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May 27, 2017
By Josh Hicks Maryland’s elected leaders seem unlikely to negotiate a deal this year to end partisan gerrymandering, despite overwhelming public support for redistricting reform, pressure from citizen groups to reach a compromise, and a federal lawsuit that could force the state to overhaul its voting maps for upcoming elections.More than two weeks after Gov. […]
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May 23, 2017
Agency would lose about $6 billion under president’s proposal By Bethany Rodgers Aerial view of NIH campus Via NIH Maryland politicians on Tuesday condemned President Donald Trump’s newly released budget proposal, which would slash research funding at agencies such as the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda. NIH, Montgomery County’s largest employer, would see its […]
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April 12, 2017
This year I sponsored a total of eight bills. I’m excited that 6 of those bills have passed out of both chambers and were sent to the Governor’s desk for consideration. Rape & Sexual Offense Re-Classification – updates language in State law around the classification of rape to be more inclusive of victims, regardless of […]
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March 3, 2017
Things have gotten very busy in the last couple of weeks and as a result I wasn’t able to send an update last week, so this update has several weeks’ worth of updates. My Bills Sexual Office Reclassification. I’m happy to announce that HB 647, my bill to update Maryland’s laws around the classification of […]
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