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Legislators are expected to face budget, public safety and affordable housing challenges this year. House of Delegates Speaker Adrienne Jones (Photo from Md. General Assembly website) Annapolis, Md (KM) The 2024 Maryland General Assembly got underway in Annapolis on Wednesday. Members of the
On Monday, the Maryland General Assembly passed HB 503 to establish a new Greenspace Equity Program for Maryland.
Today, Governor Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. signed into law SB0348/HB0653: The Conservation Finance Act of 2022.
Maryland DNR Applauds Resolution to Ease Restrictions on Blue Catfish Industry The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is pleased to report that the Maryland General Assembly passed legislation aimed at helping the state control the invasive blue catfish population by reducing burdensome regulatory roadblocks that have disincentivized markets. Senate Joint Resolution 4, sponsored by Senator Guy Guzzone and Delegate Dana Stein, urges the United States Congress to oppose certain burdensome inspection rules promulgated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), which has drastically imp...
CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATS TRY TO VASTLY TOUGHEN RULES FOR PRIMARY SEASON MATCHING FUNDS Starting in 1984, minor party presidential candidates have used primary season matching funds to help pay for petitioners to get on the ballot. Now, Democrats in Congress propose to make eligibility for primary season matching funds five times more difficult. H.R. 1 and S.1 make many election law changes. Among the changes are increasing the difficulty of receiving primary season matching funds. Current law requires small donations totalling at least $5,000 from each of twenty states. The bills raise that t...