Hundreds of private school students, faculty, parents and supporters piled onto Lawyers Mall on Tuesday for a rally to support Gov. Larry Hogan’s funding for nonpublic schools.
Maryland lawmaker wants state funding eliminated for artificial turf fields and playgrounds
Montgomery County Senator Roger Manno is sponsoring legislation that would end state funding for artificial turf surfaces around Maryland. Manno says there is sufficient concern about possible health risks associated with artificial turf that the state has a responsibility to do something about it.
Annapolis Roundup: Medical cannabis, other bills advance
Maryland legislation that expands the state’s medical cannabis industry to include more minority ownership on Thursday passed in the House of Delegates — where it had failed in the waning minutes of the session last year.
Resolutions address gender gap in Maryland businesses
A resolution that states that there is a gender disparity in the Maryland workplace aims to fix the gender gap by encouraging companies to diversify.
General Assembly celebrates Shock Trauma leader’s decades of service
Dr. Thomas Scalea has spent the past 20 years pioneering new methods of treating trauma in Maryland. Most recently, he is working to spread the “Stop The Bleed” program to make tourniquets common in public spaces.
Governor Larry Hogan commits $175 million to increase school safety
Following the tragic shooting in Parkland, Florida, Governor Larry Hogan says he wants to make sure that something like that never happens in Maryland.
Anne Arundel County animal shelter’s reading program helps community bond with animals
n Anne Arundel County teenager has found a way to bring the local community together through books and shelter animals.
Baltimore is a popular site for Oscar-nominated movies filmed in Maryland
Maryland has served as a filming site for Oscar-nominated movies since the 1940s. Movies filmed in Maryland have a combined 42 Oscar nominations and 6 wins, with Baltimore being the most popular filming site.
Bill expanding medical cannabis licenses amended
A bill that would expand Maryland’s medical cannabis industry to include more minority ownership, after more than a month in legislative limbo, is moving again in the General Assembly, with amendments.
Annapolis rally calls on Governor to fully fund mental health, addiction aid
-Hundreds rallied on Lawyer’s Mall in front of the State House on Thursday to urge Governor Hogan to “keep the door open” for those suffering from mental and behavioral health challenges. The demonstrators say the General Assembly last year expanded a program to tackle the heroin and opioid addiction problem. But, they say, the Governor’s budget proposal fails to fully fund it.