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Takoma Park · Takoma ParkBy Michael J. Strauss The writer, a retired internist, is president of the group Marylanders for End-of-Life Options. The arrival of Sine Die in Annapolis demands that we look back at the session and ask a simple question: How can a bill supported by 70% of Marylanders fail to pass for the 10th year? Once again, the Maryland General Assembly failed to pass the End-of-Life Option Act, which has been discussed in Annapolis since 2015. The bill wou…See the Story
Commentary: Why did medical-aid-in-dying bill stall? - Maryland Matters
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Takoma Park · Takoma ParkApril McClain Delaney, one of 13 Democrats seeking the open 6th District congressional seat, buttressed a solid fundraising quarter with $550,000 of her own money, bringing the total her campaign collected in the first three months of the year to $839,302. That’s just one of the nuggets that come from congressional candidates’ recent campaign finance reports, which were filed with the Federal Election Commission on Monday. The documents cover fu…See the Story
Some more congressional fundraising nuggets from the 6th and 2nd districts - Maryland Matters
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Health · Takoma ParkMaryland health officials often tout the state’s relatively low 6% uninsured rate, but a new report shows that even the state’s insured population can struggle to receive coverage for a major component of overall well-being: behavioral health services. Marylanders who seek behavioral health professionals such as psychiatrists and psychologists are more likely to have to […]See the Story
Report: Patients less likely to get behavioral health covered by insurance than other needs - The Southern Maryland Chronicle
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Takoma Park · Takoma ParkAs 18 Democratic candidates in the 3rd congressional district prepare for their first forum in Annapolis Wednesday evening, a poll conducted recently for former U.S. Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn shows him with a slight lead over state Sen. Sarah K. Elfreth (D-Anne Arundel). The poll comes just ahead of candidate forum scheduled for Wednesday at a church in the Eastport neighborhood of Annapolis — and while political professionals are still …See the Story
On eve of candidate forum, Dunn poll shows 2-way race with Elfreth as he swamps all foes in fundraising - Maryland Matters
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Larry Hogan · Takoma ParkThe 2024 campaign for U.S. Senate in Maryland is breaking all kinds of financial records, according to new campaign finance reports filed on Monday. For the past few campaign finance reporting periods. Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks (D) has boasted of setting quarterly fundraising records for federal candidates in Maryland. She made the same assertion just last week, based on her most recent take of more than $2.1 million for…See the Story
Fundraising in Md. Senate election reaches astonishing heights - Maryland Matters
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Takoma Park · Takoma ParkIn the hectic last days of the legislative session, it can be challenging to predict which bills will be successful and go on to become law, and which ones will get lost in the legislative shuffle. One bill that got a boost of momentum right before the end of the 2024 legislative session is House Bill 1056, which tries to keep lower price prescription drugs accessible to lower income Marylanders across the state. The bill, sponsored by Del. Pam …See the Story
Bill to protect access to discounted drugs for low-income Marylanders headed to governor - Maryland Matters
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Sony · New YorkWhen Denise Brown peruses the tightly packed gift card display at her local CVS in New York’s Harlem neighborhood, she sees the perfect present for her grandson: a Sony PlayStation gift card. Others, acting in bad faith, see these gift card displays as easy money in one of the country’s costliest and most common consumer scams: […]See the Story
As consumers lose millions to gift card scams, lawmakers pressure businesses - The Southern Maryland Chronicle
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Education · Takoma ParkPeople incarcerated in Maryland could soon begin to receive higher education instruction from the state’s university system. The state Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (DPSCS) announced a memorandum of understand last week with the University System of Maryland (USM) to offer courses and classes for incarcerated individuals to receive a bachelor’s degree and credit-based certificates. The university system includes 12 instit…See the Story
Agreement announced to bring higher education into Maryland’s prison system - Maryland Matters
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