EASTON — Nita “MeeMaw” Witcher Dawson of Danville, Virginia, reached her 100 birthday with her favorite things- the color pink, live music and ice cream. Around 40 friends and family
Maryland state lawmakers spent Monday tying up loose ends as they inched closer to the finish line for bills to become law in the 2023 legislative session.
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January 7, 2021
MARYLAND – There are about 700 bills that area pre-filed for the 2021 General Assembly legislative session. The Eastern Shore’s elected officials say regardless of the troubling events that unfolded in the nation’s capitol Wednesday, they’re ready to move forward and make progress. “Yesterday is going to be gone. Next week we are all going to Annapolis, and it’s very important that everybody is on the same page,” said Delegate John Mautz.
Kirwan Commission Veto
Including taking another look at the Kirwan Commission’s Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, which Maryland Governor Larry Hogan vetoed in May of 2020. Speaker Pro Tempore Sheree Sample-Hughes says she plans to work towards overriding that veto in order to secure more funding for Maryland’s schools. “We’re at a stage now in leadership where we are working to identify what all those details would look like as we move closer to next week,” said Speaker Pro Tempore Sample- Hughes