Maryland General Assembly considers package of bills to strengthen reproductive rights
There are four bills that are part of a package supporting reproductive rights this legislative session.
Proposed Maryland bill would create task force to address nonconsensual sexual imagery
Fifty-two percent of women between the ages 18 and 34 reported receiving an unsolicited explicit image, according to a 2017 Pew Research Center survey about online harassment.
Some companies in Maryland could transition to a four-day workweek under new state bill
If passed, the bill would create a pilot program encouraging companies to decrease their employees’ weekly hours from 40 to 32.
Prince George’s County progressive nominated for Maryland House vacancy
Martinez, a 26-year-old who lives in New Carrollton, grew up in Prince George’s County and began his career working for CASA de Maryland
Here are the contenders for Md. House of Delegates’ District 22 seat
Recent appointments by Gov. Wes Moore have left the seat open.
Wes Moore releases budget plan focused on education funding
Moore put forward $500 million to continue funding the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, an education reform plan, and $1.1 billion for school construction.
Maryland legislators introduce potential regulations for recreational cannabis
The 88-page bill includes measures to help communities that were most negatively impacted by the war on drugs.
Maryland General Assembly to focus on cannabis, gun control legislation
Legislators in the 2023 General Assembly will pass regulatory legislation about licensing and taxing recreational cannabis.
Patty Perillo discusses mental health, cultural centers with UMD SGA
Perillo and Provost Jennifer Rice commissioned a mental health task force earlier this year to look at what the university is doing regarding mental health.
At UMD golf course, researchers and environmentalists find a place alongside golfers
Academic departments and programs — including the FIRE program, the entomology department and the applied agriculture institute — have also used the golf course for projects and research.