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WEB3 days ago · BY: Danielle J. Brown - September 9, 2024. For the 6% of Marylanders without health care coverage, getting a COVID-19 vaccine could be more expensive than before -- upwards of $200 a shot -- after the end of a federal program providing free vaccinations for the uninsured and underinsured.
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WEBAug 28, 2024 · Maryland Supreme Court reinstates Adnan Syed’s murder conviction, orders new hearing. BY: Danielle J. Brown - August 30, 2024. The Maryland Supreme Court on Friday reinstated Adnan Syed’s conviction for the 1999 murder of a former girlfriend and ordered lower courts to hold new hearings on the evidence that freed him in 2022.
General Assembly Passes $61 Billion Budget, as Top Leaders …
WEBApr 1, 2022 · The Maryland General Assembly passed a $61 billion budget Friday that includes expansions of health care services, investments in public education and assistance for vulnerable residents, and accounts for tax cuts on baby and health care items, as well as for older Marylanders. The budget bill’s passage marked an extraordinary budget …
Know your ballot: The five constitutional questions facing …
WEBOct 27, 2022 · Although the Maryland gubernatorial election remains the major focus in the Nov. 8 general election, voters also have a say on five constitutional amendments on the ballot. Some could have a profound effect on Marylanders’ everyday lives; others are more obscure. Voters have a choice to legalize cannabis for recreational use, raise the …
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WEB6 days ago · BY: Bryan P. Sears - August 28, 2024. The Maryland Department of Corrections will pay an inmate at the Western Correctional Institution $25,000 to settle a federal lawsuit after corrections officers confiscated his walking boot, a prescribed medical device they said could be weaponized.
Commentary: Marylanders need protection from deceptive …
WEBMar 25, 2024 · By Paula Carmody. The writer is the former People’s Counsel for the State of Maryland. On March 8, the state Senate passed Senate Bill 1, a consumer protection bill meant to benefit Maryland households using electric and gas services.Sen. Malcolm Augustine (D-Prince George’s) sponsored the legislation, and Economic Matters …
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Analysis: A Change Is Gonna Come - Maryland Matters
WEBOct 25, 2021 · Analysis: A Change Is Gonna Come. By: Josh Kurtz - October 25, 2021 7:00 am. Change is coming to the Maryland State House and to the state’s overall political dynamic. Photo by Danielle E. Gaines. As he agonized in recent weeks over whether to seek a third term in 2022, Attorney General Brian E. Frosh (D) told associates that he …
A quick look at some of the first bills filed during the 2023 General ...
WEBJan 12, 2023 · For the last few years, criminal justice reform efforts have been a top priority for the Maryland General Assembly. As the 2023 session gets underway, lawmakers are expected to consider legislation that would tighten restrictions for concealed carry gun permits and expand civil liability for child sexual abuse.
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