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Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh (right) stands with county and health officials and advocates during a March 6 press conference at the Treaty of Paris restaurant in Annapolis to show support for legislation creating a prescription drug affordability board. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

Politics, William J. Ford

Md. House Approves Creation of Prescription Affordability Board

by William J. Ford March 27, 2019October 31, 2020

Maryland Del. Adrienne Jones (right) prepares to sign legislation into law for eligible federal workers in the state to receive unemployment benefits in the case of a federal government shutdown. Also present at the March 26 bill signing is (from left) Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr., Del. Jessica Feldmark, Gov. Larry Hogan and Sen. Brian Feldman. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

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Md. Protects Federal Workers’ Pay from Federal Government Shutdowns

by William J. Ford March 27, 2019October 31, 2020

The Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland holds a March 21 meeting on state legislation for police reforms. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

Prince George's County, William J. Ford

Police Officers Seek Help from Md. Lawmakers

by William J. Ford March 21, 2019October 31, 2020

The Maryland Senate holds session at the statehouse in Annapolis on March 14. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

Politics, William J. Ford

Minimum Wage Bill Nearly Set for Hogan’s Desk

by William J. Ford March 20, 2019October 31, 2020

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan speaks during a March 18 press conference in Annapolis on the state's fiscal 2020 budget. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

Politics, William J. Ford

Hogan Blasts Legislature as Assembly Nears End

by William J. Ford March 18, 2019October 31, 2020

Black Experience, Black History, National

Bill to Create Commission on Md. Lynching History Goes to Senate

by WI Guest Author March 18, 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

Members of the Maryland state Senate vote on Feb. 12 to allow the state's 24 school boards to decide whether to start the academic year before Labor Day, which would overturn Gov. Larry Hogan's executive order issued in 2016 to open schools after the holiday. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

Education, Local, William J. Ford

Md. Senate OKs School Choice Calendar

by William J. Ford February 13, 2019October 31, 2020

Maryland Chief Judge Mary Ellen Barbera gives the annual State of the Judiciary address in the House of Delegates chamber in Annapolis on Feb. 6 as Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. (left) and House Speaker Michael Busch listen. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

Politics, William J. Ford

Judge: State of Maryland Judiciary ‘Fundamentally Sound’

by William J. Ford February 6, 2019October 31, 2020

Maryland Del. Jay Walker (D-District 26) explains a bill that seeks to improve physical activity among elementary school students in Annapolis on Jan. 31. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

Politics, William J. Ford

Phys Ed Pushed as Top Priority in Md. General Assembly

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