FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 14, 2023 Senator Cheryl C. Kagan Vice Chair, Education, Energy, Environment (& Elections!) Committee (301) 858-3134 Cheryl.Kagan@senate.state.md.us (ANNAPOLIS, MD) In the 2022 election cycle, Maryland had 4.1 million eligible active voters. Recent elections have taught us that our …
Continue ReadingFebruary 8, 2023 WTOP A hearing will be held in the Maryland Senate Thursday on a bill that’s meant to make sure consumers pay for gasoline at the rate shown on signs towering over gas stations. Marylanders may have found that the …
Continue ReadingFebruary 7, 2023 Montgomery County bulletin ROCKVILLE, Md., Feb. 7, 2023—On Tuesday, February 7, Montgomery County Councilmember Gabe Albornoz introduced Bill 7-23, which would require gas stations in Montgomery County to post the credit price of regular gasoline. Current …
Continue ReadingFebruary 3, 2023 Maryland Nonprofits Nonprofit, Interest-Free, Micro Bridge Loan (NIMBL) Late payments of government grants and contracts are a persistent and growing problem for nonprofits in Maryland. They limit cash flow, forcing nonprofits to adopt an unsustainable business model …
Continue ReadingJanuary 26, 2023 Maryland Association of Counties: Conduit Street On January 26, 2023, Legislative Director Kevin Kinnally testified before the Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee in support of SB 0030 – Public Safety – 3-1-1 Systems – Nonemergency Information, sponsored by …
Continue ReadingFebruary 9, 2023 CBS News Baltimore BALTIMORE - A Maryland Senator is lobbying to pass a bill that will increase transparency when it comes to gas prices, and making gas stations clearly display both cash and credit. The Maryland Senate …
Continue ReadingFebruary 8, 2023 DCist Two bills in Maryland — one introduced in the state legislature and one in the Montgomery County Council — are aiming to bring more transparency to the pump. On Tuesday, Montgomery County Councilmember Gabe Albornoz announced a bill that would …
Continue ReadingFebruary 3, 2023 WYPR A sign marks the entrance to a gender-neutral restroom at the University of Vermont in Burlington in 2007. If legislation in the Maryland General Assembly becomes law, such gender neutral signage would be required in some …
Continue ReadingFebruary 01, 2023 The Baltimore Sun Baltimore City Police Commissioner Michael Harrison welcomes the new class of 22 police officer trainees at the University of Baltimore on orientation day at the Baltimore Police Academy in March of 2022. They undergo …
Continue ReadingJanuary 24, 2023 Washington Jewish Week Maryland state Sen. Cheryl Kagan campaigns with then-gubernatorial candidate Wes Moore in 2022 Photo courtesy of Cheryl Kagan Ensuring security funding for communal sites and enhancing hate crime law amid a rash of antisemitic graffiti episodes …
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