State Roundup: Republicans revive violent crime measures as police reforms pass Senate
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REPUBLICANS REVIVE VIOLENT CRIME PACKAGE: House and Senate Republican leaders unveiled a series of bills Wednesday aimed at addressing violent crime in the state, Bryan Renbaum reports for Maryland Reporter. The proposals include measures that would increase penalties for those who use a firearm during the commission of a crime, classify the theft of a firearm as a felony, increase the amount of jail time that prisoners must serve before they are eligible for parole, and establish a special unit within the Office of Attorney General to prosecute violent crimes in Baltimore City.
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Ice rescue training by Howard County Fire and Rescue Services on Lake Elkhorn in Columbia. From the department s Facebook page
HOGAN INFRASTRUCTURE TESTIMONY ON HILL GETS PUSH BACK: Gov. Larry Hogan emphasized Maryland’s commitment to transportation infrastructure improvements in his virtual testimony to lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Wednesday morning Bryan Renbaum reports for Maryland Reporter. During his time as chair of the National Governors Association from July 2019 to August 2020, he spearheaded a nationwide initiative aimed at improving the country’s roads and highways and transportation projects.
Hogan ran into surprising criticism during the hearing by the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee about his decision in 2015 to cancel the Red Line light rail project, Daniel C. Vock, Danielle E. Gaines and Bruce DePuyt report for Maryland Matters.