Senate Finance Committee Chair Delores G. Kelley announced that she will not run for re-election next year. She intends to complete her four-year term that concludes in January 2023. Senator Kelley is one of the longest-serving members of the Maryland State Senate. The Baltimore Sun reported that Senator Kelley hopes to mentor more young people [...]
The General Assembly gathered for a special legislative session last week to establish new congressional redistricting maps. As a part of its work, the General Assembly overrode several of the Governor's vetoes from the 2021 legislative session. Here are some of the major issues the legislature took action on. Immigration reforms House Bill 16- The [...]
The General Assembly passed the congressional redistricting plan drafted by the Legislative Redistricting Advisory Commission (LRAC) on Wednesday only to have it vetoed by the Governor the following day. Governor Hogan held a press conference at 2:15 p.m. on Thursday where he vetoed the LRAC redistricting plan. The Governor's veto was expected, according to Maryland [...]
House Economic Matters Committee Chair Delegate Dereck E. Davis was elected by his colleagues Thursday night to be the new State Treasurer of Maryland. Delegate Davis will succeed current State Treasurer Nancy D. Kopp, who announced her retirement after serving for almost two decades. Delegate Davis will be the second African-American to hold the position [...]
On Monday, November 29th, Delegate Shane Pendergrass (D-13, Howard County), Chair of the Maryland House of Delegates' Health and Government Operations Committee, announced she will not seek reelection. In an email to her supporters, she wrote the following: Thirty-six years ago, I could not have imagined how difficult it would be to decide to leave [...]
The 2022 Issue Papers preview major fiscal and policy matters for the upcoming General Assembly session. Prepared by the Department of Legislative Services each year at this time, they highlight key issues to be discussed and serve as a valuable resource for those in Annapolis. Several direct links to hot topics of interest are listed [...]
House Appropriations Chair Maggie L. McIntosh recently announced that she will retire from the General Assembly next year rather than seek re-election. She announced her retirement through a letter to her constituents that was published by the Baltimore Sun. From the letter, We are now preparing to begin the last session of our four-year term [...]
Governor Larry Hogan recently announced the appointments of Rachel Muñoz (Legislative District 33) and Faye Martin Howell (Legislative District 24) to the House of Delegates. Rachel Muñoz works at Schulte Booth, LLC, specializing in aviation law and is working toward her private pilot’s license. She holds a B.A. from University of Maryland, College Park and [...]
House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones today announced new leadership appointments effective November 15, 2021. Speaker Jones made the following appointments: Ways and Means Chair: Vanessa Atterbeary Economic Matters Vice Chair: Brian Crosby Judiciary Vice Chair: David Moon Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics House Chair: J. Sandy Bartlett Property & Casualty Insurance Subcommittee Chair (ECM): Ned [...]
Maryland’s 46th Attorney General, Brian E. Frosh, announced he would not seek a third term as the state’s chief legal counsel, capping off a decades-long career in public service. Attorney General Frosh previously served in the Maryland General Assembly for 28 years, representing District 16 in Montgomery County. After serving two terms in the House [...]
