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How did we get here?: Analysts, officials unsure how disability agency overspent
How did Maryland get to a point where the Developmental Disabilities Administration is facing a $200 million budget cut, one ...
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Moore delivers State of the State address that lays out ‘tough choices’ for lawmakers
Gov. Wes Moore (D) used his third State of the State address to call for bipartisan cooperation from lawmamers to solve the ...
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Maryland has become an active player in lawsuits to challenge Trump initiatives
President Donald Trump is unleashing almost daily executive orders to reshape the federal government — and opponents, including the state of Maryland, are just as quickly filing legal challenges to ...
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Rally message for governor, lawmakers: ‘Fully fund the Blueprint’ education reform plan
Qamryn Askew joked that betting on the two-time champion Kansas City Chiefs to win their third consecutive Super Bowl may have seemed like a sure thing — until the Chiefs were blown out Sunday by the ...
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Family support, early intervention essential for transition to adult disability services
The transition to adulthood for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities is a pivotal and often challenging time, due to the abrupt change in services and benefits that come with ...
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Political notes: A new senator, an old tradition and an ongoing dispute
The Maryland Senate is now at full strength for the first time since the start of the General Assembly session. Senate President Bill Ferguson (D-Baltimore City) administered the oath of office ...
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Advocates ‘frustrated,’ confused after meeting on proposed cut to DDA agency
An effort by the Department of Health to get public input Friday on $200 million in proposed cuts to the Developmental Disabilities Administration instead left advocates feeling frustrated and ...
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Hundreds of developmental disability advocates rally against DDA budget cuts
Hundreds of people with developmental disabilities, their families and support staff, gathered at the State House on Monday evening to demand the legislature reject a proposal to cut hundreds of ...
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Maryland Supreme Court stays judgment that would have forced Penman out
Maryland’s top court stayed an order Friday that would have forced a Harford County Councilmember to choose between his day job and his elected office. Harford County Councilmember Aaron Penman is ...
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Appeals court dismisses suit that claimed Maryland elections, voter registration are flawed
A federal appeals court has rejected a lawsuit by a pair of election integrity groups that claimed Maryland’s elections are fatally flawed, saying the groups failed to show that they suffered any ...
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Senators show their colors, secretary leaves but fiscal concerns stay, and the 8th gets a first
Senate President Bill Ferguson (D-Baltimore City) may have tipped his hand with the color selections. “A green vote, the right vote, will be for the Eagles. A red vote, the wrong vote, will be for the ...