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Know your ballot: The five constitutional questions facing …
Oct 27, 2022 · Although the Maryland gubernatorial election remains the major focus in the Nov. 8 general election, voters also have a say on five constitutional amendments on the ballot. Some could have a profound effect on Marylanders’ everyday lives; others are more obscure. Voters have a choice to legalize cannabis for recreational use, raise the monetary threshold […]
Maryland voters to see reproductive rights on 2024 ballot
Mar 30, 2023 · Senate Bill 798 will place a referendum on ballots during the 2024 general election, allowing voters to decide whether the reproductive rights amendment should be added to Maryland’s Constitution. As a proposed constitutional amendment, the bill doesn’t need to be signed by Gov. Wes Moore (D), although he has said he supports it.
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Oct 10, 2024 · Poll: Majority of Marylanders support reproductive rights ballot question. BY: Bryan P. Sears - October 9, 2024. Maryland voters are poised to enshrine the right to abortion access in the state constitution, with 69% of voters saying they will support it and just 21% opposed, according to a poll released Wednesday.
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Commentary: A look at Larry Hogan’s record on key issues
Feb 26, 2024 · Many Marylanders likely are unaware of Hogan’s record on these policy issues for two main reasons. First, on a large number of these issues, Maryland state legislators overrode Hogan’s vetoes meaning that the policies became law and Hogan’s opposition no longer affected the public. Second, as a skilled politician, Hogan intentionally ...
Moore says Maryland must reckon with structural challenges …
Aug 19, 2023 · Listing concerns about Maryland’s future economic outlook, Gov. Wes Moore (D) made it clear to state and county officials Saturday that there may be some hard fiscal decisions coming up in the next state budget, both for them and for himself as governor. “It’s going to take the discipline of elected officials at the state […]
The key to Maryland’s growth is not austerity
Sep 3, 2024 · Maryland’s economy continues to produce one of the lowest unemployment rates in the country at 2.7%, yet our economy is not growing as it should due to high cost of housing, long commutes and young workers leaving the state as a result. Maryland’s budget is facing a huge shortfall in the next fiscal year, as federal COVID-19 relief has ...
New Research Network to Study Effects of Lowering Voting Age …
Aug 25, 2021 · Several Maryland municipalities have moved to allow 16-year-olds to vote in local elections in recent years — and a new research network launched this week aims to study how lowering the voting age affected those communities. Takoma Park became the first city in the United States to lower the voting age to 16 in 2013 […]
With Pandemic Benefits Ending, Maryland and U.S ... - Maryland Matters
Sep 18, 2021 · The American Rescue Plan and other emergency measures kept an estimated 729,000 Marylanders out of poverty this year, according to a recent congressional report. But the cutoff of extended unemployment and other benefits could trigger a reverse effect. The coronavirus pandemic brought a new wave of financial hardships for families across the ...