Some companies in Maryland could transition to a four-day workweek under new state bill
If passed, the bill would create a pilot program encouraging companies to decrease their employees’ weekly hours from 40 to 32.
Prince George’s County progressive nominated for Maryland House vacancy
Martinez, a 26-year-old who lives in New Carrollton, grew up in Prince George’s County and began his career working for CASA de Maryland
Wes Moore releases budget plan focused on education funding
Moore put forward $500 million to continue funding the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, an education reform plan, and $1.1 billion for school construction.
Maryland legislators introduce potential regulations for recreational cannabis
The 88-page bill includes measures to help communities that were most negatively impacted by the war on drugs.
The Maryland General Assembly ought to let us try four day workweeks
The five-day workweek is outdated and forces us to live to work, rather than work to live.
Maryland lawmakers expand USM unionization push to include faculty members
More than 96 percent of members of this university’s chapter of the Association of American University Professors support collective bargaining rights for faculty.
Maryland General Assembly to focus on cannabis, gun control legislation
Legislators in the 2023 General Assembly will pass regulatory legislation about licensing and taxing recreational cannabis.
Resorting to charging minors as adults in Maryland is counterproductive
Children are simply not equal to adults in terms of psychological development, leaving them more prone to peer pressure, poor decision-making and decreased impulse control.
Maryland Republicans who lost midterms say party should prioritize mail-in voting
Outgoing Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, a Republican, said that he was expecting a "huge red wave."
UMD professors association votes to campaign for faculty collective bargaining
The campaign will target the Maryland General Assembly during its spring legislative session.