Maryland General Assembly 2022

Forever chemicals are harmful to humans

The Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive, and Legislative Review voted Friday to allow Maryland school systems to decide whether or not to end their mask mandates.

A Constitutional amendment would go to referendum

Two pieces of legislation aimed at solving a teacher shortage took center stage during a virtual press conference Thursday.

Democratic Senators renew their push to pass the bill

A debate broke out on the Senate floor Wednesday about whether beverages should be deemed healthful under a bill involving restaurant kids meals.

The House of Delegates gives preliminary approval to a state Constitutional amendment and accompanying bill

We’ll go On the Record with the architect of the House of Delegates’ approach to making recreational marijuana legal. Maryland voters may see the question on the ballot this November. Plus: how to ensure equity in the cannabis industry?

We’ll go On the Record with a pediatric pulmonologist and a former school nurse to hear why they’re advocating for Maryland schools to keep rescue inhalers on hand.

The five bills—two in the House of Delegates and three in the Senate— focus on mail-in voting, voter identification, and Board of Elections protocol.