Maryland General Assembly Gaining Bipartisan Support For A Hate Crimes Commission A bill passing through Maryland’s General Assembly aims to establish a hate crime commission that report to the US and the world. Zenger · Feb 27, 2023
Maryland Democrats seek to wield increased power as General Assembly tackles recreational pot, paid leave and gun control BALTIMORE — Cannabis, abortion rights and gun control are expected to dominate debates by state lawmakers in the coming months as the Maryland General Assembly begins its annual legislative session Wednesday. Tribune News Service · Jan 8, 2023
Election 2022: Maryland voters choosing Gov. Hogan successor With Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan term-limited, the highly competitive contest to replace him has drawn the attention of former President Donald Trump, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and even Oprah Winfrey The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2022
Expanding abortion access, plugging loopholes in police accountability among the new Maryland laws taking effect Friday The Maryland General Assembly passed 834 bills over 90 days in 2022, ranging from the odd, like a prohibition on declawing cats, to the routine, like expanding transportation options, by the time lawmakers adjourned for the year at midnight April 11. Tribune News Service · Jul 1, 2022
ICYMI: Top stories of the week On April 1, the Maryland General Assembly referred a constitutional amendment to the ballot that would legalize marijuana for adults 21 or older beginning in July 2023. If voters approve the amendment, Maryland would join 18 states and Washington, D.C., in legalizing marijuana for recreational use. Ballotpedia · Apr 15, 2022
Maryland voters will decide on a ballot measure to require Howard County Circuit Court judges to serve as orphans’ court judges in November On April 8, the Maryland General Assembly voted to send a ballot measure to voters in November to require Howard County Circuit Court judges to serve as orphans’ court judges and remove the election requirement of three orphans’ court judges. The bill would also make changes to state law, if… Ballotpedia · Apr 12, 2022
Editorial: Maryland’s choice to back women’s reproductive rights — and medical science The essential question raised by the Abortion Care Access Act, the controversial legislation enacted by the Maryland General Assembly last Saturday with House (90-46) and Senate (29-15) votes to override Gov. Larry Hogan’s veto, was this: Should abortions be performed by “qualified” health care providers who are not physicians? Opponents… Tribune News Service · Apr 12, 2022
Maryland voters will decide on a marijuana legalization amendment in November On April 1, the Maryland General Assembly voted to refer a constitutional amendment to voters in November that would legalize marijuana for adults 21 years of age or older beginning in July 2023 and direct the state legislature to pass laws for the use, distribution, regulation, and taxation of marijuana. Ballotpedia · Apr 5, 2022
Blue states enact new laws to create abortion havens If the U.S. Supreme Court decides in June, as expected, that all states can limit abortions to the earliest stages of pregnancy or ban the procedure altogether, hundreds of thousands of Americans are likely to start traveling to states where abortion remains legal. Tribune News Service · Apr 3, 2022
Attorneys for Republicans press judge to scrap ‘unconstitutional’ map of Maryland legislative districts Attorneys for a group of Republican delegates pressed a judge Wednesday to reject a Maryland General Assembly-approved map of state legislative districts that they say would illegally favor Democrats in elections. Tribune News Service · Mar 24, 2022