Judges will be allowed to require people charged with hate crimes to complete anti-bias education programs if a bill to expand the current Maryland hate crime law is passed.

Senate Finance Committee Vice-Chair Brian J. Feldman (D-Montgomery) has filed legislation to legalize adult-use cannabis and pump funding into communities that have been adversely impacted by its current criminalization.

Lawmakers say recent efforts to intimidate Baltimore citizens with lawsuits show why Maryland’s SLAPP law must be strengthened

A bill that would settle a 14-year lawsuit between the Coalition for Equity and Excellence in Higher Education, a group representing alumni of Maryland’s historically Black colleges and universities, and the state is off to a smooth start in the Senate, where it received preliminary approval with no debate.

After the killing of George Floyd last year, residents of Maryland’s Montgomery County held more than 120 protests against police violence, joining communities across the country in a wave of civil unrest not seen since the 1960s.

State lawmakers are pushing a transportation bill that would increase funding to the Maryland Transit Administration to make the state’s bus system, MARC train, Metro and Light Rail more safe and reliable.

As President Biden moves fast on climate change, with a slew of executive orders in his first weeks in office, Maryland lawmakers are considering bills to ensure that various state agencies and local governments are considering climate change in their key decisions.

The coronavirus pandemic and Maryland’s response dominated Gov. Larry Hogan’s 2021 State of the State address as the virus has dominated nearly every aspect of his administration since March of last year.

Gov. Larry Hogan urged all Marylanders Wednesday to get the coronavirus vaccine “when one becomes available to you,” but cautioned that it is going to be a long and difficult journey to get everyone vaccinated.

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan on Wednesday pledged to revive the economy, reopen schools and eventually vaccinate residents who want a shot, dedicating his penultimate State of the State speech to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

The United States is the only industrialized country that does not guarantee some form of paid family leave for workers, leaving too many Marylanders to face impossible choices. It does not have to be this way – as nine states and the District of Columbia have proven by creating paid family and medical leave laws. Maryland can join this list by passing legislation to create a paid family leave insurance program (SB 211/HB 375).

Maryland 24 major political subdivisions could lose $180 million in revenue under provisions of Gov. Larry Hogan’s pandemic aid bill. The potential for cuts to local government at a time when they are also struggling to keep up with the costs of a pandemic are cause for concern for local governments.