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Tag: Maryland General Assembly


UMD faculty member takes passion for human development to state delegate seat

Sarah Wolek, a senior faculty specialist in this university’s business school, filled a vacant District 16 delegate seat at the beginning of April.
  • Marijke Friedman
  • April 27, 2023

Real life doesn’t stop. Maryland’s legislative sessions shouldn’t either.

Voting until the last minute of session is like starting the final paper for a class the same night it’s due.
  • Dhruvak Mirani
  • April 20, 2023

Education takes priority in Maryland’s 2024 fiscal year budget

The budget’s investments in public education are “historic,” according to the Maryland State Education Association, the state’s largest teachers’ union.
  • Marijke Friedman
  • April 14, 2023

‘A small win’: Maryland advocates praise passage of bill expanding gender-affirming care

The state legislature passed the Trans Health Equity Act this session, which would require Maryland Medicaid to expand its coverage of gender-affirming treatments if Gov. Wes Moore signs it into law.
  • Marijke Friedman
  • April 12, 2023

Maryland lawmakers passed hundreds of bills this year. Here are the highlights.

Gov. Wes Moore and other state leaders’ priority legislation, including cannabis, gun control and abortion bills, successfully passed.
  • Marijke Friedman
  • April 12, 2023

Maryland legislature finalizes framework for cannabis legalization

The bill’s passage came two days before the end of the 2023 legislative session.
  • Marijke Friedman
  • April 11, 2023

Maryland joins growing list of states pursuing TikTok bans for government devices

A bill passed unanimously in the Maryland House of Delegates this month that would prohibit the installation and use of TikTok on all state government networks and devices.
  • Marijke Friedman
  • March 30, 2023

Marylanders to vote on abortion rights constitutional amendment in 2024

The bill is part of a larger package of legislation aimed to strengthen reproductive rights in Maryland.
  • Marijke Friedman
  • March 30, 2023

Safe Harbor Laws protect minors forced into prostitution. Why hasn’t Maryland passed one?

Victims of human trafficking deserve a safe harbor, not fear
  • Imaan Shikoh
  • March 30, 2023

Public dollars belong in public schools, not private ones

By giving some students the option to attend private schools, legislators lose their imperative to responsibly oversee the implementation of the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future.
  • Dhruvak Mirani
  • March 30, 2023
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