Maryland General Assembly

Drugs don’t work if people can’t afford them. That’s the motto repeated by Maryland Health Care for All! ahead of the 2024 legislative session. The coalition is garnering support to reduce prescription drug costs.

Legislation is expected next year to expand payment limit authority.

We’ll go On the Record with state delegate C.T. Wilson and Lisae Jordan, of the Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault. On October 1st, victims of child sexual abuse will be able to sue their abusers, no matter how long ago the abuse occurred.

Maryland law does not require Catholic Relief Services to extend health benefits to an employee’s same-sex spouse, the Supreme Court of Maryland ruled Monday.

Governor says the end of race-based admissions in higher education would be easier for state to do something about than student debt relief.

Tighter storage requirements, longer jail sentences for possessing a gun illegally, and bans on certain individuals receiving a concealed carry permit also passed the General Assembly

The money from the tax is earmarked to pay for the Blueprint for Maryland's Future, an ambitious and expensive plan to improve public schools.

Health insurance would help the undocumented get the care they need, before it’s an emergency. But legislative efforts are stalled.

“This is not a win,” said one policy analyst with immigrants’ rights group CASA. “These immigrants, these Marylanders are still suffering. So we still need access to care for them.”

Just hours after the General Assembly adjourned for the year and days after the release of a report graphically detailing abuse in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, Governor signs repeal of statute of limitations.