February 28, 2022 Montgomery Community Media interview State Senator Cheryl Kagan talks about the diversity of her district and some of the 30 bills she has proposed for the 2022 Maryland State Legislature. Watch the interview with Senator Kagan produced …
Continue ReadingFebruary 26, 2022 Dear Friend: We are halfway through our 90-day session! Many of my bills are moving through the legislative maze; here's a quick overview about the week: Hearing from a President on President's Day! Freeman A. Hrabowski III, …
Continue ReadingFeb. 23, 2022 WDVM Maryland employers, like every other state, are desperate to find workers. And a bill in the Maryland General Assembly might well be a solution to this pressing problem. “Even in our classrooms, class sizes are getting …
Continue ReadingFeb. 16, 2020 Washington Post Ewaoluwa Ogundana, a 22-year-old DACA recipient, wrote a blog post about a workforce barrier that’s holding many undocumented immigrants back. Now, lawmakers are taking action. Ewaoluwa Ogundana was valedictorian of her Prince George's High School …
Continue ReadingFeb. 16, 2022 WTOP news Maryland State Sen. Cheryl Kagan is working to pass a bill that would make it illegal for veterinarians to declaw cats, barring a “therapeutic” purpose for the procedure. On the Senate floor Wednesday, Kagan, a …
Continue ReadingFebruary 28, 2022 Maryland Matters Comptroller Peter V.R. Franchot (D) announced a new online portal for tracking state payments to vendors Monday. But a state senator slammed the comptroller for not acting sooner to make vendor payment information publicly available. …
Continue ReadingFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 24, 2022 ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE Alaska House Labor and Commerce Chairs rally counterparts across the nation in support of Starbucks Workers United JUNEAU – 29 Labor Committee Chairs representing 17 states and the District of Columbia …
Continue ReadingFebruary 18, 2022 Dear Friend: This week, the Senate resumed in-person committee hearings for the first time since mid-March of 2020. I was thrilled to see so many friends and colleagues throughout the Senate building as they offered testimony on important issues. …
Continue ReadingFeb 16, 2022 Maryland Reporter The state Senate approved emergency legislation that supporters say will improve mail-in voting. Photo by Tiffany Tertipes on Unsplash LAWMAKERS HOPE TO MAKE VANISHING MESSAGES PART OF PUBLIC RECORD: Maryland lawmakers want to make sure the quickly deleted text …
Continue ReadingFeb. 16, 2022 WTOP News A view of the Maryland Senate chamber from the visitor’s gallery. (Maryland Matters/Danielle E. Gaines) The Maryland Senate confirmed members of an education reform oversight panel Tuesday morning after Republicans sought to delay the appointments, …
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