Maryland’s House members unanimous as Epstein files release passes House 427-1; Senate follows suit
WASHINGTON – The House on Tuesday passed a resolution to release all the files associated with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. All eight Maryland lawmakers supported the legislation, with many noting it has been a long time coming. The Senate…
Bipartisan agreement: Maryland lawmakers say Senate overstepped on phone subpoena provision
WASHINGTON - Maryland Reps. Jamie Raskin, a Democrat, and Andy Harris, a Republican, agree that the Senate wrongly approved a provision that would allow senators to sue the government for up to $500,000 if they are not notified that their…
Maryland Democrats blast committee approval to relocate FBI in DC
WASHINGTON - Maryland lawmakers on Wednesday condemned a Senate committee's approval of more than $1 billion for the FBI's relocation to the Ronald Reagan Building in downtown Washington. The party-line vote in the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee allocated…
Trump administration denies appeal for Western Maryland flood aid
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration on Thursday denied an appeal for federal disaster aid to Western Maryland for the May floods in Allegany and Garrett Counties. The appeal for a major disaster declaration would have made the counties eligible for…
Maryland lawmakers, union leader challenge memo threatening furloughed federal workers’ pay
Furloughed federal workers may not be entitled to back pay when they return from the government shutdown, according to a draft memo from the White House Office of Management and Budget, first reported by Axios.
How one Maryland school district turned around student behavior with ‘restorative practices’
District officials in Worcester County credit restorative practices with creating an atmosphere that led to a 28% drop in violent incidents across all schools in the past year.