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Maryland's former chief medical examiner, subject of lawsuit, testifies in Chauvin's defense 04/14/2021 10:40am • Maryland's former chief medical examiner testified for the defense in the Minneapolis murder trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin, who is charged with killing George Floyd. Dr. David Fowler's testimony came at the same time he's being accused of helping to cover up the police's role in the 2 Emotions raw in session’s final hours, but Md. lawmakers hail the finished product 04/13/2021 01:38pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. For the third straight year, the Maryland General Assembly adjourned on Monday night without balloons or confetti — a nod to the serious n Md. climate bill dies as House and Senate fail to compromise 04/13/2021 05:40am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. An effort to reconcile the competing versions of major environmental legislation collapsed in the final hours of the General Assembly sessio The Greatest Gender Inequality in the World Is in Politics 04/13/2021 12:00am • Even though the world was far from reaching gender parity before the coronavirus pandemic struck, the impact of COVID-19 on gender equality is already tangible. According to the World Economic Forum's 2021 Global Gender Gap report, more than 135 years will be needed for countries to close the gende Pressure grows for Md. Senate to take up local election reform 04/09/2021 11:11am • Del. Brian M. Crosby (D-St. Mary's) works from the House Chamber Annex earlier this week. Crosby is sponsor of a bill that would require county officials who represent districts be elected to office only by residents of that district. (Courtesy Maryland Matters/Danielle E. Gaines) This content w Balloon releases would end in Maryland under bill 04/08/2021 10:48pm • Marylanders may no longer be allowed to intentionally let balloons loose into the sky now that a bill going through the General Assembly has passed both chambers. No more celebratory balloon releases: House bill 391 is on the governor’s desk as of Thursday. Sponsored by Del. Wayne Hartman, R Maryland bill seeks to bring clarity to rules on student protests 04/05/2021 09:55am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. If a measure working its way through the General Assembly becomes law, Maryland school systems would be required to allow students to enga Hogan environment secretary backs Md. House version of climate bill 04/05/2021 01:49am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The Hogan administration on Friday endorsed the House version of a climate bill that is working its way through the General Assembly — but Schrader wins senate confirmation to be Maryland health secretary, 45-2 04/02/2021 10:46pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) first nominated Dennis R. Schrader to become secretary at the Maryland Department of Health four years ago. Public Pressure Can Bring Environmental Reform in Mexico 04/01/2021 12:00am • Arguably, there has never been a more significant moment in world history when the numerous threats posed by climate change have risen to the forefront of global polity; shared concern with seemingly one voice is causing seismic shifts to world markets while forcing country on country to respective Md. Senate gives final approval to early voting center expansion 03/31/2021 09:46pm • A line of voters snakes through the parking lot at the Pip Moyer Recreation Center in Annapolis on Oct. 26, 2020, the first day of early voting in Maryland. (Courtesy Maryland Matters/Bennett Leckrone) This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. New hospital ER will provide pandemic help in Prince George's Co. 03/31/2021 03:15pm • Prince George's County has been Maryland's hardest-hit county in the pandemic, with more than 78,000 coronavirus cases reported. And now, new hospital resources are on the way to help care for more patients in a more efficient way. A new emergency department is opening soon at MedStar Southern Ma Key Changes in How the 2022 Best Graduate Schools Rankings Were Calculated 03/30/2021 12:00am • Today marks the release of the 2022 U.S. News Best Graduate Schools rankings. For more than 30 years, U.S. News has published new annual rankings and data on various graduate schools and programs to help prospective students and their families make the important -- and costly -- decisions about wh George Floyd spurred broad push for change globally, activists say 03/27/2021 09:43am • Richard Wallace had seen it all before, and he wasn’t hopeful. It was, he thought, the same old story: Police kill a Black person, protests erupt, politicians pledge reforms and corporations offer platitudes about supporting needed change. But Wallace, the 38-year-old founder and executive dire Maryland senate advances proposal that would expand early voting centers 03/27/2021 09:34am • 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 Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee advanced a proposal Friday to expand the number of early voting centers in