November 3, 2025 Maryland Matters By: William J. Ford Maryland would become first state in nation to do so; Kagan says estimated cost could be $2.5 million for two years A new report says Maryland should press forward with plans …
Continue ReadingOctober 16, 2025 Maryland Department of Emergency Management news Event Recognized 21 Maryland 9-1-1 Specialists in the State Delivering Exceptional Service OCEAN CITY, Md. (Oct. 16, 2025) — The Maryland 9-1-1 Board hosted its annual day of celebration yesterday evening, at …
Continue ReadingOctober 16, 2025 WGMD 92.7/98.5 ''The Talk of Delmarva'' Joe Ciccanti The Maryland 9-1-1 Board hosted its annual day of celebration yesterday evening at the Grand Hotel Ballroom in Ocean City. The annual ceremony honors Maryland’s 9-1-1 telecommunicators and celebrates …
Continue ReadingSeptember 26, 2025 The Sentinel By James Reed Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed a landmark piece of legislation, Maryland House Bill 31, “Consumer Protection – Right to Repair – Powered Wheelchairs,” to address delays in powered wheelchair repairs. The bill was …
Continue ReadingSeptember 16, 2025 JNS A delegation of 250 U.S. lawmakers on a tour of areas in southern Israel that were attacked by Hamas and Palestinian terrorists on Oct. 7, 2023, planted 50 trees on Tuesday in the Negev Desert city …
Continue ReadingFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 3, 2025 Sen. Cheryl C. Kagan Cheryl.Kagan@senate.maryland.gov (ANNAPOLIS, MD) The Workgroup to “Study Implementation of an Expanded 3-1-1 Nonemergency System,” created by SB775, released its report to the Governor and General Assembly, unanimously endorsing the creation of a …
Continue ReadingOctober 16, 2025 Conduit Street Maryland Association of Counties by Kevin Kinnally Maryland’s 3-1-1 Workgroup has approved a plan to launch a State-funded, AI-enabled nonemergency service system — a first-of-its-kind model designed to ease pressure on 9-1-1 centers, modernize customer …
Continue ReadingOctober 1, 2025 Maryland Matters By: Danielle J. Brown, Bryan P. Sears, William J. Ford and Christine Condon How much time behind bars is too much time? How harsh should speeding penalties be? When should someone be charged for passing …
Continue ReadingSeptember 17, 2025 Baltimore Sun By Sam Janesch Exploratory committees evade legal guidelines, allowing potential candidates to raise money without disclosing donors When Steve Hershey, the top Republican in the Maryland Senate, said earlier this month that he would potentially …
Continue ReadingSeptember 8, 2025 Baltimore Sun By Sam Janesch Some Republicans say state should work with the federal government ‘in every opportunity’ Maryland elections officials have spent years batting down false claims of voter fraud and bolstering the state’s mail-in voting …
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