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What to watch in the 2026 Maryland General Assembly

by Shelly Hettleman | Mar 23, 2026 | Latest News

BY ALEX HOLT GREATER GREATER WASHINGTON MARCH 23, 2026 This Monday marks Crossover Day, the deadline for most of the bills introduced over the last two months of the Maryland General Assembly’s annual legislative session. Bills must “cross over” out of their original...

Maryland religious leaders call for continuing conversations after Michigan synagogue attack

by Shelly Hettleman | Mar 15, 2026 | Latest News

BY RHIANNON EVANS MARYLAND MATTERS MARCH 15, 2026 Ron Halber, CEO of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington, was on the phone all morning Friday talking to reporters about the attack on a synagogue in West Bloomfield, Michigan, the day before. He...

Audit committee presses forward with compliance bills

by Shelly Hettleman | Mar 2, 2026 | Latest News

BY BRYAN P. SEARS MARYLAND MATTERS MARCH 2, 2026 The Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee voted Monday to back a package of bills aimed at forcing agencies to be more attentive to fixing problems uncovered by state audits. The bills follow a number of sometimes...

New Jewish Legislative Caucus: Protecting Our Community & Values

by Shelly Hettleman | Feb 22, 2026 | Latest News

BY JENNIFER LASZLO MIZRAHI THE TIMES OF ISRAEL FEBRUARY 22, 2026 At a time when antisemitism is rising across the United States and around the world, leadership matters. Unity matters. Innovation matters. That is why the creation of the Maryland Legislative Jewish...

Energy affordability solutions up for debate in Annapolis

by Shelly Hettleman | Feb 19, 2026 | Latest News

BY JESSICA BABB FOX 45 NEWS FEBRUARY 19, 2026 Lawmakers in the Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee heard numerous energy-related bill Thursday. Those bills were related to data centers, transmission lines, expanding solar energy, doing on a deep...

What would happen if Maryland left the nation’s largest power grid? Lawmakers want to find out

by Shelly Hettleman | Feb 19, 2026 | Latest News

BY SARAH PETROWICH WYPR FEBRUARY 19, 2026 Maryland lawmakers are considering a bill that would explore the impact of leaving the regional power grid operator, known as the PJM Interconnection. The legislation joins a myriad of proposals that aim to lower skyrocketing...
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