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Del. Shane Pendergrass (left) and Del. Joseline Peńa-Melnyk embrace a few minutes after midnight on April 12 outside the House of Delegates chamber after the Maryland General Assembly completed its annual 90-day legislative session. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)
Posted inPolitics

Maryland General Assembly Completes Legislative Session

by William J. Ford April 12, 2022April 13, 2022

The Maryland General Assembly completed its 90-day session at midnight Tuesday, passing a comprehensive package to combat climate change, fund statewide paid family and medical leave and put the legalization of recreational marijuana on the November ballot.

Posted inCommunity

Maryland Medical Experts Provide COVID-19 Advice

by William J. Ford February 3, 2021December 21, 2021
Posted inWilliam J. Ford

Md. Lawmakers Prepare for Upcoming Session

by William J. Ford January 6, 2021December 21, 2021
The six-step process for Marylanders to sign up for health insurance (Courtesy of Maryland Health Connection)
Posted inCommunity

Marylanders Encouraged to Enroll in Health Insurance Program

by William J. Ford June 24, 2020December 21, 2021
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (right) speaks during a June 3 press conference in Annapolis to announce that the state will allow nonessential businesses to reopen this week amid the coronavirus pandemic. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity, William J. Ford

Hogan to Allow Nonessential Businesses to Reopen Friday

by William J. Ford June 3, 2020December 21, 2021
Posted inPolitics, William J. Ford

Md. Officials Celebrate ACA, Push Health Care Initiatives

by William J. Ford March 25, 2020December 21, 2021
Courtesy of Maryland Citizens' Health Initiative
Posted inHealth, William J. Ford

Appointments Made to Prescription Drug Board

by William J. Ford August 28, 2019December 21, 2021
**FILE** Then-Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh and other proponents of a state prescription drug affordability board hold a press conference in Annapolis on March 6. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity, William J. Ford

Prescription Drug Board a Casualty of Hogan Cuts

by William J. Ford July 10, 2019December 21, 2021
Maryland state Sen. Obie Patterson (D-District 26) of Fort Washington speaks with reporters after a March 27 vote on aid-to-dying legislation. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)
Posted inPolitics, William J. Ford

Md. End-of-Life Bill Fails on a Tie

by William J. Ford April 3, 2019October 31, 2020
Members of the Maryland Senate on the floor before they convene March 26 (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)
Posted inPolitics, William J. Ford

Creation of Prescription Affordability Board Up to Md. Senate

by William J. Ford April 3, 2019October 31, 2020

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