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Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks during a news conference on April 22, 2020, in Laurel. (The Daily Record file / Bryan P. Sears)
May 2, 2024

Democratic Senate candidate Alsobrooks aims to bring new perspective to Capitol

Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks hopes to bring a new perspective to the U.S. Senate.

Rep. David Trone speaks at a news conference in the United States Capitol on April 19, 2024. He hopes to replace Sen. Ben Cardin (left), D-Maryland, who is retiring. Reps. John Sarbanes, D-Maryland, and Andy Harris, R-Maryland, look on. (Katharine Wilson/Capital News Service)
May 2, 2024

Democratic Senate hopeful Trone sees himself as progressive conciliator

Rep. David Trone views himself as an outsider in Congress.

Arizona Supreme Court Justices from left; William G. Montgomery, John R Lopez IV, Vice Chief Justice Ann A. Scott Timmer, Chief Justice Robert M. Brutinel, Clint Bolick and James Beene listen to oral arguments on April 20, 2021, in Phoenix. The Arizona Supreme Court ruled April 9, 2024, that the state can enforce its long-dormant law criminalizing all abortions except when a mother’s life is at stake. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)
May 1, 2024

Arizona’s Democratic leaders get enough votes to repeal 19th century abortion ban

Democrats secured enough votes in the Arizona Senate to repeal a Civil War-era ban on abortions.

“We intend to introduce and pass emergency legislation next session that reflects this understanding, and, in the meantime, we encourage MHEC to exercise the agency’s appropriate executive discretion in implementation,” Sen. Brian Feldman, pictured, and Del. Ben Barnes, both committee chairs and lead negotiators on the bill for their respective chambers, wrote in their letter to state education officials. (The Daily Record/Jack Hogan)
May 1, 2024

MD lawmakers cite ‘misunderstanding’ in retracting right of first refusal for UMD, 4 HBCUs

Maryland legislators walked back their approval of a right of first refusal for certain academic programs, writing that a “misunderstanding” led to its passage.

In this March 22, 2019, file photo, marijuana buds are seen in prescription bottles after being sorted at Compassionate Care Foundation’s medical marijuana dispensary in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
May 1, 2024

What DEA’s reclassification of marijuana as less dangerous means

The Drug Enforcement Administration is moving toward reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug. What are the implications?

Apr 30, 2024

MD to award nearly $3M to man wrongfully imprisoned 31 years for murder

A Maryland man is set to receive nearly $3 million after serving 31 years in prison for a murder that a court later ruled he didn’t commit.

Joy Panyanouvong of Doc & Yeti Urban Farms, a licensed cannabis producer, trims marijuana plants in Tumwater, Washington, on March 15, 2023. Along the West Coast, which has dominated U.S. marijuana production from long before legalization, producers are struggling with what many call the failed economics of legal pot. (AP Photo/Eugene Johnson)
Apr 30, 2024

DEA will move to reclassify marijuana in a historic shift, AP reports

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, The Associated Press has learned.

The GOP senators, led by Minority Leader Steve Hershey, right, and Minority Whip Justin Ready, wrote in a public letter to the governor that the bill would do “absolutely nothing to address the proliferation of illegal firearms in Maryland or target those who unlawfully possess guns and use them in the commission of crimes." (The Daily Record/Jack Hogan)
Apr 29, 2024

MD GOP ramps up calls for Moore to veto new liability for gun industry

Maryland's 13 Republican state senators called for Gov. Wes Moore to veto legislation extending liability for gun crimes to sellers and manufacturers.

Gov. Wes Moore talks to Capital News Service reporters in his office in Annapolis on April 24, 2024. (Angelique Gingras/Capital News Service)
Apr 29, 2024

Moore confident in Maryland’s play to keep the Washington Commanders

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore struck an assured posture on his state’s ability to keep the Washington Commanders in Prince George’s County.

State Sen. Cory McCray, a Baltimore City Democrat who has sponsored binding arbitration bills in recent years, says he plans to push for the measure again next session. (The Daily Record/Jack Hogan)
Apr 26, 2024

After collective bargaining wins, MD unions to push for binding arbitration

Maryland public employee unions and their allies in the legislature are expected to prioritize binding arbitration in Annapolis next year.

The seal of the Federal Communications Commission is seen before an FCC meeting to vote on net neutrality on Dec. 14, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
Apr 26, 2024

Net neutrality restored as FCC votes to regulate internet providers

The FTC on voted to restore “net neutrality” rules that prevent broadband internet providers from favoring some sites and apps over others.

“We made the choice to put housing front and center because we knew this was an issue that could not wait,” Gov. Wes Moore said Thursday before signing housing legislation. (The Daily Record/Jack Hogan)
Apr 25, 2024

Moore enacts affordable unit incentives, renter protections to tackle MD housing crisis

Gov. Wes Moore signed into law his administration’s plan for tackling Maryland’s housing crisis, an issue plaguing cities and states nationwide.

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