6 days ago · Judge dismisses climate change lawsuit against oil companies by Annapolis, Anne Arundel County By Maryland Matters Staff - January 25, 2025

Jan 16, 2025 · BY: David Hornbeck - January 16, 2025 Maryland has a long record of short-changing students, especially those facing barriers of race, language, low income and disability. Former State Superintendent David Hornbeck writes …

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.

Jan 3, 2025 · ‘Everything on the table’ as Moore, lawmakers seek budget solutions Worst deficits in 20 years raise concerns about taxes, education cuts

Jan 8, 2025 · Gov. Wes Moore (D) made the rounds Wednesday, as governors do on the first day of the legislative session, sitting for interviews and glad-handing lawmakers. What was missing from the usual Day One drill was an agenda for the next three months.

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6 days ago · The existing tax structure for Maryland's municipalities is outdated, inefficient and increasingly inequitable for the state's cities, which is why a review and update of the revenue authorities is long overdue, writes Theresa Kuhns. Maryland Matters is a trusted nonprofit and nonpartisan news site ...

Jan 7, 2025 · Ferguson forecasts cuts, ‘adjustments across the board’ to close budget gap in 2025 session Faced with a grim fiscal outlook and potential federal budget cuts, the Senate president says lawmakers will have to ‘live within our means’

5 days ago · Judge dismisses climate change lawsuit against oil companies by Annapolis, Anne Arundel County BY: Maryland Matters Staff - January 25, 2025 Anne Arundel County and the city of Annapolis cannot sue oil companies for their role in driving the climate change that has had "devastating adverse impacts" on the jurisdictions and their residents, a judge ruled this week.

Jan 2, 2025 · State housing officials, lawmakers and advocates say they hope to build off of legislative successes from last session to move bills across the finish line in the 2025 General Assembly that didn't make it last year.