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February 11, 2019
Things are beginning to roll in Annapolis. The House of Delegates passed our first bill out of the House this week, HB 78 sponsored by Delegate Jheanelle Wilkins of Montgomery County, that will require the Maryland Department of Corrections to release information on the industries and wages of inmates working in our prisons. The bill […]
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February 8, 2019
Dozens of graduate students attended the bill’s first hearing. UMD grad students present collective bargaining bill to lawmakers in the House Appropriations Committee Tuesday alongside Del. Marc Korman. (Photo courtesy of Katie Brown) By Angela Roberts | 1 day ago University of Maryland graduate students packed the House Appropriations Committee room in Annapolis Tuesday to […]
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February 2, 2019
Happy February, and Happy Groundhog Day! Hope everyone’s been staying warm with all this weather we’ve been having. Please remember to bring your pets inside, and maybe check on your neighbors, and make sure they’re alright. We’re continuing to hold budget hearings – we have a difficult task ahead of us, making sure we submit […]
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The Budget We officially received the proposed budget this week from Governor Hogan. The Governor’s budget has a total of $46.6 Billion in total spending, which is an $1.8 billion increase over last year, and the second highest general fund growth in 12 years. Per Maryland’s Constitution, the Maryland Governor has the strongest budget authority […]
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January 18, 2019
Things are off to an exciting start here in Annapolis! Unfortunately, we didn’t get to have fun sledding in the snow, but we’ve been hard at work, starting hearings, requesting bills, and helping the new delegates to not get lost! First constituents to stop by and say hello I had my first constituent visit of […]
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January 4, 2019
Election Day Voter Registration Goes Into Effect In Maryland Dominique Maria Bonessi / WAMU Maryland joins 14 other states and the District that allow Election Day registration, but election officials still need instructions from state legislators on how to implement the new law. Same-day early voter registration is already law in Maryland. A new constitutional […]
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November 3, 2018
Thank you to Rabbi Arian and the Kehilot Shalom community for inviting me to speak on this Shabbot. It is generally an unusual event for a politician to address a Jewish community on Friday evening, but today we stand in Solidarity with not just our community, but with the persecuted and oppressed everywhere. Therefore, that […]
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October 13, 2018
Luke Broadwater Contact Reporter The Baltimore Sun http://www.baltimoresun.com/health/bs-md-health-deductibles-20181010-story.html For weeks, Maryland leaders have been touting a bipartisan deal that will allow the state’s residents to pay lower premiums to buy health insurance — the first such rate reductions in years. The deal, made by Republican Gov. Larry Hogan, Maryland House of Delegates Speaker Michael Busch and […]
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September 13, 2018
http://www.baltimoresun.com/health/bs-hs-home-nurses-20180916-story.html Jill Pelovitz depends on an army of in-home nurses to keep her teenage daughter alive. Fourteen-year-old Nadiya suffers from a rare genetic disorder that causes life-threatening seizures, breathing problems and other complications. The teenager, who needs help with basic life skills such as dressing and walking, requires constant monitoring in case she has a […]
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August 6, 2018
Center Maryland link There’s a lot of controversy over a Baltimore Sun article that says single-payer healthcare costs $24 billion, and Larry Hogan is having a field day with that misinformation. This is what happens when you govern by polls and slogans. But the truth is not scary, and in fact, it’s quite commonplace. If […]
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