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House election bills start moving in Md. Senate, as Biden blasts laws limiting voting access 03/26/2021 08:23pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters��� free email subscription today. With dust from ���crossover day��� still settling in the Maryland General Assembly, the Senate Education, Health and Environmental Affairs com Maryland Delegates argue passionately over ���Juneteenth��� bill 03/24/2021 12:33am • In support of a bill that would make ���Juneteenth��� a state and employee-paid holiday, a Maryland Delegate on Monday gave an impassioned speech, which ended with a standing ovation from some colleagues. Others in the Legislature were equally impassioned that including paid leave in the bill cou Md. Senate committee advances ���Kirwan 2.0��� with amendments 03/23/2021 11:21pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters��� free email subscription today. A Senate committee on Tuesday advanced a complementary bill to the Blueprint for Maryland���s Future, the multi-billion-dollar education ref New Ways to Get Health Insurance When You're Unemployed 03/23/2021 12:00am • When you lose your job, you usually lose your employer's health insurance, too. You have several options for replacing that coverage, but until recently many of those choices were expensive and especially difficult to afford when your income is down. But the American Rescue Plan, the relief package Maryland bill to protect patients from hospital collection efforts advances 03/20/2021 08:17am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for��Maryland Matters��� free email subscription��today. People who have unpaid hospital bills would gain some protection from lawsuits and collection actions under a measure approved by a House Man arrested with gun outside vice president���s residence 03/19/2021 12:57am • D.C. police and the Secret Service on Wednesday detained a man from Texas on charges he was carrying a rifle and ammunition outside the official residence of Vice President Kamala Harris. Police said in a statement that they arrested Paul Murray, 31, of San Antonio, Texas, at about 12:15 p.m. aft What Deb Haaland's historic confirmation means to Native Americans 03/16/2021 07:08am • On Monday evening, Debra Haaland, a 35th-generation New Mexican from the Pueblo of Laguna, became the first Native American ever to be confirmed as a Cabinet secretary. When she testified in February at her confirmation hearing, Haaland began her opening remarks by introducing herself to sena Maryland legislators aim for better voter accessibility 03/12/2021 05:33pm • Lawmakers in Maryland are working to enact legislation that would greatly improve accessibility for disabled voters. One of the more notable bills would change the state���s entire voting system. SB0271/HB0423, sponsored by Sen. Clarence Lam, D-Baltimore County and Howard, and Del. Jessica Feldma Prince George's County executive details new proposed FY 2022 budget 03/11/2021 10:02pm • More money for schools and new job positions within the police department are included in a proposed fiscal year 2022 budget for Prince George's County, Maryland. The plan unveiled Thursday by County Executive Angela Alsobrooks includes $4.5 billion in operating funds, a 1.3% increase over FY 202 2022 Best Graduate Schools Rankings Coming March 30 03/09/2021 12:00am • U.S. News will unveil the 2022 Best Graduate Schools rankings on March 30, featuring new rankings of MBA, law, education, engineering, medical and nursing programs. All the rankings and data, which will be published on usnews.com, are based on in-depth reputation and statistical surveys conducted i Md. Senate begins discussions on sweeping climate bill 03/06/2021 07:13am • 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 Senate began preliminary discussions Friday on a sweeping climate action plan that calls for net-zero statewide greenhouse ga Md. lawmakers consider bill adding beer and wine to grocery stores 03/02/2021 11:20pm • There's a push in the Maryland General Assembly to change the state's alcohol sales law to allow beer and wine on grocery and convenience stores' shelves. The Maryland Retailers Association is pushing for the change, telling lawmakers in Annapolis that the state's consumers don't have the conveni Alzheimer's deaths spike in Va. and Md. during COVID-19 pandemic 03/02/2021 12:41am • The number of deaths from Alzheimer���s and dementia is up by double digits ��� and advocates are concerned. ���We have noticed a significant increase,��� said Carter Harrison, director of state affairs for the Alzheimer���s Association. Compared with averages over the previous five years, Alz Md. senator sponsors bill to cleanse hospital visitors of dirty doorknob dread 02/27/2021 10:53am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for��Maryland Matters��� free email subscription��today. Everyone knows the feeling. You���ve soaped up, scrubbed your hands, dried off, and then ��� you���ve got to touch a door handle to get In environmental justice push, Md. lawmakers look to decrease harmful toxins 02/25/2021 12:25pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for��Maryland Matters��� free email subscription��today. In taking a broader look at social justice and equity issues, Maryland lawmakers are considering a series of bills to mitigate harmful env