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'Spring forward and stay there': Permanent daylight saving time bill touted in Maryland Senate 03/05/2020 04:59pm • A state senator testified on Thursday that his bill to make Daylight Saving Time permanent in Maryland was aimed at helping the state "spring forward and stay there." Sen. Justin Ready, a Republican from Carroll County, told the Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee that making th AIPAC says some attendees from New York were 'potentially in contact' with coronavirus patient 03/04/2020 09:05pm • Lobbying organization AIPAC said that some New York attendees of its policy conference in D.C. may have been in contact with a person who contracted the coronavirus. American Israel Public Affairs Committee, or AIPAC, said in a letter to members and conference attendees that the group was "potent Maryland bill would usher in zero-emission transit buses 03/03/2020 08:49pm • ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland could begin replacing old diesel and hybrid state-operated transit buses with electric and zero-emission ones no earlier than July 2022 if a bill passes the General Assembly, jolting Maryland’s fleet into the future. Republican Gov. Larry Hogan set a goal for Marylan Maryland Senate passes bill to educate youth on gambling risks 02/29/2020 11:24am • ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A Maryland bill that would allow lessons on the risks associated with gambling -- including addiction prevention -- to be added to the high school health curriculum passed in the state Senate on Feb. 21. Sen. Bryan Simonaire, R-Anne Arundel, is leading the charge as the bill’ Go greener, faster: Maryland lawmakers pitch bills to deal with climate change 02/19/2020 11:12pm • Maryland is already on track to reach some of its 2016 goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but lawmakers say it’s time to get more ambitious. On Wednesday, the Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee heard from proponents of the Climate Solutions Act of 2020, a state Senate Measure on greenhouse gas reduction to be heard in Maryland 02/19/2020 04:01am • ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A measure aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions in Maryland is getting a hearing before state lawmakers. It's coming before the Senate Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee on Wednesday. It would require the Maryland Department of the Environment to Md. assembly debates future of multibillion-dollar public school reform 02/18/2020 09:08am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Hundreds of people filled hearing rooms and rallied in Annapolis on Monday as the General Assembly took the unusual step of convening a Witnesses pack Maryland hearing on $4 billion education spending plan 02/17/2020 08:45pm • Crowds chanting "Our kids can't wait!" jammed into a designated area for rallies not far from the Maryland State House in Annapolis. It was part of a "pep rally" on Monday for the $4 billion plan designed to reform education in the state. Hundreds of teachers, students and education advocat Md. lawmakers working to ease local financial burdens in school funding bill 02/12/2020 09:11am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Leaders in Baltimore City and Prince George’s County said this week they are optimistic that much-needed relief from costly Kirwan Co State hits pause on controversial wireless network to transmit voter information 02/07/2020 11:48pm • Maryland elections officials announced Friday that they will not require the state’s six largest jurisdictions to use a controversial wireless network to transmit voter information to the state during this year’s elections.(Photo by Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post via Getty Images) This Officials to investigate problems with new wireless networks that emerged during Tues. primary 02/06/2020 06:12pm • The Maryland State Board of Elections office in Annapolis. Photo by Danielle E. Gaines. This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The Maryland State Board of Elections will inves What federal agencies can learn about cloud from industry, early adopters 02/05/2020 03:47pm • This content is sponsored by Flexera. What federal agencies can learn about cloud from industry, early adopters It’s been ten years since the Cloud First policy directed federal agencies to start exploring and implementing cloud technologies, and it’s clear now that cloud is here to stay. Md. cybersecurity bill would create defense plan for local agencies 02/04/2020 09:33pm • ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A new Maryland bill would ask the state’s Department of Information Technology to develop a baseline plan for localities within the state to help battle cyber attacks. Senate bill 120, introduced by Sen. Susan Lee, D-Montgomery, would give the Maryland Department of Informati Md. bill would make helmets optional for most motorcyclists 02/04/2020 09:23pm • !function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",function(a){if(void 0!==a.data)for(var e in a.data){var t=document.getElementById("datawrapper-chart-"+e)||document.querySelector("iframe");t&&(t.style.height=a.data+"px")}})}(); (Click here to see the full version of the graphic above) FDA: 7 sunscreen chemicals enter bloodstream after 1 use 01/21/2020 11:02am • After a single application, a total of seven chemicals commonly found in sunscreens can be absorbed into the bloodstream at levels that exceed safety thresholds, according to studies by the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, an arm of the US Food and Drug Administration. "What is most alarm