Maryland climate activists push for progressive state bills at virtual lobbying day
They want to see lasting environmental and criminal justice reforms.
Bill would repeal state song that called on Marylanders to support confederacy
This is the third time that bill sponsor Sen. Cheryl Kagan (D-Montgomery) has tried to repeal the song.
RHA votes to support state bill requiring UMD to be carbon neutral by 2035
The FUTURE Act would require all state public universities to achieve carbon neutrality by 2035.
Students rally for state bill that would require UMD to achieve carbon neutrality by 2035
The bill applies to all public universities in Maryland.
The Maryland General Assembly’s tax on Big Tech is necessary but overdue
We all hate Big Tech. The Maryland General Assembly’s finally doing something about it.
UMD opposes state bill that would overhaul how Maryland handles public records requests
Currently, a five-person board can only resolve disputes involving excessive fees for records requests. This bill would expand the board's jurisdiction.
Maryland lawmakers and USM employees speak on collective bargaining bill at hearing
The bill would allow a union representing multiple institutions to negotiate a “master agreement” with the system.
Maryland lawmakers discuss climate change, environmental justice at virtual hearing
The Climate Solutions Act Now of 2021 requires the state to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2045.
Maryland’s utility oversight commission is broken. Here’s how to fix it.
To ward off corruption, Maryland can take several steps to improve oversight of utility companies and mergers.
Task forces are meaningless without real change
Policing won’t change until police reform task forces do.