Kagan In the News

May 26, 2023 Maryland Matters The search for a new state elections administrator is now down to three finalists. The five-member Maryland State Board of Elections met Friday to review a tranche of applications for the position and determine which …

May 22, 2023 Montgomery Community Media Fiction. Non-fiction. Children. Young Adult. Science Fiction. Memoirs. Poetry. Sports, History, Current Events. Biographies. The Gaithersburg Book Festival featured all these book genres and many of the authors who wrote them. MyMCM talked to …

May 5, 2023 Maryland Matters The chair of the Maryland State Board of Elections has promised to limit the retiring elections director’s involvement in the search for her successor. Chair William G. Voelp made the promise following an elections board …

May 3, 2023 TheDream.US New Legislation to Provide More Opportunities for Dreamers to Work as Nurses and in Health Occupations Washington, DC – TheDream.US, the nation’s largest college access and success program for immigrant youth, is celebrating Maryland’s enactment of SB187/HB454 – …

April 18, 2023 Maryland Matters The Maryland State Board of Elections office in Annapolis. Photo by Danielle E. Gaines. Maryland’s long-serving elections administrator will have a hand in setting standards for choosing her successor. Linda Lamone, 80, announced last month …

April 15, 2023 Maryland Matters Aidan Judge (center) peers over the balcony minutes past midnight on April 11, 2023 after dropping balloons and confetti as the General Assembly adjourned sine die. Photo by Christine Zhu. In the leadup to midnight …

April 11, 2023 Montgomery Community Media The Maryland General Assembly wrapped up its 90-day legislative session on Monday, April 10th.  A number of health related bills passed both chambers. The bills are now headed to Governor Wes Moore’s desk for …

April 10, 2023 WBALTV Maryland state lawmakers spent Monday tying up loose ends as they inched closer to the finish line for bills to become law in the 2023 legislative session. The end of the 90-day session comes at midnight …

April 6, 2023 Maryland Nonprofits For nonprofits that receive funds from government agencies, payment delays have been a major management problem for years. Nonprofits in Maryland continually face delays in payments on grants or contracts that may extend many months. …

April 2023 911der Women Not all 911der Women wear headsets – and Maryland State Senator Cheryl C. Kagan is definitely a 911der Woman. She recently received the Government Leader award from the NG911 Institute – for the second time. It’s no wonder …

April 5, 2023 The Daily Record Swatting, a prank emergency call about incidents like an active shooter or bomb threat to prompt an aggressive law enforcement response, will be a misdemeanor crime punishable by a fine of up to $2,000 …

March 31, 2023 Maryland Matters ... Republicans push for vote on elections nominees  Senate Republicans on Friday called on their Democratic counterparts to vote on two nominees to boards of elections. The Senate Executive Nominations Committee voted Monday to hold …

March 31, 2023 LocalToday Maryland News Linda Lamone, Maryland’s longtime election chief, who some officials have described as the state’s “for life” election chief, will step down this year after more than two decades in office. Lamone, 80, who was …

March 30, 2023 The Washington Times The Montgomery County Council in Maryland passed a law Tuesday mandating that gas station owners post both the lowest price and, if applicable, the credit card price for regular gasoline. The law will go into effect …

March 29, 2023 The Baltimore Banner Linda Lamone, who has led the Maryland State Board of Elections since 1997, told the five-member election board during a meeting Wednesday she plans to retire this upcoming summer. “I have thoroughly enjoyed working …

March 29, 2023 Baltimore Sun Linda Lamone, Maryland’s longtime election administrator who some officials dubbed the state’s election chief “for life,” will call it quits this year after more than two decades in the post. Lamone, 80, who was named …

March 22, 2023 Maryland PIRG Monday night marked a critical deadline in the Maryland General Assembly’s 90 day session. Monday night marked a critical deadline in the Maryland General Assembly’s 90 day session. Bills that have not passed either the …

March 17, 2023 Baltimore Sun Maryland elections in the past few years — amid a pandemic and a once-in-a-decade redistricting — have faced near-constant turbulence. Drastic changes to voters’ preferred methods of voting. Lawsuits alleging gerrymandering on racial and partisan grounds. Delays, in some cases lasting …

March 16, 2023 The Southern Maryland Chronicle The Maryland Senate passed an election reform package designed to prevent a repeat of the 36-day delay in announcing the results of the 2022 Montgomery County primary election. Incumbent Marc Elrich was declared …

March 15, 2023 Maryland Reporter ANNAPOLIS, Md. – It took 36 days after the 2022 primary election to declare incumbent Marc Elrich as the Democratic nominee for Montgomery County Executive. Though Election Day occurred on July 19, the Montgomery County Board …

March 15, 2023 The Daily Record Sen. Cheryl Kagan, D-Montgomery, introduced eight pieces of legislation in an election reform package. (The Daily Record file/Bryan P. Sears) ANNAPOLIS – It took 36 days after the 2022 primary election to declare incumbent …

