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State Roundup: Legal pot, taxing wealthy among bills that might return in 2022; Hogan signs dozens of bills into law Newly elected leaders of the House Republican caucus visited Gov. Larry Hogan in his office Tuesday. The new minority leader is Del. Jason Buckel of Allegany County, right, and the minority whip is Del. Christopher Adams of the Eastern Shore. Governor's Office photo FAILED BILLS THAT MAY RETURN NEXT SESSION: The 2021 legislative session of the Maryland General Assembly will probably be most remembered for the enactment of landmark police reform legislation but there were many ...

State Roundup: As session closes, big ticket items, including pandemic recovery, pass Gov. Larry Hogan spoke to reporters outside the governor's mansion Monday. "I think it was a terrific session. I want to thank legislative leaders and legislators on both sides of the aisle for their hard work over the past 90 days. I would say this was by far our best legislative session ever in seven years," Hogan said. Governor's Office photo END OF SESSION FOCUS: PANDEMIC RECOVER, REFORMS: Senate President Bill Ferguson kicked off the final day of the 442nd session of the Maryland General Assembly on Mo...

State Roundup: As 90-day session comes to a close, lawmakers overturn Hogan vetoes on police reform, juvenile justice. House of Delegates Republican on the steps of the State House Friday. They will choose new leaders Tuesday. From their Facebook page. LAWMAKERS OVERTURN HOGAN VETO OF POLICE REFORM BILLS: Maryland enacted historic police accountability measures Saturday, becoming the first state to repeal its powerful Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights and setting new rules for when police may use force and how they are investigated and disciplined, Ovetta Wiggins and Erin Cox report ...

Opening day at Camden Yards Thursday. Governor's Office photo HOGAN EYES POLICE REFORM BILLS: Maryland’s lawmakers representing both sides of the political aisle said Thursday that they believe it is likely that Gov. Larry Hogan will veto all or part of a package of five landmark police reform bills that the General Assembly recently approved, Bryan Renbaum reports for Maryland Reporter. Should Hogan decide to veto the legislation, it is considered likely that the veto will be overridden given that Democrats have a near-supermajority in both the House of Delegates and the Senate. As Democra...

SCHOOLS TO GET $10M IN COVID FUNDS TO AID AT-RISK STUDENTS: Bryan Renbaum of MarylandReporter writes that Gov. Larry Hogan and State Superintendent of Schools Karen Salmon said Wednesday that Maryland’s public and private schools will receive $10 million in COVID-19 relief grants that are geared toward addressing the needs of the state’s most at-risk students. LANDMARK POLICE REFORM PACKAGE HEADS TO HOGAN’s DESK: Maryland lawmakers passed a landmark police reform package aimed at delivering greater transparency and accountability Wednesday, sending the wide-ranging legislation to Gov. L...