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Senate considering how to make legal cannabis profitable

ANNAPOLIS – With the House of Delegates having passed proposals to legalize recreational marijuana, the Senate has taken up the issue with a decidedly different focus. While bills in the Senate are also aimed at making recreational use legal, they…

Millions in out-of-state donations help fuel high-profile Maryland Democratic governor candidates

Reports show a clear divide between figures with a national profile and those rooted primarily in Maryland.

A new Maryland bill would allow voters to decide on legal marijuana

The Maryland House of Delegates approved two bills Friday to adjust the states’ marijuana laws – one that would put the ball in voters’ hands by giving them an opportunity to legalize marijuana use and the other by allowing those convicted of possessing the drug to request their records be erased.

Commercial developers object to Maryland legislation’s climate change costs

The developers’ objections illustrate the tension between what many agree is a need to act on climate change and the cost of taking aggressive action to combat building emissions.

Maryland lawmakers resurrect paid family, medical leave bill

A coalition of Democratic legislators in the House and Senate introduced bills to give workers up to 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave to care for a family member with a serious health condition or disability.

Maryland Board of Education rescinds mask mandate, pending approval by legislators

The Maryland State Board of Education voted to lift the statewide mask mandate for public schools, potentially allowing the state’s 23 county school boards and Baltimore to each decide how they want to handle masking.

Environmental human rights legislation met with support, activists rally

Activists in Maryland gathered at the State House Friday to rally in support of environmental legislation that would amend the state’s constitution to declare a healthy and sustainable environment as a fundamental right for all citizens.

Lawmakers littered with comments on bill to outlaw declawing cats

Maryland lawmakers are deliberating over new proposed legislature that would outlaw the declawing of cats in Maryland with limited exceptions.

Maryland organizations push back against Senate nixing virtual testimony

The statement says that ending the virtual testimony option would limit vital input from everyday Marylanders.

Maryland Democratic lawmakers renew effort to push landmark climate change legislation through the General Assembly

Democrats’ goal to slice the state’s greenhouse gas emissions by 60% would be one of the most aggressive measures in the country.