April 9, 2022 Dear Friend: As the clock ticks down on the 90-day legislative session, there is much work to be done. We will return to the Senate Floor today (Saturday) for multiple voting sessions, including overrides of Governor Hogan’s vetoes. …
Continue ReadingApril 5, 2022 Maryland Matters The door to the Governor’s Reception Room in the Maryland State House. The room is the traditional site of bill signing ceremonies in Annapolis. Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) must decide by the end …
Continue ReadingApril 04, 2022 Baltimore Sun Maryland appears set to become the second state to ban declawing of cats, something animal welfare advocates consider a “barbaric” practice. Critics say declawing is already rare, though, and that the measure would infringe on …
Continue ReadingApril 6, 2022 Maryland Matters Giant bags filled with pine infill for Walt Whitman’s synthetic turf sports field sit along the sidelines as workers repair the field’s drainage system. Photo by Rosanne Skirble. In late March, Diana Conway stopped by …
Continue ReadingApril 5, 2022 Capital News Service BY LOGAN HILL ANNAPOLIS – Feline advocates are celebrating their legislative victory on a bill to outlaw declawing cats and urging Republican Gov. Larry Hogan to sign it. Ginny Boveington, outside her house in Crofton …
Continue ReadingApril 1, 2022 Dear Friend: I always "aim" to vote favorably on legislation that will benefit the residents of Gaithersburg and Rockville. This is because you are very “deer" to me. Whether discussing “bucks" in the budget to provide “doe” …
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