New Maryland laws on police accountability and drunk driving took effect this weekend
The laws were passed during the Maryland General Assembly’s 2016 legislative session.
The USM Board of Regents has eliminated bonus pay for future chancellors
The change comes after the board received backlash for awarding Chancellor Robert Caret a $75,000 bonus in June.
Larry Hogan skipped the Republican convention in the most Maryland way possible
He went to the Tawes Crab Feast and Clam Bake instead.
Maryland lawmakers propose bill banning tackle football before high school
The bill proposes restricting checking in lacrosse and hockey and heading in soccer until high school.
Strategic Partnership Act for UMD and UMB will become law
The bill will pass into law without Gov. Hogan’s signature.
REPORT: USM reaches all-time high graduation rates, looks to close achievement gap
Despite record statistics, system officials say there’s still more work to be done.
Hogan announces scholarships for students who graduate high school in 3 years
Students who qualify could receive a college scholarship worth up to $6,000.
Maryland ACLU is suing Gov. Larry Hogan for blocking Facebook users
This isn’t the first time Hogan has faced criticism for censoring users’ Facebook posts.
Ex-USM chancellor Brit Kirwan to be honored in Maryland’s Business and Civic Hall of Fame
Kirwan spent more than 30 years at the University of Maryland as a tenured math professor, provost and this university’s president.
Maryland lawmakers pass bill to ban guns and firearms from public college campuses
The bill passed 84-49 in the Maryland House of Delegates.