Maryland House of Delegates passes bill creating legal framework for recreational cannabis
The bill prioritizes creating business opportunities for communities most impacted by cannabis criminalization.
Maryland General Assembly bills aim to address growing fentanyl overdose crisis
Lawmakers in Maryland are fast-tracking legislation to confront the state’s growing issues with overdoses on fentanyl – a powerful synthetic opioid that has been associated…
Maryland General Assembly considers health education, parental rights bills
Bills about parental rights, the state health curriculum and more are generating conversations around the state.
Maryland General Assembly bill would create service year option for high school graduates
Moore’s newly-created service and civic innovation department would create partnerships between graduates and employers as part of the service year program.
South Asian leaders in Maryland hope to inspire a new generation of politicians
Together, Wanika Fisher and Aruna Miller hope to inspire a new generation of South Asian leaders to increase political involvement for the historically underrepresented community.
Maryland bill would legalize medical aid in dying
The 2023 legislative session marks the first year the bill has earned the support of the state’s governor.
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.
UMD employees union lobbies in support of telework, collective bargaining bills
Telework fairness legislation currently proposed in the MGA would require state and education employers to offer a hybrid telework option to employees.
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.
UMD faculty, graduate students testify on state collective bargaining bill
This bill differs from similar legislation proposed in the past because it extends unionization rights to faculty on the tenure-track, non-tenure track and part-time.