March 9, 2022 Washington Post Proponents say the once commonly used practice is barbaric and unnecessary Maryland state Sen. Cheryl C. Kagan (D-Montgomery) holds her "corona kitty." Kagan sponsored a bill that would make Maryland the second state in the …
Continue ReadingMarch 4, 2022 Maryland Today Ewaoluwa Ogundana M.P.P. ’23 wrote a blog post that inspired two new Maryland bills that would allow qualified undocumented immigrants to become licensed in more professions, including nursing and teaching. Below, she poses with state …
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 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 ReadingMarch 7, 2022 Maryland Matters A view of the Maryland Senate chamber from the visitor’s gallery. Photo by Danielle E. Gaines. The Maryland Senate quietly passed an amended version of Senate Bill 392, the Judicial Transparency Act of 2022, Monday …
Continue ReadingFebruary 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 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, 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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