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Brown, other AGs want surgeon general’s warning label on social media platforms
Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown joined a bipartisan coalition of 41 attorneys general in a letter urging Congress to require warning labels on social media sites, saying that the addictive nature of endless scrolling and content algorithms pose mental health risks to adolescents. “Every day, our youth are turning to social media platforms that, unknowingly […]
Strange(ish) bedfellows: Progressive Md. runs aggressive Alsobrooks field campaign
Progressive Maryland has had its share of differences with Angela Alsobrooks, the Democratic nominee for Senate, but it's all-in behind her bid, mounting an aggressive field campaign on her behalf, with control of the Senate potentially at stake.
Cannabis pardons were a start; it’s time for critical reforms on record expungements
Derek Liggins, formerly incarcerated, said cannabis pardons were a good start, but now it's time to deal with the lasting harm of the government’s failed war on drugs, and get serious about record expungements for those who have paid their debt.
CAIR weighs legal action over UMCP’s ‘free-expression-black-out date’ on Oct. 7
Civil rights groups are calling on the University of Maryland, College Park, to reverse its prohibition on student-led demonstrations on Oct 7, the anniversary of the Hamas terror attack that killed about 1,200 Israelis.
Raskin to introduce first suicide prevention legislation since his son’s death
Rep. Jamie Raskin, whose personal life and political career were upended by his son's suicide, is introducing his first major mental health and suicide prevention legislation since Tommy Raskin died on Dec. 31, 2020, at age 25.
Board approves settlement of lawsuit against University of Maryland, College Park
A former college student at the University of Maryland College Park will receive a $50,000 settlement to resolve a federal lawsuit that alleged he was discriminated against during a disciplinary hearing involving allegations of sexual assault.
Harris’ historic presidential run uplifts Congressional Black Caucus conference
Buoyed by the prospect that one of its own could become the first woman president, the Congressional Black Caucus converged on the nation’s capital Wednesday for its conference of lawmakers, allies and leaders in business, education and health care.
U.S. House speaker withdraws spending bill that would require ID to register to vote
House Speaker Mike Johnson pulled a six-month stopgap spending bill from a floor vote Wednesday, scuttling efforts by the GOP to coalesce behind a plan that included a provision requiring ID to register to vote in federal elections.
Maryland Supreme Court hears challenges to Child Victims Act
The Supreme Court of Maryland Tuesday heard arguments on three challenges to a year-old state law that blew open the door for survivors of child sexual abuse to sue state and private intuitions that failed to protect them.
Board OKs upper payment limit process to cap drug costs on state health plans
The Prescription Drug Affordability Board (PDAB) finally approved a process that could lead to “upper payment limits” on high-cost prescription drugs for state health plans, a hurdle it has faced since the board’s creation.
Rachel Morin’s mother reveals her own tale of assault during emotional hearing
The mother of Bel Air murder victim Rachel Morin called on lawmakers Tuesday to close the border, even as she tearfully shared the story for the first time of her abduction and assault as a teenager in the 1970s
Cell phone roulette: Students face a jumble of restrictions in state’s schools
While some states are moving toward statewide policies on cell phones, Maryland restrictions vary by county, although there seems to be genereal agreement that phones at school are not conducive to learning.
House GOP sets up fight over noncitizen voting in bill to avert government shutdown
Congress has until Sept. 30 to pass a funding bill to head off a possible government shutdown, but a House GOP addition of a provision to bar noncitizens from voting in federal elections could derail the issue with the Senate and White House.
As federal funding ends, options limited for uninsured seeking COVID-19 vaccine
For the 6% of Marylanders without health care coverage, getting a COVID-19 vaccine could be more expensive than before -- upwards of $200 a shot -- after the end of a federal program providing free vaccinations for the uninsured and underinsured.
Emergency responders struggle with burnout, budgets as disasters mount
Climate change has rewritten the script for disasters, leaving communities vulnerable to weather patterns that don’t abide by rules of past behavior, and leaving emergency responders facing unprecedented challenges.
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