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Justice reform advocates hoping for a second chance for Second …
23 hours ago · Criminal justice reform advocates are hoping for a better outcome next year for teh Second Look Act, which would let long-serving prison inmates petition for a sentence reduction. The bill passed the Senate but stalled in the House in the 2024 session.
Advocates plan to push legislation that would rein in random …
2 days ago · Vennieth McCormick said he wasn’t afraid to jump out of planes while in the Army, but he acknowledged there is one thing that has scared him: Being pulled over by police during traffic stops. The 60-year-old business owner from Baltimore City described several times being stopped by police ...
2024 Voter Guide - Maryland Matters
Voting is the cornerstone of democracy, and this year Marylanders have a lot of important decisions to make when casting their ballots — from the very top of the ticket to the bottom. The November election will feature the presidential race, a U.S. Senate race, eight U.S. House races, judicial retention elections and a referendum on whether to …
Report warns of transmission line’s impacts on forest lands, …
3 days ago · For months, the controversy over proposed high-voltage power lines in three Maryland counties has centered on property rights, but a new report is warning that the line's route could imperil valuable forest land and waterways in the region.
A time for change in Maryland school start times
2 days ago · Only 22.5% of Maryland’s high school students and 49.4% of middle school students surveyed for the 2022-2023 Youth Risk Behavior Survey self-reported sleeping eight hours or more on a school night, when they need closer to nine to 10 hours of sleep. A major factor in this chronic sleep deprivation is the well-documented biological shift in adolescent sleep cycles, resulting in falling asleep ...
Issue 2: Baltimore City (2024 Voter Guide) – Maryland Matters
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Nov 21, 2024 · A Md. political tradition upended by Trump’s election — and the calendar BY: Josh Kurtz - November 22, 2024 The Committee for Montgomery legislative breakfast, a highly anticipated ritual in state political circles, was held three weeks earlier than usual this year, which means the talk was more about the election than the upcoming General Assembly.
Know your ballot: The five constitutional questions facing …
Oct 27, 2022 · Although the Maryland gubernatorial election remains the major focus in the Nov. 8 general election, voters also have a say on five constitutional amendments on the ballot. Some could have a profound effect on Marylanders’ everyday lives; others are more obscure. Voters have a choice to legalize cannabis for recreational use, raise the monetary threshold […]
Poll: Md voters fairly content, seek a bold agenda in upcoming ...
Dec 12, 2023 · Founding Editor Josh Kurtz is a veteran chronicler of Maryland politics and government. He began covering the State House in 1995 for The Gazette newspapers, and has been writing about state and local politics ever since.