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Know your ballot: The five constitutional questions facing …
2022年10月27日 · Although the Maryland gubernatorial election remains the major focus in the Nov. 8 general election, voters also have a say on five constitutional amendments on the ballot. Some could have a profound effect on Marylanders’ everyday lives; others are more obscure. Voters have a choice to legalize cannabis for recreational use, raise the monetary threshold […]
Is ‘abortion’ actually on the November ballot? Breaking down …
3 天之前 · Supporters say opponents are just “making stuff up” to confuse voters on an issue that has overwhelming support – a recent poll said 69% of those surveyed plan to vote for Question 1, compared to 21% who will vote no. Even though the word abortion is not on ballot, they said, there’s no way the amendment can be interpreted otherwise.
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2024年10月10日 · Poll: Majority of Marylanders support reproductive rights ballot question. BY: Bryan P. Sears - October 9, 2024. Maryland voters are poised to enshrine the right to abortion access in the state constitution, with 69% of voters saying they will support it and just 21% opposed, according to a poll released Wednesday.
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2024年9月30日 · Medicare policy on supplemental oxygen has forced some patients to retreat from life. BY: Mary Kitlowski - September 23, 2024. Medicare policy treats oxygen, something we all need to stay alive, like a medical device, with the lowest bidder getting the contract. The goal was to save money, but it made many oxygen users less active and homebound.
Hundreds of new laws go into effect on Monday
2024年7月1日 · Those are just some of the more than 400 new laws set to take effect Monday, among more than 1,000 signed into law this year. While many of the laws set up task forces to study an issue or start the clock on a change in the law that will take effect months in the future, some will be felt immediately. Those include a raft of tax and fee ...
2022 primary election candidate guide - Maryland Matters
The 2022 election could be one of the most consequential campaign cycles for Maryland in decades. The pace of political change in the state is accelerating. By early 2023, we will have a new governor, a new lieutenant governor, a new attorney general, and a new state comptroller. The effects of redistricting could alter the makeup of the state ...
Justice Archives - Maryland Matters
2024年10月8日 · BY: Steve Crane - October 3, 2024. The Maryland State Police agreed to change the way it tests recruits and said it will pay $2.75 million to 48 women and Black applicants who were turned down for trooper jobs after they failed recruiting tests that were deemed discriminatory.
The key to Maryland’s growth is not austerity
2024年9月3日 · Maryland’s economy continues to produce one of the lowest unemployment rates in the country at 2.7%, yet our economy is not growing as it should due to high cost of housing, long commutes and young workers leaving the state as a result. Maryland’s budget is facing a huge shortfall in the next fiscal year, as federal COVID-19 relief has ...
COVID-19 Data - Maryland Matters
2024年9月26日 · COVID-19 Data. Updated September 26, 2024. On May 2, the Maryland Department of Health shifted to providing COVID transmission data weekly, on Tuesdays. Nonprofit. Nonpartisan. News you can trust. Maryland Matters is a trusted nonprofit and nonpartisan news site. We are not the arm of a profit-seeking corporation.