March 15, 2023 Capital News Service ANNAPOLIS, Md. – It took 36 days after the 2022 primary election to declare incumbent Marc Elrich as the Democratic nominee for Montgomery County Executive. Though Election Day occurred on July 19, the Montgomery …

March 9, 2023 Maryland Matters Senate Judicial Proceedings Vice Chair Jeff Waldstreicher (D-Montgomery) speaks on the Senate floor March 9. Photo by Bryan P. Sears. Maryland’s Senate gave preliminary approval Thursday to a bill that would prohibit a person from …

March 8, 2023 Maryland Matters State lawmakers took another step in undoing a nearly two-decade old law that makes it difficult to remove Maryland’s top election official. Sponsors of the bills including Sen. Cheryl Kagan (D-Montgomery) say the bill is …

February 28, 2023 The Herald-Mail More than 70 election-related bills have been proposed this year during the Maryland General Assembly’s legislative session in Annapolis. Sen. Cheryl Kagan, D-Montgomery, alone has eight. Such a bounty of bills begs the question: What exactly are …

February 23, 2023 WMAR The Maryland Board of Elections website has the 2024 Primary Election day listed as April 23, 2024. That also happens to be the first full day of the Jewish holiday of Passover. Both Baltimore Mayor Brandon …

February 22, 2023 EIN Presswire Maryland Senator Kagan’s exceptional commitment to public safety / NG911 has earned her the NG9-1-1 Institute’s “Government Leader Award” for a second time Senator Kagan’s vision and unwavering support for advancing 911 issues has enhanced …

February 20, 2023 Maryland Association of Counties: Conduit Street For the second time, Maryland State Senator Cheryl Kagan was chosen as the Next Generation 9-1-1 Institute’s Government Leader of the Year for her groundbreaking work to improve emergency services. Maryland residents demand …

February 15, 2023 Montgomery Perspective By Adam Pagnucco. Few legislators in Annapolis have introduced more bills on elections in recent years than Senator Cheryl Kagan, and her new package of reforms does not disappoint.  I have previously written about her bill to fix …

February 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 …

February 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 …

February 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 …

February 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 …

February 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 …

February 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 …

February 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 …

January 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 …

January 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 …

January 10, 2023 WMAR2 News ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Annapolis is buzzing once again as senators and delegates are busy moving into their new offices and preparing for change. This year, it’s a new era in Annapolis. The state’s first Black …

December 27, 2022 Baltimore Sun Big changes have come to Maryland elections since the coronavirus pandemic struck in 2020. More than 1 in 4 voters participated using mail-in ballots in the most recent election, casting them via ballot drop boxes or sending …

December 27, 2022 WTOP When Marylanders opt for mail-in ballots, they will find a reminder in their ballot instructions to sign the oath on the back of the return envelope. But there are times when voters forget. There’s a fix for that — …

December 21, 2022 The Daily Record Sen. Melony Griffith, D-Prince George’s, will become chair of the Senate Finance Committee in the 2023 General Assembly session. (AP File Photo/Julio Cortez) ANNAPOLIS — Changes are coming to the Maryland Senate with the …

December 21, 2022 Maryland Matters Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson (D-Baltimore City). File photo by Danielle E. Gaines. Senate President Bill Ferguson (D-Baltimore City) unveiled his long-awaited restructuring plan for the upper chamber late Wednesday afternoon, shifting the missions of …

December 15, 2022 Montgomery Community Media  District 17’s longtime State Senator Cheryl Kagan looks forward to her return to Annapolis in January for the 2023 Legislative Session. Kagan talked with MyMCM about the agenda for the new state administration and …

November 28, 2022 Maryland Matters A view of the House of Delegates from the visitor’s gallery on a sunny Saturday. Photo by Bennett Leckrone.   Joe Vogel and Jeffrie Long Jr. became the first members of Gen Z elected to …

November 28, 2022 Maryland Association of Counties: Conduit Street At MACo’s Winter Conference, an expert panel will explore innovative policies involving elections. An essential function of Maryland’s county governments is to fund and oversee elections. But some laws and policies fail to recognize …

November 21, 2022 Maryland Association of Counties: Conduit Street Last week, the Federal Communications Commission adopted rules to promote public safety by ensuring that 9-1-1  centers receive timely and accurate notifications of network disruptions that affect 9-1-1 service. These notifications …

November 18, 2022 The Washington Post Rising popularity of mail-in ballots -- and complications in counting them -- has left some local races undecided 10 days after the election and prompted calls for reform. Maryland election officials in several large …

November 11, 2022 The Politics Hour with Kojo Nnambi Kenyan McDuffie had quite the journey to his Tuesday night victory in the At-Large D.C. Council race. Currently the Ward 5 councilmember, he suspended his campaign for D.C. attorney general over questions of eligibility, and …