Two Maryland state senators have filed a bill that would require the State Highway Administration to designate a state highway as the "President Barack Obama Highway."
State senators in Maryland recently introduced legislation that seeks to rename Indian Head Highway after former President Obama.Senate Bill 213, introduced by Democratic state Sens. Arthur Ellis and Obie Patterson, would require the Maryland State Highway Administration to designate the highway, also known as Maryland Route 210, as "the President Barack Obama Highway." The change would cost roughly $12,500 to cover the costs for the design,.
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January 28, 2021
There are many ways to skin a cat and, in the General Assembly, there appear to be many ways to confront the climate crisis.
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On Thursday, the Senate Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee held hearings on eight bills designed to address the ravages of climate change and make Maryland communities safer and more resilient.
One bill, the sweeping Climate Solutions Now Act of 2021, would tackle myriad aspects of climate change and lays out ambitious goals for the state to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But other measures speak to the challenges of global warming on the edges or in incremental ways.
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January 22, 2021
Maryland lawmakers are seeking to amend the state constitution to establish that everybody has an inalienable right to a healthy environment.
Subscribe I think it s important to formally recognize environmental rights as civil rights, the bill s sponsor Del. Wanika B. Fisher (D-Prince George s) said during a House Environment and Transportation Committee hearing Wednesday afternoon. This issue is dear to my heart as my constituents face the harsh effects of environmental injustice.
Fisher spoke specifically of environmental harms that disproportionately affect communities of color including in her own district in Prince George s County. Several others also testified of the grim realities of environmental injustices in Maryland.