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WEB5 days ago · State Police agree to pay $2.75 million to settle federal probe of discriminatory hiring. BY: Steve Crane - October 3, 2024. The Maryland State Police agreed to change the way it tests recruits and said it will pay $2.75 million to 48 women and Black applicants who were turned down for trooper jobs after they failed recruiting tests that were ...
Know your ballot: The five constitutional questions facing …
WEBOct 27, 2022 · Although the Maryland gubernatorial election remains the major focus in the Nov. 8 general election, voters also have a say on five constitutional amendments on the ballot. Some could have a profound effect on Marylanders’ everyday lives; others are more obscure. Voters have a choice to legalize cannabis for recreational use, raise the …
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WEBSep 30, 2024 · Medicare policy on supplemental oxygen has forced some patients to retreat from life. BY: Mary Kitlowski - September 23, 2024. Medicare policy treats oxygen, something we all need to stay alive, like a medical device, with the lowest bidder getting the contract. The goal was to save money, but it made …
Issue 1: Reproductive rights (2024 Voter Guide) – Maryland Matters
WEBReproductive rights. During the 2023 General Assembly session, the General Assembly passed a proposed constitutional amendment to enshrine reproductive rights — including the right to abortion — in Maryland’s constitution, if approved by voters. The language to be added to the Constitution’s Declaration of Rights states: That every ...
Vehicle registration costs set to go up July 1 - Maryland Matters
WEBMay 21, 2024 · Effective July 1, the registration fee for a passenger vehicle up to 3,500 pounds will be $221 every two years, or $110.50 annually. Owners of passenger vehicles weighing more than 3,500 pounds but less than 3,700 pounds will pay $241 every two years, or $120.50 annually. The weight class is new. …
2022 primary election candidate guide - Maryland Matters
WEBThe 2022 election could be one of the most consequential campaign cycles for Maryland in decades. The pace of political change in the state is accelerating. By early 2023, we will have a new governor, a new lieutenant governor, a new attorney general, and a new state comptroller. The effects of redistricting could alter the makeup of the state ...
Analysis: A Change Is Gonna Come - Maryland Matters
WEBOct 25, 2021 · Analysis: A Change Is Gonna Come. By: Josh Kurtz - October 25, 2021 7:00 am. Change is coming to the Maryland State House and to the state’s overall political dynamic. Photo by Danielle E. Gaines. As he agonized in recent weeks over whether to seek a third term in 2022, Attorney General Brian …
Maryland’s $3.8 billion education reform plan embraces …
WEBNov 21, 2022 · Cost, wellness benefits. Their dreams are encapsuled in the Blueprint Act, which comes with a big price tag, increasing educational funding to $3.8-billion a year by 2030. Senate President Bill Ferguson (D-Baltimore City), a former teacher who helped craft the new law, told Maryland Matters that community schools offer a beacon for the future.
Election Reforms Will Make Voting More Accessible In Maryland ...
WEBJun 16, 2021 · Election reform had momentum heading into Maryland’s 2021 legislative session after voters overwhelmingly embraced absentee ballots, early voting and ballot drop-off boxes during the state’s highly unconventional 2020 election cycle. A slew of ambitious reforms was introduced — including an unsuccessful push to make mail-in voting the default option and attempts to reform the State […]
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