District 31A Delegate Ned Carey announced Thursday in an open letter to constituents he will retire from the Maryland House of Delegates at the end of his term.
With short-term solvency and an ongoing pandemic in play, the head of Maryland’s Department of Labor recommended lawmakers not make any tax policy changes to the state’s unemployment insurance system for at least another year.
Maryland legislative leaders rolled out a legislative package of reforms Thursday to fix the state s unemployment insurance system.The legislation aims to beef up customer service, improve response times and help prepare the Maryland Department of Labor for future challenges.Almost a year into the pandemic, lawmakers across Maryland are still being flooded with complaints about the state s unemployment system. Constituents who have lost their homes, gone hungry, seen their health slide and worse because the state has not been able to live up to its end of the bargain, Senate President Bill Ferguson said.Democratic leaders in both the House and Senate rolled out a reform package of short- and long-term solutions. (We want to) make sure Marylanders aren t left in limbo for weeks and months on benefits their families need, and to chart a new vision for our unemployment system, House Speaker Adrienne Jones said.Immediate fixes include ensuring people can get their unemployment ben