Bill Would Provide Paid Family And Medical Leave In Maryland
Advocates and lawmakers voiced their support Thursday for the "Time to Care Act," which establishes paid family and medical leave for Maryland workers.
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Advocates and lawmakers voiced their support Thursday for the "Time to Care Act," which establishes paid family and medical leave for Maryland workers.
The Democrats have their long list of agenda items, and so does Governor Larry Hogan.
Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Gov. Larry Hogan signaled his intent to pass crime-fighting legislation and provide tax relief to Marylanders, small businesses and retirees.
Maryland lawmakers are convening Wednesday for their 90-day legislative session.
The announcement comes just as lawmakers are about to return for the 2022 legislative session.
Polling data showed that 45 percent of voters who "somewhat disapprove" of Hogan's overall performance as governor, support his handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
President Joe Biden carried Maryland by 32 percentage points in 2020 and a Republican hasn't won a statewide federal office in more than 30 years.
As lawmakers return to the State House for the 2022 legislative session, Gov. Larry Hogan said he is expanding his "re-fund the police" program and reintroducing two anti-crime measures he has unsuccessfully tried to get through the legislature.
Former Republican Anne Arundel County executive and entrepreneur Laura Neuman announced her bid for Maryland governor as a Democrat on Monday.
Maryland lawmakers will be gathering for their annual 90-day legislative session this week with an enormous budget surplus, while legalizing recreational marijuana, battling COVID-19 and measures to address climate change will be among the major issues before them in an election year.
The Legislative Redistricting Advisory Committee voted 4-2 along party lines. Four Democrats supported the map, and two Republicans opposed it.
On Monday, the minimum wage in Maryland will rise from $11.75 an hour to $12.50 an hour
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is engaging with stepped-up Republican efforts to recruit him into next year's Senate race, CNN has learned.
The suits challenge the maps under the state constitution; in 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that claims of partisan gerrymandering are political questions beyond the reach of federal courts.
