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Md. Senate accepts House amendments on climate bill, setting stage for possible in-session veto override 04/01/2022 12:06am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters��� free email subscription today. The Senate gave final approval on Thursday to a wide-ranging climate bill that would set the state on a path to achieve carbon neutral emiss After lengthy House debate, Md. Senate Committees agree to amendments on climate bill 03/30/2022 12:09am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters��� free email subscription today. The Senate is poised to concur with the House of Delegates��� version of a wide-ranging climate bill that aims to significantly reduce state Lawmakers consider bill to ban seclusion in Maryland public schools 03/14/2022 03:04pm • Following a federal investigation that revealed an alarming number of seclusion and restraint incidents in one Maryland school district, parents and disability advocates are renewing their push to ban the use of seclusion in Maryland schools. Del. Eric Ebersole (D-Baltimore County) is sponsoring COVID meant deficits for Md. college athletic departments 03/14/2022 01:57pm • The NCAA basketball tournament tips off this week, an event that���s worth hundreds of millions of dollars to the college athletics industry. Eventually, a big chunk of that money makes its way in varying amounts to individual schools, depending on conference affiliation and the success achieved Maryland General Assembly session hits halfway point 03/04/2022 09:58pm • Maryland's lawmaking session is at the halfway point, and Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson offered an assessment of how things are going so far. "Things get much more intense" once the session gets past the 40-day point, Ferguson told reporters Friday. One of the questions Ferguson answ Md. students could get excused absence for taking mental health day 03/03/2022 06:23pm • Students in Maryland could get excused absences for taking a mental health day under a bill proposed in Annapolis. The legislation is sponsored by Del. Alonzo Washington, D-Prince George's County. "Right now, the state of Maryland ��� many states ��� do not equate physical health with mental h Local leaders support effort to create ���just cause��� laws to protect tenants 02/23/2022 02:40pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters��� free email subscription today. Fair housing advocates, local leaders and Democratic gubernatorial candidates urged state lawmakers Tuesday to pass ���just cause��� legisla Maryland will take a fresh look at decades-old issue of where lawmakers call home 02/22/2022 07:50am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters��� free email subscription today. Maryland will have a new set of state legislative districts for the next election regardless of how court challenges against the recently ad Poll: Youngkin's job approval mixed; policy proposals unpopular 02/21/2022 04:01pm • A month into his term, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin���s job approval is mixed, while support for his signature policy proposals is low. Those are the findings of the annual State of the Commonwealth Poll, conducted by the Wason Center for Civic Leadership at Christopher Newport University. You Maryland lawmakers propose changes to what's included in US history lessons 02/17/2022 07:58pm • When Maryland students learn about American history, they could see some more information on groups including African Americans, women, Asian Americans, American Indians and more. A number of Maryland state lawmakers are proposing a change to what's required in the state's social studies curricul 'Level of ugliness I've never seen before:' Montgomery Co. officials react to 'Zoombomb' attack of council member 02/10/2022 08:00pm • Montgomery County Council Member Will Jawando was the target of a "Zoombombing" that included racist, abusive language and messages. It happened Tuesday night during a virtual meeting with members of a civic organization, Progressive Legacy. Zoombombing is an unwanted disruption into a video conf Here are 3 smaller Md. climate bills that could have a big impact 02/10/2022 08:06am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for��Maryland Matters��� free email subscription��today. The��Climate Solutions Now Act of 2022, wide-ranging legislation that would revolutionize the way Maryland confronts climate change, is un Deep dive needed on DC racial health disparities, researchers say 02/09/2022 01:10pm • This report is part of WTOP's coverage of Black History Month. Read more stories on WTOP.com here. Researchers say structural racism has left D.C. with stark differences in health outcomes, and a new study takes a deeper look into the issue. ���We are constantly talking about these racial disp Judge rules for 7 Va. school boards, temporarily halts Youngkin mask mandate ban 02/04/2022 11:59pm • A judge has granted seven Virginia school districts a restraining order against Gov. Glenn Youngkin���s ban on mask mandates. Judge Louise DiMatteo, of the Arlington County Circuit Court, issued a temporary restraining order against Youngkin���s ban, which went into effect Jan. 24 and has been th Maryland AG supports bill to give state agency more enforcement authority over water violators 02/03/2022 12:23pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for��Maryland Matters��� free email subscription��today. After expressing concerns over the Maryland Department of the Environment���s ability to ensure safe drinking water and to enforce water p