lawsuits against churches, schools and other institutions that employed or supervised perpetrators of child sexual abuse.
    The Maryland State House in Annapolis is the oldest state capital building in the nation still in continuous legislative use.
    Gov. Moore’s team projects optimism for his priorities as ‘crossover’ approaches
    With key deadline approaching, governor’s chief legislative officer noted “all 10 of our bills are moving in some form.”
    Maryland Gov. Wes Moore testifies in favor of the Keep Our Heroes Home Act on 2/16/23 during a meeting of the House Ways and Means committee in Annapolis.
    Gov. Moore replacing health care provider at Charlotte Hall Veterans Home after reports of abuse and neglect
    The Board of Public Works approved $625,968 to hire a team of registered nurses to assess the safety and baseline mental and physical well being of patients. The spending board used an emergency procurement method to hire Shore Staffing Inc. of Marion Station.
    Governor Wes Moore, center, Treasurer Dereck Davis, left, and Comptroller Brooke Lierman, right, have the first annual meeting of the Maryland Board of Public Works at the Maryland State House on January 25, 2023.
    Commentary: General Assembly can act now to reduce overdose fatalities
    Overdose prevention sites in Maryland would reduce fatalities and provide a public health solution to the health crisis arising from drug abuse and addiction, say two state legislators who are supporting a bill to help establish the facilities.
    Candy Jovan demonstrates how an overdose prevention site would work at a mock setup at The Charles Theatre before the screening of a Canadian film about fentanyl on January 24, 2023.
    Roy McGrath manhunt: FBI called Florida sheriff concerned for fugitive’s welfare
    ”We’re concerned that something may have happened,” an FBI agent told sheriff’s deputies in a Monday phone call.
    Roy McGrath speaks during a coronavirus press conference at the Maryland State House on April 15, 2020. McGrath, who eventually became Gov. Larry Hogan's chief of staff, is facing state and federal criminal charges related to a "severance" payment he received from the Maryland Environmental Service when he left to join Hogan's office.
    Roy McGrath manhunt: Officials search fugitive ex-Maryland official’s Florida home
    Law enforcement was seen again Wednesday morning at the Florida home of Roy McGrath, the ex-chief of staff to former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, who remains missing after skipping out on his criminal trial Monday.
    U.S. Marshals WANTED poster for Roy McGrath.
    General Assembly moves high-priority bills on guns, abuse lawsuits, reproductive rights and cannabis
    Here’s where legislative priorities stand with less than 30 days remaining in the 2023 General Assembly.
    House of Delegates Speaker Adrienne A. Jones, left, and Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson speak to the delegates and senators before Gov. Wes Moore delivers his first State of the State address on 2/1/23 at the Maryland State House.
    A Maryland bill could change who controls what’s taught in schools
    What started as a health education bill could end up giving the Maryland schools superintendent broad power to withhold funding from school districts who don't follow curriculum guidance.
    6/10/22—Ash Tough, 13, holds a Pride flag up in front of Northwest Middle School in Taneytown.
    Bills changing rules for processing, correcting mail ballots approved in House and Senate
    If the bills become law, a local election board would be required to begin canvassing absentee ballots — preparing them to be counted — eight business days before the first day of early voting.
    Ballot counters remove ballots from the envelopes.
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