Articles
July 19, 2019
Starting today through the remainder of the weekend, temperatures are expected to exceed 100 degrees, with a heat index that is significantly higher. As you know, this can be extremely dangerous for some in our community, especially children, the elderly, disabled, or ill. It is also not great for otherwise healthy individuals either. Extreme heat […]
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June 10, 2019
Why are we so afraid of single payer in Md.? By Kirill Reznik, June 10, 2019 For the last two years, I have sponsored legislation to create a form of single-payer health care in Maryland. My bill is somewhere between Bernie Sander’s “Medicarefor All” (which federal law prevents us from doing at the state level) […]
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June 7, 2019
By Kirill Reznik, June 5, 2019 Maryland Governor’s Office photo by Steve Kwak In a news release sent May 28, Gov. Larry Hogan included my name in a list of signatories of a 10-year-old letter to try and demonstrate support from local elected officials for his private toll road boondoggle. Please allow me to set […]
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Erin Cox, The Washington Post, Published 7:35 pm EDT, Tuesday, June 4, 2019 HANOVER, Md. – Days after he bowed out of a potential presidential bid he had stoked by emphasizing bipartisanship, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan delivered a combative speech skewering Democrats who control the state legislature and vowing to spend the remainder of his term in […]
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May 13, 2019
Many of you have seen reports on various news outlets such as this one in The Baltimore Sun concerning getting your driver’s license or State identification renewed in time to be compliant with federal Real ID laws. I have received numerous inquiries from constituents who have been concerned that their driver’s license or ID card will not […]
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April 11, 2019
The 2019 Legislative Session of the Maryland General Assembly has come to a close, and while it was full of very difficult decisions, we were able to accomplish some wonderful things for Montgomery County and the entire state of Maryland. This was my fourth session serving on the Appropriations Committee, where I chair the Health […]
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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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