New laws on sexual assault, fracking take effect in Maryland
The laws were among those passed during the Maryland General Assembly’s 2017 legislative session.
US Rep. Anthony Brown pushes to remove Robert E. Lee statue in Antietam
The Robert E. Lee Statue Removal Act would require a plan for the statue’s removal within 90 days of the legislation’s enactment.
Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz is running for Maryland governor
Kamenetz, who declared his candidacy Monday morning, joins a long list of Democrats in the race.
UMD alum Matt Dernoga kicks off campaign for Maryland state delegate
Dernoga received a public policy master’s degree from this university in 2013.
Maryland attorney general joins lawsuit against Trump’s DACA decision
The suit accuses the Trump administration of violating due process and federal laws stating the government will not use DACA participants’ information for deportations or prosecutions.
Maryland will receive full federal funding for Purple Line
After the federal funding agreement is signed, construction on the long-awaited rail line can begin.
Maryland removes statue honoring Roger B. Taney from State House grounds overnight
Another statue of Taney in Baltimore was removed just days earlier.
All four of Baltimore’s Confederate monuments were removed overnight
The statues’ removal comes just days after a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, that left one woman dead and several injured.
Hogan wants the statue of Dred Scott decision author Roger Taney removed from Annapolis
Hogan was initially against removing the statue commemorating former Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger B. Taney, the author of the decision stating slaves and their descendants couldn’t be U.S. citizens.
Democrat Krish Vignarajah becomes first woman to enter race for Maryland governor
She formerly served as first lady Michelle Obama’s policy director and a senior advisor in the State Department.