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Moore signed SB 781, the POWER Act, which sets goals for offshore wind energy; the cross-filed bills SB 224 and HB 230, known as the Clean Trucks Act of 2023, which would set sales targets for clean medium-heavy and heavy-duty trucks with the goal of reducing emissions; and HB 550, the Clean Transportation and Energy Act, which would extend rebates for electric chargers.
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One of the biggest changes to state education policy to come out of the Maryland General Assembly this session didn’t actually originate from lawmakers – it came from the new attitude in the governor’s office.
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The Supreme Court heard arguments on Feb. 28 in two legal cases challenging the constitutionality of Biden’s plan. Protesters and leaders from advocacy groups clustered around the court with colorful signs and loudspeakers, chanting in the direction of the justices inside to allow the relief plan to go through.
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The total package, particularly SB 1, which places limits on where a gun can be carried, “creates among the strongest gun violence prevention legislation in the country,” said the bill’s sponsor, Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher, D-Montgomery. “It is also without question, the strongest gun violence prevention legislation that we’ve had since 2013.”
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Gov. Wes Moore exits his first General Assembly session with all 10 items on his legislative agenda passing. And, despite the tweaks to those proposals from legislators, Moore laid the foundation for a strong working relationship with the legislative body, analysts say.
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Maryland’s Democrats in Congress have joined an amicus brief to the Supreme Court opposing lower court rulings that would prohibit or restrict the sale of the abortion pill mifepristone.
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As part of the Biden administration’s infrastructure agenda, Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday announced nearly $300 million in federal funding for nine major bridge projects in the nation’s capital and eight states.
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Housing rental costs in Maryland have been above the national average since at least 2018. Even as average rents started to level out in January and February of this year, rents in Maryland are still above the national average.
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“We articulated a number of priorities coming into office, and a focus primarily on what we needed to accomplish in the first 90 days in the legislative session,” said Brown in an interview with Capital News Service. His “top priority” was the establishment of “civil rights enforcement authority” in his office, said Brown in an interview with Capital News Service.
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Sen. Ben Cardin and Rep. David Trone, both Maryland Democrats, have proposed legislation aimed at addressing educational inequities and eliminating academic achievement gaps.
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