During this school year, about 68% of the state’s teacher workforce remains white. Black teachers account for 20% and Latino and Asian teachers make up 5%.
The fee increases, ranging from 60-75% depending on a car’s weight, are part of a plan to close a projected $3 billion gap in highway and transit spending in coming years.
Our 10 questions could have produced a maximum of 19 correct answers, and our winner got 15 of them right. Two runners-up got 13 right answers.
The board will seek public comments, additional information and data over the next 60 days to determine if Marylanders struggle to afford treatments for diabetes, moderate-to-severe eczema and other diseases treated by the selected medications.
Commentary
Black women are electable because of their records and lived experiences, and we must redefine our understanding of electability to reflect this.
For Larry Hogan and Angela Alsobrooks and their supporters, the assignment will essentially remain the same for the duration of the campaign.
“We’re seeing improvements overall, but really just incremental progress in the United States,” Burkhard said, following an updated “report card” measuring how states take care of maternal mental health.
The fate of the final six bills passed during the 2024 session will be announced next week.
‘The one good thing is, whether it’s for one year, or two years or for three years, it will be cool to have the Preakness in Laurel,’ state Sen. Jim Rosapepe says.
A coalition of progressive voters is celebrating the fact that 10% of Democrats voted ‘uncommitted’ in Tuesday’s primary in an effort to pressure President Biden to push for a Gaza ceasefire.
Close to 350 bills enacted in final bill signing session of the year, including measures for juvenile justice reform, the Center for Firearm Violence Prevention, victims’ rights, the fiscal 2025 budget and more.
Policymakers, scientists, academics and advocates continue to focus on both the 2025 pollution reduction objectives and a new set of imperatives.
The favorites of the so-called Maryland Democratic establishment won, in most cases by wider margins than anticipated. Who says there isn’t an in crowd in this state?
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Some climate therapists have become climate activists themselves, or are prescribing activism as a way to help their patients work through their anxieties.
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The Conowingo Dam is far and away the biggest generator of renewable energy in Maryland.
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In fiscal year 2022, seven of the city’s police officers received more than $100,000 in overtime pay.
Pro-abortion groups, led by a new organization, Freedom in Reproduction-Maryland, urge voters to approve the new language in an informational campaign called ‘Vote Yes on Reproductive Freedom.’
Between the governor, the lieutenant governor and their joint fundraising committee, they have more than $2.4 million on hand for their 2026 reelection.
Comptroller sees progress on minority business programs and making climate a priority in state agency contracts.
Senate President Bill Ferguson said the recent arrest and resignation of a Republican member of the State Board of Elections means some future nominations will face more scrutiny.
Nine governors have written to the president and congressional leaders on immigration policy.
Billions in deficits over the remainder of Moore’s term have some lawmakers asking about tax increases.
Some Democrats who were unable to buy tickets immediately wondered if someone had bought up all the seats in an effort to sway the straw poll results.
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Black women are electable because of their records and lived experiences, and we must redefine our understanding of electability to reflect this.
Long-term treatment is still difficult for most kids to obtain because most treatment centers only serve people 18 years of age and older.
One of the most important things to understand about addiction is that it is not an individual disease. Addiction often carries collateral damage.
The Blueprint is unlikely to succeed as promised because of the mismatch between heavenly ambitions and hellish complexity.