Maryland legislature facing crunch time next year
State House on sunny, warm February day 2-5-2019 By Len Lazarick [email protected] The easy part of this legislature’s four-year term
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R.I.P. Speaker Michael Busch
Speaker Michael Busch when the new legislature opened Jan. 9. By Len Lazarick [email protected] The final day of the 90-day
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$725 million in new Kirwan school funding passes Senate, House committees
Senate education committee chair Paul Pinsky holds up the Kirwan Commission report during floor discussion of the bill in the
Read moreSchool construction funding stalled in the Maryland Senate
Dundalk High School under construction (2013 Photo by sugar gliding on Flickr) By Diane Rey For Maryland Reporter Time is
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Bob Bauman remembers publisher Ralph Hostetter
Here’s a remembrance of former newspaper publisher Ralph Hostetter penned by former Eastern Shore Congressman Bob Bauman, a regular reader,
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Maryland’s $15 minimum wage raises hard issues left out of debate
By Richard D. Douglas For MarylandReporter.com Here is a question for the Maryland General Assembly: Will Maryland’s higher minimum wage also
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32-15 was the number to play as legislature overrides vetoes
By Len Lazarick and Diane Rey For MarylandReporter.com The Pick Four number to play Thursday in the legislative lottery was
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End-of-life Option Act dies in Maryland Senate
In initial debate Tuesday on the End-of-Life Option Act, Senate Judicial Proceedings Chair Bobby Zirkin, far left, answers questions about
Read morePrescription Drug Affordability Board advances in Maryland House
By Thomas Hawk with Flickr Creative Commons License By Diane Rey For Maryland Reporter Maryland delegates are pushing back against
Read moreMess at UMMS—Part II: Legislative action must be stronger than HB 1428
This is the second of two parts by career government auditor Charlie Hayward addressing the “Mess at UMMS,” and the
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