Maryland General Assembly considers recreational marijuana legalization
If the referendum passes, marijuana would be legal in Maryland starting July 2022
Maryland General Assembly introduces bill to change highway name, honor Piscataway tribe
The original name of the highway is Indian Head Highway, also known as Maryland Route 210
Maryland General Assembly to remove Russian investments, local businesses boycott
Other local businesses have also been raising and donating money for the Ukrainian cause.
Maryland legislators consider abortion rights bills, constitutional amendment
If approved by both chambers of the Maryland General Assembly, voters will decide in November whether abortion rights should be protected the state's constitution.
André Nottingham makes education his focus in Maryland General Assembly campaign
Nottingham's campaign also focuses on the lack of downtown employment center and making roads, like Route 210, safer.
The FUTURE Act calls for Maryland public universities to be carbon neutral
The act sets an interim goal of carbon neutrality for purchased electricity and direct emissions.
Maryland General Assembly considers bill reducing greenhouse gas emissions
The bill focuses on greenhouse gases and renewable energy.
‘Environmental rights are human rights’: Students rally in Annapolis for climate change cause
Dozens of students from various schools and universities came to Annapolis for the rally.
Immigrants risk being deported when pleading guilty. But state law may soon change.
The bill was introduced and passed out of the Senate in 2020, but failed to progress after the pandemic ended the 2020 session.
UMD grad students, faculty testify for collective bargaining rights across USM
Collective bargaining rights would allow graduate assistants to unionize and negotiate working conditions such as hours, pay and leave.