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Maryland Del. Kris Valderrama (D-District 26) sponsors legislation for paid family and medical leave on the House floor in Annapolis on Feb. 15. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Maryland Lawmakers Revisit Push for Paid Family, Medical Leave

by William J. Ford February 16, 2022February 16, 2022

Del. Kris Valderrama believes the third time will be the charm to pass paid family and medical leave in Maryland.

William J. Ford

Paid Family Leave Legislation Returns to Annapolis

by William J. Ford January 13, 2021December 21, 2021

Lawmakers listen to testimony in Annapolis on Feb. 27 regarding proposed legislation for employers to offer paid family leave. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

Politics, William J. Ford

Paid Family Leave Debate Looms over Md. Senate Committee Hearing

by William J. Ford February 27, 2020December 21, 2021

Del. Kris Valderrama (center) dabs her eye while giving emotional remarks Jan. 28 on legislation she will sponsor in the Maryland General Assembly to approve paid family leave for employees. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

Politics, William J. Ford

Valderrama: Paid Family Leave ‘Right Thing to Do’

by William J. Ford January 29, 2020December 21, 2021

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (seated, center) poses for pictures with supporters of a bill requiring any new construction or renovation projects to incorporate assisted listening systems during a bill-signing ceremony in Annapolis on April 30. Del. Kris Valderrama, standing behind the governor, sponsored the bill. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

Politics, William J. Ford

Hogan, Md. State Leadership Sign Nearly 200 Bills Into Law

by William J. Ford April 30, 2019December 21, 2021

State lawmakers have until April 9 to decide whether to post a speed camera at an intersection of Route 210 and Old Fort Road near the Potomac Village shopping center in Fort Washington. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

Prince George's County

Prince George’s Councilwoman Readies Initiative to Change Driving Habits

by William J. Ford March 22, 2019October 31, 2020

Veronica Davila of Oxon Hill, Maryland, shows the cochlear implant on her right ear. Davila and others with hearing loss will testify in Annapolis on March 7 to call for companies that use state money for new construction or renovation projects to install assistive listening systems. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

Politics, William J. Ford

Lawmakers Push to Install Hearing Aid Systems in Md. Buildings

by William J. Ford March 4, 2019October 31, 2020

Prince George’s County Police Chief Hank Stawinski addresses members of the media at a press conference in Oxon Hill on Jan. 4. (Michael A. McCoy/The Washington Informer)

Prince George's County

Speed Camera Legislation Part of Prince George’s State Agenda

by William J. Ford January 9, 2019October 31, 2020

Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks speaks during a Jan. 4 press conference in Oxon Hill on traffic enforcement along Route 210, days after three children were killed in a crash on the highway. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

Prince George's County, William J. Ford

Officials to Toughen Traffic Enforcement After Oxon Hill Crash Kills 3 Children

by William J. Ford January 4, 2019October 31, 2020

State lawmakers have until April 9 to decide whether to post a speed camera at an intersection of Route 210 and Old Fort Road near the Potomac Village shopping center in Fort Washington. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

Prince George's County

Speed Camera Proposed for Maryland’s ‘Deadliest Highway’

by William J. Ford April 4, 2018October 31, 2020