Grace Toohey
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Grace Toohey is a junior multi-platform journalism major at the University of Maryland's Philip Merrill College of Journalism with a double major in government and politics. She is covering social services for Capital News Service based in the Annapolis Bureau. She also is a staff writer for University of Maryland's independent student newspaper The Diamondback and worked at Maryland's third largest daily paper The Frederick News-Post . You can find her on Twitter @grace_2e and on LinkedIn , or reach her at ctoohey@terpmail.umd.edu.

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State-Mandated Sick Leave Debate Draws Crowd and Controversy

More than 100 people overflow the Senate Finance Committee hearing to weigh in on bill requiring paid time off.

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Delegate to Propose Bill to Expedite and Clarify Child Custody Cases

Maryland Delegate Kathleen Dumais’ bill calls on judges to explain their decisions in child custody cases

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State Leaders and Activists Rally for Restrictions on Corporate Political Donations

State Senator Jamie Raskin to sponsor a bill that will increase corporations’ transparency in political donations

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Hogan Signs Comptroller’s Petition to Push Back School Start Day Past Labor Day

Gov.-elect Larry Hogan added his signature to Comptroller Peter Franchot’s “Let Summer Be Summer” petition Thursday morning, totaling 13,244 people in support of a later start date for public schools.