All posts tagged general assembly

By Glynis Kazanjian Glynis@MarylandReporter.com House Minority Leader Tony O’Donnell A movement led by junior Republican delegates is underway to replace Maryland GOP House Minority Leader Tony O’Donnell and Minority Whip Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio.

By Ilana Kowarski Ilana@MarylandReporter.com Mark Rice, CEO of Maritime Applied Physics You might not expect a CEO and a person without a job to agree on legislation, but there are exceptions.  Marylanders

Maryland election officials are planning to hire contractors to help with the transition to paper ballots. By Glynis Kazanjian Glynis@MarylandReporter.com State election officials are planning to spend up to $1.2 million to

By Becca Heller Becca@MarylandReporter.com Legislators work on big issues like gun control, the death penalty and taxes, but then there are hundreds of other bills addressing smaller problems that fly under

The “rain tax” will help fund Chesapeake Bay cleanup efforts. By Ilana Kowarski Ilana@MarylandReporter.com An attempt to delay implementation of stormwater clean-up fees that will cost Maryland property owners millions come July

Heather Lynette Sinclair led the fight to make sexual abuse of mental health clients a crime. She was successful in establishing a civil requirement for therapist background checks. By Becca

By Len Lazarick Len@MarylandReporter.com House of Delegates 2013 A $36.9 billion state budget for fiscal 2014 easily passed the House of Delegates and state Senate Friday, with less Republican opposition than last

By Becca Heller Becca@MarylandReporter.com A bill granting immigrants in the country illegally with access to a legal driver’s license passed in the House of Delegates Friday after heated debate. The bill

By Becca Heller Becca@MarylandReporter.com Del. Neil Parrott at Board of Elections. (June 2011) Following the controversial passage of the Firearms Safety Act of 2013, many Marylanders in opposition to the law may