Press Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 6, 2026 Maryland Launches Statewide 3-1-1 System with First Advisory Board Meeting ANNAPOLIS, MD – Maryland took an important step toward implementing its first-in-the-nation statewide 3-1-1 nonemergency customer service system yesterday as the 3-1-1 Oversight Advisory …

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 11, 2026 (ANNAPOLIS, MD) Today, March 11 or "3-1-1 Day," the Senate will debate legislation to implement a statewide 3-1-1 system using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to lighten the load on our 9-1-1 centers. Sen. Cheryl Kagan …

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 20, 2025 Sen. Cheryl C. Kagan Del. Julie Palakovich Carr Del. Joe Vogel Del. Ryan Spiegel District 17 Legislative Team Launches Joint Re-election Bid (ANNAPOLIS, MD)  Senator Cheryl Kagan, Delegate Julie Palakovich Carr, Delegate Joe Vogel, and …

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 8, 2024 Sen. Cheryl C. Kagan (301) 858-3134 [email protected] (ANNAPOLIS, MD) After three people died in her district when 9-1-1 failed, Sen. Kagan began her legislative crusade to improve Maryland's emergency response system. She established and chaired the Maryland …

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 16, 2026 ANNAPOLIS, MD — One of Donald Trump’s first actions as President was to pardon hundreds of violent insurrectionists who invaded, desecrated, and attacked the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. Many brutally assaulted law enforcement …

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 26, 2026 Celebrating Black/Jewish History When Maryland Sen. Cheryl Kagan (D)-- a nationally ranked Scrabble player-- learned that her next tournament would take place at a former Rosenwald School, she saw an opportunity to connect her love of wordplay with some extraordinary …

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 3, 2025 Sen. Cheryl C. Kagan [email protected] (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 …

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 3, 2025 Senator Cheryl C. Kagan Vice Chair, Education, Energy, Environment (& Elections!) Committee (410) 841-3134 [email protected] (ANNAPOLIS, MD)  Senator Cheryl C. Kagan, Vice Chair of the Education, Energy, and the Environmental (EEE) Committee, is sponsoring eleven bills …

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 5, 2024 Sen. Cheryl C. Kagan Senator, District 17 (Gaithersburg & Rockville) [email protected] (ROCKVILLE, MD) I often tell constituents that Republican Larry Hogan isn’t nearly as moderate or bipartisan as his PR people would lead you to …