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Jan 20, 2025 · Lawmakers seek to allow ‘X’ for sex on Maryland birth certificates BY: Capital News Service - January 20, 2025 Maryland lawmakers are considering a bill to create a new designation of “X” for sex on Maryland birth certificates, a move meant to give official recognition to transgender and non-binary people at a moment of uncertainty for their community.
‘Everything on the table’ as Moore, lawmakers seek budget solutions
Jan 3, 2025 · “The serious fiscal challenges … highlight the need for our leaders to take responsible action to fix our tax system and raise the revenue needed to fund the education, health, and public safety programs that make our communities stronger,” said a statement from Fair Share Maryland, a coalition of more than 60 organizations.
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4 days ago · State plans to address tax proposal ‘oversight’ that would cut funding for Registers of Wills BY: Danielle J. Brown - January 23, 2025 Moore administration officials are vowing to find a way to fund the state's register of wills offices, after an "oversight" led to the accidental elimination of their funding with the plan to do away with the state's inheritance tax next year.
Lines drawn in advance of 2025 session, budget debate
Dec 13, 2024 · Lawmakers and Gov. Wes Moore (D) are staking out budget positions with less than a month before the start of the 2025 legislative session that will likely revolve around an “enormous” budget problem.. A debate over taxes, the economy and business climate, and education will all dovetail into efforts to solve billions in projected deficits over the next five years.
Group tackling mass incarceration in Maryland releases …
Dec 13, 2024 · A group tackling mass incarceration in Maryland released recommendations Thursday and plans to produce a report by next month, in time for the General Assembly to possibly take up some of the recommendations as legislation during …
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Jan 18, 2025 · Legislators warned of ‘enormous liability’ related to sex abuse lawsuits BY: Bryan P. Sears - January 20, 2025 An effort by Gov. Wes Moore to resolve a $3 billion budget deficit could be hampered by hundreds of millions — potentially billions — in settlements from a 2023 law that eliminated statutory limits on lawsuits filed by survivors of child sexual abuse.
State panel votes to study, rather than recommend, ways to pay …
Dec 13, 2024 · One year after a state environmental agency calculated that it would cost Maryland at least $10 billion to meet the government’s ambitious climate mandates, the Maryland Commission on Climate Change took baby steps Thursday toward considering how to pay for them — but the panel didn’t go nearly as far as some members originally intended. ...
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Jan 16, 2025 · Why Maryland is poised for a new policy approach to environmental justice BY: Marsha Wills-Karp and Carlos Sanchez - January 17, 2025 Health effects of environmental pollution on low-income communities is well-known, but cumulative impacts are complex, which is why Maryland needs a comprehensive approach to environmental justice, write Marsha Wills-Karp and Carlos Sanchez.
Poll: Economic pressures drive opinions on state government and …
Oct 8, 2024 · Bryan Sears covers the governor and General Assembly, state politics and transportation for Maryland Matters. He has covered the Maryland State House for the last two decades at the Baltimore Sun Media Group, Patch.com and most recently, The Daily Record.
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