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Vote on Maryland toll lanes will move forward Tuesday
June 4, 2021 -

A public-private project to build toll lanes on the Capital Beltway and Interstate 270 will take the next step in Maryland’s review process despite a predevelopment agreement being in dispute between the state and a losing bidder. Plans to build express lanes on lower Interstate 270 and part of the Capital Beltway will go before the Maryland Transportation Authority board on Tuesday for a vote that would open a 30-day period of public and legislative review before final approval.

Read More: Washington Post
Perez to Become a Partner at Venable But That Won’t Affect His ’22 Deliberations
May 28, 2021 -

When the powerhouse Baltimore-based law firm Venable LLP announced Thursday that former Democratic National Committee chairman Tom Perez was coming aboard as a partner, the Maryland political world was puzzled. Did Perez’s new and presumably remunerative job mean he wasn’t planning to run for governor in 2022?

Read More: Maryland Matters
Ep. 10: History Has Its Eyes on You with Senator Craig Zucker (MD-14) and Quinton Askew
May 28, 2021 -

The 2021 Legislative session is over and The Lobby is still packed.

We’ve heard from some of the architects of the biggest stories in Annapolis this year and asked them what they’ve accomplished during a period when Marylanders have needed them most. In episode 10 of The Lobby, Damian reconnects with Senator Craig Zucker (MD-14) and Quinton Askew of Maryland 2-1-1 about The Thomas Bloom Raskin Act, the work to help Marylanders through COVID, the increase in overdoses, and 2-1-1 Maryland’s partnerships with NAMI Maryland and RALI Maryland.

Session never really ends, we hope to see you soon in the Lobby.

Read More: Center Maryland
Doug Gansler announces run for Maryland governor
May 27, 2021 -

Former Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler is running for the Democratic nomination to be the next governor. Gansler, who joins a growing field of contenders, told 11 News his experience separates him from all of the candidates in both parties. He vows Baltimore will be one of his top priorities. “What I bring to the office is experience and a proven track record of progressive values, getting things done, seeing a problem and being able to fix it,” Gansler said.

Watch Doug Gansler Video “Not a Moment to Waste”

Read More: WBAL
Protective masks, normally used for surgery, are now in use to fight the Corona Virus SARS-nCov-19.
Harford schools wants unvaccinated band members to wear masks to march in parades. A delegate says that’s discriminatory.
May 24, 2021 -

Harford County Public Schools’ ruling that marching band members who are not fully vaccinated must mask up during Independence Day parades is drawing opposition from a state delegate. Making unvaccinated people, particularly children, wear masks in certain situations is akin to treating them “like they’re some kind of leper,” according to Del. Lauren Arikan, who has called for the resignation of the county’s school superintendent and health officer over a recent recommendation.

Read More: The Aegis
Months after Jan. 6, many PACs still shun pro-Trump election objectors, including Maryland’s Andy Harris
May 21, 2021 -

Months after the attack on the U.S. Capitol, many deep-pocketed corporations say they are continuing to withhold campaign donations to 147 Republican lawmakers — including Maryland’s Andy Harris — who refused to certify last year’s presidential election results. Big political players such as Exelon Corp., Comcast Corp., and Eli Lilly and Co., which collectively donated $15,000 to Harris during the 2019-20 election cycle, told The Baltimore Sun they aren’t ready to lift the indefinite funding pauses imposed after the Jan. 6 Capitol occupation by a mob loyal to former President Donald Trump.

Read More: Baltimore Sun
State’s attorney launches community-focused carjacking task force in Prince George’s
May 21, 2021 -

The Prince George’s County state’s attorney’s office has launched a carjacking task force that will work with local lawmakers, school personnel and community organizations on prevention and public awareness of the rising crime — especially among the region’s young people. Carjacking crimes have spiked over the past year and a half locally and nationally, as the pandemic brought economic hardship upon many Americans and virtual learning left children and teenagers with more free time.

Read More: Washington Post
Maryland’s longtime medical examiner wouldn’t call George Floyd’s death a homicide. It has triggered a reckoning.
May 20, 2021 -

As the trial approached for Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis, the pathologist Dr. Emily Duncanson wondered who would testify in defense of the ex-cop. The world had watched cellphone video of Chauvin kneeling on George Floyd’s neck. What doctor wouldn’t call that homicide?

Read More: Baltimore Sun
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A Woodlawn man’s erratic behavior worried neighbors for years. Could something have been done before he killed 3 people?
May 17, 2021 -

Everton Brown believed that drones were following him. He thought the FBI was breaking into his house to feed his dog and worried the authorities were tampering with his computer. That’s according to records kept by Baltimore County police, whom Brown called more than 100 times over the past 24 years. Neighbors, too, called police to the Woodlawn neighborhood. They say Brown harassed them and yelled from his porch through a bullhorn.

Read More: Baltimore Sun
Maryland lawmaker seeks investigation of state’s purchase of COVID tests from South Korean company
May 17, 2021 -

A Maryland lawmaker is asking for an investigation of a flawed, multimillion-dollar state purchase of coronavirus test kits from a South Korean company, saying there is a “strong indication our state’s procurement laws and regulations were violated.” Gov. Larry Hogan’s splashy $9 million purchase of 500,000 tests from LabGenomics in April 2020 came early in the pandemic, when tests were hard to come by, and he touted the deal as an example of creative thinking and hard work during an emergency.

Read More: Baltimore Sun

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